PC gamer and build your own PC?

Percy1983

Yes

More than achievable, if anything I would say lower the budget as you will be wasting money for what you need.

You looking at self building or prebuilt?

esuhl

No

MSE_Andrea wrote: »

Are you a PC gamer and build your own custom PC?

Not me. I build my own desktop PCs, but not really a gamer, so I voted "no". Does everyone play games now?! I feel so old and boring... :-/

Retrogamer

Yes

theforumking wrote: »

I am thinking about getting a new gaming PC - I want something extremely fast and powerful (well as powerful as budget will allow) -

Latest games such as COD, BF4, Sins of a Solar Empire and AOE I need to run without any stutter or lag whatsoever...

Ideally a core i7 processor, HIGH RAM, excellent graphic and sound cards, hard drive etc.

Do you think this is achievable on £900?

If so any recommendations?

Skip the i7 and use the savings to put into a better graphics card.
i5 is good enough for gaming.

Percy1983

Yes

Retrogamer wrote: »

Skip the i7 and use the savings to put into a better graphics card.
i5 is good enough for gaming.

Exactly what I was thinking, even then with graphics the second most powerful cards down can offer much better value in many cases.

Blackjack_Davy

Yes

Percy1983 wrote: »

I do have the gigabyte windforce 7950 and will say the cooler is epic (3 fan job).

As do I, its ok, its a bit noisy when the fans are running at maximum speed though. I'm usually sitting on the other side of room in an armchair watching the TV when I'm gaming, so at least its not right in my ear like it would be as I'm sitting at the desk right now.

I used to have an Accelero Xtreme 3 fan aftermarket cooler fitted to my old 4870x2 which was beautifully silent even when at full revs, I guess I'm spoilt.

matilda.cs

Yes

When I made my custom gaming rig, I purchased a lot of components from Scan.co.uk they also were happy to check through the components to warn of any incompatibility issues before I purchased.

It's not quite as simple as some are making out, mind. To build a basic pc us really easy. (My 10 year old could do it with help) but to build a good gaming rig which is stable...that's trickier and requires some product knowledge and also some it building skills. Plus...loads of time to ensure compatibility. That's where many builds go wrong.

It's so easy to use the newest and most powerful, but the issues are then unknown. I remember building a gaming rig on 64 bit and wanted dx10 with my new components...led to a few instability issues but I could overclock so easily. My qx6600 ran at around 20 degrees

Percy1983

Yes

matilda.cs wrote: »

When I made my custom gaming rig, I purchased a lot of components from Scan.co.uk they also were happy to check through the components to warn of any incompatibility issues before I purchased.

It's not quite as simple as some are making out, mind. To build a basic pc us really easy. (My 10 year old could do it with help) but to build a good gaming rig which is stable...that's trickier and requires some product knowledge and also some it building skills. Plus...loads of time to ensure compatibility. That's where many builds go wrong.

It's so easy to use the newest and most powerful, but the issues are then unknown. I remember building a gaming rig on 64 bit and wanted dx10 with my new components...led to a few instability issues but I could overclock so easily. My qx6600 ran at around 20 degrees

I would agree the actual building isn't too hard but selecting a good balanced list of parts can be interesting, as far as compatibility goes its only really making sure your board/CPU/RAM (not hard) match up the rest is pretty universal.

The real key is overclocking, it can be dangerous if you go in blind but a bit of reading before hand about safe limits on temps and voltage and your ok to give it a go.

matilda.cs

Yes

Kind of, but certain parts interact inconsistently with other parts, especially when new software becomes available...
Also, PSU must be powerful enough, but stability of that power is also essential... There are so many variables.

Defo worth doing though.

Percy1983

Yes

Yeah PSU is important, with that its about getting a decent brand and high enough wattage/ampage. I will say on the flipside this is one area I see many people over spending and buying much higher spec than needed.

I suppose my advice to anybody on here thinking about it would be just ask in here, there is a good few of us who know what we are doing from the look of it.

Percy1983

Yes

This is a big ouch for anybody who has bought a recently reduced 780.

The R9 290 is just over £300 and is just as powerful.

Even I am tempted by that price!

I will say I would wait for one with a better cooler, but it really is a no brainer!