Hi, my current PC is over 5 years old and is showing its age when trying to play the latest games so I'm looking to buy a new prebuilt PC (tower only) for around £500-750.
I'm not too clued up on what’s the best hardware at the moment but I think I'd like at least an i5 3470, 8gb RAM and a 7850 (or equivalent). I’m not too fussed about overclocking and future proofing as I’ll probably just keep this for 2-3 years.
To play games such as WoW, BF3, and the new Bioshock would you recommend the below and do they represent value for money?
Thanks in advance!
Arbico
• Gangster Bos02A Black ATX
• 2 x Standard Case Fan
• Quiet Xigmatek 500W PCI-E
• Intel Core i5 3470 IVY Bridge (3.20GHZ, 6MB Cache)
• Standard Heatsink & CPU Fan
• Standard Heatsink Paste
• MSI B75MA P45, 4xDIMM, Max. 32GB, M-ATX
• 8GB (2 x 4GB) Corsair 1600MHz DDR3
• Overclocked ATI HD 7850 2GB (+£35 for a 7870)
• Silent 120GB Ultrafast Solid State Drive SATA III
• 1000GB SATA III
• NO RAID
• 22x Dual Layer DVD +/- Rewriter
• Integrated 10/100/1000Mbps
• 2 Front + 4 Back Ports
• 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 SATA 3.0 Ports
• Integrated 7.1 High Definition Channel Audio
• Operating System Genuine Windows 8 (64bit Version)
Total cost: £750
Palicomp
NEW CASES: COLOURSIT Knight Black Interior Mesh Front Case
POWER SUPPLY: 650W PSU - 12CM Quiet Fan
INTEL CPU...: Intel Core i5 4 Core 3470 3.2Ghz 6MB L3 CACHE (IvyBridge)
CPU Overclocking: STANDARD SPEED - FOR OVERCLOCKING ENSURE CPU IS A 'K' EDITION
CPU COOLING: HEATSINK/FAN FOR CPU INCLUDED
INTEL MOTHERBOARD.: ASUS P8H61-MX USB3 With H61 Chipset (+ £45 for SATA III ASUS P8Z68-V LX With Z68 Chipset)
RAM.: 8GB DDR3 1600Mhz - PATRIOT VIPER V3 RED Performance/Gaming RAM
SOLID STATE HDD (SSD): 128GB KINGSTON V200 SATA3 - 6Gb/s
MASTER HARD DRIVE: 1TB (1000GB) SATA3 - 6Gb/s, 7200 RPM & 32MB Cache
SLAVE HARD DRIVE: NONE
RAID: NONE
MASTER OPTICAL DRIVE.: SONY 24X DVD+/-RW Dual Layer & Dual Format
SLAVE OPTICAL DRIVE: NONE
GRAPHICS CARD (PCI-E): AMD Radeon HD 7850 2GB PCI-E 3.0 Ready (+£40 for 7870)
TV CARD: NONE
SOFTWARE: WINDOWS 8 - 64 Bit Inc DVD/Licence
EXTRA SOFTWARE: NONE
PERFORMANCE TUNING: NONE
TFT MONITOR: NONE
KEYBOARD & MOUSE: NONE
NEW SPEAKERS: NONE
HEADSET: NONE
CARD READER: NONE
FRONT FAN CONTROLLER: NONE
WIRELESS & NETWORKING (No Wireless As Standard): NONE
Extra USB Ports: NONE
Extra Firewire Port: NONE
SOUND CARD: ONBOARD Standard Min 5.1 Or 7.1
USB FLASH PEN DRIVE: NONE
CABLE MANAGEMENT: NONE
COOLING: NONE
NOISE REDUCTION: NONE
Total Cost: £694
I'm not too clued up on what’s the best hardware at the moment but I think I'd like at least an i5 3470, 8gb RAM and a 7850 (or equivalent). I’m not too fussed about overclocking and future proofing as I’ll probably just keep this for 2-3 years.
To play games such as WoW, BF3, and the new Bioshock would you recommend the below and do they represent value for money?
Thanks in advance!
Arbico
• Gangster Bos02A Black ATX
• 2 x Standard Case Fan
• Quiet Xigmatek 500W PCI-E
• Intel Core i5 3470 IVY Bridge (3.20GHZ, 6MB Cache)
• Standard Heatsink & CPU Fan
• Standard Heatsink Paste
• MSI B75MA P45, 4xDIMM, Max. 32GB, M-ATX
• 8GB (2 x 4GB) Corsair 1600MHz DDR3
• Overclocked ATI HD 7850 2GB (+£35 for a 7870)
• Silent 120GB Ultrafast Solid State Drive SATA III
• 1000GB SATA III
• NO RAID
• 22x Dual Layer DVD +/- Rewriter
• Integrated 10/100/1000Mbps
• 2 Front + 4 Back Ports
• 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 SATA 3.0 Ports
• Integrated 7.1 High Definition Channel Audio
• Operating System Genuine Windows 8 (64bit Version)
Total cost: £750
Palicomp
NEW CASES: COLOURSIT Knight Black Interior Mesh Front Case
POWER SUPPLY: 650W PSU - 12CM Quiet Fan
INTEL CPU...: Intel Core i5 4 Core 3470 3.2Ghz 6MB L3 CACHE (IvyBridge)
CPU Overclocking: STANDARD SPEED - FOR OVERCLOCKING ENSURE CPU IS A 'K' EDITION
CPU COOLING: HEATSINK/FAN FOR CPU INCLUDED
INTEL MOTHERBOARD.: ASUS P8H61-MX USB3 With H61 Chipset (+ £45 for SATA III ASUS P8Z68-V LX With Z68 Chipset)
RAM.: 8GB DDR3 1600Mhz - PATRIOT VIPER V3 RED Performance/Gaming RAM
SOLID STATE HDD (SSD): 128GB KINGSTON V200 SATA3 - 6Gb/s
MASTER HARD DRIVE: 1TB (1000GB) SATA3 - 6Gb/s, 7200 RPM & 32MB Cache
SLAVE HARD DRIVE: NONE
RAID: NONE
MASTER OPTICAL DRIVE.: SONY 24X DVD+/-RW Dual Layer & Dual Format
SLAVE OPTICAL DRIVE: NONE
GRAPHICS CARD (PCI-E): AMD Radeon HD 7850 2GB PCI-E 3.0 Ready (+£40 for 7870)
TV CARD: NONE
SOFTWARE: WINDOWS 8 - 64 Bit Inc DVD/Licence
EXTRA SOFTWARE: NONE
PERFORMANCE TUNING: NONE
TFT MONITOR: NONE
KEYBOARD & MOUSE: NONE
NEW SPEAKERS: NONE
HEADSET: NONE
CARD READER: NONE
FRONT FAN CONTROLLER: NONE
WIRELESS & NETWORKING (No Wireless As Standard): NONE
Extra USB Ports: NONE
Extra Firewire Port: NONE
SOUND CARD: ONBOARD Standard Min 5.1 Or 7.1
USB FLASH PEN DRIVE: NONE
CABLE MANAGEMENT: NONE
COOLING: NONE
NOISE REDUCTION: NONE
Total Cost: £694
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