Needing a computer that can last 2 years with budget of £500 - £600?

[core i7 ownage]

I will be buying a computer on this summer, also will be buying a windows 7 (Please include them in price).

I need a computer that will last a 2-3 years. 2011 to 2012. Then I will buying a high end computer.

It must be able to run any games at medium-low quality by end of 2011.

Any suggestions? I do not like to waste my money on over priced parts like Intel. I like a best Price for performace.

I hope I'm not demanding too much.

Thanks in advance.

 

[Helloworld_98]

win7 is just vista SP2 with some unneeded extra's which will slow your PC down so there is no point in getting 7 as vista will be cheaper.

 

[core i7 ownage]

Ok. When I see specs, I will decide if it is good enough to run which OS.

 

[Fortunex]

Wow. Don't listen to Helloworld, I've seen him around lately and he hasn't given ANY good advice. He gives his opinions or thoughts, not actual facts.

Windows 7 is great. I'm using it (64 bit) as my main OS, it runs as smooth as XP with all of the good-looks of Vista. I have nothing but good things to say about it. My processor is fairly outdated (Athlon x2 4000+) and it still runs fine.

For your budget range, you should go with AMD. I suggest:

Phenom II 720
Mobo that suits your needs
HD4870 or two 4770s in Crossfire or a GTX260 Core 216
4GB of RAM, DDR3 if you can find it cheap
Western Digital Caviar Black hard drive, the 640GB seems to be the favorite
Antec 300 or CoolerMaster CM690 case (good airflow, cheap and reliable)

 

[core i7 ownage]

Thanks. With that specs I will run Win7. Any more suggestions? Would HD4890 do the job?

 

[Helloworld_98]

@fortunex, you have no idea.

if you researched about win7 then you would know it is based off of the exact same kernel as vista, which also ran fine on my old athlon 64 PC.

 

[Fortunex]

I don't need to research Win7, I'm running it myself. It runs better than XP on my rig. It's just as responsive on the desktop, even though I have all of the added features (gadgets, etc) and twice as many background processes running, and it performs better in games, I got ~15% FPS increase.

I've also seen you tell someone to put Linux on a PS3 for a gaming/general use computer, which actually made me laugh.

 

[Fortunex]

Thanks. With that specs I will run Win7. Any more suggestions? Would HD4890 do the job?

The 4870 has better performance for it's price, but the 4890 is still a good card. It's your choice. If you were to go with the 4890, I wouldn't bother unless you're getting one of the 1GHz core clock versions.

 

[Helloworld_98]

about the linux on PS3 thing, it was actually the best thing for the money on what his uses were and it would have support for 5 years so he didn't need to worry about upgrading or buying a new PC later.

 

[core i7 ownage]

Ok I'll choose HD 4870, then what?

 

[Helloworld_98]

well you'll want a quad core so either a 940 BE and 790GX motherboard or a Q8400 and P43 motherboard.

 

[core i7 ownage]

Q8400 or 940BE?

I'll choose 940BE. Might overclock them if I brought new computer in 2011 - 2012.

List of Suggestions:

940BE
HD 4870.

Any more suggestions?

 

[batuchka]

Since i take it you mainly gaming i would hit 720BE but hit an AM3/DDR3 platform in the shape of:

720BE
Biostar TA790GX A3+
G Skill DDR3 1333 2 X 2GB
HD 4870
Cooler Master 690
sata HDD of choice
sata DVDRW of choice
Corsair 650TX

 

[core i7 ownage]

How much is windows 7?
Can you find these parts from www.aria.co.uk as I couldn't do it because I'm busy.

 

[core i7 ownage]

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[Helloworld_98]

^ ?

also dell has said that win7 will be more expensive than vista when it's released.

 

[core i7 ownage]

Ok. Try to learn some 1337 language.