PC Gaming Build

[McEwan's Lager 30,524]

9 hours ago, Rfc52 said:

Lads is there any good sports games for pc? 

No football manager as I can't be fucked with that. 

Dont you have a PS4 too? Get Rocket League.

[RFC55 108,937]

Just now, McEwan's Lager said:

Dont you have a PS4 too? Get Rocket League.

Aye mate, already have that 😂😂

[McEwan's Lager 30,524]

8 hours ago, mitre_mouldmaster said:

Rocket League is decent, but I dont know if that would qualify!

You can get fifa and PES etc.

The Golf Club 2 is also decent, but does not have the polish of the old Tiger Woods games. 

Good fun but fuck me the difference between normal players and the top is frightening with nothing in between!

[CR3 12,686]

Been enjoying a game or two of Counter Strike. 

[bluebell.scot 74]

On 16/04/2020 at 20:59, Rfc52 said:

Aye mate, already have that 😂😂

Project Cars is good if youre into racers

[aird 3,775]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1221260/Pope_Simulator/

 

Just had that appear on steam 😂

[dmgers2 48]

12 hours ago, aird said:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1221260/Pope_Simulator/

 

Just had that appear on steam 😂

wtf hang him

[CR3 12,686]

Glorious Model D matte white

[RFC55 108,937]

On 05/05/2020 at 22:36, aird said:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1221260/Pope_Simulator/

 

Just had that appear on steam 😂

You completed it yet 

[aird 3,775]

2 hours ago, Rfc52 said:

You completed it yet 

Tried to get rid of the pedophilia but they kicked me out. 

[DeanMK 4,670]

On 14/04/2020 at 12:40, FlippinEck said:

I've only been playing it flutteringly but aye its class. Full of suspense. It's like a better pubg. I think to benefit you really need to get into it and give it a good shot. It's not so much just pick up and play unfortunately. 

Started playing this recently. Frustrating af. It's good when you get a proper raid going and manage to get a few kills and some good stuff, but the gap between the new players and the veteran players is outrageous. So hard to kill someone who can afford the best gear.

[FlippinEck 3,705]

1 hour ago, DeanMK said:

Started playing this recently. Frustrating af. It's good when you get a proper raid going and manage to get a few kills and some good stuff, but the gap between the new players and the veteran players is outrageous. So hard to kill someone who can afford the best gear.

Yeah I've sacked it tbf. Cba trying to plug that gap. Played pubg on stadia free trial yesterday for first time in months and the first solo game I played! 

[DeanMK 4,670]

3 hours ago, FlippinEck said:

Yeah I've sacked it tbf. Cba trying to plug that gap. Played pubg on stadia free trial yesterday for first time in months and the first solo game I played! 

Aye, levelling up is pretty tough. I was getting through 20/25 minutes of raids with a couple of kills and only coming out with 500xp. Trying to get to level 10 for the flea market but it's taking an absolute age. 

[j1mgg 3,766]

Started to collect parts for my son's pc build for his birthday, some donor parts, some new that I have bought. Just need to get a GPU, only looking to spend £200, as he will inherit my gpu not long after the new 3k Nvidia series comes out

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/cc36bzN

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 3300X 3.8 GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£120.82 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard  (Purchased For £0.00) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory  (Purchased For £0.00) 
Storage: SanDisk Ultra II 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (Purchased For £0.00) 
Storage: Seagate BarraCuda 1 TB 2.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For £0.00) 
Case: Phanteks Eclipse P400A Digital ATX Mid Tower Case  (£80.41 @ Ebuyer) 
Power Supply: EVGA 750 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  (Purchased For £0.00) 
Total: £201.23
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-05-24 14:18 BST+0100

[EatDolphins 5,355]

On 26/01/2020 at 13:11, Jamie0202 said:

For gaming you'll be disappointed with the integrated graphics.

There's a company called PC Specialist which I've used for years. They let you customise laptops and desktops and then build it for you. Very reasonably priced. I've taken the liberty of making up the following spec:-

Case
PCS 6003B BLACK CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i3 Quad Core Processor i3-9100F (3.60GHz) 6MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® H310M-A R2.0: Micro-ATX, DDR4, LGA1151, USB 3.1, SATA 6GBs
Memory (RAM)
8GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 2400MHz (2 x 4GB)
Graphics Card
6GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1660 - HDMI, DP - GeForce GTX VR Ready!
1st Storage Drive
1TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 64MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
256GB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (1900 MB/R, 1100 MB/W)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
NOT REQUIRED
Power Supply
CORSAIR 350W VS SERIES™ VS-350 POWER SUPPLY
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
STANDARD CPU COOLER
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365 (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
BullGuard™ Internet Security - Free 90 Day License inc. Gamer Mode
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 12 to 15 working days

Price: £585.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/intel-home-office-pc-II/Vx!YrGxEdk/

 

 

Comes in well under your budget. Has a GTX 1660 which won't disappoint as it is comfortable running a lot of modern games with high settings at 1080p.

Feel free to customise the build to suit your needs as well. I haven't added a monitor, keyboard or mouse as I'm assuming you already have these. If you want to stretch the price to the roof of your budget you could add more RAM or upgrade the processor. The i3 is a quad core and will hold up okay but upgrading to an i5 will definitely give better peformance in modern games which are using multiple cores more efficiently. Again, up to you.

 

To get that spec use the unique URL above. Any advice feel free to ask.

I'm getting this shortly mate. Upgrade to i5 and adding a DVD drive comes in about 630. Will email them first to see if they are still a going concern.

[EatDolphins 5,355]

No idea what these mean @Jamie0202

[Jamie0202 12,273]

7 hours ago, EatDolphins said:

No idea what these mean @Jamie0202

The first part basically says the SSD is capable of faster speeds than the motherboard supports. In real world terms you won't notice and will be more tham happy with the responsiveness of the operating system. 

The second part says they are awaiting stock on that particular case which will delay the order. 

The third part you definitely want to choose to install the operating system on the SSD for its raw speed. Seems to be selected by default so don't change it.

 

Any more questions give me a shout mate. 

[Jamie0202 12,273]

As a side not on SSDs - For the regular user an SSD is easily the biggest noticeable upgrade someone can make to a PC or laptop.

I fitted 2 SSDs into both my kids cheap Lenovo laptops this week. £30 each delivered from Currys and the difference in their laptops is night and day.

[EatDolphins 5,355]

14 minutes ago, Jamie0202 said:

As a side not on SSDs - For the regular user an SSD is easily the biggest noticeable upgrade someone can make to a PC or laptop.

I fitted 2 SSDs into both my kids cheap Lenovo laptops this week. £30 each delivered from Currys and the difference in their laptops is night and day.

Cheers for getting back mate. Honestly lost with all this. Feel.like my da.

[Jamie0202 12,273]

32 minutes ago, EatDolphins said:

Cheers for getting back mate. Honestly lost with all this. Feel.like my da.

 Probably ages with myself or there aboots tae (mid 30s).

Seriously though geez a shout if you're needing any help on this. I'm no expert but in general I know my way around computers and I'm reasonably competent.

Edit - Checked the build and it's still decent value 5 months on.

[EatDolphins 5,355]

9 hours ago, Jamie0202 said:

 Probably ages with myself or there aboots tae (mid 30s).

Seriously though geez a shout if you're needing any help on this. I'm no expert but in general I know my way around computers and I'm reasonably competent.

Edit - Checked the build and it's still decent value 5 months on.

36 mate. I used to know com ok Uterus fairly well as always had one from young. Haven't bought one in 13years now feel like it's a different language.

[Iakona 2,260]

My i5 6600k died last week. Pretty sure the culprit was my 8 year XFX Pro Power supply :(

Was planning to upgrade to the 4000 series Ryzen when it launches, but my hand has been forced to do it earlier. Managed to get a 3600 for a pretty good price, so I've just settled for that. If the jump to 4000 isn't significant enough it'll definitely last a good few years anyway! All the scaremongering on the internet about 8 cores needs to fuck off though!

[aird 3,775]

4 hours ago, Iakona said:

My i5 6600k died last week. Pretty sure the culprit was my 8 year XFX Pro Power supply :(

Was planning to upgrade to the 4000 series Ryzen when it launches, but my hand has been forced to do it earlier. Managed to get a 3600 for a pretty good price, so I've just settled for that. If the jump to 4000 isn't significant enough it'll definitely last a good few years anyway! All the scaremongering on the internet about 8 cores needs to fuck off though!

Dying to upgrade my pc. Saving for a house so it's been put on the back burner for now. 

Broke my h80 awhile back, had to resort to the stock fan for my 8350. Sounds like a small plane when it's going full pelt. 

[DeanMK 4,670]

On 29/05/2020 at 23:13, Jamie0202 said:

As a side not on SSDs - For the regular user an SSD is easily the biggest noticeable upgrade someone can make to a PC or laptop.

I fitted 2 SSDs into both my kids cheap Lenovo laptops this week. £30 each delivered from Currys and the difference in their laptops is night and day.

This right here.

Graphical and processing power upgrades are great and all, but the switch to running your OS from an SSD is one of the greatest speed jumps you'll notice as a PC user.

[CR3 12,686]

anyone had a shot of Valorant?

it’s like Counter strike meets Overwatch