Gaming pc’s

[franki68]

So normally I buy a basic pc with the essentials I need and then add stuff to it like extra memory ,graphics cards etc but for a change I think I’m going to go for a pre built one .
I have bought from scan in the past but who else is worth considering ?
I’m not going mental but want something that will be relatively future proof ,I mean I am running a1060 gtx currently and that plays 99% of current games so thinking along the lines of a 3060ti card or similar .
I’m very out of touch with the whole thing so any pointers welcome .

[Donbot]

I'd normally say take a look at ebuyer, but what they have doesn't look great.

I know you want a pre-built but definitly consider putting something together yourself. Especially if you have components you can move over.

[franki68]

Donbot said:

I'd normally say take a look at ebuyer, but what they have doesn't look great.

I know you want a pre-built but definitly consider putting something together yourself. Especially if you have components you can move over.

Just can’t be bothered with self build and this pc is now about ten years old so everything is just a bit outdated and most not worth keeping .

[wuddie]

Pre-built pcs from pc specialist! Got one recently and can't fault it.

https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/computers-next-day/...

Will deliver next day .. lots of different specs to choose from and price ranges.

[Steven_RW]

A few years back I bought a built system from chillblast pc. (8700k, GTX1080, 16gb ddr4, nvme etc.)

For the price I was happy with the build. Check their website out.

https://www.chillblast.com/


Cheers

[mmm-five]

wuddie said:

Pre-built pcs from pc specialist! Got one recently and can't fault it.

https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/computers-next-day/...

Will deliver next day .. lots of different specs to choose from and price ranges.

Whilst I'll happily recommend PC Specialist, I'd not recommend their pre-builts (from them direct, or Currys/Littlewoods), as you will find some of the builds have 1 or 2 named premium components but the others may not have an headroom built into them for future upgrades...so you end up with a slightly cheaper PC initially, but either have to buy a whole new machine or rebuild it with a new PSU a couple of years down the line when you decide to put a power-hungry GPU in, as it will have been built with an 'office-spec' non-modular, Corsair CV PSU, which will have about 10% headroom and won't support newer/more power connectors.

Edited by mmm-five on Friday 16th June 10:31

[franki68]

Offered this

Processor: Ryzen 9 5900X 12 Core 24 Threads CPU

Processor Cooler: Corsair H1150i Elite 360MM RGB Liquid Cooler!

Graphics Card: Nvidia Gigabyte Vision RTX 3080 10GB Graphics Card

Motherboard: Gigabyte B550 Aorus V2 Gaming Motherboard

Ram/Memory: Corsair Vengeance 32GB DDR4 RAM

Storage: Fast 1TB NVMe SSD (Can add more if needed)

Power Supply: GameMax Rampage 850w 80+ Semi Modular PSU

Case: Corsair 4000X White Tempered Glass RGB Case with 6 RGB Fans!

Operating system: Windows 10 64-bit (Can be upgraded to Windows 11)

On offer for £1500 ,seems well specced

[LukeBrown66]

Ebuyer have gone massively downhill in recent years they have used to have all sorts on there, but now seem to have been made a one or two make firm.

[wuddie]

franki68 said:

Offered this

Processor: Ryzen 9 5900X 12 Core 24 Threads CPU

Processor Cooler: Corsair H1150i Elite 360MM RGB Liquid Cooler!

Graphics Card: Nvidia Gigabyte Vision RTX 3080 10GB Graphics Card

Motherboard: Gigabyte B550 Aorus V2 Gaming Motherboard

Ram/Memory: Corsair Vengeance 32GB DDR4 RAM

Storage: Fast 1TB NVMe SSD (Can add more if needed)

Power Supply: GameMax Rampage 850w 80+ Semi Modular PSU

Case: Corsair 4000X White Tempered Glass RGB Case with 6 RGB Fans!

Operating system: Windows 10 64-bit (Can be upgraded to Windows 11)

On offer for £1500 ,seems well specced

Looks good!

[Steven_RW]

franki68 said:

Offered this

Processor: Ryzen 9 5900X 12 Core 24 Threads CPU

Processor Cooler: Corsair H1150i Elite 360MM RGB Liquid Cooler!

Graphics Card: Nvidia Gigabyte Vision RTX 3080 10GB Graphics Card

Motherboard: Gigabyte B550 Aorus V2 Gaming Motherboard

Ram/Memory: Corsair Vengeance 32GB DDR4 RAM

Storage: Fast 1TB NVMe SSD (Can add more if needed)

Power Supply: GameMax Rampage 850w 80+ Semi Modular PSU

Case: Corsair 4000X White Tempered Glass RGB Case with 6 RGB Fans!

Operating system: Windows 10 64-bit (Can be upgraded to Windows 11)

On offer for £1500 ,seems well specced

Perfectly good machine. I've never heard of your power supply manufacturer before but it's not that big a deal. Ideally you would have a Corsair or EVGA equivalent but if that's the full spec on offer, it's more than good enough for plenty gaming. Go for it.

[IanH755]

I've used both Overclockers.co.uk and Scan.co uk over the past 10-15 years after I stopped building my own back in the mid-late 2000's.

Both have been very good and I would recommend either but recently Scan have been just a little bit cheaper or had a little better spec for the same price.

[franki68]

Bought the Ryzen 9 system listed above with a couple of changes .

Should sort me out for a few years .

[wuddie]

franki68 said:

Bought the Ryzen 9 system listed above with a couple of changes .

Should sort me out for a few years .

Where did you get it from in the end?

[Steven_RW]

franki68 said:

Bought the Ryzen 9 system listed above with a couple of changes .

Should sort me out for a few years .

Nice - what changes did you go for? That machine will give you plenty gaming action

[BrettMRC]

I got a good deal via Amazon on an HP Omen awhile ago, so it's definetly worth having a quick look on there.

[franki68]

wuddie said:

Where did you get it from in the end?

I will let you know when it turns up and if it’s any good

[franki68]

Steven_RW said:

Nice - what changes did you go for? That machine will give you plenty gaming action

Same spec but ‘better’ motherboard and an extra 2tb sdd.

[TommoAE86]

These guys seem expensive now, but years ago I bought my gaming PC from Cyberpower, their US reviews are awful with many complaints but their UK team have been great with any interactions I've had.

Systems now very much unoriginal with only the case, motorboard and cpu still matching the original invoice... building PC's is quite fun imo

[Luke.]

I just bought an off the shelf system from Scan. Can't fault it.

Was £850 for Ryzen 5500 and an RTX3060 card.

[Mastodon2]

What's the thoughts on this?

https://opsys.co.uk/pc-models/dominus#

Looking at the Dominus X model. Undercooled? Any weak links in the hardware?