[+REP] Gaming PC

[Mark]

Just wondering how much a gaming PC would roughly cost? What are the minimum requirements to have on one and where should I get it?
I'm pretty clueless about gaming PCs so any help would be appreciated, +REP also!

[mrwoooooooo]

it would cost as much as you're willing to spend

[Mark]

it would cost as much as you're willing to spend

An average one, probably under £400. What would that get me in terms of spec? I'm clueless

---------- Post added 31-01-2013 at 09:58 PM ----------

My mate recently bought this: http://www.amazon.co.uk/QUAD-BULLDOZ.../ref=de_a_smtd

apparently that works a treat?

[Jack!]

An average one, probably under £400. What would that get me in terms of spec? I'm clueless

---------- Post added 31-01-2013 at 09:58 PM ----------

My mate recently bought this: http://www.amazon.co.uk/QUAD-BULLDOZ.../ref=de_a_smtd

apparently that works a treat?

For £400 you could build yourself a much nicer one, thats full of cheap horrible parts, High Spec, but its all cheap cheap cheap.

[Mark]

For £400 you could build yourself a much nicer one, thats full of cheap horrible parts, High Spec, but its all cheap cheap cheap.

Ah fair enough, thanks btw! What would you suggest as minimum requirements?

[mrwoooooooo]

it wouldn't get you much tbh

YOUR BASKET
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8320 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £139.99
1 x Gigabyte 970A-DS3 AMD 970A (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £53.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 500W V2 '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020047-UK) £49.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £43.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) HDD £43.99
1 x Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £39.95
1 x Asus 24x DVD±RW DRW-24B5ST SATA ReWriter - Black (OEM) £14.99
Total : £401.89 (includes shipping : £12.50).

[Kieran]

it wouldn't get you much tbh

YOUR BASKET
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8320 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £139.99
1 x Gigabyte 970A-DS3 AMD 970A (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £53.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 500W V2 '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020047-UK) £49.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £43.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) HDD £43.99
1 x Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £39.95
1 x Asus 24x DVD±RW DRW-24B5ST SATA ReWriter - Black (OEM) £14.99
Total : £401.89 (includes shipping : £12.50).

Graphics card?

[mrwoooooooo]

Graphics card?

£400 isn't enough, but amd's on board graphics are very good for low budgets

[Chippiewill]

Graphics card?

As above, you're not going to be able to squeeze in a dedicated graphics card on that budget which will trump the on-board without seriously bottlenecking elsewhere.

[Chippiewill]

OCuK:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor (£139.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£53.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Grey 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£49.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£47.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Case: Zalman Z9 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case (£39.95 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V Power Supply (£49.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£20.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Total: £402.19
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-02-01 19:42 GMT+0000)

Dabs:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor (£131.98 @ Dabs)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£53.92 @ Dabs)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Grey 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£43.69 @ Dabs)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£44.97 @ Dabs)
Case: Zalman Z9 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case (£47.99 @ Dabs)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V Power Supply
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£16.76 @ Dabs)
Total: £339.31
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-02-01 19:42 GMT+0000)

With alternate power supply "Corsair 500W Builder Series CX 80+ Bronze ATX Power Supply" total at Dabs: £383.32

Virtually same spec as Mrwoo's but slight improvements in ram and hard drive by saving tons on the dvd drive.

You may want to go multiple retailers in which case a cross-section of Amazon and AriaPC would save you a fair bit.