Need help chosing a PC

[kayleighbob]

I got messed about with a PC I was going to buy, so I've decided to go to a local store and get one instead of building. (PCWorld). I'm looking for something that'll run my games smoothly (Skyrim, L4D etc) at a nice quality. (My laptop can run them at medium settings anything above that doesn't stand a chance.)

I was looking at a HP Envy (£1,179 - including monitor) so anything under that budget will be very much appreciated.
Sorry this is all a bit long winded but any help is very much appreciated

 

[Novuake]

You can get A LOT more powerful if you build or even let someone build you a custom machine.

 

[kayleighbob]

You can get A LOT more powerful if you build or even let someone build you a custom machine.

I've looked into it but I'm really unsure as to what I'd need etc. I haven't had a desktop for a while only laptops, plus i'd need it to be on finance

 

[kayleighbob]

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/274002.htm - I've found this, how would that do? What settings could I run games on etc?

 

[Novuake]

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/370Hw
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/370Hw/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/370Hw/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£161.99 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£25.44 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£99.98 @ Novatech)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£68.81 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£62.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£59.39 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card (£232.87 @ CCL Computers)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case (£62.90 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£69.23 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£79.81 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: Acer H236HLBmjd 60Hz 23.0" Monitor (£133.83 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1057.24
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-09 21:44 GMT+0000)


There, everything included which is A LOT more powerful and A LOT more reliable than the one you chose.

 

[sora]

Pick the build that Novuake suggested -- building a computer is definitely cheaper and more upgradeable + will save you a TON of money in the long run.

If you need help building a computer there are some pretty detailed computers around.

 

[kayleighbob]

Pick the build that Novuake suggested -- building a computer is definitely cheaper and more upgradeable + will save you a TON of money in the long run.

If you need help building a computer there are some pretty detailed computers around.

I'd build it, but I need it on finance, and the places I've looked seem over priced and so on.