Looking into gettting a new computer for €500-600

conbob

1. What is your budget? [€500-600]

2. What will be the main purpose of the computer? [Gaming/Internet] League of Legends

3. Do you need a copy of Windows? [Yes]

4. Can you use any parts from an old computer? [No]

5. Do you need a monitor? [No]

5a. If yes, what size do you need. []

5b. If no, what resolution is your current monitor and do you plan to upgrade in the near future? [1280x1024] If I can get away with this one it'd be good

6. Do you need any of these peripherals? [Wireless Card/Card Reader (not sure what this is so more than likely no)/ CD Drive]

7. Are you willing to try overclocking? [I'm not familiar with it so probably not]

8. How can you pay? [Bank Transfer/Credit Card/Laser]

9. When are you purchasing? [Possibly in the next month]

10. If you need help building it, where are you based? [I'll probably get it made by the shop]

Item|Price
AMD A10 5800K Black Edition mit AMD Radeon HD 7660D Grafikeinheit, Box, FM2|€114.87
MSI FM2-A75MA-E35, FM2, mATX|€56.76
WD Caviar Blue 1TB 6Gb's|€59.20
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 32-Bit (SB-Version)|€82.94
8GB G.Skill PC3-12800U CL11-11-11-28|€48.72
LiteOn iHAS124-04 schwarz SATA|€16.77
Corsair Builder Serie CX430 V3 Non-Modular 80+ Bronze, 430 Watt|€40.47
FRACTAL DESIGN Gehäuse Core 1000 black|€29.71
Shipping|€18.99
Total|€468.43[/QUOTE]

4GB G.Skill PC3-10667U CL9|€25.36
Seagate Barracuda 7200 320GB SATA 6GB's|€45.61
be quiet! SYSTEM POWER 7 400W|€38.94
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit (SB-Version)|€83.98
AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Box, Sockel AM3|€89.00
ASUS M5A78L-M LX V2, Sockel AM3+ bis 125W, mATX|€40.80
HIS HD 7770 GDDR5 1024MB DVI HDMI 2xMiniDP|€99.74
FRACTAL DESIGN Gehäuse Core 1000 black|€29.71
Shipping|€18.99
Total|€472.13[/TABLE]

I was looking at these builds and some others. I don't think my current desktop can handle League of Legends as it's starting to make noise when idle. I'm curious would there be a massive difference between a pcworld pc such as the one below for example and the above build (i.e. does your money go a lot further when it is a self build? I have especially heard about they use worse parts in a non-self build), as I'm trying to keep it as hassle free as possible and I have considered just buying from a shop in Ireland a complete made computer. I have heard negatives about hardwareversand building the computer.

http://www.pcworld.ie/Product/HP-HP-Pavilion-p62312ea-Desktop-PC/313895/307

Thanks for your time

TerrorFirmer

Self build is definitely much better than that PC World machine. However, if your budget can extend to 600, you'd build a much stronger machine with that extra cash, though what you have is pretty functional for a tight budget. For the 600 though, you'd be able to afford an Intel i3 or Amd Quad FX and a faster dedicated graphics card, an example being an FX4100 + HD7770 combination which would be able to tackle games at high-ultra settings at that monitor resolution.

Only noticed the 2nd build that - that's one is much stronger. The 965 is still a good cpu for games and actually beats the newer FX4100 in a lot of games, can be overclocked as well without too much effort. I would up it to 8gb of Ram at least, and then optionally if you can afford the 600, you could either add an SSD or a better card, but at it is, it's completely functional and good for high quality gaming at that monitor resolution.