Component warehouse pcs?

Rochdale

Rochdale

l33t g1bb0n
Staff member
never heard of them, online reviews look ok if you trust them, they claim to have been around since 2007.
 
Swither

Swither

Full Member
Was thinking of this one i7 pc

It is at the top end of my budget and tbh I might go for the spec one level below.

Anything wrong with this build?
 
Rochdale

Rochdale

l33t g1bb0n
Staff member
I think the i7 is probably a bit over the top, with the small HD and 8GB RAM I'd probably go with an i5 or even an i3. I can't comment on the GPU as I'm a bit out of date on what's good :)
 
Rochdale

Rochdale

l33t g1bb0n
Staff member
You don't really need the power that the i7 has above the i5 unless you're doing a lot of multitasking, which you won't really be doing with 8GB of RAM and a smallish HD. An i5 is more than enough for gaming on and pretty much anything else.
 
Swither

Swither

Full Member
Cheers Roch, I was wondering as I was hoping to 'future' proof seeing as it will be not upgraded or changed for a long while. My current pc was a 2006 build, so as long as I can play the latest games for a good few years I'll be happy.

Thanks for the advice, I will see what I can get in the i5 range.
 
Tempy

Tempy

Mutley !!
The i5 K3570 is nearly �100 cheaper and comes with a 1Tb HDD (same GFX card, which looks OK, but like Roch, I have no idea whats good and whats not anymore), you could add an extra 8 Gb of ram and maybe a SSD with the savings.

I have an i5 3570k (unlocked) and an HD6500 gfx card and havnt had any performance issues (yet), but since im poo at FPS's and dont play that many games now, it does me fine.
 
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Kelger

Kelger

Sexy?
May be worth considering the 750 -> 750 Ti graphics card upgrade available for �50 under customise options.
 
Swither

Swither

Full Member
Kelger said:
May be worth considering the 750 -> 750 Ti graphics card upgrade available for �50 under customise options.
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Yeah was thinking about that, depends on what cash I end up with on Sat (b'day) I also need a new set of speakers, but I can always use my old or wear headphones until I can afford them.

The 750Ti looks like it might be a good option if I can afford.
 
Swither

Swither

Full Member
Woot new PC :)

Well after years of asking about what was good gaming pcs and intending to get a new pc......I finally did :)

Got this Chillblast Fusion Asgard 2 Z97 PC
Zalman Z3 Plus Gaming Case with Fan Controller - Black
Intel Core i5 4690K Haswell Refresh Processor 3.50 GHz (Overclocked to up to 4.3GHz)1
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev 2 CPU Cooler
Gigabyte Z97-HD3 Motherboard - Haswell CPU only
8GB PC3-10666 1333MHz DDR3 Memory (2 x 4GB sticks)
Chillblast NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 TI 2GB Graphics Card
1000GB 7200RPM Hard Disk - 6Gbps
24x SATA DVD+/-RW Drive
FSP Premium Grade 500W PSU
Onboard High Definition Audio
Windows 8.1 64 bit

Now I can finally play everything!

PS2 is mental btw!
 
Dart

Dart

Dead Again, I need a Rez
What server you on m8? I sometimes pop back for a dabble, im on Miller as CN, though i do have a lowbie TR on miller also
 
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