Hi all,
I'm considering purchasing a new PC as my current one has been slowly dying for the last few months.
I live in the UK and my budget is around £700. I'd quite like to build one through
https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/ as I ordered my current desktop with them and was very happy with their service.
Ultimately I want to be able to play Sims 3 & 4 on high settings with all packs installed.
Any help or advice would be much appreciated!
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The cheapest custom on that site i made was $800 including Vat, and that's a basic AMD cpu with GTX 1050ti card.
When customizing from that site you need to add a better power supply (the standard corsair is CRAP) and need to add cooling also.
Let me know if you want me to list the changes i would make to this particular build :
https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/view/Fusion-750-Gaming-PC/
16GB hyper X fury
MSI GTX 1080
MSI gaming M5 mobo
Evga 750 supernova
Corsair hydro h110i GT
Corsair obsidian 750D
500GB SSD
6TB Seagate Barracuda Pro
LG 34" ultra wide
I meant to say also that I don't need a monitor, keyboard or mouse so that might have an impact on the total cost.
PC world UK does have an MSI infinite gaming desktop on sale for 699 pounds that meets all requirements
Amazon UK has a PC specialist PC that meets all requirements. it's called Vanquish Centurion gaming PC for 695.35 pounds . It's sold by a 3rd party seller Ebuyer UK Limited
Thank you, I will have a look into those. I thought custom-made was more cost-effective than off the shelf so your insight is much appreciated.
Also, are the i5 and 8GB RAM enough for complete Sims 3 and 4 games?
Your welcome
The more you want in a computer , the more costly it will be. This includes having two hard drives. Your budget is too low for custom. If you want more in a desktop, I suggest saving more money before buying a computer.
i5 and 8 gb ram is fine. Your video card, processor, amount of ram and hard drive space all come into play with meeting requirements.
@Tremayne4260 op posted in Mac by accident. they can't move the thread to pc. EA staff has to move this thread
I could possibly increase my budget to £800 but that would be the maximum. I've seen a few decent-looking builds in that price range.
16GB hyper X fury
MSI GTX 1080
MSI gaming M5 mobo
Evga 750 supernova
Corsair hydro h110i GT
Corsair obsidian 750D
500GB SSD
6TB Seagate Barracuda Pro
LG 34" ultra wide
The problem with that is, decent looking builds may not include the best brands on the hardware included and often come with less then desirable power supplies which is a bad thing.
If you don't mind the last gen intel cpu then this is ok for a basic gaming desktop
https://www.chillblast.com/chillblast-fusion-bandit-gaming-pc-next-day-edition--1.html?category_id=546#product-details-tab-tab324
The 8Th generation intel is out of your price range and so is the higher end AMD.
16GB hyper X fury
MSI GTX 1080
MSI gaming M5 mobo
Evga 750 supernova
Corsair hydro h110i GT
Corsair obsidian 750D
500GB SSD
6TB Seagate Barracuda Pro
LG 34" ultra wide
I have just configured the following specs on Pc Specialist for £858:
CasePCS GENESIS G1B CASE + SD CARD READERProcessor (CPU)Intel® Core™ i5 Six Core Processor i5-8400 (2.8GHz) 9MB CacheMotherboardASUS® H310M-A: Micro-ATX, DDR4, LGA1151, USB 3.1, SATA 6GBsMemory (RAM)8GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 2133MHz (2 x 4GB)Graphics Card2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1050 - DVI, HDMI, DP1st Hard Disk240GB KINGSTON UV400 2.5" SSD, SATA 6 Gb (550MB/R, 490MB/W)2nd Hard Disk2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA PRO 3.5", 7200 RPM 128MB CACHEDVD/BLU-RAY Drive24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAMMemory Card ReaderUSB 3.0 EXTERNAL SD/MICRO SD CARD READERPower SupplyCORSAIR 450W VS SERIES™ VS-450 POWER SUPPLYPower Cable1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)Processor CoolingINTEL STANDARD CPU COOLERThermal PasteSTANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLINGSound CardONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)Wireless/Wired NetworkingWIRELESS 802.11 AC1200 867Mbps/5GHz, 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARDUSB OptionsMIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTSOperating SystemGenuine Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KK3-00002]Operating System LanguageUnited Kingdom - English LanguageWindows Recovery MediaWindows 10 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online AccountOffice SoftwareFREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365 (Operating System Required)Anti-VirusBullGuard™ Internet Security - Free 90 Day License inc. Gamer ModeBrowserMicrosoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)Warranty3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)DeliverySTANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)Build TimeStandard Build - Approximately 4 to 6 working days
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£715.00ex VAT£858.00inc VAT and Delivery
The case has basically no proper cooling or ventilation and if you stick with intel stock cooler then you're asking for problems.
I can do a custom for you but it's most likely not going to be intel as it's going to push the budget too far. I will get back to you when i get on my pc.
16GB hyper X fury
MSI GTX 1080
MSI gaming M5 mobo
Evga 750 supernova
Corsair hydro h110i GT
Corsair obsidian 750D
500GB SSD
6TB Seagate Barracuda Pro
LG 34" ultra wide
Okay thanks. How much power (W) would I need ideally?
Some of the things I would like the PC to have
- An SSD, in addition to a larger 1-2TB drive
- A DVD drive
- Built-in Wifi (made the mistake of forgetting this with my current PC)
- Memory card reader
500 watt would be enough but it needs to be a quality 500 watt. (preferably gold rated)
So say you were looking at the build :
https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/view/Vortex-800/
First i would change the case as that one only comes with 1 front fan and no exhaust which is a no no. OR keep that case and add the extra case fan option (2x120mm)
Next i would add the corsair 550 watt TXm series power supply
I would then add the Cooler Master hyper 212x cpu cooler (under processor cooling.)
As for wireless then i would probably choose either the AC1200 or the AC1300 option (from wireless/wired networking)
You can then add anything else you want (Memory card reader)
16GB hyper X fury
MSI GTX 1080
MSI gaming M5 mobo
Evga 750 supernova
Corsair hydro h110i GT
Corsair obsidian 750D
500GB SSD
6TB Seagate Barracuda Pro
LG 34" ultra wide
Regardless, I clicked 'proceed' and it advised me the following: We've checked your specification for compatibility. Please consider our advice below before proceeding:
You have selected a 550W power supply, but based on our calculations you actually only need a 350W power supply. We have calculated your specification to require around 287W of power including a 20% allowance. Although it is not a mandatory requirement to select a lower wattage power supply, doing so will save you money and the last thing we'd like to do is over charge you!
Just curious to hear your thoughts on this. And thanks again for all your help thus far.
16GB hyper X fury
MSI GTX 1080
MSI gaming M5 mobo
Evga 750 supernova
Corsair hydro h110i GT
Corsair obsidian 750D
500GB SSD
6TB Seagate Barracuda Pro
LG 34" ultra wide
CasePCS 6003B BLACK CASE
Processor (CPU)Intel® Core™ i5 Quad Core Processor i5-7500 (3.4GHz) 6MB Cache
MotherboardASUS® H110M-R: Micro-ATX, DDR4, LGA1151, USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs
Memory (RAM)8GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 2133MHz (2 x 4GB)Graphics Card2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1050 - DVI, HDMI, DP1st
Hard Disk250GB WD Blue™ 3D NAND 2.5" SSD, (upto 550MB/sR | 525MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA PRO 3.5", 7200 RPM 128MB CACHE
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Memory Card ReaderUSB 3.0 EXTERNAL SD/MICRO SD CARD READER
Power SupplyCORSAIR 550W VS SERIES™ VS-550 POWER SUPPLY
Power Cable1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)Processor
CoolingINTEL STANDARD CPU COOLERThermal PasteSTANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound CardONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired NetworkingWIRELESS 802.11 AC1300 867Mbps/5GHz, 400Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD
USB OptionsMIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating SystemGenuine Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KK3-00002]
Operating System LanguageUnited Kingdom - English LanguageWindows Recovery MediaWindows 10 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online AccountOffice SoftwareFREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365 (Operating System Required)Anti-VirusBullGuard™ Internet Security - Free 90 Day License inc. Gamer ModeBrowserMicrosoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)Surge Protection8 Socket 2m Surge ProtectorWarranty3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)DeliverySTANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)Build TimeStandard Build - Approximately 8 to 10 working days
Any feedback as always is much appreciated.