PC capable of playing most games on top settings without going over the top on budget

[Tysuro]

Hey, basically I want a rig for gaming and doing sociel stuff on facebook, msn etc. But I keep gonig far over budget for what I want the PC for and I want a PC capable of playing Call of duty black ops and other good games on high settings without haveing to worry about FPS. AMD processors are out of the question could someone show a spec please that I could use and Nvidia gtx 580 is a must . Help would be GREAT!

 

[Tom DWC]

Any particular reason for not wanting an AMD processor? Gaming is where they come into their own. We can spec you a GTX 580 if you want but it will be next to impossible to keep the price down.

 

[Tysuro]

Erm all reviews I have read in the past just don't give me any confidence in them but with intel which I've used now for years it has never let me down and I feel more comfortable with it and as for the Graphics card I want the 580 because it will last for ages and the coolnig is really good but if there is another cheaper card I'd be willnig to reconsider.

 

[Tom DWC]

Erm all reviews I have read in the past just don't give me any confidence in them but with Intel which I've used for years now it has never let me down and I feel more comfortable with it and as for the graphics card I want the 580 because it will last for ages and the cooling is really good but if there is another cheaper card I'd be willing to reconsider.

Every PC I've ever owned has been an Intel system up to now, this is the first time I've purchased one as new for my own personal use. I can tell you first hand that there's no noticeable performance difference with the AMD system in comparison to the Intel systems for 99% of tasks. The processor isn't going to be the problem though - AMD or Intel, either will do. It's that graphics card we'll need to change. Are you happy to provide us with a budget? It'll make speccing a system much easier.

 

[Phoenix]

Not sure what your budget is but here's a good build using an Intel CPU:

Case
PCS MAELSTROM T900 BLACK GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5-760 Quad Core (2.80GHz, 8MB Cache) + Turbo Boost
Motherboard
ASUS® P7P55D-E: USB 3.0, SATA 6.0GB/s, CrossFireX™ SUPPORT
Memory (RAM)
4GB SAMSUNG DDR3 DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 2GB)
Graphics Card
1536MB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX580 GDDR5 PCI EXPRESS - DX 11 (PRE-ORDER)
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
640GB WD CAVIAR GREEN WD6400AARS, SATA 3 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply & Case Cooling
CORSAIR 750W TX SERIES (TX750) 80+ ULTRA QUIET PSU (£88)
Processor Cooling
INTEL SOCKET LGA1156 STANDARD CPU COOLER
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
ONBOARD 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
FREE Microsoft® Office Starter 2010 (Limited functionality Word & Excel)
Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 9 to 13 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £1,109.00 including VAT and delivery.

 

[Tysuro]

Would it be able to play games like Crysis and call of duty black ops max graphics without problems with FPS Pheonix?

 

[Phoenix]

Yeah, no problem.

 

[Tom DWC]

Alot of people are having major problems with Black Ops on PC at the moment but it's a software, not hardware problem. Providing Treyarch patch the game in the near future it should be fine though.

 

[Sleinous]

Ye that spec will storm it, tbh any spec would as long as you didnt start speccing a 580 with an Intel Atom @ 1.60Ghz or something..

 

[Tysuro]

I can reach around £1500 but if there are better pieces which only cost a little more I'd definatly consider it.
Thanks Pheonix.

 

[Phoenix]

Hmm well you could change the power supply unit for a HX1000 and the motherboard for a ASUS® P7P55D-E Pro if you want to add a second GTX580 at a later point.

 

[Tom DWC]

When you said you wanted to keep the cost down, I didn't realise you still had that much to spend!

Deffo get a GTX 580 in there then.

 

[Sleinous]

Be awarethat if you want to avoid the VAT increase youll need to get that order in soon especially with 2x 580s as stock is thin!