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Xtreem
Your Loss Dead Terrorists
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Posted - 2015.01.23 10:22:42 -
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Icarus Able wrote:Ralph King-Griffin wrote:[quote=Adrie Atticus]Overclockers.co.uk
Most importantly though they shipped it with a pack of Harrybo. They ship every order with a pack of haribo. Its amazing.
alot of companies ship some sweets with things now, as IT manager where i work i am now known as being very kind as i give people alot of sweets! :-) |
Provence Tristram
Science and Trade Institute Caldari State
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Posted - 2015.01.23 11:07:40 -
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Kiri Kaneko wrote:Ok so I left University irl and got some money so I can finally upgrade from my crappy second hand ancient PC to a modern gaming one! I've been waiting a long time for this :)
Unfortunately my degree wasn't in advanced PC management or PC diplomacy and I really don't know whats good or bad or how to build one or anything. I want one that's optimised for gaming, pre-built and doesn't require much handling so I don't need to worry about games constantly crashing and needing to work out how to get it working properly
I have a budget of -ú600-700 however I can get a special offer so can probably get one worth up to about -ú1000
My friend had an Alienware, but I've heard people saying they aren't that good anymore. I tried browsing through a list of PCs and brands but couldn't make heads of tails of their stats
Can anyone recommend some good premade PC brands that are easy to use and optimised for gaming?
I don't need a PC that's top of the line with the most up to date graphics and technology, even if the specs are a year old it will probably run most games at a steady fps on decent graphics and it will be nice to finally run a game without it resembling minecraft :)
I don't know if they ship overseas, but Digital Storm's Vanquish is considered as good a buy for value as you're going to get on a gaming PC without building one yourself. The highest two price points for that model, in particular, are really strong for boutique PCs.
I own a DS, by the way -- a higher-end rig I just bought about a month ago for around 2k. I don't home build, and you couldn't pay me to put together a liquid cooled rig, so I don't mind overpaying, especially with that year-long parts warranty. So far it's been rock solid, and their interactions throughout the build process were both polite and timely. Would buy again. |
Elena Morin'staal
Tribal Liberation Force Minmatar Republic
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Posted - 2015.01.23 12:29:18 -
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Only scanned, but those prices seem reasonable, even if the HDD's are a bit small. |
Provence Tristram
Science and Trade Institute Caldari State
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Posted - 2015.01.23 12:47:30 -
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Elena Morin'staal wrote:Only scanned, but those prices seem reasonable, even if the HDD's are a bit small.
I didn't buy one of those largely because you have to get them with windows 8 (and I wanted a few other odds and ends). The PC I ended up purchasing at around 2K wasn't a smashing deal (no boutique buy ever will be), but I don't think I did badly:
Processor: Intel Core i7 4790K 4.0 GHz (Codename Devils Canyon) (Unlocked CPU) (Quad Core) Motherboard: ASUS Z97M-PLUS (Intel Z97 Chipset) (MATX) System Memory: 16GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested) Power Supply: 600W Corsair CX600 Storage Set 1: 1x SSD (250GB Samsung 840 EVO) Storage Set 2: 1x Storage (1TB Western Digital - Black Edition) Graphics Card(s): 1x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 4GB (Includes PhysX) Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 2: Digital Storm Vortex 240mm Radiator Liquid CPU Cooler (Extreme-Performance Edition) Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium (64-Bit Edition) |
Leannor
Central Builders Incorporated Northern Associates.
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Posted - 2015.01.23 13:31:15 -
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Ralph King-Griffin wrote:Adrie Atticus wrote:Overclockers.co.uk make custom builds, poke around in there. Maybe the Defender X6 with slightly upgraded processor and graphics will suit your needs and as you're using GBP you'll have an easy time with warranty and payments.
The one you linked will work nicely if you can upgrade to at least Radeon R2 270X 2GB, preferably 4GB.
Edit: You need to configure the system manually to include an OS! + 1 for overclockers, bought a Gé¼600 build off them and added an Amd r9 280 myself a couple of months ago and it's an exelent pc for the price. A buddy of mine turned me onto them and we both agree That the build quality (including the cable work) is outstanding. Most importantly though they shipped it with a pack of Harrybo.
seriously?! Awesome if they did!
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Steve Ronuken
Fuzzwork Enterprises Vote Steve Ronuken for CSM
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Posted - 2015.01.23 14:18:48 -
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seriously.
It's a small 'fun sized' bag (larger bags would be no fun, no?) but they stick one in, with any order. I got one with my X55.
Woo! CSM 9!
Fuzzwork Enterprises
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Hallvardr
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Posted - 2015.01.23 14:22:27 -
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Provence Tristram, that is a pretty sound load out for hardware. I don't know you budget or purchase cycle but if you plan on keeping this machine for a while.. consider spending a few more bucks on a mobo with Z99 chipset, a Haswell 4 or 6 core i7 proc and DDR4 system memory. Everything else can stay the same. Here is why, the Z99 chipset is a DDR4 motherboard. The Haswell core i7 has memory and PCI controllers built on the CPU die itself making it very efficient and fast. And finally, the DDR4 memory part for part is twice as fast. It has twice the memory bandwidth, twice the data speed. Its just simple moar better. I'm not saying that what you've picked out not good enough .. just that these changes could get you more time out of your rig before it becomes too out of date.
technology is like a merri-go-round. It's not as much as "when is a good time to jump on "X" horse" as it is "How long do you want to stand on the side and watch others have fun?"
And building your own is not hard. Is rewarding. And can be done in the case you already have. (unless its a "custom" case. Like a mini dell, HP, or ??) |
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