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New Build request - Low/Medium Gaming

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  • 31-07-2015 1:40pm
    #1
    mcw92
    Registered Users Posts: 1,498 ✭✭✭


    1. What is your budget? €400/550

    2. What will be the main purpose of the computer? Slight Gaming/Media.
    Skyrim with Mods on High, Strategy games like Rome/Supreme Commander Etc,

    3. Do you need a copy of Windows? No

    4. Can you use any parts from an old computer? No

    5. Do you need a monitor? No

    6. Do you need any of these peripherals? No

    7. Are you willing to try overclocking? Prob Unnecessary for the cost

    8. How can you pay? Credit Card/Paypal

    9. When are you purchasing? Within the next couple of weeks/month.

    Postage options available are both ROI and UK.


    Thanks.


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    #2
    Digital Solitude
    Registered Users Posts: 11,397 ✭✭✭✭Digital Solitude


    R9 270X €170
    i3 4160 €120
    H81M board €60
    Zalman A1 €20
    1tb HDD €55
    8gb RAM €55
    400w PSU €50
    Total €530

    Buy from Amazon, scan or Alternate, prices should be fairly similar.
    EU Amazon's may be better value

    This'll play pretty much any game, GTAV Med-High for example

    Any questions ask away


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    mcw92
    Registered Users Posts: 1,498 ✭✭✭mcw92


    Digital Solitude wrote: »
    R9 270X €170
    i3 4160 €120
    H81M board €60
    Zalman A1 €20
    1tb HDD €55
    8gb RAM €55
    400w PSU €50
    Total €530

    Buy from Amazon, scan or Alternate, prices should be fairly similar.
    EU Amazon's may be better value

    This'll play pretty much any game, GTAV Med-High for example

    Any questions ask away

    Thanks but prob abit overkill even.

    Ill give more details.

    Dont want it to be a full huge size pc/case.
    Dont mind second hand.


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    Digital Solitude
    Registered Users Posts: 11,397 ✭✭✭✭Digital Solitude


    Thats an matx case, not near full size

    The GPU and CPU are only second hand parts I'd risk

    Skyrim is grand buy I'm not sure how your simulations would run on a dual core if you downgraded

    GPU can come down €100 to second hand 660Ti or 650Ti


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    mcw92
    Registered Users Posts: 1,498 ✭✭✭mcw92


    Digital Solitude wrote: »
    Thats an matx case, not near full size

    The GPU and CPU are only second hand parts I'd risk

    Skyrim is grand buy I'm not sure how your simulations would run on a dual core if you downgraded

    GPU can come down €100 to second hand 660Ti or 650Ti

    What about an AMD processor? Athlon X4 860K ?
    £30 cheaper than the i3.


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    Digital Solitude
    Registered Users Posts: 11,397 ✭✭✭✭Digital Solitude


    Nowhere near the performance of an i3 though, you could if you wanted but it's a bad call when you can afford the i3


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