PC Advise

[Moseph 139]

I know there are many topics like this but I decided it would be better to make my own one instead of bumping older topics.

 

I have had my current laptop for ages now and I'm finally deciding that I need an upgrade. But, I'm stuck for which PC to get and which is better for money. So I thought I would consult you guys :)

 

"Sharp Shooter Package 7 SE"

 

Price: £658.69

 

Full specs:

 

 3.8GHz AMD FX-4300 4-Core CPU

Gigabyte 970A-DS3P Motherboard

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 1GB Graphics Card

1TB (1000GB) Sata III Hard Drive

[AMD ONLY] 16GB Patriot 1600MHz DDR3

Microsoft Windows 10 Home + Installation

Corsair Carbide Spec-01 Red LED Gaming Case

Vibox 500W 80Plus Certified PSU

24x DVD-RW Optical Drive

150MBs Wireless Network (WiFi) USB Adaptor

 

 

Link: https://www.vibox.co.uk/promotions/sharp-shooter-package-7-se

 

or

 

 

"Stealth Package"

 

Price: £760.12

 

Full specs:

 

​4.4GHz Intel Premium K Anniversary G3258 *Overclocked*

MSI Z97 PC Mate Motherboard

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 2GB Graphics Card

1TB Sata III Hard Drive

8GB Corsair Vengeance 1600MHz DDR3

Microsoft Windows 10 Home + Installation

Corsair Carbide Spec-03 Gaming Case

Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo Cooler

Vibox 500W 80Plus Certified PSU

24x DVD-RW Optical Drive

 

Link: https://www.vibox.co.uk/promotions/stealth-package

 

My aim for the PC is for it to run games like Call of Duty 4 at 250 FPS and other games like that. I also want to know which one is best for price.

 

Thanks

- Mo:)

[BosnianArmy 517]

I would say fuck AMD because of their performance and heat issues but it's very good for the price but for the second PC with the intel Pentium CPU is quite good but the only minus point is that it runs so high at the GHZ that it needs good cooling. This CPU is even overclocked, so you need a good cooling system for sure for this one.

 

I would go for the second PC with the Intel CPU, also more info for the motherboard: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXh1MkqwNEY

 

This mobo is very good :P

 

Anyways, I prefer to build my own PC since you can get maybe cheaper then normaly and btw if you wonder there is already a DDR4 RAM sockets and this motherboard has DDR3 RAM sockets. So 1 gen behind and DDR4 is alot faster. Maybe you or someone from raid could help you with that to get a better PC so that you won't walk behind the generation, I am saying this because you could play better games then only COD4.

[Arnold 1029]

DONT BUY PREBUILT CRAP!!!!!!

 

760£ for pc with pentium and 950???!?!?!!?!?!

 

NO! NO NO NO NO!

 

 

Assuming you have an ATX size case...

 

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/P4jG4D (£538.22)

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Seasonic-S12II-520-ATX12V-Standard-Supply/dp/B00390P1NO (£48.83)

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TOTAL: £587.05

 

If the price is too much, you could drop the HDD (if you already have one) and the WiFi card (if you already have one or dont need WiFi)

 

Need Windows? 

https://www.g2a.com/microsoft-windows-8-1-standard-32-64-bit-cd-key-global.html?___store=english

May or may not be genuine, last year bought 2 of these (Pro, though) for $5 each, one was genuine other wasn't, however, both activated fine and successfully upgraded to Windows 10 Pro

 

 

+ ATX case

[siikdude 240]

both of those options are terrible

 

I suggest looking up best pcpartpicker list for like 700 pounds or whatever your budget is

[Grezwal 92]

Build your pc, you can build one for a grand that is better than what they are offering there.

[BraXi 753]

Both are overpriced as fuck and you should forget these offers. I'm not saying G3258 is bad, it's actually quite good but it's unacceptable to have this cheap CPU with one of cheapest Z97 mobo - it is a ripoff.

 

+1 to brrrbrr

 

edit:

 

I would say fuck AMD because of their performance and heat issues but it's very good for the price but for the second PC with the intel Pentium CPU is quite good but the only minus point is that it runs so high at the GHZ that it needs good cooling.

 

This mobo is very good :P

 

Anyways, I prefer to build my own PC since you can get maybe cheaper then normaly and btw if you wonder there is already a DDR4 RAM sockets and this motherboard has DDR3 RAM sockets. So 1 gen behind and DDR4 is alot faster.

 

Had to downvote bosnian for his crap PC advices... again.

 

AMD (with no OC) will be quite a lot cooler than Intel, thanks to the shitty thermal compound under heat spreader on every single intel cpu since core 3rd gen. G3258 is rated ~55 TDP, meaning even a box cooler can keep it in good temp. after OC to even 4.3GHz. A cheap cooler with 2 heatpipes for £10 will also keep it quiet.

 

On last note, so far DDR4 is slower than DDR3 - just see these goddamn insanely high timings.

 

Edit2:

"Stealth Package" for £760.12 vs. this lulz build (no case included, but these are cheap anyway, don't take this build sirius plox):

 

DECENT 500 GB SSD, BECAUSE WHY NOT :angryarnold:

JUST A LITTLE BETTER GPU TO DEMONSTRATE HOW THEY'RE TRYING TO RIP YOU OFF FROM YOUR DO$H :angryarnold:

A LOT BETTER PSU AND NOT SOME NO-NAME SHIT :angryarnold: NOT LIKE YOU'D NEED SO MUCH POWER :angryarnold:

COSTS £323 LESS :angryarnold: SO YOU CAN ALSO GRAB A CPU COOLER, A CASE AND BUY ARNOLD A DRINK :angryarnold:

... just kidding, ARNOLD DOESN'T DRINK! grab I5-4690k and not Pentium and GTX970 :angryarnold: