Gaming PC for £600?

[st247]

It's come round to my sons 18th birthday and i'm looking to get him a new p.c.

He's into his games so i'm looking for a machine that'll play the latest games. He also does some game design at college so i'd like it to be able to run programs like Adobes's 'After Effects'. As I don't want to be shelling out too often i'd also like it to be upgradeable.

I'd like to be able to get a decent one for around the £600 mark, but i'd stretch a bit on that if it's not going to get what he needs.

So, anyone got any advice, or know what i should be looking for, and where

Cheers
Andy

 

[TED 1972]

have a look at www.goldenelectronics.co.uk and try to get something with the new intel duo core in it

 

[MasterDabber]

Worth having a look here.. Novatech http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/pcranges.html

They look well spec'd and reasonable value.

I haven't bought a PC from them but I have used them to buy spare parts for my existing PC (Power supply) and service seemed good.

 

[st247]

Thanks . At least i've got somewhere to start now.

 

[GS TRV]

try also Dell.co.uk

good quality

 

[cookie]

this lot are good

http://www.romulus2.com/feedback/company.php?130

site is good for checking others out too

 

[st247]

this lot are good

http://www.romulus2.com/feedback/company.php?130

site is good for checking others out too

Top site, Cheers

 

[richie]

try also Dell.co.uk

good quality

Sorry to Trev,

But this lot are utter rubbish and overpriced. Steer well clear

 

[Bateman]

Sorry to Trev,

But this lot are utter rubbish and overpriced. Steer well clear

They are going crazy over at HotUKDeals on this Dell package for £293 delivered from Dell, which has the following specs:

• 305-D05E02a - £293.82 or less
• Intel® Core 2 Duo E4300 Processor (1.80GHz, 800MHz, 2MB)
• English Genuine Windows Vista Home Basic
• Dell 19" Value Flat Panel (SE197FP) - UK/Irish
• 1024MB Dual Channel DDR2 533MHz Memory
• 250GB (7200rpm) Serial ATA Hard Drive with 8MB DataBurst cache
• Integrated Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 3000
• 16X DVD+/-RW Drive
• Dell Entry Quietkey USB Keyboard - UK/Irish (QWERTY)
• Dell 2 Button USB Scroll Optical Mouse - Black
• Integrated Audio with Dolby Digital 7.1 capability
• Microsoft® Works 8.0 - English

For about £50 extra a decent graphics card can be added but it looks pretty good to me.

http://www.hotukdeals.com/forums/showthread.php?t=65669&highlight=dell

 

[richie]

They are going crazy over at HotUKDeals on this Dell package for £293 delivered from Dell, which has the following specs:

• 305-D05E02a - £293.82 or less
• Intel® Core 2 Duo E4300 Processor (1.80GHz, 800MHz, 2MB)
• English Genuine Windows Vista Home Basic
• Dell 19" Value Flat Panel (SE197FP) - UK/Irish
• 1024MB Dual Channel DDR2 533MHz Memory
• 250GB (7200rpm) Serial ATA Hard Drive with 8MB DataBurst cache
• Integrated Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 3000
• 16X DVD+/-RW Drive
• Dell Entry Quietkey USB Keyboard - UK/Irish (QWERTY)
• Dell 2 Button USB Scroll Optical Mouse - Black
• Integrated Audio with Dolby Digital 7.1 capability
• Microsoft® Works 8.0 - English

For about £50 extra a decent graphics card can be added but it looks pretty good to me.

http://www.hotukdeals.com/forums/showthread.php?t=65669&highlight=dell

Go and buy it, but don't say I did not warn you...

 

[Yellow Peril]

Another very useful site :- http://www.bigpockets.co.uk/

 

[st247]

Leaning towards this one. Any opinions out there

 

[nud1e]

Leaning towards this one. Any opinions out there

I'd upgrade to the 6600 chip and to 2048MB of memory, the graphics card is adequate for the moment but would be the minimum for some games

 

[Bateman]

I'd get a PS3. Then you get great gaming in HD quality on a big screen, plus a blu-ray dvd player included, plus a big online multiplayer network which is subscription free.

 

[cookie]

I'd get a PS3. Then you get great gaming in HD quality on a big screen, plus a blu-ray dvd player included, plus a big online multiplayer network which is subscription free.

then add a cheap pc

job done

the one specced above does not really constitute a gaming pc to my way of thinking.

 

[(RIP) Kaister]

this weeks current spec required for gaming.....from a gaming forum. ( http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/index.cfm?a=wiki&tag=rmp_sg_whirlpoolpcs_recommend )
i've stripped out the case, power supply monitor, KB,mouse etc.

take this along to a PC shop for a quote

Recommended "Gaming Only" System:

CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4GHz 775-Pin
Motherboard: Gigabyte 965P-S3
RAM: 2 x 1Gb A-DATA 800mhz DDR2
HDD: Seagate 320GB SATAII
Graphics: 640MB Gigabyte 8800GTS
Optical Drive: Pioneer 212D Black/Silver
Heatsink and fan : Thermaltake Big Typhoon

 

[st247]

I'd get a PS3. Then you get great gaming in HD quality on a big screen, plus a blu-ray dvd player included, plus a big online multiplayer network which is subscription free.

He already has a PS3,XBox 360, UK and Japanese spec ps2's and just about every other consol back to the mega drive. He's also doing an e-media course with a view to going to University to do Computer Game Design.

So a p.c it is i'm afraid. Partly for Gaming and partly to help him with the college/university side of life.

Cheers
Andy

 

[GS TRV]

Go and buy it, but don't say I did not warn you...

who are you? The Doomsday Book?