Q. Hello there, as we all know it's only 6 months until it's Christmas again, and i would like a fairly big present this year, a gaming computer, now.. i'm only 15 years of age and don't have a clue on how to build my own computer, i have heard it's possible to build a gaming computer that can run modern games on medium settings (Which i don't mind, seeing as i don't really see much difference) and i know it's A LOT cheaper than buying a pre made one and updating that. I am extremely intrested in the area too, i would love to fix/repair computers for a living when i am older, i just find the fascinating, so this may be a great way to start learning, but i could also screw up and loose the whole computer, so my first question is, is there anywhere in the UK that will build your computer if you bring them the parts and how much would it cost? My second question is where and what should i buy? what is the latest CPU, Graphics Card, Motherboard and other things, what cases are the best? room to have more Hard Drives? and is there a website that could give me a clear step by step guide into making my computer?
My budget is around £500, but my mum and dad may be willing to go a bit over, depends on how much of a difference the upgrade would make, so anywhere between £500-£700 would be great, I'm really interested in gaming and I'm always on Xbox/computer, but my current laptop can not run modern games, so I'm looking to upgrade, so basically ANY infomation would be great, and thank you in advance, :)
My budget is around £500, but my mum and dad may be willing to go a bit over, depends on how much of a difference the upgrade would make, so anywhere between £500-£700 would be great, I'm really interested in gaming and I'm always on Xbox/computer, but my current laptop can not run modern games, so I'm looking to upgrade, so basically ANY infomation would be great, and thank you in advance, :)
A. Hey, welcome to the faith!
Building your gaming PC is by far the best route to take.
For £500, you're quite limited but seeing as you only wanna run games on medium, you're sorted.
I reccomend this processor -
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Intel-Core-2-Quad-Q6600-2-4GHz-Processor-/200618221813?pt=UK_Motherboards_CPUs&hash=item2eb5c720f5#ht_542wt_1139 -
old but still one of the best around.
This card -
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Zotac-Amp-2-NVIDIA-GeForce-GTX-260-216-cores-/290577103918?pt=UK_Computing_Computer_Components_Graphics_Video_TV_Cards_TW&hash=item43a7bebc2e#ht_1232wt_1139
this processor cooler
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Arctic-Cooling-Freezer-7-Pro-Rev-2-AMD-Intel-CPU-Cooler-/160553263879?pt=Computing_ComputerComponents_Fans_Heatsinks_SR&hash=item2561b86307
a motherboard like this:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Gigabyte-GA-G41MT-S2-Motherboard-Intel-775-DDR3-Quality-/220780264543?pt=UK_Motherboards_CPUs&hash=item3367877c5f#ht_5756wt_905
- you can get much better - so look around - im just taking into account budget here.
and this ram
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEW-2x2-4-GB-DDR3-Kingston-Memory-1333MHz-PC3-10600-/230632449706?pt=UK_Computing_ComputerComponents_MemoryRAM_JN&hash=item35b2c3e6aa#ht_1827wt_905
- again - you can get better but that will do just fine.
Case is a matter of perferance so have a look around - i reccomend ebuyer.com for cases.
Hope this helps! you may be interested to know that the processor, graphics and cooler are whats in my own PC which is maxing all the games i play on it (just cause 2 GTA4, test drive unlimited 2, COD Black Ops). And I have slower, DDR2 ram! :P
Also, you'll need this for your processor:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Arctic-Silver-5-Premium-Thermal-Compound-3-5g-/330574808717?pt=Computing_ComputerComponents_Fans_Heatsinks_SR&hash=item4cf7cb468d#ht_1964wt_905
- by far the highest quality thermal paste.
Get in contact with me if you need other help.
Good Luck!
Building your gaming PC is by far the best route to take.
For £500, you're quite limited but seeing as you only wanna run games on medium, you're sorted.
I reccomend this processor -
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Intel-Core-2-Quad-Q6600-2-4GHz-Processor-/200618221813?pt=UK_Motherboards_CPUs&hash=item2eb5c720f5#ht_542wt_1139 -
old but still one of the best around.
This card -
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Zotac-Amp-2-NVIDIA-GeForce-GTX-260-216-cores-/290577103918?pt=UK_Computing_Computer_Components_Graphics_Video_TV_Cards_TW&hash=item43a7bebc2e#ht_1232wt_1139
this processor cooler
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Arctic-Cooling-Freezer-7-Pro-Rev-2-AMD-Intel-CPU-Cooler-/160553263879?pt=Computing_ComputerComponents_Fans_Heatsinks_SR&hash=item2561b86307
a motherboard like this:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Gigabyte-GA-G41MT-S2-Motherboard-Intel-775-DDR3-Quality-/220780264543?pt=UK_Motherboards_CPUs&hash=item3367877c5f#ht_5756wt_905
- you can get much better - so look around - im just taking into account budget here.
and this ram
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEW-2x2-4-GB-DDR3-Kingston-Memory-1333MHz-PC3-10600-/230632449706?pt=UK_Computing_ComputerComponents_MemoryRAM_JN&hash=item35b2c3e6aa#ht_1827wt_905
- again - you can get better but that will do just fine.
Case is a matter of perferance so have a look around - i reccomend ebuyer.com for cases.
Hope this helps! you may be interested to know that the processor, graphics and cooler are whats in my own PC which is maxing all the games i play on it (just cause 2 GTA4, test drive unlimited 2, COD Black Ops). And I have slower, DDR2 ram! :P
Also, you'll need this for your processor:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Arctic-Silver-5-Premium-Thermal-Compound-3-5g-/330574808717?pt=Computing_ComputerComponents_Fans_Heatsinks_SR&hash=item4cf7cb468d#ht_1964wt_905
- by far the highest quality thermal paste.
Get in contact with me if you need other help.
Good Luck!
What is a good gaming computer for 500 dollars or less?
Q. I'm a little confussed at the quad vrs. dual core and also memory specs any help would be great.
Thinking of a desktop
Thinking of a desktop
A. You won't be getting a new gaming computer for 500 bucks, but you can quite feasibly get a very good machine for 800 if you build it yourself, use AMD parts, don't go for top-of-the-line, and are willing to perhaps not run this year's games at absolutely completely maxed out settings.
About dual core and quad core: the cores in a processor are basically little processors by themselves. Since having two processors in a separate package on the motherboard is a bit problematic (mainly due to performance reasons), manufacturers started putting both processors in the same part.
Current games, assuming they support multiple cores at all, usually support only two cores. Especially if you're going for a cheaper gaming machine having a quad core processor is simply a waste of money and electricity. The CPU isn't really all that important in todays games anyway (the graphics card is much more important), so you can skimp on that a bit.
Memory is quite easy, it's just that there are a lot of acronyms involved. There are basically two forms of memory (for desktops): DDR2 and DDR3. DDR2 is being phased out, but it's still used in very low end machines and laptops. DDR3 is faster.
Along with the type of memory, there's the speed, expressed in megahertz. Faster memory works on slower machines, it will simply slow down to match the speed of the rest of the system. Slower memory doesn't speed up; the rest of the system slows down to match the speed of the memory.
For example, lets say you get a stick of memory marked 2 GB DDR3/1333. This means that it's a stick of memory of the DDR3 type, it's designed to run at 1333 megahertz, and it's 2 GB in size.
About dual core and quad core: the cores in a processor are basically little processors by themselves. Since having two processors in a separate package on the motherboard is a bit problematic (mainly due to performance reasons), manufacturers started putting both processors in the same part.
Current games, assuming they support multiple cores at all, usually support only two cores. Especially if you're going for a cheaper gaming machine having a quad core processor is simply a waste of money and electricity. The CPU isn't really all that important in todays games anyway (the graphics card is much more important), so you can skimp on that a bit.
Memory is quite easy, it's just that there are a lot of acronyms involved. There are basically two forms of memory (for desktops): DDR2 and DDR3. DDR2 is being phased out, but it's still used in very low end machines and laptops. DDR3 is faster.
Along with the type of memory, there's the speed, expressed in megahertz. Faster memory works on slower machines, it will simply slow down to match the speed of the rest of the system. Slower memory doesn't speed up; the rest of the system slows down to match the speed of the memory.
For example, lets say you get a stick of memory marked 2 GB DDR3/1333. This means that it's a stick of memory of the DDR3 type, it's designed to run at 1333 megahertz, and it's 2 GB in size.
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