Gaming pc Equiv or better than PS4/Xbox1 with OS under £400 possible??

topcat007

Hello,

If anyone knows of anyway to do this please let me know

Pre built would be ideal ..

or one of the websites you can customize on

i am really struggling

JasX

My hardware knowledge is a little out of date but the way you used to be most cost efficient at the low end of the scale was to try and go for a 'barebones' type bundle (novatech.co.uk did some but there may be other offerings these days)

1-Pick a Mb / processor / ram bundle (google CPU benchmarks etc etc and/or check the processor against the requirements for the type of game you want to play)

2-Pick a graphics card up separately (again google benchmarks and game requirements -aim for something that'll hopefully be good for a couple of years to come on both counts)

3-re-use as much as you can from an/your old PC -> ie optical/DVD drive, maybe HDD... Other bits you can drop in later as your budget eases in a few months time (eg better sound card, 2nd HDD etc)

You'll need to assemble it yourself and install drivers etc etc and get an operating system from somewhere

Failing that another option might be to check out the dell outlet site for a decent returned/refurbished one and drop a decent graphics card into it but you may be harder pushed on cost there (and check it has physical space and a spare slot for a card)

Cisco001

I don't think it is possible.
PS4/ xbox level of graphic card around AMD 7850/ 7870 level. You can get get a PC able to play game, but not to PS4/ Xbox level.

topcat007

Cisco001 wrote: »

I don't think it is possible.
PS4/ xbox level of graphic card around AMD 7850/ 7870 level. You can get get a PC able to play game, but not to PS4/ Xbox level.

crap

how much would i need to stretch budget by to get what i am after please?

your help is appreciated :beer:

topcat007

JasX wrote: »

My hardware knowledge is a little out of date but the way you used to be most cost efficient at the low end of the scale was to try and go for a 'barebones' type bundle (novatech.co.uk did some but there may be other offerings these days)

1-Pick a Mb / processor / ram bundle (google CPU benchmarks etc etc and/or check the processor against the requirements for the type of game you want to play)

2-Pick a graphics card up separately (again google benchmarks and game requirements -aim for something that'll hopefully be good for a couple of years to come on both counts)

3-re-use as much as you can from an/your old PC -> ie optical/DVD drive, maybe HDD... Other bits you can drop in later as your budget eases in a few months time (eg better sound card, 2nd HDD etc)

You'll need to assemble it yourself and install drivers etc etc and get an operating system from somewhere

Failing that another option might be to check out the dell outlet site for a decent returned/refurbished one and drop a decent graphics card into it but you may be harder pushed on cost there (and check it has physical space and a spare slot for a card)

thank you for your help

i am on a complete new build as laptop is 10 years old XP with nothing really which is really savable.. Although just had a though can you use laptop hard drives in a desktop ..

might have a look at these motherboard bundles

StuC75

Yes can use laptop harddrives - assuming there a standard sata connector - I know Dell's tend to replace with a different connector.. what Capacity are the drives though? Since a gaming setup would likely benefit from SSD Main and a standard drive for storage...

topcat007 wrote: »

thank you for your help

i am on a complete new build as laptop is 10 years old XP with nothing really which is really savable.. Although just had a though can you use laptop hard drives in a desktop ..

might have a look at these motherboard bundles

Cisco001

topcat007 wrote: »

crap

how much would i need to stretch budget by to get what i am after please?

your help is appreciated :beer:

You will be looking at £550?
AMD FX6300
8GB RAM
AMD R9 270X


R9 270X is similar speed with 7870...

If you want it cheaper, Possibly, AMD 750K/ 760K, 8GB RAM with R7 260X. This would not as good as PS4/ xbox, but should play most game. Possibly cost £460. But I don't see many custom build do 750K/ 760K.

Idiophreak

topcat007 wrote: »

Pre built would be ideal ..

Don't rule out building the thing yourself.

I did my first self-build in years a couple of months back - and was staggered by how easy it was. Worked out a little cheaper, but more importantly, I got just what I wanted.

topcat007

StuC75 wrote: »

Yes can use laptop harddrives - assuming there a standard sata connector - I know Dell's tend to replace with a different connector.. what Capacity are the drives though? Since a gaming setup would likely benefit from SSD Main and a standard drive for storage...

100gb so nothing to get excited about haha no idea on the connection will have to try and have a look tonight

topcat007

Cisco001 wrote: »

You will be looking at £550?
AMD FX6300
8GB RAM
AMD R9 270X


R9 270X is similar speed with 7870...

If you want it cheaper, Possibly, AMD 750K/ 760K, 8GB RAM with R7 260X. This would not as good as PS4/ xbox, but should play most game. Possibly cost £460. But I don't see many custom build do 750K/ 760K.

great i shall have a look around and tell you what i find

thank you very much

shortchanged_2

Has your budget dropped considerably because you were close to buying a £750 machine on another thread?