Looks like a solid gaming PC at a good price for the specifications. The CPU is a Haswell rather than the latest Skylake, but its still a good CPU.
It's windows 8.1 but of course you can upgrade to windows 10
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teddybeers to cjsanandreas
10 Apr 1619#15
GTX970 in less than £600 build ?
Ain't going to happen
£600 minus processor=
£460 minus mobo=
£420 minus RAM=
£365 minus case (smart looking to be honest)=
£330 minus PSU=
£280 minus keyboard + mouse=
£250 minus LEGAL windows 10=
£190 minus 120GB SSD
£165 minus 2TB HDD
£110 left for Graphic Card
Few quid could be saved here and there so this gives £110-£150 for GPU
No way to find GTX970 in this price range.
GwanGy
9 Apr 168#3
It's windows 8.1 but of course you can upgrade to windows 7
Robbo11
10 Apr 164#16
That's what I like to see. A proper backed-up case point made.
Deaa
10 Apr 164#12
960 is plenty good enough. Will give better than ps4 performance in anything (unless terribly optimised) can't say a 960 won't cut it when the best selling gaming machine in the world performs worse
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frakison
9 Apr 16#1
Looks good for the money to me?
axl515
9 Apr 16#2
Looks ok, although not sure why they chose to include a b85 chipset motherboard. This is a chipset usually used in business machines and lacks some of the features found in consumer mobos. The B85 chipset is the "budget" business option and as such is very limited compared to the other business chipsets.
capa to axl515
9 Apr 16#4
Limited in what way. Why kinda functions are people missing out on choosing this mobo?
GwanGy
9 Apr 168#3
It's windows 8.1 but of course you can upgrade to windows 7
axl515
9 Apr 161#5
For example: No Smart Response Technology (ssd caching for faster boot times), no ability to raid, no sli as one of the x16 pci lanes is electrically limited to x4 speed, less sata 6 gb ports etc. Not necessarily a deal killer, but clearly an area where lenovo have cheaped out. Why put a low end business mobo in a "gaming pc"? Otherwise the specs look pretty decent, although I would be interested to know what psu has been used and likewise which version 960
rev6 to axl515
9 Apr 161#7
It has an SSD, SRT isn't going to reduce the boot times much. If you want the quickest boot times, put the system to sleep instead of shutting it down.
K1LLER HORNET
9 Apr 162#6
The 960 kills it for me. Lower end gaming.
mark6226
10 Apr 162#8
Decent price but the 960 should put most people off. You need a 970 or amd equivalent for effective HD gaming. The 960 won't cut it, but expect to pay a lot more than £600 if that is all you can afford then my advice is to wait a bit longer and save up to get a better PC. Also,you don't need an Intel chip for effective gaming. Therefore save money by using an amd and that will allow for a better gpu
othen
10 Apr 16#9
The upgrade to Windows 10 is also free (at the moment),which is another positive point.
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It's windows 8.1 but of course you can upgrade to windows 10
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Ain't going to happen
£600 minus processor=
£460 minus mobo=
£420 minus RAM=
£365 minus case (smart looking to be honest)=
£330 minus PSU=
£280 minus keyboard + mouse=
£250 minus LEGAL windows 10=
£190 minus 120GB SSD
£165 minus 2TB HDD
£110 left for Graphic Card
Few quid could be saved here and there so this gives £110-£150 for GPU
No way to find GTX970 in this price range.
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