gaming pc .what do I need ..help

tramoreman77

My son wants a gaming pc and wants it to play games like battlefield and esp minecraft .I have no idea where to start and no idea what to buy any help would be very appreciated

SterlingArcher

Seek out bloodbath. He builds PCs for people. Can find him on adverts.

What is your budget?

Occono

tramoreman77 wrote: »

My son wants a gaming pc and wants it to play games like battlefield and esp minecraft .I have no idea where to start and no idea what to buy any help would be very appreciated

To start with, I would try and convince him to get a PS4 instead. Much less of a headache for you.

tramoreman77

Occono wrote: »

To start with, I would try and convince him to get a PS4 instead. Much less of a headache for you.

He has one n a xbox one

SterlingArcher

tramoreman77 wrote: »

He has one n a xbox one

Budget?

tramoreman77

SterlingArcher wrote: »

Budget?

Well hes young so I dont know really..just want him ti turn it on n work like the ps3 etc etc thanks

SterlingArcher

tramoreman77 wrote: »

Well hes young so I dont know really..just want him ti turn it on n work like the ps3 etc etc thanks

My own nephew has one since he was about 9.
Kids pick up that stuff easy. You are talking at least 5-600 euro. But the upside is you don't need subscriptions every year like x box or ps4. Games are a lot cheaper.

tramoreman77

SterlingArcher wrote: »

My own nephew has one since he was about 9.
Kids pick up that stuff easy. You are talking at least 5-600 euro. But the upside is you don't need subscriptions every year like x box or ps4. Games are a lot cheaper.

Any ideas what I need lol

SterlingArcher

So you are building it?

Hardwareversand is the cheapest site.

You need a CPU processor.
Motherboard
Ram(Memory)
Graphics card for gaming
Power supply
Case
Harddrive
Diskdrive.
Windows 8

If you are going to build it fair play. If you don't want to build it. the site can build it for you and ship ready made.

tramoreman77

SterlingArcher wrote: »

So you are building it?

Hardwareversand is the cheapest site.

You need a CPU processor.
Motherboard
Ram(Memory)
Graphics card for gaming
Power supply
Case
Harddrive
Diskdrive.
Windows 8

If you are going to build it fair play. If you don't want to build it. the site can build it for you and ship ready made.

Phewww lol I cant build it..where is this site based pkease

Skerries

SterlingArcher wrote: »

So you are building it?

Hardwareversand is the cheapest site.

You need a CPU processor.
Motherboard
Ram(Memory)
Graphics card for gaming
Power supply
Case
Harddrive
Diskdrive.
Windows 8

If you are going to build it fair play. If you don't want to build it. the site can build it for you and ship ready made.

also monitor, mouse, keyboard and speakers

tramoreman77

Skerries wrote: »

also monitor, mouse, keyboard and speakers

Ohh god ..so what should I avoid buying or what should I buy that will just turn on n work

SterlingArcher

tramoreman77 wrote: »

Ohh god ..so what should I avoid buying or what should I buy that will just turn on n work

I think for you be much easier to find bloodbath on adverts. He will pick the parts and build it for you. He will know what you need when you tell him what its for.

tramoreman77

SterlingArcher wrote: »

I think for you be much easier to find bloodbath on adverts. He will pick the parts and build it for you. He will know what you need when you tell him what its for.

Bloodbath lol ok thanks

RossieMan

A gaming pc that just turns on and works.

do not go down the self build route, Bloodbath would be your best option.

tramoreman77

RossieMan wrote: »

A gaming pc that just turns on and works.

do not go down the self build route, Bloodbath would be your best option.

Thanks il try find him

Mincork

Hi There ,
best advice would be to set a budget first and then stick to it , like most other stuff one buys , there is always one that is a little better and a little faster and only cost a little more , and the next thing , you spending like 2k on it.The next question would be does he want a desktop or laptop and then does he want and Apple Mac or PC ( as in windows )

I would suggest a Desktop as I believe you will get better value for money in a desktop.
Between Apple Mac and PC , I would go for a PC as it is more game friendly.
Next step would be going to a place like PC world or Harvey and ask staff for best Gaming PC and the middle of the road gaming PC , that should give you and indication on what the going price would be ( don't be afraid to jot down the specs of the PC ) now you can browse online stores and or shops and have some idea of what they talking about.

Hope that helps

ps.. for gaming PC's its all about best display cards or video graphics cards, once u have a budget , post it , and i'm sure myself and others will post what we think the best deals around are

tramoreman77

Mincork wrote: »

Hi There ,
best advice would be to set a budget first and then stick to it , like most other stuff one buys , there is always one that is a little better and a little faster and only cost a little more , and the next thing , you spending like 2k on it.The next question would be does he want a desktop or laptop and then does he want and Apple Mac or PC ( as in windows )

I would suggest a Desktop as I believe you will get better value for money in a desktop.
Between Apple Mac and PC , I would go for a PC as it is more game friendly.
Next step would be going to a place like PC world or Harvey and ask staff for best Gaming PC and the middle of the road gaming PC , that should give you and indication on what the going price would be ( don't be afraid to jot down the specs of the PC ) now you can browse online stores and or shops and have some idea of what they talking about.

Hope that helps

ps.. for gaming PC's its all about best display cards or video graphics cards, once u have a budget , post it , and i'm sure myself and others will post what we think the best deals around are

Thats very helpful il have a look around and il definitely cone back to you. .I know he only wants to pkay minecraft n war games on it if that helps

Occono

You could get a laptop for that then, they're powerful enough now, but expensive. Might be nice to have though for general purposes too, not like a cheap laptop.

I think PC Specialist might be a good bet even though they're expensive.

SterlingArcher

A gaming laptop and a young kid. Yeah. I'd probably avoid that. Dropping it, Spilling stuff on it.....

Occono

SterlingArcher wrote: »

A gaming laptop and a young kid. Yeah. I'd probably avoid that. Dropping it, Spilling stuff on it.....

It sounds like the kid is old enough to be responsible with it if he knows that he wants a PC for the games he wants. I don't know, up to the guy.

tramoreman77

hi guys bough a pc for my son and got minecraft in gamestop for it,its a code that i type in and it downloaded it but it wont play on the pc it wont load its says something about a loop back socket can anyone help

tadcan

Don't play minecraft myself, but I did a quick search. It might be the firewall or antivirus blocking it. Turn them off to check, if it is them create a rule to let minecraft through.

http://www.minecraftforum.net/forums/support/unmodified-minecraft-client/1868240-just-started-minecraft-need-help-though

tramoreman77

thank u so much for your quick reply il try it now

tramoreman77

i turned off the firewalls ok then opened it up and then it happened again ,came up not respnding,and on a window opened saying platform se not responding

tadcan

Have you picked a server to play on?
http://minecraftservers.net/

Or setting up a local game.

Bit out of my depth here, hopefully a minecraft expert will be along soon.

tramoreman77

i bought the game code in gamstop on a mojang card ,i know nothing about servers ?

tadcan

tramoreman77 wrote: »

i bought the game code in gamstop on a mojang card ,i know nothing about servers ?

Minecraft is different to most games in that it can either be played locally on the PC or coop style with other people. Which means it needs a little bit of setup after the install. I would suggest you search for beginners guide in youtube to learn more.

tramoreman77

ohh right ,god i think thats going to be a struggle thanks anyway

tadcan

tramoreman77 wrote: »

ohh right ,god i think thats going to be a struggle thanks anyway

Ask your son if any of his mates play minecraft, maybe they can help out.