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Hi guys,

I've seen you answer previous posters regarding gaming setups for a certain price.

My son is turning 21 this weekend and I am looking to buy him a gaming PC for his birthday, I have been on the console circuit for a number of years now so haven't had much exposure to the world of PC gaming. So I was hoping you could help me out.

I am looking to spend around £800 for the system, I would like some recommendations as to what I should be buying - should I buy a pre-built system or go all out and build my own?

I am hopefully looking to get a rig that can perform at high/ultra on most previous releases.

I'm counting on you guys and I'm sure you can give a perfect suggestion!

Thanks,
 
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http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/9ptnTH. Ok, I recommend you build the PC for your son. To know how to build you can watch a few videos on youtube like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZUYymbCH1w. But why build over pre - built? If you want to build a budget build pre builds will charge extra money. So if you have an £800 budget, it's very rare to find a build with a 970 which is prebuilt. And I'm sure your son would prefer a 970 over 960. If you have to build it by this weekend, don't worry about the 1070/1080 (which is a graphics card released in a few months). In my build I have an I3 6100. When you think of I3, you think old, but this is skylake, brand new. And this is a beast CPU, which competes with the i5 6500, a £170 CPU. The...
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http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/9ptnTH. Ok, I recommend you build the PC for your son. To know how to build you can watch a few videos on youtube like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZUYymbCH1w. But why build over pre - built? If you want to build a budget build pre builds will charge extra money. So if you have an £800 budget, it's very rare to find a build with a 970 which is prebuilt. And I'm sure your son would prefer a 970 over 960. If you have to build it by this weekend, don't worry about the 1070/1080 (which is a graphics card released in a few months). In my build I have an I3 6100. When you think of I3, you think old, but this is skylake, brand new. And this is a beast CPU, which competes with the i5 6500, a £170 CPU. The 970 is a great GPU for your son, should last him for a few years. I also got you a beast Power Supply and SDD. And yes, this build will run brand new releases ultra 1080P at 60fps (sometimes higher)
 
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you can play all games at ultra.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£164.28 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z170 Pro4S ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£92.98 @ More Computers)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£57.30 @ More Computers)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£69.90 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (£259.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400 ATX Mid Tower Case (£49.00 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£59.32 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) (£55.00 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £807.77
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-25 19:49 BST+0100
 
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Monitor? Keyboard? Mouse? Speakers? all missing

 
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Hey - so I've been looking at pre-build's and I came across these specs. Let me know what you think (Sorry I'm so new to this)

Type Gaming PC
Operating system Windows 10 (64-bit)
SPECIFICATION
Processor - Intel® Core™ i5-6600K Processor
- Quad-core
- 3.5 GHz / 3.9 GHz with Turbo Boost
- 6 MB cache
Memory (RAM) 16 GB DDR4 (32 GB maximum installable RAM)
Graphics card AMD Radeon R9 370 (4 GB GDDR5)
Storage - 2 TB HDD, 5400 rpm
- 128 GB SSD
Motherboard Intel® Z170
CONNECTIVTY
Wireless 802.11 ac
Ethernet Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.0
USB - USB 3.0 x 6
- USB 2.0 x 6
Video interface - HDMI x 1
- DisplayPort x 1
- DVI x 2
Audio interface 3.5 mm jack
MEDIA
Optical disc drive DVD/RW with double layer support
Memory card reader 7-in-1 memory card reader
Expansion card slot - PCIe (x1) x 1
- PCIe (x16) x 1
- MiniCard x 1
SOUND
Sound Bang & Olufsen
POWER
PSU 500 W
GENERAL
Colour Gun metal
Box contents - HP ENVY Phoenix 860-050na Gaming PC
- Quick start guide
Dimensions 401 x 420 x 165 mm (H x W x D)
Weight 10.52 kg
Manufacturer’s guarantee 1 year
Software included - HP Lounge
- HP Support Assistant
- HP Phoenix Contro
 
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I really like the build you have suggested, the only thing holding me back at the moment is the impending release of the Nvidia Geforce GTX 1070 - Shall I wait until it's release date?
 
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thats up to you look.

-you can buy the pc now except the cpu and browse the web and play league and csgo on 60+ fps on med settings.
- you can buy the gtx 970 and play all kinds of games on ultra and in the next few years u will too
- you can buy the 1070 and play on ultra but u need to wait until release, yes u can turn more gimmicks on than the 970.

just watch some benchmarks from digital foundry, probably grabbing a handfull more fps now since games will be optimalized.
 
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Sorry to be a pain, could you possibly suggest a different power supply, I'm looking to get this by Saturday so need one to be under Amazon's 'Prime' delivery option.
 
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I can keep that within my budget no problem!

As for the case, I'm liking the look of this one more.

Would it be compatible?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B017KJT8DI/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE

Thanks!
 
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Right, I'm going to go with your build and see how it goes!

One last question before I put it through, would this solid drive be a better alternative?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B00A1ZTZNM/ref=ox_sc_act_image_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A1I0WA5OXHTGPB

Or would you suggest sticking with the Samsung?

 
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Samsung is way better
 
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Go for and I5 6500 and a H110 motherboard and spend the savings on a better GPU. The GTX 1070 will cost upwards of £300 but the upcoming R9 480 at about £160-£200 promises to be a beast for the price.
 
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