Best gaming pc deals around?

carrie483

Hi,

I am looking to buy a new pc. I need the lot, new monitor (pref flat) and the computer needs to be quite top spec. A lot of high graphic games get played on it and it needs pretty high memory.

I have been looking at the dell website and found one on there for about £579 (Dimension E520 but i upgraded the graphics card), are there better deals around?

Thanks. Carrie.

Hillfly

It is usually cost effective to buy a dell that has a changeable graphics card and to then buy the card from elsewhere. You will get a far better card for the same money dell will charge you to upgrade.

ollyshaw

Make sure whatever you buy has a pci express slot.

Also make sure you spend the money on the graphics card rather than other bit, make sure you get 1gb ram too.

Olly

CAT-THE-FIFTH

Considering that the first Directx 10 parts are coming out in the next month or so I would wait!Why? This will make the existing Directx 9.0 graphics cards drop down in price!

The minimum graphics card I would go for would be a Nvidia 7600GT or ATI X1650 pro!

CAT-THE-FIFTH

Also go for processor speed too as only games such as Crysis(which will be release next year) will take advantage of dual core processors!

carrie483

I don't really know the ins and outs of a computer so is this spec good for the price?

Components
PROCESSOR Intel® Core® 2 Duo® E6300 Processor (1.86GHz, 1066MHz, 2MB)
OPERATING SYSTEM
Genuine Windows® XP Home Edition (Does not include Operating System Re-installation CD)
SUPPORT SERVICES
Collect & Return, 1 Year Service only
MEMORY
1024MB Dual Channel DDR2 533MHz [2x512] Memory
HARD DRIVE
160GB (7200rpm) Serial ATA Hard Drive with 8MB DataBurst™ cache
OPTICAL DRIVE(S)
16X DVD+/-RW Drive
GRAPHICS CARD
Integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3000
MONITOR
Dell™ 19" Value Flat Panel (E197FP)
Accessories
SOUND CARDS
Integrated Audio with Dolby Digital 7.1 capability
SPEAKERS
No Speakers
KEYBOARD
Dell™ Black Entry Quietkey USB Keyboard - UK/Ire (QWERTY)
MOUSE
Dell USB 2 Button Wheel Mouse - Black
FLOPPY/MEDIA DRIVES
No Floppy Drive
MODEMS
No Modem
Services & Software
SECURITY SOFTWARE
Free Upgrade to McAfee® Security Centre™ 36-month Protection
MICROSOFT SOFTWARE
Microsoft® Works 8 - English
PHOTOGRAPHY SOFTWARE
No Photo Organising & Sharing Software/No Photo Editing Software
NETWORK ASSISTANT 90 days trial of Network Assistant included
SYSTEM MEDIA No Resource CD

£579....?

carrie483

or

PROCESSOR Intel® Core® 2 Duo® E6400 Processor (2.13GHz, 1066MHz, 2MB)
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005 (Does not include Operating System Re-installation CD)
SUPPORT SERVICES Collect & Return, 1 Year Service only
MEMORY 1024MB Dual Channel DDR2 533MHz [2x512] Memory
HARD DRIVE 320GB (7200rpm) Serial ATA Hard Drive with 8MB DataBurst™ cache
OPTICAL DRIVE(S) 16X DVD+/-RW Drive
GRAPHICS CARD 256MB ATI Radeon® X1300 Pro PCI Express graphics card
Accessories
MONITOR Dell™ 19" Value Flat Panel (E197FP)
SOUND CARDS Integrated Sound Blaster Audigy ADVANCED HD Audio Software

SPEAKERS Dell™ A525 Speakers with Subwoofer
KEYBOARD Dell™ Entry Quietkey USB Keyboard - UK/Ire (QWERTY)
MOUSE Dell 2 Button USB Scroll Optical Mouse - Black
FLOPPY/MEDIA DRIVES Internal 13-in-1 Media Card Reader
MODEMS No Modem
TV TUNERS Integrated Analogue TV tuner PCI card and Dell™ MCE remote control

Services & Software
SECURITY SOFTWARE Free Upgrade to McAfee® Security Centre™ 36-month Protection
MICROSOFT SOFTWARE Microsoft® Works 8 - English
NETWORK ASSISTANT 90 days trial of Network Assistant included
PHOTOGRAPHY SOFTWARE No Photo Organising & Sharing Software/No Photo Editing Software

for £749

CAT-THE-FIFTH

What is your budget?? I can base some system specs around that!!

carrie483

i would be willing to spend up to about £800.

Carrie.

carrie483

This one looks pretty good..

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/store/pcw_page.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@0493679516.1161022185@@@@&BV_EngineID=cceeaddjdkmefficflgceggdhhmdgmk.0&page=Product&sku=775722

Toxteth_OGrady

For comparison this is what a very high spec gaming pc (single gpu) would cost:

ASUS P5B Deluxe motherboard - £120

Intel Conroe e6400 cpu - £157

2GB OCZ Platinum PC2-6400 RAM - £210

ATI Radeon x1950xtx graphics - £313

Enermax Noisetaker 600W psu - £83

Lian-Li PC70 case - £140

Logitech MX Revolution mouse - £70

Saitek Eclipse 2 keyboard - £34

Creative X-Fi Xtreme soundcard - £65

Samsung Synchmaster 205BW 20" widescreen TFT - £250

Logitech Z-5500 5.1 speakers £200

Total about £1800. It's what I would build for myself right now if I could afford it. :eek:

I wish..........:rolleyes:

:cool:

TOG