Gaming PCs Thread...time for a sticky / running thread?
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Rick101 said:
Nah, get one bought.
Added £400 to my £1200 PC cost yesterday morning
Just glad I didn't order it last week when I did the main order, then I would have been mad!
£400 for the full set up is a good price. I can't see a new Rift for a couple of years yet and even with prices coming down it's going to be at least £500. The old ones will sell for £200-300 I reckon.
Now you need a rig and a wheel for racing games absolutely epic...it's a slippery slope once you get hooked...Added £400 to my £1200 PC cost yesterday morning
Just glad I didn't order it last week when I did the main order, then I would have been mad!
£400 for the full set up is a good price. I can't see a new Rift for a couple of years yet and even with prices coming down it's going to be at least £500. The old ones will sell for £200-300 I reckon.
Can we actually see a time where VR googles completely replace monitors? While the geek in me would like to think the answer would be yes, I'm not so sure.
VR Googles are still a faff compared to monitors and they really aren't that comfortable for extended use, both in terms of ergonomics but also the strain they seem to place on your eyes and brain. I actually feel exhausted after an hours stint in VR whereas I can happily game on a monitor for several hours without feeling fatigued. In time they might fix some of these issue but I think we have a way to go yet.
VR Googles are still a faff compared to monitors and they really aren't that comfortable for extended use, both in terms of ergonomics but also the strain they seem to place on your eyes and brain. I actually feel exhausted after an hours stint in VR whereas I can happily game on a monitor for several hours without feeling fatigued. In time they might fix some of these issue but I think we have a way to go yet.
Guvernator said:
Can we actually see a time where VR googles completely replace monitors? While the geek in me would like to think the answer would be yes, I'm not so sure.
VR Googles are still a faff compared to monitors and they really aren't that comfortable for extended use, both in terms of ergonomics but also the strain they seem to place on your eyes and brain. I actually feel exhausted after an hours stint in VR whereas I can happily game on a monitor for several hours without feeling fatigued. In time they might fix some of these issue but I think we have a way to go yet.
VR goggles will only be the way forward if you can type on virtual keyboard, my touch typing skills aren't up to it with the headset on. Mouse is ok.VR Googles are still a faff compared to monitors and they really aren't that comfortable for extended use, both in terms of ergonomics but also the strain they seem to place on your eyes and brain. I actually feel exhausted after an hours stint in VR whereas I can happily game on a monitor for several hours without feeling fatigued. In time they might fix some of these issue but I think we have a way to go yet.
I have to take a break every half an hour or so, it feels like my face has been steam cleaned. Contact lenses grumble a bit because I forget to blink...
Guys - old man reaching out for guidance here!
My 16yr old son is looking for a new Gaming PC with a budget he saved of around £1,000
I've no idea whats good or bad and just want to make sure he's not buying a pile of junk - read back through this forum a bit and the Chillblast kit seems to get decent ratings.
He's looking at this: https://www.cyberpowersystem.co.uk/system/Ultra-FX...
In your expert eyes - is it any good? is the retailer decent or should we be looking elsewhere?
Thanks in advance - Matt
My 16yr old son is looking for a new Gaming PC with a budget he saved of around £1,000
I've no idea whats good or bad and just want to make sure he's not buying a pile of junk - read back through this forum a bit and the Chillblast kit seems to get decent ratings.
He's looking at this: https://www.cyberpowersystem.co.uk/system/Ultra-FX...
In your expert eyes - is it any good? is the retailer decent or should we be looking elsewhere?
Thanks in advance - Matt
mattman said:
Guys - old man reaching out for guidance here!
My 16yr old son is looking for a new Gaming PC with a budget he saved of around £1,000
I've no idea whats good or bad and just want to make sure he's not buying a pile of junk - read back through this forum a bit and the Chillblast kit seems to get decent ratings.
He's looking at this: https://www.cyberpowersystem.co.uk/system/Ultra-FX...
In your expert eyes - is it any good? is the retailer decent or should we be looking elsewhere?
Thanks in advance - Matt
It's decentish but the 1060 Graphics card or GPU as it's usually called is bottom of the rung of the latest generation of graphics cards and it's this bit that will do all the heavy lifting on a gaming PC. You should just about be able to squeeze in a better 1070 GPU for your budget. The first SSD hard disk is also a bit on the miserly side and 120GB will fill up very quickly so I'd recommend you go for at least 250GB. Chillblast are pretty good but also check out Overclockers, Scan and PCSpecialist. they all do various deals on gaming PC's from time to time.My 16yr old son is looking for a new Gaming PC with a budget he saved of around £1,000
I've no idea whats good or bad and just want to make sure he's not buying a pile of junk - read back through this forum a bit and the Chillblast kit seems to get decent ratings.
He's looking at this: https://www.cyberpowersystem.co.uk/system/Ultra-FX...
In your expert eyes - is it any good? is the retailer decent or should we be looking elsewhere?
Thanks in advance - Matt
It's also AMD's last gen CPU and it's not that great. Ryzen on the other hand are great and much better value for money than Intel's i5's and i7's.
It's a shame he's not interested in putting one together himself as if he shopped around he could get significantly better bits for the same money.
The graphics card will be fine if he games at 1080P. If he plays using any higher resolution then as above, a 1070 will fair a little better but still squeeze into your budget.
It's a shame he's not interested in putting one together himself as if he shopped around he could get significantly better bits for the same money.
The graphics card will be fine if he games at 1080P. If he plays using any higher resolution then as above, a 1070 will fair a little better but still squeeze into your budget.
Edited by HRL on Thursday 13th July 21:55
mattman said:
Guys - old man reaching out for guidance here!
My 16yr old son is looking for a new Gaming PC with a budget he saved of around £1,000
I've no idea whats good or bad and just want to make sure he's not buying a pile of junk - read back through this forum a bit and the Chillblast kit seems to get decent ratings.
He's looking at this: https://www.cyberpowersystem.co.uk/system/Ultra-FX...
In your expert eyes - is it any good? is the retailer decent or should we be looking elsewhere?
Thanks in advance - Matt
£1000 budget for gamingMy 16yr old son is looking for a new Gaming PC with a budget he saved of around £1,000
I've no idea whats good or bad and just want to make sure he's not buying a pile of junk - read back through this forum a bit and the Chillblast kit seems to get decent ratings.
He's looking at this: https://www.cyberpowersystem.co.uk/system/Ultra-FX...
In your expert eyes - is it any good? is the retailer decent or should we be looking elsewhere?
Thanks in advance - Matt
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/ocuk-gaming-optic-s...
boom mic dropped...if it was my son's money, this is what I'd get, forget the headline specs, VR capable with the rift...mindblowing stuff...
born2bslow said:
£1000 budget for gaming
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/ocuk-gaming-optic-s...
boom mic dropped...if it was my son's money, this is what I'd get, forget the headline specs, VR capable with the rift...mindblowing stuff...
That does indeed appear to be a very decent deal! The rift alone is £400 and the PC specs don't look too shabby for the price either although I would be tempted to add an SSD for another £100.https://www.overclockers.co.uk/ocuk-gaming-optic-s...
boom mic dropped...if it was my son's money, this is what I'd get, forget the headline specs, VR capable with the rift...mindblowing stuff...
Guvernator said:
That does indeed appear to be a very decent deal! The rift alone is £400 and the PC specs don't look too shabby for the price either although I would be tempted to add an SSD for another £100.
Yeah I noticed an improvement in startup moving to SSD but once you're in game does it really matter?Game installs are so big nowadays it's not worth going for less than 500gb for a single disc PC...only £60 to up the RAM to 16GB which might be better step
So the £1000 budget is blown because it's £150 more for 500gb SSD, £350 more for a 1080Ti and £60 to double the RAM
We're up to £1560, with the Rift that's still not stupid money and it would be all the performance you'd need to see you through the next 5 years of games IMO...
This is why I stop myself from impulse buying lol
We're up to £1560, with the Rift that's still not stupid money and it would be all the performance you'd need to see you through the next 5 years of games IMO...
This is why I stop myself from impulse buying lol
born2bslow said:
Yeah I noticed an improvement in startup moving to SSD but once you're in game does it really matter?
Oh absolutely. Not across every game, but those where texture/level loading are quite substantial and/or load times between scenes/levels for sure.Open world games like Arma or PUBG and single player games with long loads times between levels benefit the most.
I have a 128GB SSD for OS and some software and a 480GB for games. A 1-3TB mechanical disk is fine for movies/music.
I'd definitely pony up for 16GB RAM as well though.
Hi all looking for some advice.
I am now starting to dip my toe into the PC gaming world after years and years of console playing. Still on release day PS4 on the main lounge TV.
Basically I want to get into the battlegrounds scene and take advantage of Steam sales. A PC will also be useful for the house hold (that's how I'm selling it to the Mrs)
I have started to get my head around CPU, graphics cards and memory and I think I am getting somewhere. Basically more £ means better. One area I am struggling with is monitors. I am currently setting the spare room up for a 27" monitor. I like the idea of 4k but is comprising frame rate worth the extra resolution over 1080 >60hz? Looked at around 20 monitors and still none the wiser. I plan on using any new monitor for my PS4 also.
Cheers
Graham
I am now starting to dip my toe into the PC gaming world after years and years of console playing. Still on release day PS4 on the main lounge TV.
Basically I want to get into the battlegrounds scene and take advantage of Steam sales. A PC will also be useful for the house hold (that's how I'm selling it to the Mrs)
I have started to get my head around CPU, graphics cards and memory and I think I am getting somewhere. Basically more £ means better. One area I am struggling with is monitors. I am currently setting the spare room up for a 27" monitor. I like the idea of 4k but is comprising frame rate worth the extra resolution over 1080 >60hz? Looked at around 20 monitors and still none the wiser. I plan on using any new monitor for my PS4 also.
Cheers
Graham
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