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? asked in Computers & InternetHardwareDesktops · 9 years ago

Is this a good setup for a gaming pc?

I'm planning to build a gaming pc for under £500 and would like peoples opinions on the components I've chosen

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B006GTDROU/ref=...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004VFJ9MK/ref=...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B002SRQ214/ref=...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004CRSM4I/ref=...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B005POPRG8/ref=...

http://www.ebuyer.com/172779-casecom-6788-all-blac...

http://www.ebuyer.com/246651-antec-620w-high-curre...

I'm not too concerned about playing everything on the highest possible settings, I just want something that will run the latest games as my current pc is ancient and would cost a fortune to upgrade. This is my first time building a pc so I would also like to double check that all the parts are compatible before I place the order. I already have a copy of Windows 7.

Also, I've decided to go for AMD over Intel to save money. How much difference does it make if any? Thanks in advance.

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  • 9 years ago
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    Looks pretty good. When it comes to Intel vs AMD though, here is a site that benchmarks pretty much everything the processor is used for. It also includes some games.

    http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/288?vs=102

    This is a website with benchmarks from some more recent and demanding games:

    http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/amd-f...

    As you can see, the intel blows that Phenom out of the water. If you dont want to future-proof your CPU for a bit, I would definately go with the intel. Even though it may cost almost double the price of the phenom you selected you definately will be set with that CPU for a while. EDIT: Ideally it would be an Intel i5 2500k, or even an i5 3570k Ivy Bridge (Ivy Bridge Will be slightly faster) but if you're a bit tight on cash I would still definitely go with an i3. You can see an i3 still beats the Phenom. Try going for a "k" model (EX: Intel i5 2500k) for easy overclocking, which you may want to do as games get more and more demanding. IMPORTANT: The motherboard you selected is not compatible with intel CPU's. AMD motherboards are only compatible with AMD CPU's and Vice Versa with intel, so you would have to pick a new one. No worries though, they run around the same prices. Just make sure the intel motherboard supports the i5 (wouldn't be a chance that a modern motherboard doesn't, but can't be too sure) and I recommend it also supporting the i7 if you don't want to upgrade your motherboard in the near future.

  • 9 years ago

    It's very good for gaming computer. You can play all genre game in the world.

  • 9 years ago

    Great gaming computer.

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