Gaming PC

Hey everyone, new here and my current pc is 7 year old.. ive posted in this section because ive just saved up £1200 and need help in choosing a GAMING pc, companies like dell etc from what i see dont offer anything half as good as the little companies.. my question is are the little companies trustable.. has anyone purchased a pc from a cheaper company and been satisfied, or is it a disaster?

Thanks, Hog

Are you a novatech sales rep or something?

Build your own computer Hograz, don't buy a prebuilt; they are a ripoffs. If you are going to use SLI, build your own system to SLI 8800GTS (g92) cards. Im sure many people here will be able to give you good build suggestions with your price range.

Why would you Sli 8800GTS's? Nothing wrong with those cards but everyone knows at the minute that the 8800GT is the best bang for buck on the market let alone more powerful than the GTS's.

Build your own system. Just go to www.newegg.com and find the parts you want. Be picky when it comes to motherboard, memory, and power supply. Rely on the egg ratings. Never buy a component with lower than 4 egg rating, always read the negative reviews to see if there is something wrong that would bother you, and have fun. Seriously, building your own computer is one of the most rewarding things you can do.

Thanks guys, looks like ill be building one then

Hmm, I wouldn't go with them.

No SLI option, no built in gigabit ethernet, pretty slow memory, probably an old chipset and low end crappy motherboard.

As far as hard drive space... what do you use it for? If this is just a gaming machine, then 500 gigs is plenty. I just recommend partitioning off a section for data storage in case you need to format and reinstall.

If you download a lot of movies or music, then you may consider getting the extra storage. Also you might consider getting multiple smaller drives, like 320s and raiding them for extra performance.

kkk1 suggested Novatech. They list the motherboard that comes with the system, which you can then look up reviews for, which helps.

Though building your own will save you some money, help you learn more than you would otherwise, and result in a PC that you can feel is truly your own creation.

Also we can help you out.

You should definitly build your PC yourself, really helps you understand and fix problems. the pc I already suggested is pretty **** good if your looking parts. definitly choose the E8400 core2duo, is the best priced/performance CPU on the market and will last years with a touch of overclocking. you used a £ instead of a $,are you living in the UK?

As far as case is concerned, shop around. Find one that looks the way you want it to look.

You can get the case at computer specialty stores. I don't know what you have up there, but around my way we have Fry's Electronics and Micro Center. Also I use Newegg.com but I don't know if they ship to England. Wish I could help you more on that but I don't get stuff shipped over there so I don't know who does.

Unfortunately I do not.

am from the UK too so i know a few sites i trust and use reguraly. scans usualy cheapest though.

Dabs.com
Overclockers.co.uk
scan.co.uk

Can recommend Dabs and Overclockers from recent experience. I've also used Novatech in the past - I stopped using them when their range reduced and Dabs undercut them on price, but they used to do good "bundle" kits - that might be a good compromise for someone looking to build on the cheap, but not having the confidence to choose their own components.

I'd suggest to the OP to ask if any of his friends have experience and could help him build his own. If you're careful and don't rush, it's quite hard to break components, but I can understand his concern. Watching someone else do it is a good way to learn (I learnt from watching/helping a friend do upgrades before I built my own systems).

Im currently gathering all this information and picking the best bits out, thanks for the help