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Started by jomix | | 8 answers
Is this a good, cheap computer for gaming?
Hello, i was just wondering if this computer is good for gaming, i would like to be able to play new games with a stable, moderate fps, but for a cheap price, please have a look at it and tell me what you think? And if you think you can point me out something better in the £3-£400, please tell!




http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/OCHW-FAST-QUAD-CORE-4-2Ghz-16...

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October 12, 2014 5:40:14 PM

thanks, yeah was supposedly get crucial ballistix sport but it has no price in UK.
swithing to mATX is great option.
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October 12, 2014 5:29:44 PM

I agree with the i3+GTX750Ti option. Very good value combo for budget gaming. That can play any game made, and pretty well actually.

The B85 D3H is also a great pick. One of the best budget 1150 boards out there.

I would probably switch the build to use a mATX case to save some space, and switch to mushkin or crucial memory instead of G.Skill (in order to get rank interleave), other than that, looks pretty good.
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October 12, 2014 5:20:53 PM

they are demanding games but you can play them on 30-45fps medium/low settings at 1080p.
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October 12, 2014 5:17:19 PM

jomix said:
patrichpachich said:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor (£78.79 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£56.99 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£62.40 @ Kustom PCs)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (£108.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£31.45 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£36.79 @ Aria PC)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer
Total: £411.35
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-12 13:53 BST+0100

this will give you stable 30-50 fps on high settings at 1080p at almost all of games


This sounds very good, so would this PC be able to play games like Skyrim, Watchdogs and COD:Ghosts at a stable FPS?

I will surely have to think about this, as it sounds like a brilliant deal!





Yup! It should play those games @ at least medium-high settings at a stable FPS.
October 12, 2014 8:06:43 AM

patrichpachich said:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor (£78.79 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£56.99 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£62.40 @ Kustom PCs)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (£108.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£31.45 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£36.79 @ Aria PC)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer
Total: £411.35
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-12 13:53 BST+0100

this will give you stable 30-50 fps on high settings at 1080p at almost all of games


This sounds very good, so would this PC be able to play games like Skyrim, Watchdogs and COD:Ghosts at a stable FPS?

I will surely have to think about this, as it sounds like a brilliant deal!



Best solution chosen by mdocod

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October 12, 2014 5:53:56 AM

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor (£78.79 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£56.99 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£62.40 @ Kustom PCs)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (£108.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£31.45 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£36.79 @ Aria PC)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer
Total: £411.35
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-12 13:53 BST+0100

this will give you stable 30-50 fps on high settings at 1080p at almost all of games
October 12, 2014 4:57:57 AM

patrichpachich said:
you cant get fine fps on high settings on new games with IGP of APU.
and 16gb of ram is overkill for games.

I can build you one, do you need an OS ?


sorry for taking long to reply

I do not need an OS I already have it covered, but if you could build a better PC than that for less than £400, (mainly for Gaming) then please run me though the process
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October 11, 2014 5:19:54 PM

you cant get fine fps on high settings on new games with IGP of APU.
and 16gb of ram is overkill for games.

I can build you one, do you need an OS ?

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