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April 25, 2012 6:43:34 PM

Hey guys sorry if this is in the wrong section but, my friend wants to buy a gaming pc, with the budget of around £550, just like me and these are the current one hes seen so far, but he a nub so he needs advice as to which one to buy or if you have any better ones please post them here, thanks.

CCL Online:
Intel Core i5-2400 3.1GHz Quad Core Processor
2x Mushkin Enhanced Essentials 4GB DDR3 1333MHZ Memory Module
Gigabyte GA-H61MA-D2V Motherboard
Seagate Barracuda 500GB Hard Drive
PALIT Nvidia GeForce GTX 550 TI Graphics Card 1GB
Samsung SH-222A 22x SATA DVD Writer (Black)
Fractal Design Core 1000 Case
XFX Pro 450W Power Supply Unit (Core Edition)
1 Year Return to Base Warranty
TP-Link TL-WN781ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N PCI Express Adaptor
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (SP1)
PRICE: £548.83 inc VAT
includes installation

ARBICO:

Case Fan : 2 x 80mm Standard Fans
Power Supply : Coolermaster 500W 1 x PCI-e 120mm fan
Processor : AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Quad Core (AM3, 3.20Ghz, 8MB Cache)
Heatsink & CPU Fan : Stock/Standard
Heatsink Paste : Stock/Standard
Motherboard : ASUS M5A78L-M LX V2
Memory : 8gb (2 X 4gb) Kingston 1333mhz DDR3
PCI-E Graphics : ATI HD 6870 1GB
Primary Hard Drive : 500 gb SATA II
PRICE: £553 Inc VAT

ARBICO:
Case Fan : 2 x 80MM Standard Fans
Power Supply: Standard 650w
Processor: Intel i3 2100, Dual core ( 1155, 3.10ghz 3MB Cache)
Heatsink & CPU Fan: Stock/Standard
Heatsink Paste: Stock/Standard
Motherboard: ASUS P8H61-M X
Memory 8GB (2 x 4Gb) Kingston 1333Mhz DDR3
PC1-E Graphics: ATI HD 6870 1GB
Primary Hard Drive: 500GB SATA II
PRICE: £553

So which ones the best out of these three for gaming?
And if all of these aren't good, please post some links to good ones, thanks.
Sorry for the awkward layout.

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April 25, 2012 8:18:47 PM

your first option from ccl online looks to be your best IMO the power supply does look a little on the small side and you may want to spend another few quid to have a slightly larger one somewhere around 600w. just bear in mind that there is no CPU overclocking going to happen here. although the upgrade path trough to ivy bridge and larger GPU should be fairly straight forward. all things considered i cannot believe its that cheap especially if it comes pre assembled with a cosy warrunty.

best of luck let me know how you get on iv never used CCL and would like to know if they are worth a look
April 25, 2012 8:32:20 PM

Hm, thanks, I also thought the same about the price, and there are 3 PSU's which I saw, which are:
650W CiT Titan Edition PSU, Coolmaster Elite 500W Power Supply - OEM and the current one, which is in the first build above but I'm not sure which ones the best, any advice on this please? Thanks.

And I've heard that CCL is a good site and it has quite alot of good deals on there, so you should check it out some time, but yeah.
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April 25, 2012 8:50:43 PM

Also found this, if its any good.
CCL ONLINE:
Intel Core i3-2120 3.3GHz Dual Core Processor
8GB G.Skill Ripjaws-X F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL 1600MHX DDR3
Gigabyte GA-H61MA-D2V Motherboard
Seagate Barracuda 500GB Hard Drive
XFX AMD Radeon HD 6870 1GB Graphics Card
Samsung SH-222A 22x SATA DVD Writer (Black)
Cooler Master Elite 342 Mini Tower Chassis
650W CiT Titan Edition PSU
1 Year Return to Base Warranty
TP-Link TL-WN781ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N PCI Express Adaptor
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (SP1)
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£548.26 inc VAT
fully assembled and tested
April 25, 2012 8:58:23 PM

The CCL is the best there that PSU will run the 550ti ok xfx are good quality and its just over the minimum needed.

I use CCL for most of my parts so I can testify in that area I have never faulted them. However if the budget can stretch an i5 2500k would be alot better in the long run as you can overclock it.

Arbico are a rip off you could build those systems yourself cheaper and better.

I would still recommend the parts i listed for you in this thread though and that you self build them

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/578-40-gaming#

Quote:


CPU
AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition
http://www.cclonline.com/product/2 [...] r/CPU1046/

MOBO
Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3 AMD 970A (Socket AM3+)
http://www.cclonline.com/product/7 [...] d/MBD0350/

RAM
G.Skill NT 8GB DDR3
http://www.cclonline.com/product/6 [...] t/RAM0419/

HDD
Seagate Barracuda 500GB Hard Drive
http://www.cclonline.com/product/6 [...] e/HDD1190/

CASE
Apollo Mid Tower Black Silver Blue Case
http://www.cclonline.com/product/7 [...] e/CAS0507/

PSU
XFX Pro 550W Power Supply Unit
http://www.cclonline.com/product/7 [...] t/PSU0275/

Windows
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
http://www.cclonline.com/product/5 [...] -/SFT0066/

GRAPHICS CARD
Gainward NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti
http://www.cclonline.com/product/7 [...] B/VGA0568/

CPU Cooler
Cooler Master Hyper TX3 EVO
http://www.cclonline.com/product/7 [...] r/CLR0413/

Total £543.50

Thats a better Graphics card than any pre-built in this price range will offer.

Theres a CPU cooler added as that CPU is VERY easy to overclock to 3.8-4GHZ.

Mobo is pretty solid good make

8GB RAM as 4GB on the prebuilt is cutting it fine

500GB hard disk as unless your Pron collection is stratospheric thats enough

PSU is a good brand

Cheaped out a bit on the case to allow for good parts inside

Self build is by far the way to go this system is better and more balanced than most prebuilds. Don't be daunted by the thought of it it really is very easy to put together and the sense of fulfillment and satisfaction that you made it is great


That self build system I posted is alot more balanced, has more RAM and a better GPU.
April 25, 2012 9:03:20 PM

do you need the wireless card?
Have you tried Scan or overclockers, though you are on a really tight budget. Are you building with components, or just buying prebuilt.
April 25, 2012 9:08:56 PM

wr6133 said:
The CCL is the best there that PSU will run the 550ti ok xfx are good quality and its just over the minimum needed.

I use CCL for most of my parts so I can testify in that area I have never faulted them. However if the budget can stretch an i5 2500k would be alot better in the long run as you can overclock it.

Arbico are a rip off you could build those systems yourself cheaper and better.

I would still recommend the parts i listed for you in this thread though and that you self build them

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/578-40-gaming#

Quote:


CPU
AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition
http://www.cclonline.com/product/2 [...] r/CPU1046/

MOBO
Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3 AMD 970A (Socket AM3+)
http://www.cclonline.com/product/7 [...] d/MBD0350/

RAM
G.Skill NT 8GB DDR3
http://www.cclonline.com/product/6 [...] t/RAM0419/

HDD
Seagate Barracuda 500GB Hard Drive
http://www.cclonline.com/product/6 [...] e/HDD1190/

CASE
Apollo Mid Tower Black Silver Blue Case
http://www.cclonline.com/product/7 [...] e/CAS0507/

PSU
XFX Pro 550W Power Supply Unit
http://www.cclonline.com/product/7 [...] t/PSU0275/

Windows
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
http://www.cclonline.com/product/5 [...] -/SFT0066/

GRAPHICS CARD
Gainward NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti
http://www.cclonline.com/product/7 [...] B/VGA0568/

CPU Cooler
Cooler Master Hyper TX3 EVO
http://www.cclonline.com/product/7 [...] r/CLR0413/

Total £543.50

Thats a better Graphics card than any pre-built in this price range will offer.

Theres a CPU cooler added as that CPU is VERY easy to overclock to 3.8-4GHZ.

Mobo is pretty solid good make

8GB RAM as 4GB on the prebuilt is cutting it fine

500GB hard disk as unless your Pron collection is stratospheric thats enough

PSU is a good brand

Cheaped out a bit on the case to allow for good parts inside

Self build is by far the way to go this system is better and more balanced than most prebuilds. Don't be daunted by the thought of it it really is very easy to put together and the sense of fulfillment and satisfaction that you made it is great


That self build system I posted is alot more balanced, has more RAM and a better GPU.


I do agree, but still unsure.
April 25, 2012 9:09:57 PM

13thmonkey said:
do you need the wireless card?
Have you tried Scan or overclockers, though you are on a really tight budget. Are you building with components, or just buying prebuilt.


I don't think so but yeah I am on a tight budget. I don't really mind any as long as they fit my budget.
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