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

topcat007

shortchanged wrote: »

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

yea i kept thinking ill just stretch my budget a bit more to get a component which is a little bit better and kept going on like that until i ended up at £750 :eek: think if your not careful you just keep going and going and going to get that component which is a slight performance boost

but if i can build a PC which will do photo editing , watch HD video and play games at the same quality as XBOX one /PS4 for £530 tops ill be a happy chap! (know this is over £400 in title but i am happy if it does what i need at that price)

Cisco001

topcat007 wrote: »

yea i kept thinking ill just stretch my budget a bit more to get a component which is a little bit better and kept going on like that until i ended up at £750 :eek: think if your not careful you just keep going and going and going to get that component which is a slight performance boost

but if i can build a PC which will do photo editing , watch HD video and play games at the same quality as XBOX one /PS4 for £530 tops ill be a happy chap! (know this is over £400 in title but i am happy if it does what i need at that price)

For you to consider

http://www.dinopc.com/shop/pc/Raider-AMD-X6-6300-94p1640.htm

shortchanged_2

How's this.

Better RAM and a larger hard drive. http://www.freshtechsolutions.co.uk/custom-built-computers/fx-six-core-4-1ghz-1tb-8gb-1600mhz-amd-r9-270x-2gb-vantage-computer-windows-7.html

topcat007

Cisco001 wrote: »

For you to consider

http://www.dinopc.com/shop/pc/Raider-AMD-X6-6300-94p1640.htm

Hello

what do you think of this guys

http://www.novatech.co.uk/products/barebones/bb-546708a.html

i can get the 280x for £169
windows 8.1 for £71
above is only £414

bringing in the total to £654...

would the PSU be enough at 500w and how do i know if the GPU would fit in the case? Would i just put the GPU into the motherboard and then install the OS?

stretching my budget yet again but i am okay with it as this would seem to be more bang for buck ..

thanks

topcat007

shortchanged wrote: »

How's this.

Better RAM and a larger hard drive. http://www.freshtechsolutions.co.uk/custom-built-computers/fx-six-core-4-1ghz-1tb-8gb-1600mhz-amd-r9-270x-2gb-vantage-computer-windows-7.html

great find i just dont know if i trust this company

i read a review where they use used parts and i dont own a credit card

how useful would paypal be if it all went wrong?

Cisco001

I don't tend to choose no brand psu

And it could cheaper to buy alternative
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-Carbide-Series-CC-9011014-WW-Mid-Tower/dp/B006I2H0YS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1396139677&sr=8-1&keywords=300r
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Intel-Graphics-BX80646I74770-Generation-Technology/dp/B00CO8TBOW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1396139749&sr=8-1&keywords=4670k
http://www.amazon.co.uk/ASRock-Z87-PRO3-Motherboard-Generation/dp/B00CYWDKWM/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1396139829&sr=8-10&keywords=z87
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kingston-Technology-HyperX-Desktop-Memory/dp/B00A771ZWI/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1396140052&sr=8-3&keywords=kingston+ddr3+2400
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004RJ8EKI/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE
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topcat007

Cisco001 wrote: »

I don't tend to choose no brand psu

And it could cheaper to buy alternative
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-Carbide-Series-CC-9011014-WW-Mid-Tower/dp/B006I2H0YS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1396139677&sr=8-1&keywords=300r
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Intel-Graphics-BX80646I74770-Generation-Technology/dp/B00CO8TBOW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1396139749&sr=8-1&keywords=4670k
http://www.amazon.co.uk/ASRock-Z87-PRO3-Motherboard-Generation/dp/B00CYWDKWM/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1396139829&sr=8-10&keywords=z87
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kingston-Technology-HyperX-Desktop-Memory/dp/B00A771ZWI/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1396140052&sr=8-3&keywords=kingston+ddr3+2400
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004RJ8EKI/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE
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Thanks for all your help Cisco

Starting to wonder if it is just better to get a bog standard laptop or desktop , a monitor and pre owned xbox 360 as the console will always be able to play all the games wont it as Microsoft will design them to work on it .. that would all come to under £500

Decisions i just carnt make them haha

GunJack

OK, have resisted until now...but look at this:-

http://www.ebuyer.com/579784-zoostorm-desktop-pc-7873-1213

got it for one of my Mini-Guns for xmas, plays CoD:Ghosts on normal/med resolution no problem. Add £100 fro bigger PSU and HD7770 or slightly higher and you should have a machine to suit your needs and budget...run it on Win7 and away you go

GunJack

oh, and it's £250, plus £100 for gfx and psu, so £350 - under budget (unless you need to buy Win7, which will take it to £400ish )

Cisco001

GunJack wrote: »

oh, and it's £250, plus £100 for gfx and psu, so £350 - under budget (unless you need to buy Win7, which will take it to £400ish )

you need to change the psu if you add video card.

You will end up £460 anyway...

You would better build one yourself and get quality component for the small spending.

Have you consider getting second hand on ebay/ grumtree?