HELP - I want a Gaming PC!!

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Ricky2812

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Hello, I am currently looking for a great PC for gaming, I am very limited as I can't afford to buy outright so the only option is going down the road of finance meaning I would have to purchase one for PC World or Currys.

I am stuck however I want a system that will play big graphics on high resolutions as my cuyrrent computer plays everything in slo-motion.

Any help with this matter would be greatly appreciated, i.e your opinion on what to buy would be great as you will obviously know more about this then I ever will. I would also like a system that I could upgrade (in the future) and price is not really a consideration with the finance option as I want something great for gaming.

Thanks in advance for any help received.

Richard
 
Gooberman said:
Well, what's your budget?
and that "Slo-motion" is bad frame rate which happens on low end machines
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I have a budget of about £1,300 at most really, what would you recommend?

It would have to be paid over 12 or 48 months though!

The Slo-motion thing is not what I want from a new machine however.

Rich
 
Are you serious? 1300 pounds is a lot of money to work with. What type of games are you trying to play?
Despite you gaming on the PC, what will be its primary use?

I suggest i7 with that being said.
 
Slow motion is only caused by slow end computer and by the looks of how much you can spend you won't have any bad frame rate :P
 
Dustbytes said:
Are you serious? 1300 pounds is a lot of money to work with. What type of games are you trying to play?
Despite you gaming on the PC, what will be its primary use?

I suggest i7 with that being said.
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What is i7? Sorry you must excuse my ignorance. I am not trying to play anything over the top but games like Call of Duty World at War was severely laccy as was Brothers in Arms Hells Highway. I can't pay the £1300 outright but could take this up on finance with a gaming store like PC World or Currys etc, sadly its my only option.

Hope for more replies, thank you so far.

Rich
 
i7 is Intels new processors and you need to buy different parts to use that CPU so i would suggest getting a dual core or a quad core :P
These would be the processors i would pick
Dual core - e8400
Quad core - Q9550
you can get them at www.newegg.com and make sure you have a motherboard that supports them
 
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i doubt he actually has anything needed for a gaming build, maybe ddr2 ram, and 1300 pounds is around 2500 usd(i think not sure of current exchange rates) so, you coul easily go for i7, probably a 920 with 6gb's of ram, and two 4870x2's
 
yeah, last time i checked, one pound= around 2 dollars, and 1 euro = around 1.5 dollars, but the dollar has gotten stronger, so i'm not sure
 
matt12685848 said:
Let's find out what is in your PC now. Download this program: http://www.cpuid.com/download/cpuz_149.zip

Unzip it, run the .exe and go to the about tab. Click on Registers Dump (.txt), save that file somewhere that's easy to find. Open that text file and paste the text in a post on this thread.
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ok here goes, is this what you need?

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CPU-Z version 1.49
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Processors Map
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Number of processors 1
Number of threads 2

Processor 0
-- Core 0
-- Thread 0
-- Core 1
-- Thread 0


Processors Information
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Processor 1 (ID = 0)
Number of cores 2 (max 2)
Number of threads 2 (max 2)
Name AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+
Codename Brisbane
Specification AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5000+
Package Socket AM2 (940)
CPUID F.B.1
Extended CPUID F.6B
Brand ID 4
Core Stepping BH-G1
Technology 65 nm
Core Speed 2611.7 MHz (13.0 x 200.9 MHz)
HT Link speed 1004.5 MHz
Stock frequency 2600 MHz
Instructions sets MMX (+), 3DNow! (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, x86-64
L1 Data cache 2 x 64 KBytes, 2-way set associative, 64-byte line size
L1 Instruction cache 2 x 64 KBytes, 2-way set associative, 64-byte line size
L2 cache 2 x 512 KBytes, 16-way set associative, 64-byte line size
FID/VID Control yes
max FID 13.0x
max VID 1.400 V
Features XD, VT
K8 Thermal sensor yes
K8 Revision ID 6.0
Attached device PCI device at bus 0, device 24, function 0
Attached device PCI device at bus 0, device 24, function 1
Attached device PCI device at bus 0, device 24, function 2
Attached device PCI device at bus 0, device 24, function 3


Thread dumps
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CPU Thread 0
APIC ID 0
Topology Processor ID 0, Core ID 0, Thread ID 0
Type 02002008h
Max CPUID level 00000001h
Max CPUID ext. level 80000018h

Function eax ebx ecx edx
0x00000000 0x00000001 0x68747541 0x444D4163 0x69746E65
0x00000001 0x00060FB1 0x00020800 0x00002001 0x178BFBFF
0x80000000 0x80000018 0x68747541 0x444D4163 0x69746E65
0x80000001 0x00060FB1 0x000008D9 0x0000011F 0xEBD3FBFF
0x80000002 0x20444D41 0x6C687441 0x74286E6F 0x3620296D
0x80000003 0x32582034 0x61754420 0x6F43206C 0x50206572
0x80000004 0x65636F72 0x726F7373 0x30303520 0x00002B30
0x80000005 0xFF08FF08 0xFF20FF20 0x40020140 0x40020140
0x80000006 0x00000000 0x42004200 0x02008140 0x00000000
0x80000007 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x0000007F
0x80000008 0x00003028 0x00000000 0x00000001 0x00000000
0x80000009 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000
0x8000000A 0x00000001 0x00000040 0x00000000 0x00000002
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0x8000000C 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000
0x8000000D 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000
0x8000000E 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000
0x8000000F 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000
0x80000010 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000
0x80000011 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000
0x80000012 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000
0x80000013 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000
0x80000014 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000
0x80000015 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000
0x80000016 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000
0x80000017 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000
0x80000018 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000

Cache descriptor Level 1 I 64 KB 1 thread(s)
Cache descriptor Level 1 D 64 KB 1 thread(s)
Cache descriptor Level 2 U 512 KB 1 thread(s)

MSR 0x0000001B edx = 0x00000000 eax = 0xFEE00900
MSR 0xC001001E edx = 0x00000000 eax = 0x00000060
MSR 0xC0010015 edx = 0x00000000 eax = 0x02000041
MSR 0xC0010042 edx = 0x31061208 eax = 0x06120212
MSR 0xC0010041 edx = 0x00000001 eax = 0x00000812

CPU Thread 1
APIC ID 1
Topology Processor ID 0, Core ID 1, Thread ID 0
Type 02002008h
Max CPUID level 00000001h
Max CPUID ext. level 80000018h

Function eax ebx ecx edx
0x00000000 0x00000001 0x68747541 0x444D4163 0x69746E65
0x00000001 0x00060FB1 0x01020800 0x00002001 0x178BFBFF
0x80000000 0x80000018 0x68747541 0x444D4163 0x69746E65
0x80000001 0x00060FB1 0x000008D9 0x0000011F 0xEBD3FBFF
0x80000002 0x20444D41 0x6C687441 0x74286E6F 0x3620296D
0x80000003 0x32582034 0x61754420 0x6F43206C 0x50206572
0x80000004 0x65636F72 0x726F7373 0x30303520 0x00002B30
0x80000005 0xFF08FF08 0xFF20FF20 0x40020140 0x40020140
0x80000006 0x00000000 0x42004200 0x02008140 0x00000000
0x80000007 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x0000007F
0x80000008 0x00003028 0x00000000 0x00000001 0x00000000
0x80000009 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000
0x8000000A 0x00000001 0x00000040 0x00000000 0x00000002
0x8000000B 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000
0x8000000C 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000
0x8000000D 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000
0x8000000E 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000
0x8000000F 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000
0x80000010 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000
0x80000011 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000
0x80000012 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000
0x80000013 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000
0x80000014 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000
0x80000015 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000
0x80000016 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000
0x80000017 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000
0x80000018 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000

Cache descriptor Level 1 I 64 KB 1 thread(s)
Cache descriptor Level 1 D 64 KB 1 thread(s)
Cache descriptor Level 2 U 512 KB 1 thread(s)

MSR 0x0000001B edx = 0x00000000 eax = 0xFEE00800
MSR 0xC001001E edx = 0x00000000 eax = 0x00000060
MSR 0xC0010015 edx = 0x00000000 eax = 0x02000041
MSR 0xC0010042 edx = 0x31061208 eax = 0x06120212
MSR 0xC0010041 edx = 0x00000001 eax = 0x00000812


Chipset
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Northbridge NVIDIA MCP61 rev. A3
Southbridge NVIDIA MCP61 rev. A2
Graphic Interface PCI-Express
PCI-E Link Width x8
PCI-E Max Link Width x16
Memory Type DDR2
Memory Size 2048 MBytes
Channels Dual
Memory Frequency 200.9 MHz (CPU/13)
CAS# 3.0
RAS# to CAS# 3
RAS# Precharge 3
Cycle Time (tRAS) 9
Bank Cycle Time (tRC) 13
Command Rate 1T


Memory SPD
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DIMM #1

General
Memory type DDR2
Module format Regular UDIMM
Manufacturer (ID) Nanya Technology (7F7F7F0B00000000)
Size 1024 MBytes
Max bandwidth PC2-5300 (333 MHz)
Part number NT1GT64U8HB0BY-3C
Serial number 556C23D4
Manufacturing date Week 25/Year 07

Attributes
Number of banks 2
Data width 64 bits
Correction None
Nominal Voltage 1.80 Volts
EPP no
XMP no

Timings table
Frequency (MHz) 200 266 333
CAS# 3.0 4.0 5.0
RAS# to CAS# delay 3 4 5
RAS# Precharge 3 4 5
TRAS 9 12 15
TRC 12 16 20

DIMM #2

General
Memory type DDR2
Module format Regular UDIMM
Manufacturer (ID) Nanya Technology (7F7F7F0B00000000)
Size 1024 MBytes
Max bandwidth PC2-5300 (333 MHz)
Part number NT1GT64U8HB0BY-3C
Serial number 31702349
Manufacturing date Week 25/Year 07

Attributes
Number of banks 2
Data width 64 bits
Correction None
Nominal Voltage 1.80 Volts
EPP no
XMP no
 
so you've got 2gb of ram, and amd 5000+ some sort of nvidia chipset, and a discrete graphics card(i think) if you were to go with a new build, i would try and get a core i7
 
just a noob said:
i doubt he actually has anything needed for a gaming build, maybe ddr2 ram, and 1300 pounds is around 2500 usd(i think not sure of current exchange rates) so, you coul easily go for i7, probably a 920 with 6gb's of ram, and two 4870x2's
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Yep, that's why i said i7 despite knowing that it can't be fully taken advantage of yet.

Honestly, i have more fun making older computers worthy of playing these new heavy games.

But at his budget, DX58 with the i7 965, here's a bundle i saw (not really a good price though):

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4312341&csid=_22
 
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thats not really a good bundle, thats pretty much the price of the mobo+the processor, motherboard is $258, and processor is somewhere around 1000 at newegg, and i really wouldn't suggest a 965 unless you were trying to set world records at overclocking
 
The poblem also is I haven't built a computer in my life so wouldn't know where to start and as stated I don't have the £1300 to spend on a computer just like that, so would need a finance option.

I saw this www.wired2fire.co.uk and they offer finance as well as custom built Pc's which seems right up my street, what do you guys make of it? Would I get a good deal from this?

Thanks in advance for any help received.

Rich
 
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