In the market for a new system and this seems to be a very good price for 3.5GHz dual-core, 8GB RAM and a Strix GTX1050TI. Should be saving at least £50 over buying the components individually, and saves me breaking the CPU if I tried building myself!
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PSMako
31 Aug 17#1
In the market for a new system and this seems to be a very good price for 3.5GHz dual-core, 8GB RAM and a Strix GTX1050TI. Should be saving at least £50 over buying the components individually, and saves me breaking the CPU if I tried building myself!
xingxingww
31 Aug 17#2
Nice price i would buy it
Fo3
31 Aug 17#3
You could buy these components for about £320 on Ebay, for those on a budget, it makes more sense to build it yourself. If you're not a budget, why are you buying a budget PC?
1gratefulgraham to Fo3
31 Aug 17#9
Link these components brand new (years warranty) for about £320, bet you cant!
tek-monkey to Fo3
31 Aug 17#15
Just had a quick look, can't see anything that comes in that cheap?
djonesuk to Fo3
31 Aug 17#22
Really? I don't see how.
Processor is around £70, Kaby Lake Capable Motherboard £55+, RAM £60, HDD £35ish, Cheapo PSU £45.
The BitFenix Nova with plexiglass is £30ish.
The Asus 1050Ti STRIX is £175.
I don't see any way to make that add up to £320. It seems like a good deal for a PC with those components, ready built with warranty. And whilst the processor won't set any new records, its very capable for 1080p gaming with Ultra, or perhaps slightly lowered, settings.
coventgamer to djonesuk
31 Aug 17#23
I built a i5 6500 build with a gtx 970 for 200 quid. Got the 970 for 40 quid
djonesuk to coventgamer
31 Aug 17#24
Funny how I don't see any of those items in your posting history. Guess you chose to keep those deals to yourself.
ma6378 to Fo3
1 Sep 17#41
I take your point onboard but you haven't thought about:
Maybe you don't know how Maybe you prefer all in one warranty and repair Maybe you haven't got the time £320 does that include original windows OS
I can build a PC in an hour and a half, then there's testing, if temps are high more fans or water cooling is needed prices then rocket. This build should sort all that if its not upto scratch then return, easy if its your own build you would have to start fault checking and that takes time.
I have built PCs for over 15 years but in all honesty unless I want something special or unique sometimes to save £80 if that and a lot of hassle its easier to buy something like this. Ask yourself what you use it for if this is what you need I. E kids having a few goes of Minecraft etc or a video editing, Photoshop, gaming power house etc.
LeftResponse to ma6378
1 Sep 17#44
People arn't open-minded enough to think this way, just because they're a techie then everybody must be. Either that, or they like the feeling of tech-superiority and need to occasionally rub peoples noses in it?
This would be infinitely useful for a family of non-techies on a budget. I would kindly recommend whoever considers this to take the upgrade to the i5, it would be a big step up for the extra money. The GPU can be easily replaced at a later date if needed. Heat added.
GlesgaNed
31 Aug 17#4
Only a dual core in a gaming pc, good luck running any modern games on this thing.
ababalola to GlesgaNed
31 Aug 17#7
The G4560 is actually a very competent CPU for the price when it comes to gaming. It has hyperthreading and gives i3s a run for their money, just take a look at benchmarks and you'll find it's pretty capable.
emodan to GlesgaNed
31 Aug 17#8
Has hyper threading so outperforms some previous gen i3's and i5's so isn't too bad for budget gaming
1gratefulgraham to emodan
31 Aug 17#11
agreed uk.pcpartpicker.com/gui…ild plus watch You tube benchmarks, this is a good entry level buy and will play most if not all titles. Great buy in my opinion for no hassle gaming, would like to see people criticizing link a better buy than this for the price.
korny2 to GlesgaNed
31 Aug 17#12
look on YouTube same set up seems to run destiny 2 beta well.
1gratefulgraham to korny2
31 Aug 17#13
The Intel G4560 is one of the first Pentium processors to feature Hyper-threading. This means that although the G4560 only has two physical processing cores, it is able to process four threads in parallel by sharing resources between the physical cores. This typically results in a 50% performance improvement over two physical cores alone. Comparing performance between the lowest spec Kaby Lake i3 7100 and the Pentium G4560 shows that in terms of both performance and specs, very little separates them (even virtualization technology VT-d is present on the Pentium).
QuickProfits to 1gratefulgraham
31 Aug 17#20
Intel have been using Hype Threading for around 17 years though.
QuickProfits
31 Aug 17#5
- Case: Bitfenix Nova Tempered Glass Window - Power Supply: EVGA Bronze rated 450W 450BV PSU - CPU: Intel Pentium G4560 Dual Core 3.5Ghz - Motherboard: Asus B250M-K Motherboard - Cooler: Standard Intel Cooler (Upgrade Available) - RAM: DDR4 Dual Channel Kit - Options Available to Upgrade - Hard Drive: Your Choice of Primary and Solid State Drive - DVDRW: Not Included - Sound: 5.1 HD Audio - Network: Gigabit Lan - No WiFi - No Love - Eminem (Explicit Version) ft. Lil Wayne - No operating System
Same as my 4 core 8 thread xeon which is bottlenecked by a rx470. This processor is great. Equivalent to an older i5.
korny2
31 Aug 17#17
excellent cpu for gaming, it's so popular for budget builds that they actually increase the price off the cpu was damaging i3 sales.
Skaman
31 Aug 17#18
Yes decent price, I bought a gaming PC from this company a few years ago and it was built well, I've upgraded the graphics card and PSU and it's still going strong.
jameshothothot
31 Aug 17#19
The processor can run a 1060 gpu.
steve_bezerker
31 Aug 17#21
I don't think you could build this computer for less.
I mean it's bare bones right? Super minimum requirements but it should run quite a few new titles without shadows and post processing and obviously on Low-Medium with varied Framerates.
Don't get me wrong, building your own is still the way to go for performance and price but entry level gamers would get on fine with this computer. The 1050Ti is actually quite a decent card.
ashleyh10
31 Aug 17#26
i did a very similar build but with an i5 -7500 and an ssd for 520
jimbojames79
31 Aug 17#27
Looks like a good deal to me. I'm also in the market for a new system. Had been considering this instead. I know it has a re conditioned cpu and mobo but it comes with a warranty too. Not sure what to go for now.
jameshothothot to jimbojames79
31 Aug 17#28
yours has a 1060 graphics card for an extra £80. That's a stronger graphics card that will play everything at 1080p ultra
Your CPU passmark is around 6000 so 20% better than this, so not a massive difference, but the graphics card is
Yeah pretty much what I figured. Thanks for the links.
abhijitdash123
31 Aug 17#29
What a deal this is :smile: HOT
Excellent price with 3 year warranty and all the parts that i can hope for. Awesome. Thank you.
Tomhardy7
31 Aug 17#30
Great deal if you don’t feel confident building your own system
abhijitdash123 to Tomhardy7
31 Aug 17#33
Even if you are confident building your own PC, still cant get it cheaper than this and with the 3 year warranty.
Destard
31 Aug 17#32
The 'build your own' brigade need to be silenced, honestly. I bet none of them built their own home, despite it being much cheaper than buying a prebuilt one.
dxx to Destard
31 Aug 17#36
Destard there, offering a solid contender for the annual Idiotic Point Of The Year award.
ollie87 to Destard
1 Sep 17#42
Plenty of people in my family have built their own house, it's actually an area I know a lot about, much like building your own PC.
It's not always cheaper, especially since land prices are crazy now.
Also not really comparable, since any moron can build a PC (it's easier than Lego), it takes actual skills and training to build your own house. Little bit difference in the budget too.
LewsTherin
31 Aug 17#35
Not a bad deal but I built a sfx with an i5 instead and the ti and with a 500gb ssd for under 550 a few months back. Sfx cases and psus also tend to be more expensive.
MajorCheese
1 Sep 17#37
Can any of the 'build your own' give me some pointers for a very basic budget rig? Looking to get something for sub £300 for my 8 yr old to play minecraft on but with legs for some better games as he grows up. Used to build my own but not touched a motherboard for 8 yrs plus.
sion22 to MajorCheese
1 Sep 17#38
At £300 there is no point in building yourself, looks for a second hand built on ebay would give you much better spec.
At £400 buy it now or bid starting at £275 currently, this PC will let you play everything on max,great price imo with gtx 970, i5 4690k ebay.co.uk/itm…vSD
timblake9
1 Sep 17#39
I'm very tempted with this but have a few questions if anyone can answer
1) will this play PUBG even remotely well? 2) will this be good for things like video editing etc
I want to get into PC gaming, but only really for older titles on Steam and PUBG
coventgamer to timblake9
1 Sep 17#43
Alright for editing. Need a 1080ti to run pubg well
Thebobwil to timblake9
1 Sep 17#45
Yes this will run it fine, on some decent graphics settings. Most other AAA games it will also run at highest or very high settings!
utopiangames
1 Sep 17#40
Im running a G4560 along with 4gb RX480 and its run every game (titanfall 2, battlefield 1 etc) at ultra so far with high fps at 1080p can't recommend the chip highly enough for a budget rig.
Excellent budget gaming pc voted hot!
Dazza34
1 Sep 17#46
This PC looks to be in my price range. As it doesn't come with an operating system, can someone suggest how best to get windows installed on the cheap? Thanks in adavance
waxwobbler
1 Sep 17#47
Anyone wondering what this is capable of or what the DIY competition is should check out reddit.com/r/p…lds
I'm no expert but its pretty similar to The Crusher, basically it will do the job at 1080 medium / low. There are loads of clips on youtube of people running all the AAA games using 1050Ti
DIY using PCpartpicker comes out at £410, this looks like a good deal to me. If it can be done for cheaper I'd love to see some links.
Haven't built my own for about 10years. this looks like a hassle free way of getting a decent PC perfect for my needs as a casual gamer and for running all the software the kids use at school. Seems a great price considering the component costs themselves. Thanks OP. Only 3 left now
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Processor is around £70, Kaby Lake Capable Motherboard £55+, RAM £60, HDD £35ish, Cheapo PSU £45.
The BitFenix Nova with plexiglass is £30ish.
The Asus 1050Ti STRIX is £175.
I don't see any way to make that add up to £320. It seems like a good deal for a PC with those components, ready built with warranty. And whilst the processor won't set any new records, its very capable for 1080p gaming with Ultra, or perhaps slightly lowered, settings.
Maybe you don't know how
Maybe you prefer all in one warranty and repair
Maybe you haven't got the time
£320 does that include original windows OS
I can build a PC in an hour and a half, then there's testing, if temps are high more fans or water cooling is needed prices then rocket. This build should sort all that if its not upto scratch then return, easy if its your own build you would have to start fault checking and that takes time.
I have built PCs for over 15 years but in all honesty unless I want something special or unique sometimes to save £80 if that and a lot of hassle its easier to buy something like this. Ask yourself what you use it for if this is what you need I. E kids having a few goes of Minecraft etc or a video editing, Photoshop, gaming power house etc.
This would be infinitely useful for a family of non-techies on a budget. I would kindly recommend whoever considers this to take the upgrade to the i5, it would be a big step up for the extra money. The GPU can be easily replaced at a later date if needed. Heat added.
plus watch You tube benchmarks, this is a good entry level buy and will play most if not all titles. Great buy in my opinion for no hassle gaming, would like to see people criticizing link a better buy than this for the price.
- Case: Bitfenix Nova Tempered Glass Window
- Power Supply: EVGA Bronze rated 450W 450BV PSU
- CPU: Intel Pentium G4560 Dual Core 3.5Ghz
- Motherboard: Asus B250M-K Motherboard
- Cooler: Standard Intel Cooler (Upgrade Available)
- RAM: DDR4 Dual Channel Kit - Options Available to Upgrade
- Hard Drive: Your Choice of Primary and Solid State Drive
- DVDRW: Not Included
- Sound: 5.1 HD Audio
- Network: Gigabit Lan
- No WiFi
- No Love - Eminem (Explicit Version) ft. Lil Wayne
- No operating System
cpubenchmark.net/cpu…GHz
Same as my 4 core 8 thread xeon which is bottlenecked by a rx470. This processor is great. Equivalent to an older i5.
I mean it's bare bones right? Super minimum requirements but it should run quite a few new titles without shadows and post processing and obviously on Low-Medium with varied Framerates.
Don't get me wrong, building your own is still the way to go for performance and price but entry level gamers would get on fine with this computer. The 1050Ti is actually quite a decent card.
Your CPU passmark is around 6000 so 20% better than this, so not a massive difference, but the graphics card is
cpubenchmark.net/cpu…GHz
graphics card comparison of the 1050ti vs 1060
Excellent price with 3 year warranty and all the parts that i can hope for. Awesome. Thank you.
I bet none of them built their own home, despite it being much cheaper than buying a prebuilt one.
It's not always cheaper, especially since land prices are crazy now.
Also not really comparable, since any moron can build a PC (it's easier than Lego), it takes actual skills and training to build your own house. Little bit difference in the budget too.
with quick glance
ebay.co.uk/itm…ar=
At £400 buy it now or bid starting at £275 currently, this PC will let you play everything on max,great price imo with gtx 970, i5 4690k
ebay.co.uk/itm…vSD
1) will this play PUBG even remotely well?
2) will this be good for things like video editing etc
I want to get into PC gaming, but only really for older titles on Steam and PUBG
Excellent budget gaming pc voted hot!
Thanks in adavance
reddit.com/r/p…lds
I'm no expert but its pretty similar to The Crusher, basically it will do the job at 1080 medium / low. There are loads of clips on youtube of people running all the AAA games using 1050Ti
DIY using PCpartpicker comes out at £410, this looks like a good deal to me. If it can be done for cheaper I'd love to see some links.
uk.pcpartpicker.com/lis…J3F
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