Is this a good mid-level gaming PC?

[philipcarty103]

Is this decent for 530 quid? I am hoping to run games like Battlefield 4, Rimworld and similiar games. Any advice appreciated

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[julienruc]

https://www.lenovo.com/ie/en/deskto...rogram=3830&pid=10078&cid=ie:affiliatehssml

Is this decent for 530 quid? I am hoping to run games like Battlefield 4, Rimworld and similiar games. Any advice appreciated

I think you forgot a link there

 

[philipcarty103]

https://www.lenovo.com/ie/en/deskto...rogram=3830&pid=10078&cid=ie:affiliatehssml

Is this decent for 530 quid? I am hoping to run games like Battlefield 4, Rimworld and similiar games. Any advice appreciated

I think you forgot a link there

Sorry it showed up for me but fixed now

 

[julienruc]

https://www.lenovo.com/ie/en/deskto...rogram=3830&pid=10078&cid=ie:affiliatehssml

Is this decent for 530 quid? I am hoping to run games like Battlefield 4, Rimworld and similiar games. Any advice appreciated

I think you forgot a link there

Sorry it showed up for me but fixed now

Yeah it's not bad. Something similar would cost more expensive weirdly enough, even if you build it yourself.

I would suggest you get it as long as they're not lying about that warranty.

 

[racksmith101]

The trouble with systems like that is that they cheap out on component, its got 1stick of 2400 ram and a cheap 320 mobo and probably a fire hazard PSU. So no overclocking and limited memory bandwidth. It's ok for the price but don't expect to play too many games on high/ultra settings at 1080p.

 

[julienruc]

The trouble with systems like that is that they cheap out on components. It's probably got 1stick of 2133 ram and a cheap 320 mobo.

I agree when it comes to the motherboard, although it's written at the bottom that the RAM is a Kingston HyperX Fury 8GB DDR4 2400MHz CL15 - HX424C15FB2/8.

Although regardless of the board it includes a build like that would still cost more than 500$ (weirdly) when I put it together on PC PartPicker. The only concern would be the PSU it has as if it's a low-end it could be problematic.

Is 500 quid your budget? Maybe I can suggest a DIY build?

 

[racksmith101]

Sorry j ,was editing my post when you posted. Phone was being a numpty and posted it half way through. Companies like zoostorm can make these cheaper than self builds by buying in bulk and getting them assembled in China.

 

[julienruc]

I see, that's good info. I think @philipcarty should send them a message and ask what motherboard and PSU is included in there

 

[philipcarty103]

The trouble with systems like that is that they cheap out on components. It's probably got 1stick of 2133 ram and a cheap 320 mobo.

I agree when it comes to the motherboard, although it's written at the bottom that the RAM is a Kingston HyperX Fury 8GB DDR4 2400MHz CL15 - HX424C15FB2/8.

Although regardless of the board it includes a build like that would still cost more than 500$ (weirdly) when I put it together on PC PartPicker. The only concern would be the PSU it has as if it's a low-end it could be problematic.

Is 500 quid your budget? Maybe I can suggest a DIY build?

The problem with building a PC is I'd have to buy windows for 100 quid, so I'd basically only have 400 euro to spend. I am also inexperienced with building PC's. If Windows was cheap I'd probaly try build one myself unless you have any advice?

 

[julienruc]

You can buy an OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) Windows 10 Pro License Key for 3 quid on Ebay. I've used them for all my PCs and my friends as well. 100% legit. The catch is that you don't get support from Microsoft if you have an issue, but it's not like they help you that much in the first place.

For 500 quid, you could do something like this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 1300X 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£101.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI - B350 PC MATE ATX AM4 Motherboard (£69.98 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Kingston - FURY 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£68.58 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Corsair - Force LS 60GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£17.94 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£29.39 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Palit - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB StormX Video Card (£145.99 @ Aria PC)
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox Lite 5 ATX Mid Tower Case (£39.98 @ Novatech)
Power Supply: be quiet! - System Power 8 400W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply (£41.27 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £515.12
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-06 18:53 BST+0100

I've actually managed to almost recreate the build! The catch is that the GTX 1050Ti is very slightly lower than the RX570 on your link.

However, you will at least have a decent motherboard as well as a good PSU. also, I've managed to stick a 60Gb SSD in there for a fast Windows boot as well as apps in general as you'll have a bit of extra space to install some important apps on it. I also went for the R3 1300X instead of the R5 1400 for the same price as it's technically slightly better.

It is however 15quid over and does not include a mouse and keyboard but they have one for 22quid.