Branners Posted September 20, 2008 Share Posted September 20, 2008 My Shuttle PC is getting on a bit now and is really slow. The decent graphics card burnt out a while ago so I cant even play Far Cry on it. So Im on the hunt for a new computer. I need it to be able to play the latest games in a reasonable detail level I also need it to be in a fairly small case. Shuttle size would be great but midi might be okay. needs to be almost silent as it runs all day long in the lounge. Hard drive space doesnt need to be huge. I currently have a 75gb and its not full. Looking to spend between £400 and £500 and not fussed if it comes with a screen or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamanC Posted September 20, 2008 Share Posted September 20, 2008 Fancy building your own JB? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted September 20, 2008 Share Posted September 20, 2008 Building your own is the only way to go IMO, You know what parts you are fitting, and not some shite dell or cheap end parts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Branners Posted October 4, 2008 Author Share Posted October 4, 2008 Im not a fan of building my own. I hate fitting processors and heat sinks as I never seem to be able to get that bit right. I can build the rest, but I have killed one motherboard in the past when I put too much force on the heatsink. prefer off the shelf. Got around £500 to spend so need the best gaming machine I can find for that money but with a near silent power supply and fans. Im thinking MESH do some reasonable machines, any other recommendations? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilli Posted October 4, 2008 Share Posted October 4, 2008 Have you checked someone like ebuyer for their best buy deals? I while back I got an HP Proliant server with dual core xeon, raid, 160gb sata, memory and dvd rw all ready to go with change out of £150 new inc p&p I realise that's a server machine not a home/gaming machine, but there are some real bargains out there. Off the shelf + your own mods might be the best way to go if you don't want to build from the ground up, that's what I'd probably do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Branners Posted October 4, 2008 Author Share Posted October 4, 2008 problem is there are so many specs now that I cant keep track. Which video card is good or bad? which motherboard is good, which processor, dual core, Intel or other, what speed DVD drive is standard, what PSU wattage is the norm now? I work in IT and I cant keep up with the hardware standards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbloodyturbo Posted October 4, 2008 Share Posted October 4, 2008 sometimes you see good gaming rigs on ebay, might be a bad idea but a lot of the young guys who are seriously in to their gaming are updating their rigs every 6 months and just stick the whole lot on ebay. I see rigs that cost well over a grand 6 months ago going for under £400 sometimes, might be worth a look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caseys Posted October 4, 2008 Share Posted October 4, 2008 MESH is a good brand from what I've seen for shuttle. Video cards it's NVidia or ATI nowadays, ATI seem to have the edge on things regarding full size AGP cards, I'm not sure on the shuttle front though Processor Intel Core 2 Duo probably for a shuttle. AMD have screwed up their range currently until the successor of Barcelona comes out. Something like the Intel Core 2 Duo E7200. MSI S775 Intel 945GC DDR2 MATX AUDIO LAN seems like a good mobo without integrated graphics (Avoid the Intel GMA 950 integrated graphics like the plague if you want to play games) Last I saw DVD was hitting 24x read, 8x write for laptop sized drives. 2.5' form factor HDD's are cheap now too, admittedly you said you use less than 75Gb, but a 320Gb costs you £50 now and helps increase the longevity of the box. Trouble with playing decent games you're limited in a shuttle form factor for graphic cards aren't you? Most games now look to use very meaty cards with a huge thermal rating which I bet shuttles can't take. You want to play decent games on Windows now at a decent res and graphical quality IMHO a shuttle won't cut it. Why not have a games console for the job? Sainsbury's are doing a xbox360 for £99 this week... then you could consider buying a Mac Mini for a desktop replacement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamanC Posted October 4, 2008 Share Posted October 4, 2008 JB - If you are still stuck, drop me a PM with what you are going to use it for and ill spec you one up with full warranty etc. I garentee Ill be cheaper than the shops Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPRALOOPY Posted October 4, 2008 Share Posted October 4, 2008 JB - If you are still stuck, drop me a PM with what you are going to use it for and ill spec you one up with full warranty etc. I garentee Ill be cheaper than the shops BTW when do you want your car done?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamanC Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 Really RE car - you tell me mate, whenever is good with you Drop me a PM and I can drop it off to you sometime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRalphMan Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 You're up late Daman.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamanC Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 Night owl fella You too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRalphMan Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 I'm working mate... If I wasn't I'd be tucked up in bed right now... zzzzz'ing away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supersupra3 Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 Mesh are good i reckon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra matt Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 take a look at some of there's i just brought this one and its great http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/range.html?t=pc&c=gaming&r=ISE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p3te Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 http://www.medion.de/ms/aldi/md8396/uk/flash.html or http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/2827_6766.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angarak Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 https://www.medionshop.co.uk/?et_cid=1&et_lid=1&partnerID=107975596 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osso Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 How about this... Dell Vostro 410 Desktop base unit You would have enough money to upgrade your gfx card.. http://www.hotukdeals.com/images/deals/240100.jpg £325.48 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamanC Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 Can everyone stop recommending Medion, Dells and Mesh. They are S**T! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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