MSI Nightblade B85C-051UK Mini Gaming PC

andreilst · Aug 30, 2015

Hello guys,

I am planning to buy a PC and my budget is under 1000 pounds. I am passionate about gaming and I am not that experienced in PC specs at all. Could someone give me some feedback regarding this PC which I've found on PC World?

Link: http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/computing/desktop-pcs/desktop-pcs/msi-nightblade-b85c-051uk-mini-gaming-pc-10132617-pdt.html

Storm-cooled72 · Aug 30, 2015

1. WAAAY OVERPRICED.
2. it is unique. The 960 is a little underpowered, depending on what titles you are running, and that cas and psu.... oh my. Let's just say I would NOT buy them for a custom BUILD. Another wonky thing is that motherboard. It is a Z97 chipset, but they give you a locked CPU. Below is a build with more graphics power, and overclocking capabilities for only 100 more.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£252.00 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£102.98 @ Novatech)
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£86.37 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£33.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Corsair Force LS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£77.99 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 390 8GB SOC Video Card (£259.99 @ Novatech)
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case (£55.20 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£71.70 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 OEM (64-bit) (£67.95 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £1008.17
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-30 14:42 BST+0100

sora · Aug 30, 2015

Storm-cooled72 :

1. WAAAY OVERPRICED.
2. it is unique. The 960 is a little underpowered, depending on what titles you are running, and that cas and psu.... oh my. Let's just say I would NOT buy them for a custom BUILD. Another wonky thing is that motherboard. It is a Z97 chipset, but they give you a locked CPU. Below is a build with more graphics power, and overclocking capabilities for only 100 more.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£252.00 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£102.98 @ Novatech)
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£86.37 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£33.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Corsair Force LS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£77.99 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 390 8GB SOC Video Card (£259.99 @ Novatech)
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case (£55.20 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£71.70 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 OEM (64-bit) (£67.95 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £1008.17
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-30 14:42 BST+0100

+1; This is a solid PC for a little over 1000 quids and pre-built computers are usually overpriced! Building your own computer would save quite a bit of money and is definitely worth the time!

andreilst · Aug 31, 2015

Thank you for your replies guys!

The only problem is that I am not exp in building my own computer. I am pretty sure I will mess something out. I have found another PC online that gets closer to the specs you have sent me.

The link is here: http://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/hewlett-packard-hp-envy-pheonix-810-477-core-i7-4790-3.6ghz-12gb-2tb-nvidia-g7s86ea/version.asp

Do you think this PC is worth the price?

Storm-cooled72 · Aug 31, 2015

Please do yourself a favor, watch this video, and build yourself a PC. It will be quieter, MUCH faster, and better looking, not to mention more reliable.

Part I: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPIXAtNGGCw
Part II:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_56kyib-Ls
Part III: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxaVBsXEiok

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