Gaming computers question.

[fergie]

Can anyone put simply what i need to know about buying a basic "Gaming computer" for a 12 year old.?

cheers fergie.

[Highlander]

Not a gamer but I think what you need is a good graphic card & processor at least.

Tight Lines

[Fishtales]

Is it a PC which he can use for other things or would he rather have an Xbox or similar?

[fergie]

He has a xbox i believe the gaming computer is the next step.As highlander says i think its got a powerfull processor  etc.  :?

[Wildfisher]

I think you need something like I got last year for video processing. I7 Quad core, 64 bit, 16GB memory plus a super fast video card. Take  a look at Novatech for some ideas

http://www.novatech.co.uk/pc/gaming/

you'll be talking around a  grand

[Fishtales]

As Fred says you will need some high specs. here are some more to look at.

http://www.ukgamingcomputers.co.uk/i7-pcs-c-20.html

http://www.meshcomputers.com/Default.aspx?PAGE=PRODCATEGORYVIEWPAGE&USG=APPLICATION&ENT=APPLICATION&KEY=990675&utm_source=homepage&utm_medium=online&utm_content=SPECIALIST_GAMING&utm_campaign=homepage_dtbox3

Get a copy of Custom PC too as there is a lot of information in that. It is a specialised computing mag and there is usually a load of advertisers with gaming machines.

http://www.custompc.co.uk/

[Noddy]

Fergie take a run into Creative computing in Pollokshaws road, the guys there will sort you out with a good spec PC at a reasonable price.

Jim

[James]

for gaming you are best with I5 quad core CPU , as there is very little diff in the way of I5 and I7 when it comes to gaming.

For a gaming pc you need a big power supply , the one i have is 600watts currently .


This is my gaming PC which i built my self

Windows home premium 64bit
8 GB 1333MHz DDR3 gaming memory
600 watt PSU
64 GB SSD for windows and 1 or 2 games
i 5 -2400 3.10 GHz
after market Arctic 7 freezer pro rev 2 cpu cooler
GTX 460 SC ( super clocked ) graphics which is DDR5 memory 1GB i have also removed the stock cooler it came with and i have an Arctic Accelero twin turbo 2 cooler
232 GB HDD for all other games , pictures , music etc.

But to keep ahead of the games for PC you really need to invest in a serious graphics card , a lot of new games coming out are so graphics intense that you will need to SLI 2 graphics together .

I am looking at upgrading my graphics card already , but waiting nearer xmas / next year for the price to come down a bit.
as i hope to upgrade to the NVIDIA GTX 780 3GB DRR5 which is £550 almost. but the next card up is the TITAN range which are hitting £800 - £1500 price range lol.

[fergie]

Thanks guys . I will pass this info on as thank god its not for me. :lol:

[Fishtales]

Not a lot of difference between the 780 and the 670 James.

http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/gpu.php?gpu=GeForce+GTX+Titan&id=2433

and the 670 is below £300

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Asus-Nvidia-GeForce-DirectCU-Graphics/dp/B0082FIW96

By the time you run out of power with that the Titan will be down in price