Chillblast Fusion Clawymore or Arbico Elite i7268 HDX?
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biba82
May 31, 2012 5:09:15 PM
Hello,
I am about to buy my first gaming pc and I need some help. I don't have the time or skill to build one myself. I looked a bit around and I came upon these two:
1) https://www.arbico.co.uk/Arbico-Elite-i7268-HDX-PC-Advi...
2) http://www.chillblast.com/Chillblast-Fusion-Claymore.ht...
They both lie within my budget of 1000 pounds but is there anyone here able to tell me if they are any good?
I was hoping to buy a pc that would enable me to play recent games, but also let me play games only to be released in the near future (e.g. GTAV).
Help is much needed and appreciated!
I am about to buy my first gaming pc and I need some help. I don't have the time or skill to build one myself. I looked a bit around and I came upon these two:
1) https://www.arbico.co.uk/Arbico-Elite-i7268-HDX-PC-Advi...
2) http://www.chillblast.com/Chillblast-Fusion-Claymore.ht...
They both lie within my budget of 1000 pounds but is there anyone here able to tell me if they are any good?
I was hoping to buy a pc that would enable me to play recent games, but also let me play games only to be released in the near future (e.g. GTAV).
Help is much needed and appreciated!
More about : chillblast fusion clawymore arbico elite i7268 hdx
wr6133
May 31, 2012 8:30:59 PM
biba82
June 1, 2012 9:46:12 AM
cheers wr6133,
Thanks for your post. I had a look at your suggestions, I heard many good things about Scan.
Changing the processor to a Intel Core i5-3570K and upgrading graphics to a geforce gtx 670 however goes quite over my budget.
I had hoped to spend no more than a 1000 pounds (at best including a monitor) but no more than 1200 altogether..
Do you have any suggestions on where to downgrade or is 1200-1600 the price I have to pay for being able to play future releases?
Thanks for your post. I had a look at your suggestions, I heard many good things about Scan.
Changing the processor to a Intel Core i5-3570K and upgrading graphics to a geforce gtx 670 however goes quite over my budget.
I had hoped to spend no more than a 1000 pounds (at best including a monitor) but no more than 1200 altogether..
Do you have any suggestions on where to downgrade or is 1200-1600 the price I have to pay for being able to play future releases?
wr6133
June 1, 2012 11:56:27 AM
Ok here's an option these parts i list include assembly service where they put it together and install windows etc for you then deliver it. I've managed to squeeze a decent monitor, win7 and a good gaming mouse and keyboard in for £1153.80 (you could save £85 getting a cheaper mouse and keyboard.)
Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Processor
http://www.cclonline.com/product/73989/BX80637I53570K/C...
Gigabyte GA-Z77-D3H Motherboard
http://www.cclonline.com/product/78338/GA-Z77-D3H/Mothe...
8GB G.Skill Ripjaws-X F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL 1600MHX DDR3
http://www.cclonline.com/product/54767/F3-12800CL9D-8GB...
MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 Graphics Card
http://www.cclonline.com/product/81334/MSI-GF-Card/Grap...
Seagate Barracuda 500GB Hard Drive
http://www.cclonline.com/product/66223/ST500DM002/Hard-...
Samsung DVD RW
http://www.cclonline.com/product/73600/SH-222BB/BEBE/Op...
Corsair GS600 80 PLUS Certified 600 Watt Power Supply Unit
http://www.cclonline.com/product/59322/CMPSU-600GUK/Pow...
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
http://www.cclonline.com/product/55272/GFC-02050/Operat...
Cooler Master Hyper 412S CPU Air Cooler
http://www.cclonline.com/product/76739/RR-H412-13FK-R1/...
Antec Six Hundred V2 Mid-Tower Gaming Case
http://www.cclonline.com/product/81381/0761345-15263-1/...
BenQ RL2240H 22" Gaming LED Monitor
http://www.cclonline.com/product/67658/9H-L7TLB-QWE/Mon...
Cyborg R.A.T. 5 Gaming Mouse
http://www.cclonline.com/product/44898/CCB437050002/04/...
Microsoft Sidewinder X4 Keyboard
http://www.cclonline.com/product/39572/JQD-00006/Keyboa...
Gold-Level System Assembly
http://www.cclonline.com/product/334/N/A/Custom-Build-S...
£1158.11
Thats better for gaming than the original ones you listed. It doesn't have an SSD but to be honest the 30GB SSD the chillblast offered is pointlessly small anyway. The i7 sandybride they offered is needless gaming. This setup has an i5 ivybridge (newer) all you need to game i7 is overkill. The better gtx670 graphics cards is where you will feel the performance while gaming. As i said you can save a bit if you want a cheaper mouse/keyboard combo or even case. The monitor is pretty decent I have used that model before myself.
Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Processor
http://www.cclonline.com/product/73989/BX80637I53570K/C...
Gigabyte GA-Z77-D3H Motherboard
http://www.cclonline.com/product/78338/GA-Z77-D3H/Mothe...
8GB G.Skill Ripjaws-X F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL 1600MHX DDR3
http://www.cclonline.com/product/54767/F3-12800CL9D-8GB...
MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 Graphics Card
http://www.cclonline.com/product/81334/MSI-GF-Card/Grap...
Seagate Barracuda 500GB Hard Drive
http://www.cclonline.com/product/66223/ST500DM002/Hard-...
Samsung DVD RW
http://www.cclonline.com/product/73600/SH-222BB/BEBE/Op...
Corsair GS600 80 PLUS Certified 600 Watt Power Supply Unit
http://www.cclonline.com/product/59322/CMPSU-600GUK/Pow...
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
http://www.cclonline.com/product/55272/GFC-02050/Operat...
Cooler Master Hyper 412S CPU Air Cooler
http://www.cclonline.com/product/76739/RR-H412-13FK-R1/...
Antec Six Hundred V2 Mid-Tower Gaming Case
http://www.cclonline.com/product/81381/0761345-15263-1/...
BenQ RL2240H 22" Gaming LED Monitor
http://www.cclonline.com/product/67658/9H-L7TLB-QWE/Mon...
Cyborg R.A.T. 5 Gaming Mouse
http://www.cclonline.com/product/44898/CCB437050002/04/...
Microsoft Sidewinder X4 Keyboard
http://www.cclonline.com/product/39572/JQD-00006/Keyboa...
Gold-Level System Assembly
http://www.cclonline.com/product/334/N/A/Custom-Build-S...
£1158.11
Thats better for gaming than the original ones you listed. It doesn't have an SSD but to be honest the 30GB SSD the chillblast offered is pointlessly small anyway. The i7 sandybride they offered is needless gaming. This setup has an i5 ivybridge (newer) all you need to game i7 is overkill. The better gtx670 graphics cards is where you will feel the performance while gaming. As i said you can save a bit if you want a cheaper mouse/keyboard combo or even case. The monitor is pretty decent I have used that model before myself.
biba82
June 1, 2012 6:27:20 PM
Again, thanks a lot for your efforts wr6133!
I really like your suggestions. I guess I will spend a bit more money just to get the Seagate Barracuda 1TB harddrive and maybe just spend a bit more on the monitor (my missus thinks the white of the BENQ you suggested doesn't go well with the rest
- do you have any suggestions?
I guess I could spend up to 160 quid on a monitor.
About the SSD, would you suggest I get some now? What are the chances that the price for those will decrease? I was hoping that by buying the larger Seagate I could avoid this ...
Once more,
THANK YOU!
I really like your suggestions. I guess I will spend a bit more money just to get the Seagate Barracuda 1TB harddrive and maybe just spend a bit more on the monitor (my missus thinks the white of the BENQ you suggested doesn't go well with the rest
- do you have any suggestions?I guess I could spend up to 160 quid on a monitor.
About the SSD, would you suggest I get some now? What are the chances that the price for those will decrease? I was hoping that by buying the larger Seagate I could avoid this ...
Once more,
THANK YOU!
wr6133
June 1, 2012 7:40:27 PM
SSD is a luxury thats non essential. All it does is make things load faster if you really really want one they can be had for around £60-70 (64GB models).
As for monitor best to look here http://www.cclonline.com/category/901/Monitors/Monitors... decide a size you want and find the one with the look you like and most features. I always like BenQ brand as they tend to offer good value.
As for monitor best to look here http://www.cclonline.com/category/901/Monitors/Monitors... decide a size you want and find the one with the look you like and most features. I always like BenQ brand as they tend to offer good value.
biba82
June 2, 2012 12:35:44 AM
biba82
June 7, 2012 12:17:10 AM
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