Find the parts for Fireblasto's future budget gaming rig.

[WildFire]

A long long time ago, I found out that I was not a hardware guy, so that's why I'm asking you, the (hopefully) helpful legionnaires to help me out here.

The budget is going to be looking at around £300 - £400. (but cheaper if you can get it of course : ) I need a case with it, and room to modify it in the future. I don't need a monitor. I'd prefer to go with Nvidia for the graphics, but that's not a requirement. RAM looks like its going to be 4GB. Hard drive size can be 250 (I find that I rarely need massive internal storage, and prefer to keep stuff on an external Hard drive) but with room for another on the mobo if needed. Anything else goes.

Cheers,

 

[LindN]

you won't get much with that kinda budget if you want to have it future proof tbh

 

[MightySheep]

mesh computers and ebuyer are my favourite sites

 

[WildFire]

you won't get much with that kinda budget if you want to have it future proof tbh

What I meant by that kiddo, is perhaps upgrading the ram a little bit, or adding another Hard drive that isn't part of the first list.

 

[LindN]

What I meant by that kiddo, is perhaps upgrading the ram a little bit, or adding another Hard drive that isn't part of the first list.

still does not change the fact that

you won't get much with that kinda budget if you want to have it future proof tbh

 

[WildFire]

still does not change the fact that

I know that I'm just saying that if the mobo could have another hdd, get it.

 

[w00tyou]

UK£ 400 = 635.2 U.S. dollars
This is around 930 but you can change some stuff.


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811133177
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131655
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150497
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103849
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231311
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136514
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204

 

[BeefThief]

My new build cost about around $700 and I think it is fantastic. It's been able to handle every game I've thrown at it so far with flying colors. You could probably cut down from the 1TB HDD I got along with a slightly less powerful CPU. So it is very possible to build an amazing computer in your price range.

 

[LindN]

UK£ 400 = 635.2 U.S. dollars
This is around 930 but you can change some stuff.


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811133177
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131655
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150497
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103849
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231311
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136514
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204

why 5830?

with Nvidia for the graphics

also why 6 core? barely any games can handle it

also fireblasto, where are you from and what site is the basic place to buy computer parts in your country? it's hard to make a computer from a site who probably doesn't have the same prices as in your country

 

[SeymourGore]

why 5830?

also why 6 core? barely any games can handle it

also fireblasto, where are you from and what site is the basic place to buy computer parts in your country? it's hard to make a computer from a site who probably doesn't have the same prices as in your country

Yar, Seymour agrees with LindN on the questionably on the choice of a 5830. Personally, I'd go with a Geforce 460 or a Radeon 6850 for a decent midrange card.

And, yeah, like LindN said, 6 cores isn't that crucial for gaming. If anything, a dual or tri core with a speedy clockspeed would be perfect (and cheaper!).

 

[WildFire]

also fireblasto, where are you from and what site is the basic place to buy computer parts in your country? it's hard to make a computer from a site who probably doesn't have the same prices as in your country

I have no idea here, but I'm in the UK (Hence hinted at the British pound). I don't mind shipping, but as long as its free. The pound is relatively good against the dollar atm though.

 

[MJ1284]

Yar, Seymour agrees with LindN on the questionably on the choice of a 5830. Personally, I'd go with a Geforce 460 or a Radeon 6850 for a decent midrange card.

My ATI Radeon 5850 HD runs pretty much every modern game on max graphic settings with very tolerable framerate.. heck, I can even record Legions footage 1680 x 1050 Full-Resolution 60 FPS without having ANY framerate drop at all (haven't tried the highest res yet, but I'm quite confident it'll run smoothly). 5850 also consumes less power than most other modern ATIs, making it easier to keep the GPUs temperature in check.

I'd also recommend looking for silent computer case, you won't believe it how much more enjoyable it is to use a computer when it doesn't sound like airplane turbine.

 

[SeymourGore]

My ATI Radeon 5850 HD runs pretty much every modern game on max graphic settings with very tolerable framerate.. heck, I can even record Legions footage 1680 x 1050 Full-Resolution 60 FPS without having ANY framerate drop at all (haven't tried the highest res yet, but I'm quite confident it'll run smoothly). 5850 also consumes less power than most other modern ATIs, making it easier to keep the GPUs temperature in check.

I'd also recommend looking for silent computer case, you won't believe it how much more enjoyable it is to use a computer when it doesn't sound like airplane turbine.

Yar, 5850's a nice card. AMD really hit a home run with their 5000 series of GPUs.

What kind of case are you using, MJ? And, yeah, silence in a build is beautiful and underrated.

 

[WildFire]

Indeed, but can we stick to the budget here people?

 

[MJ1284]

Yar, 5850's a nice card. AMD really hit a home run with their 5000 series of GPUs.

What kind of case are you using, MJ? And, yeah, silence in a build is beautiful and underrated.

It's a black Clodius Nexus case:
http://www.nexustek.nl/NXS-nexusclodiusventilationsystem.htm

Great investment if you ask me, having lots of fan coolers means they won't have to spin full speed constantly, it also improves ventilation to a point where I rarely reach 60 C while playing.

 

[commander]

A long long time ago, I found out that I was not a hardware guy, so that's why I'm asking you, the (hopefully) helpful legionnaires to help me out here.

The budget is going to be looking at around £300 - £400. (but cheaper if you can get it of course : ) I need a case with it, and room to modify it in the future. I don't need a monitor. I'd prefer to go with Nvidia for the graphics, but that's not a requirement. RAM looks like its going to be 4GB. Hard drive size can be 250 (I find that I rarely need massive internal storage, and prefer to keep stuff on an external Hard drive) but with room for another on the mobo if needed. Anything else goes.

Cheers,

Are you really looking for any hardware piece or have you already got hardware pieces that can be used again? I'm trying to get an image of what you really need and what not.

 

[LindN]

My ATI Radeon 5850 HD runs pretty much every modern game on max graphic settings with very tolerable framerate.. heck, I can even record Legions footage 1680 x 1050 Full-Resolution 60 FPS without having ANY framerate drop at all (haven't tried the highest res yet, but I'm quite confident it'll run smoothly). 5850 also consumes less power than most other modern ATIs, making it easier to keep the GPUs temperature in check.

I'd also recommend looking for silent computer case, you won't believe it how much more enjoyable it is to use a computer when it doesn't sound like airplane turbine.

why do i have to do this all the time?

THIS does not freaking change the fact that

I'd prefer to go with Nvidia for the graphics

 

[ripperthedipper]

A long long time ago, I found out that I was not a hardware guy, so that's why I'm asking you, the (hopefully) helpful legionnaires to help me out here.

The budget is going to be looking at around £300 - £400. (but cheaper if you can get it of course : ) I need a case with it, and room to modify it in the future. I don't need a monitor. I'd prefer to go with Nvidia for the graphics, but that's not a requirement. RAM looks like its going to be 4GB. Hard drive size can be 250 (I find that I rarely need massive internal storage, and prefer to keep stuff on an external Hard drive) but with room for another on the mobo if needed. Anything else goes.

Cheers,

Some questions for you fireblasto:
Why do you absolutely want an nvidia graphics-card? There are loads of AMD GPU's who are better prized for the same quality (in the low-range segment)
Are you doing other things then gaming on your pc? (if yes what)

I'd also like to say that I don't think it's a good idea to take 4gb ram when you've got only 300 - 400 pounds. Not only because 4gb isn't that cheap, but also because your other parts wouldn't be good enough to let the 4gb do there work as good as possible (because they are limited by the other parts)

 

[WildFire]

Some questions for you fireblasto:
Why do you absolutely want an nvidia graphics-card? There are loads of AMD GPU's who are better prized for the same quality (in the low-range segment)
Are you doing other things then gaming on your pc? (if yes what)

I'd also like to say that I don't think it's a good idea to take 4gb ram when you've got only 300 - 400 pounds. Not only because 4gb isn't that cheap, but also because your other parts wouldn't be good enough to let the 4gb do there work as good as possible (because they are limited by the other parts)

I'd prefer to go with Nvidia for the graphics, but that's not a requirement.

Video processing, that is it.

I'm not sure, that's why I said 4 GB as a placeholder.

I don't need anything super fast, just reasonably decent.

Are you really looking for any hardware piece or have you already got hardware pieces that can be used again? I'm trying to get an image of what you really need and what not.

I have no hardware pieces to use, as I'm building it from scratch.

 

[MJ1284]

Video processing, that is it.

Keep in mind that the actual encoding/decoding/rendering processes in video editing software are more dependant on CPU power than graphic adapter.
In gameplay use the graphic adapter makes more noticetable difference.

I'm not sure, that's why I said 4 GB as a placeholder.

4 GB is the upper limit 32-bit operating systems can utilize, maybe that's why you're aiming for 4 GB?

I don't need anything super fast, just reasonably decent. I have no hardware pieces to use, as I'm building it from scratch.

But you do have OS installation disks already? Buying a new OS easily costs around 100 - 160 € (not sure how much that is in pounds).
As a sidenote you shouldn't ignore hard-disk either, if you're planning on doing video editing you'll need loads of HD space (for me, recording 25 minute long Legions round with 1680 x 1050 resolution takes about 85 GBs).