Looking for some advice on a prebuilt gaming system

Redfox25

Hi

A friend of mine is based in the UK and wants to buy a prebuilt system to play on. He wants a prebuilt so he can buy it through his company rather than self build.

His main game is World of Warcraft and his current system is an old 13 inch Mac which is showing its age at this stage. He plays on pretty much min settings and even then it is struggling like mad to keep up in raids.

This is what I suggested from the pc specialist website.
Can I get a second opinion on this please and a suggestion on a screen. I was suggesting a nice widescreen 1080p monitor.

His budget is circa 1.2-1.3k stg and he wants to get warranty cover as part of the package.

Case
COOLERMASTER ELITE 311 BLUE CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5 Quad Core Processor i5-7500 (3.4GHz) 6MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® H110M-R: Micro-ATX, DDR4, LG1151, USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs
Memory (RAM)
8GB Kingston DUAL DDR4 2133MHz (2 x 4GB)
Graphics Card
8GB AMD RADEON™ RX 480 - HDMI, 3 x DP - ® 12
1st Hard Disk
1TB SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 32MB CACHE
1st PCI-E SSD Drive
240GB HYPER-X PREDATOR PCIe SSD (up to 1400MB/sR | 600MB/sW)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W CS SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Super Quiet Titan DragonFly Heatpipe Intel CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Extra Case Fans
1x 120mm Apache Black Quiet Fan (fitted to extract from rear/roof)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
WIRELESS 802.11 AC1200 867Mbps/5GHz, 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Genuine Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365
Anti-Virus
BullGuard™ Internet Security - Free 90 Day License inc. Gamer Mode
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery

K.O.Kiki

Case
InWIN 503 MID TOWER GAMING CASE (WHITE)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5 Quad Core Processor i5-7500 (3.4GHz) 6MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® PRIME Z270-P: ATX, LG1151, USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs
Memory (RAM)
16GB HyperX FURY DDR4 2133MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
4GB AMD RADEON™ RX 470 - HDMI, DP, DVI - DX® 12
FREE HITMAN GAME CODE with AMD RX 470 Series GPUs!
1st Hard Disk
240GB KINGSTON UV400 2.5" SSD, SATA 6 Gb (550MB/R, 490MB/W)
2nd Hard Disk
2TB SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 64MB CACHE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W CS SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
CoolerMaster Hyper 212X (120mm) Fan CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Genuine Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365
Anti-Virus
BullGuard™ Internet Security - Free 90 Day License inc. Gamer Mode
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Monitor
BENQ GL2450HM 24" LED MONITOR
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 4 to 6 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £1,199.00 including VAT and delivery.

https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/intel-z270-pc/7hXVYZEjm2/

Better IMHO
RX470 is up to ~95% performance of RX480, comes with a free Hitman game code.
16Gb RAM instead of 8Gb.
Z270 motherboard instead of H110.
2Tb 7200rpm secondary drive.
Hyper 212x CPU cooler (not really needed, but nice)
Good 60Hz monitor.

Don't forget to add mouse and/or keyboard.

Redfox25

K.O.Kiki wrote: »

Better IMHO
RX470 is up to ~95% performance of RX480, comes with a free Hitman game code.
16Gb RAM instead of 8Gb.
Z270 motherboard instead of H110.
2Tb 7200rpm secondary drive.
Hyper 212x CPU cooler (not really needed, but nice)
Good 60Hz monitor.

Don't forget to add mouse and/or keyboard.

Good thinking on the 470 vs the 480
I will pass those along and see if I can get him to post here and keep the discussion going.

TerrorFirmer

If you switch to Z270 board, also up ram to 2400mhz as the board supports it natively.

If the price difference isn't too great though, the 8GB RX480 with the H110M board offers much better performance than Z270 with RX470 4GB - the latter is just newer/better features/supports slightly faster ram, but doesn't really offer any better gaming performance.

Redfox25

All this chatting about his upgrade has me thinking of an upgrade now.

(not going to happen for another 12 months or so as my i5 4690k is running well and not bottlenecking my fury in anything as yet)

Uror

I have tried to reply and post but this forum board doesnt seem to like me much lol

Uror

Would it be worth getting motherboard that ca support the 3k speed RAM?

K.O.Kiki

Uror wrote: »

Would it be worth getting motherboard that ca support the 3k speed RAM?

IMHO yes, get a Z270 board now.

Heck, you could get the basic 4Gb RAM from PCSpecialist & change it for 16Gb of high-speed DDR4 yourself - would be much cheaper.

Redfox25

Has anyone a recommendation on a monitor.

I was thinking this looks good https://www.overclockers.co.uk/lg-29um68-p-29-2560x1080-ips-freesync-gaming-super-wide-widescreen-led-monitor-black-mo-143-lg.html

Widescreen 1080p with freesync to marry up with the AMD card.
A 1440p freesync monitor would probably be out of budget.

Uror

is Ms response time any good? I thought i seen other monitors with 1ms, maybe they are budget busters?

K.O.Kiki

Uror wrote: »

is Ms response time any good? I thought i seen other monitors with 1ms, maybe they are budget busters?

For gaming you'd definitely want a response time in the range 1-10ms (milliseconds), but remember that manufacturers claims are to be taken with a grain of salt - google the monitor for reviews.

It pays to read, since your monitor will last you a lot longer than you think.

Samuel T. Cogley

That warranty is absolute rubbish and doesn't even meet the standard of consumer law in England and Wales.

There are loads of boutique builders in the UK, be sure to shop around.

Joshua J

Just saw this OP seems like a good deal.

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/titan-jigsaw-intel-core-i7-7700k-4.6ghz-special-edition-overclocked-gaming-pc-fs-19a-og.html?utm_source=Overclockers+UK+Newsletter&utm_campaign=7bb5fded7d-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_01_27&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c199b69777-7bb5fded7d-218068801

Redfox25

Joshua J wrote: »

Just saw this OP seems like a good deal.

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/titan-jigsaw-intel-core-i7-7700k-4.6ghz-special-edition-overclocked-gaming-pc-fs-19a-og.html?utm_source=Overclockers+UK+Newsletter&utm_campaign=7bb5fded7d-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_01_27&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c199b69777-7bb5fded7d-218068801

That looks pretty savage alright, have passed it onto Uror. The build is for him rather than me but if I had the cash I would be ordering that.

Uror

I just ordered that overclockers system :-)  Now to research a monitor....

Asus X540L

Hi could you guys recommend me a good Irish store that sells premade gaming pcs or a reputable UK one that delivers to Ireland.
Cheers

TerrorFirmer

Asus X540L wrote: »

Hi could you guys recommend me a good Irish store that sells premade gaming pcs or a reputable UK one that delivers to Ireland.
Cheers

PC Specialist, Overclockers UK, SCAN, also a lot of places sell through Amazon as well so it's a good place to have a look around also.