I'm looking for a desktop pc that will speedily run internet browsing and high resolution videos, and be able to run mid-level games for the next 3+ years. My 5 year old laptop has been on its last legs with BSODs and a broken screen, now my gf spilt tea on it its time to upgrade. It runs League of Legends fine, but I'd like to play on more than the lowest graphics settings with more than 30 FPS. I've done some research as I know very little, but I think I've developed the following criteria:
1) Desktop = higher spec for less money. Mobility of a laptop not that important.
2) AMD > Intel for my price range, higher spec for same price. Hotly contested topic, and feel free to correct me on this. I have heard that Intel's fewer cores, more power strategy serves itself more for games however.
3) Absolute max budget £550.00, would prefer to spend ~£400.00 but it depends how much more I get for the money.
4) 8 GB RAM and 1Tb HDD seems both inexpensive and sufficient for my needs.
5) I'm incredibly unco-ordinated with fiddly things, and don't trust myself to build a pc. Pre-built only please.
6) I have a monitor and keyboard/mouse etc. OS required. Windows 7 for familiarity, 8 for compatibility/extra functionality and what not. Don't really care which.
In order to compare component, I've been using sites such as this: http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu_list.php
and http://uk.hardware.info/productgroup/1/motherboards. Are these sites actually accurate?
Sample of some builds I've been looking at:
http://www.computerplanet.co.uk/custom/fx/step1.html (looking at best way to make this cheaper)
http://www.freshtechsolutions.co.uk...sd-8gb-1866mhz-hd-8670d-z9-u3-desktop-pc.html
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ULTRA-FAS...t=UK_Computing_DesktopPCs&hash=item20da654bbf
System 2 here (local shop): http://www.anywebpcs.co.uk/AnyWeb_computers.html
The below one that my techy friend reccomended me, I want something cheaper but want to know what I'm sacrificing.
http://3xs.scan.co.uk/configurator/custom-gaming-pc-amd-customgamer5a
Any advice on components is appreciated, as I have been going under the knowledge of a few reviews and the "highger numbers = better" philosophy. Techy friend advises me that the pc he reccomended is better because of the motherboard. The motherboard (along with GFX cards) is the hardest to tell what kind is better and how much it improves performance, please advise. Also, there are a lot of cheaper systems on ebay that seem to have similarish numbers on the components.What are the downsides to these?
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1) Desktop = higher spec for less money. Mobility of a laptop not that important.
2) AMD > Intel for my price range, higher spec for same price. Hotly contested topic, and feel free to correct me on this. I have heard that Intel's fewer cores, more power strategy serves itself more for games however.
3) Absolute max budget £550.00, would prefer to spend ~£400.00 but it depends how much more I get for the money.
4) 8 GB RAM and 1Tb HDD seems both inexpensive and sufficient for my needs.
5) I'm incredibly unco-ordinated with fiddly things, and don't trust myself to build a pc. Pre-built only please.
6) I have a monitor and keyboard/mouse etc. OS required. Windows 7 for familiarity, 8 for compatibility/extra functionality and what not. Don't really care which.
In order to compare component, I've been using sites such as this: http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu_list.php
and http://uk.hardware.info/productgroup/1/motherboards. Are these sites actually accurate?
Sample of some builds I've been looking at:
http://www.computerplanet.co.uk/custom/fx/step1.html (looking at best way to make this cheaper)
http://www.freshtechsolutions.co.uk...sd-8gb-1866mhz-hd-8670d-z9-u3-desktop-pc.html
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ULTRA-FAS...t=UK_Computing_DesktopPCs&hash=item20da654bbf
System 2 here (local shop): http://www.anywebpcs.co.uk/AnyWeb_computers.html
The below one that my techy friend reccomended me, I want something cheaper but want to know what I'm sacrificing.
http://3xs.scan.co.uk/configurator/custom-gaming-pc-amd-customgamer5a
Any advice on components is appreciated, as I have been going under the knowledge of a few reviews and the "highger numbers = better" philosophy. Techy friend advises me that the pc he reccomended is better because of the motherboard. The motherboard (along with GFX cards) is the hardest to tell what kind is better and how much it improves performance, please advise. Also, there are a lot of cheaper systems on ebay that seem to have similarish numbers on the components.What are the downsides to these?
TL
R HELP PLZ