PlatformKing 0 Posted March 1, 2008 Hey all, after having the same system from Aria since 2002 which has been upgraded here and there over the years, I'm looking to get a decent gaming system. Just wondering which are the best sites to go to for a budget of £400 (perhaps more). All I need is the base unit and I'm not bothered about a modded case etc just the essentials but at decent quality so I can play ArmA and Ofp at good detail settings. Ta all. PK Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Messiah 2 Posted March 1, 2008 www.overclockers.co.uk www.ebuyer.com Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
efefia 0 Posted March 2, 2008 http://www.komplett.co.uk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PlatformKing 0 Posted March 2, 2008 Oh yeah, also wanted to ask if it's now safe to go over to Vista? Should I still get an XP sytem instead? Sorry for the dumb noob questions but like I said I haven't made a major system purchase for almost 6 years! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SaBrE_UK 0 Posted March 2, 2008 If you are going for Vista, go for 32 bit; 64 bit has many problems. It's your best bet to get Vista (for the future) but have a dual install, so you have XP as well on a separate hard drive partition. My favourite computer shop: <a href="www.scan.co.uk" target='_blank'>www.scan.co.uk</a> This isn't really the correct forum, though... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PlatformKing 0 Posted March 2, 2008 Sorry, sarbe, didn't know which forum to post in so I went for this one. Mods can move this if the want! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
(FPC) Bacon 0 Posted March 2, 2008 I had mine built by this guy i priced up all the parts my self then sent them to him for a price. The parts i priced up came to £940 and he built it all for £1000 with 3 year warranty and if you live live near Derby you can pick it up(thats if you live in the UK). http://stores.ebay.co.uk/EasyPC-Ltd Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Messiah 2 Posted March 2, 2008 Thousand quid to build your PC for you? Christ I'm in the wrong job. Build it yourself, if you can manage to replace a graphics card, building a PC isn't much more complicated. Every motherboard gives you instructions on how and where to place things, and each individual component also tells you the same. Easy, and you save yourself a wad of dosh at the same time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Sarkey 0 Posted March 2, 2008 Thousand quid to build your PC for you? Christ I'm in the wrong job.Build it yourself, if you can manage to replace a graphics card, building a PC isn't much more complicated. Every motherboard gives you instructions on how and where to place things, and each individual component also tells you the same. Easy, and you save yourself a wad of dosh at the same time. More like 60 quid to build it, 940 for the parts... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
(FPC) Bacon 0 Posted March 2, 2008 System specs where, Gaming case and PSU to suit Asus M2N32-SLI Deluxe Wifi AM2,PCI-E,DDR2,SATA2,GBLan Processor AMD Athlon64 6000 Socket AM2 Dual Core Processor Memory Slot 1 2048Mb (2X1024Mb) Dual Channel DDR2 667Mhz Memory Graphics Slot SLi 1 XFX 768Mb nVidia GeForce 8800 GTX 570M PCI-Express VGA Card Optical Device 1 NEC AD5170A-0B 18X+/-DVD-R Dual Layer Dvd Writer- Black SATA Device 1 80Gb Maxtor DiamondMax SATAI/II 2Mb Cache Hard Drive SATA Device 2 80Gb Maxtor DiamondMax SATAI/II 2Mb Cache Hard Drive Floppy Drive 33-in-1 USB2.0 Card Reader 3.5 Internal/External -Black Monitor 19 Inch TFT Gaming Monitor Operating System Microsoft Windows Vista 32bit - Home Premium Edition - Creative SoundBlaster X-Fi Xtreme Gamer Fatal1ty Professional * New Version Warranty 36 months And i can say it been a kick ASS machine Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Messiah 2 Posted March 2, 2008 Quote[/b] ]More like 60 quid to build it, 940 for the parts... I'd hope so too Bacon, only 160gig? My primary is 500, got a secondary waiting to be slotted in when needed. Think I've downloaded enough random crap to fill the 160. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
(FPC) Bacon 0 Posted March 2, 2008 Allways delete the crap after i've watched it and with the card being a bigger fucker the hard drive carragie had to be taken out so just plummed for a 160 drive may put bigger in when needed. P.S All the parts came to £940 7 months ago prob cheaper now as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
uberkayser 0 Posted March 7, 2008 Think twice about where you get components from.I used to get all mine from one company already mentioned(great prices)-not Komplett or e-buyer -then had a couple of real RMA horror stories and a web search revealed hundreds with similair experiences.Nowadays i rather pay 5-10 quid extra for peace of mind if something goes wrong. BTW- Scan after sales seems to have largely +ve reviews. Good luck. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Placebo 28 Posted March 8, 2008 There's a pinned thread in OT for all aspects of PC discussion, better still there's numerous dedicated PC forums out there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
