looking for a £400-£650 gaming pc

[userhasdied]

I am looking for a gaming pc for around £400 - £650 would probably use same pc to render and upload video to YouTube playing games like Bf4, MC, Cod e.t.c. any recommendations???
If not which is better?

http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/computing/desktop-pcs/desktop-pcs/lenovo-h530s-desktop-pc-10017680-pdt.html?intcmpid=display~RR~~

Or

http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/computing/desktop-pcs/gaming-pcs/asus-m51bc-gaming-pc-10011183-pdt.html

 

[csf60]

both are bad for gaming

 

[dottorrent]

Neither. Both of those systems use megapowered CPUs with a wheezing Graphics Card. You can build your own. In fact, here's one for the price of that Asus PC -

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor (£143.02 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: Asus Z97M-PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£93.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£61.85 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.38 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 270X 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card (£123.92 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Aerocool DS Cube Black Edition Silent Cube MicroATX Mini Tower Case (£59.57 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: Antec TruePower Classic 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (£53.22 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£69.29 @ Aria PC)
Total: £644.24
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-26 18:30 GMT+0000

This is a small cube system with bags of cooling and great compatibility. There's no voided warranty for opening the case and you can swap and interchange everything.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor (£103.84 @ CCL Computers)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£23.86 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£65.87 @ Aria PC)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£65.88 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.38 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (£274.99 @ CCL Computers)
Case: Corsair Graphite Series 230T Black ATX Mid Tower Case (£49.67 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£46.93 @ CCL Computers)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer (£11.16 @ Aria PC)
Total: £681.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-26 18:32 GMT+0000

 

[userhasdied]

Neither. Both of those systems use megapowered CPUs with a wheezing Graphics Card. You can build your own. In fact, here's one for the price of that Asus PC -

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor (£143.02 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: Asus Z97M-PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£93.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£61.85 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.38 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 270X 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card (£123.92 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Aerocool DS Cube Black Edition Silent Cube MicroATX Mini Tower Case (£59.57 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: Antec TruePower Classic 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (£53.22 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£69.29 @ Aria PC)
Total: £644.24
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-26 18:30 GMT+0000

This is a small cube system with bags of cooling and great compatibility. There's no voided warranty for opening the case and you can swap and interchange everything.

#


will an asus nvidia geforce gtx 750 ti gpu work in this build or is it more worth getting the xfx one more worth while

 

[dottorrent]

Neither. Both of those systems use megapowered CPUs with a wheezing Graphics Card. You can build your own. In fact, here's one for the price of that Asus PC -

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor (£143.02 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: Asus Z97M-PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£93.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£61.85 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.38 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 270X 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card (£123.92 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Aerocool DS Cube Black Edition Silent Cube MicroATX Mini Tower Case (£59.57 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: Antec TruePower Classic 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (£53.22 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£69.29 @ Aria PC)
Total: £644.24
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-26 18:30 GMT+0000

This is a small cube system with bags of cooling and great compatibility. There's no voided warranty for opening the case and you can swap and interchange everything.

#


will an asus nvidia geforce gtx 750 ti gpu work in this build or is it more worth getting the xfx one more worth while

The R9 270X is nearly twice as powerful.

 

[sora]

Neither. Both of those systems use megapowered CPUs with a wheezing Graphics Card. You can build your own. In fact, here's one for the price of that Asus PC -

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor (£143.02 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: Asus Z97M-PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£93.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£61.85 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.38 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 270X 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card (£123.92 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Aerocool DS Cube Black Edition Silent Cube MicroATX Mini Tower Case (£59.57 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: Antec TruePower Classic 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (£53.22 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£69.29 @ Aria PC)
Total: £644.24
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-26 18:30 GMT+0000

This is a small cube system with bags of cooling and great compatibility. There's no voided warranty for opening the case and you can swap and interchange everything.

#


will an asus nvidia geforce gtx 750 ti gpu work in this build or is it more worth getting the xfx one more worth while

The R9 270X is nearly twice as powerful.

It isn't twice as powerful but it is definitely a lot more powerful than the 750Ti.

 

[dottorrent]

Neither. Both of those systems use megapowered CPUs with a wheezing Graphics Card. You can build your own. In fact, here's one for the price of that Asus PC -

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor (£143.02 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: Asus Z97M-PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£93.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£61.85 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.38 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 270X 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card (£123.92 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Aerocool DS Cube Black Edition Silent Cube MicroATX Mini Tower Case (£59.57 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: Antec TruePower Classic 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (£53.22 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£69.29 @ Aria PC)
Total: £644.24
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-26 18:30 GMT+0000

This is a small cube system with bags of cooling and great compatibility. There's no voided warranty for opening the case and you can swap and interchange everything.

#


will an asus nvidia geforce gtx 750 ti gpu work in this build or is it more worth getting the xfx one more worth while

The R9 270X is nearly twice as powerful.

It isn't twice as powerful but it is definitely a lot more powerful than the 750Ti.

Hence the word "Nearly."

 

[Vic 40]

You can get a r9 280X in under budget,

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£130.92 @ More Computers)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty H97 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£55.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£63.60 @ Kustom PCs)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card (£179.14 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Corsair SPEC-03 Red ATX Mid Tower Case (£45.81 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: be quiet! 580W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£52.98 @ Ebuyer)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer (£11.16 @ Aria PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£71.99 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £647.53
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-27 21:29 GMT+0000

still includes an o.s.

 

[dottorrent]

You can get a r9 280X in under budget,

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£130.92 @ More Computers)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty H97 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£55.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£63.60 @ Kustom PCs)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card (£179.14 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Corsair SPEC-03 Red ATX Mid Tower Case (£45.81 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: be quiet! 580W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£52.98 @ Ebuyer)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer (£11.16 @ Aria PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£71.99 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £647.53
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-27 21:29 GMT+0000

still includes an o.s.

The guy personally messaged me about another build similar to mine. I think he wants a small form factor system.

 

[Vic 40]

The guy personally messaged me about another build similar to mine. I think he wants a small form factor system.

I'd like to hear that from him and he shouldn't be doing that via pm anyway,in that case nobody knows what he really wants.
The spec cases are imo not that big,but he should look for himself.


I thought about the videocapturing/rendering thingy and thought that a cpu with hyper threading might be better so made a build with that in it and still a decent gpu,

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor (£188.34 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty H97 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£55.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£59.79 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (£146.74 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case (£36.35 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: be quiet! 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£43.16 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer (£11.16 @ Aria PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£71.99 @ Ebuyer)
Case Fan: Arctic Cooling Arctic F12 74.0 CFM 120mm Fan (£3.83 @ Aria PC)
Total: £653.29
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-27 22:02 GMT+0000

the cpu doesn't have an igp (integrated videocard) so when the amd doesn't work is there no back up.Maybe you have one from an old system,maybe you don't care.
A bit over budget because of the extra fan for that case,this version only comes with one.

 

[sora]

The guy personally messaged me about another build similar to mine. I think he wants a small form factor system.

I'd like to hear that from him and he shouldn't be doing that via pm anyway,in that case nobody knows what he really wants.
The spec cases are imo not that big,but he should look for himself.


I thought about the videocapturing/rendering thingy and thought that a cpu with hyper threading might be better so made a build with that in it and still a decent gpu,

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor (£188.34 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty H97 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£55.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£59.79 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (£146.74 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case (£36.35 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: be quiet! 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£43.16 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer (£11.16 @ Aria PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£71.99 @ Ebuyer)
Case Fan: Arctic Cooling Arctic F12 74.0 CFM 120mm Fan (£3.83 @ Aria PC)
Total: £653.29
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-27 22:02 GMT+0000

the cpu doesn't have an igp (integrated videocard) so when the amd doesn't work is there no back up.Maybe you have one from an old system,maybe you don't care.
A bit over budget because of the extra fan for that case,this version only comes with one.

+1; an IGP isn't really needed anyways haha.