A good gaming PC for under £600 ($936.50)

[Jack_T]

I am looking for a good gaming PC with an Intel I5 processor and a NVidia graphics card for under £600. The PC should be able to run CS:GO on max settings and be comfortably over 60fps. However i do not want to build the PC myself as I am too worried about breaking parts and the fact that i have never built a PC before.

Thanks

 

[Fineus_]

Does your budget include things like a monitor, keyboard, mouse and any software for the system (Windows / operating system etc..) ?

Also it'd be handy to know what resolution you intend to play games at. 1080p or 4K are the obvious choices and you'll be more likely to find a quality 1080p solution for £600 than a 4k one.

 

[Jack_T]

Does your budget include things like a monitor, keyboard, mouse and any software for the system (Windows / operating system etc..) ?

Also it'd be handy to know what resolution you intend to play games at. 1080p or 4K are the obvious choices and you'll be more likely to find a quality 1080p solution for £600 than a 4k one.

The budget is just for the PC and the resolution is just 1080p

 

[Fineus_]

Hmm, well it's slightly over budget but something like this for £750 then?

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/computing/desktop-pcs/desktop-pcs/pc-specialist-vortex-cyclone-gaming-pc-10023466-pdt.html

That said, you can probably get a lot more bang for buck if you can build it yourself. A lot of the computers on the PC World site for instance feature rather low end graphics solutions which won't help much playing games.

 

[ActuallyKnowsNothing]

if you are willing to spend a bit more why not go with this? (about 740 pounds)

- 4096MB MSI GeForce GTX 970 Gaming 4G Aktiv PCIe 3.0 x16. € 354,49
- 8GB G.Skill Ripjaws DDR3-1600 DIMM CL8 Dual Kit. € 54,61
- Intel Core i5 4690K 4x 3.50GHz So.1150 BOX. € 236,97
- 120GB Samsung 850 Evo 2.5. € 64,61
- 1000GB Seagate Desktop HDD ST1000DM003 64MB. € 47,85
- MSI Z97 GAMING 5 Intel Z97 So.1150 Dual Channel DDR3 ATX. € 139,85
- Thermalright HR-02 Macho Rev.A (BW) Tower Kühler. € 36,94
- 2x Enermax T.B.Silence 120x120x25mm 900 U/min 11 dB(A) € 13,54
- 530 Watt be quiet! Pure Power L8 CM Modular 80+ Bronze € 69,85
- Arctic Silver Thermal Adhesive Waermeleitkleber 7g € 11,19
- Thermaltake Commander MS-1 Snow Edition USB 3.0 € 40,67

 

[Fineus_]

The above would be a much more capable system than most you'll find pre-built in stores... I appreciate building a PC for the first time is daunting but ultimately it can be done. I started when I was about 13...

Take it very slowly and you'll be fine - then bask in the glory of what you built

 

[p_nut_uk]

Some eBay merchants have some good value builds, when buying from big stores like OCUK you're paying a lot for the 'pleasure'

Here's a couple of examples of an eBay build http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ULTRA-FAST-CCL-3-4GHz-Intel-Quad-Core-i5-Gaming-PC-Computer-8GB-1TB-GTX-960-/381293168094?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item58c6d805de

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Intel-Core-I5-4460-1tb-8gb-1600Mhz-GTX-970-4gb-Core-Computer-Gaming-PC-/151596497995?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item234bdafc4b

Stay well away from brand builds like Dell etc. All made with the cheapest nastiest components they could find.