Help regarding choosing a gaming pc.

[MaxCH]

Hey,
Im concedering purchising a new pc, mainly for gaming but im really confused on the specs. I dont understand it all and I was wonderin if this pc would do justice to games like call of duty 4 and WoW.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/DUAL-CORE-PC-G...1%7C240%3A1318

Is this worth gettin to play these type of games.

Also any recomendations are apreciated, bearing in mind I am only willing to spend around £200-£300 ($300 - $450)

Many thanks in advance
MaxCH

[Tiber Septim]

Not really the best deal, here's why:
'NVIDIA GeForce 6150'
Integrated graphics have terrible performance, they are not designed for running games. Most games don't even support them.

So, if you were to get that computer, you would need to spend at least another £75 - £100 for a graphics card.

It also doesn't mention anything about the power supply, so you may need to upgrade that too.

[ExMachina]

Hi MaxCH,

Gaming PC's are the same as everything else, you get what you pay for.
Personally I'd steer clear of that system as I doubt it'll have great performance when it comes to games mainly because of the on board graphics.
If you want to be able to play any recent games at a half decent level a dedicated graphics card is a must.

A decent gaming pc will always cost you quite a bit more than a console, I think you're going to have to make too much of a compromise on that budget.
There's a good guide here on building a £400 gaming rig here, even if you're not confident on building a machine yourself it'll help you decide what you should be looking for.

Remember a large case with big fans is important, big fans are a lot quieter so the noise won't be such a problem. A dedicated graphics card, even an older model like an nvidia 8800GT, is essential.

[RockmasteR]

if u want to get a decent V-card and don't want to brake the budget u can get a Geforce 8600GT, check this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130085

this a DDR3 version and it's great for games and it costs below 70$

you will be able to play the latest games but not on the highest options!!
Good luck with that :)

[Mcninjaguy]

something like this

you'll probably wanna get this ram
Corsair 2x2 gigs 800mhz ram (4gigs) $55 after rebate $25
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145184

and maybe this case
Athenatech Black SECC Steel $62
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811190105

and a lower end CPU
Intel Core 2 Duo E7300 Wolfdale 2.66GHz $120
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115132


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128365 GA-EG41M-S2H $79.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102799 HD4550 $59.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817703015 PPCS500 $69.99 $20.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822152098 Sams500gig $62.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827151173 DVD $28.99

I just recommended this to a different person
its about $534 before the rebates

after rebates its $455

I think its still the same price I just copy and pasted this from a previous thread but its only a couple days old

I don't know if you want vista 64 bit? thats another $99

[joytime360]

Quite nice build list.

[Mcninjaguy]

yep its a nice build list and should perform well for any game

I'll redo the list looks like its messed up from copying and pasting
I'll go with an AMD build since it'll be cheaper

CPU AMD 6000+ 3ghz x 2 $76
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103272

Motherboard
ASUS M3A78 AM2+/AM2 AMD 770 ATX AMD $81
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131340

RAM
CORSAIR 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 $55 after rebate $25
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145184

PSU (power supply - important)
COOLER MASTER Real Power Pro RS-650-ACAA-A1 650W $79
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817171023

CASE
NZXT TEMPEST Crafted Series CS-NT-TEM-B Black Steel $109 after rebate $89
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811146047

Hard drive
Seagate 750 gb $79
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148134

Video card
ATI 4830 $109 after rebate $89

DVD
LG 22x $21
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827136144

BEFORE REBATES $609

AFTER REBATES $559

[Mcninjaguy]

Its better than the one with the bad links I posted

[MaxCH]

Thanks alot guy your help is appreciated. I think im going to steer clear of this machine and follow Mcninjaguy's advice. Thanks for the detailed posts

[Mcninjaguy]

thank you, you definitely won't regret it