Gamer System
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Gamer Systems
Proper gaming machines with high speed components and decent power and cooling.
These systems our built with properly specified power supplies, top motherboards, the best processors and quiet cooling (using 12cm cooling fans).
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Entry Level Gamer
Asus Intel chipset motherboard
Intel E6320 Core2Duo processor (2 x 1.86GHz, 1066FSB)
Integrated 10/100/1000 LAN controller
Onboard 8 channel sound
2GB PC2 6400 DDR2 memory (800 MHz)
3.5" 1.44Mb floppy drive with card reader
SATA DVDRW drive.
Microsoft Windows XP Home or Vista Basic
6xUSB 2.0 (4 back, 2 front)
250GB 7200rpm SATA300 hard drive
nVidia 512MB 8500GT based graphics card
£540.00 + VAT (£634.53 inc. VAT)
- A modern PC great for current games at standard resolutions and detail levels.
- Upgradeable to the systems below by changing components rather than the whole PC.
Low Level Gamer
Asus Intel chipset motherboard
Intel E6550 Core2Duo processor(2 x 2.33GHz, 1066FSB)
Integrated 10/100/1000 LAN controller
Onboard 8 channel sound
2GB PC2 6400 DDR2 memory (800 MHz)
3.5" 1.44Mb floppy drive with card reader
SATA DVDRW drive
Microsoft Windows XP Home or Vista Basic
6xUSB 2.0 (4 back, 2 front)
250GB 7200rpm SATA300 hard drive
nVidia 512MB 8600GTS based graphics card
580W Power Supply
£645.00 + VAT (£757.90 inc. VAT)
- A faster gaming PC capable of playing all modern games well.
- This has faster graphics and processor with more power to run the components (a bigger PSU).
Mid Level Gamer
Asus Intel chipset motherboard
Intel E6850 Core2Duo processor (2 x 3.0GHz, 1333FSB)
Integrated 10/100/1000 LAN controller
Onboard 8 channel sound
2GB PC2 8500 DDR2 memory (1066 MHz)
3.5" 1.44Mb floppy drive with card reader
SATA DVDRW drive
Microsoft Windows XP Home or Vista Basic
6xUSB 2.0 (4 back, 2 front)
320GB 7200rpm SATA300 hard drive
nVidia 640MB 8800GTS based graphics card
670W Power Supply
£850.00 + VAT (£998.75 inc. VAT)
- A higher end system offering higher frame rates and detail levels on the most demanding games.
- Faster memory and processor, a slightly bigger disk, a beefy PSU and a great graphics card make this a powerful machine.
Top Level Gamer
Asus Intel chipset motherboard
Intel E6850 Core2Duo processor (2 x 3.0GHz, 1333FSB)
Integrated 10/100/1000 LAN controller
Onboard 8 channel sound
2GB PC2 8500 DDR2 memory (1066 MHz) (1333MHz can be sourced POA)
3.5" 1.44Mb floppy drive with card reader
SATA DVDRW drive
Microsoft Windows XP Home or Vista Basic
6xUSB 2.0 (4 back, 2 front)
320GB 7200rpm SATA300 hard drive
nVidia 764MB 8800 Ultra based graphics card
730w Power Supply
£986.00 + VAT (£1158.55 inc. VAT)
- A fast processor and an even faster graphics card make short work of any demanding graphical task.
- Every game at the highest frame rates is playable by a system of this specification.
- You don't get much faster without spending hundreds of pounds more for little real gain.
Operating System
While the latest Microsoft Operating System is Windows Vista we can also supply these systems with the slightly older but more compatible Windows XP. Windows XP offers older game compatability, but does not offer DirectX 10 compatability which adds more detailed graphical effects in the latest games. Both 32 bit and 64bit versions are available (currently 64 bit systems are not entirely supported by good drivers or all games).
Prices above include Windows XP Home or Windows Vista Home Basic
For Windows Vista Home Premium add £15.00+VAT which is £17.63
For Windows Vista Ultimate add £50.00+VAT which is £58.75
Notes
- Above are some example builds for gaming machines.
- The pricing on these systems is highly dependent on market forces, however the prices can be viewed as a reasonable guide to the different configurations.
- Extra memory and other modifications are common with these systems, so please contact us for details or if you wish a SLI based system which can also be sourced and built for you.
- We require a deposit to cover cancellation expenses if you wish to order these systems, as specialisation, depreciation and obsolescence are all part of the gamer system build and owning experience. The balance of the system price would be payable on delivery or pickup.
Graphics card speeds
We match the system specification to each card used, so the differences in performance are amplified as you go up our ranges beyond just the performance of the graphics card.
But here is the rough speed performance of the enhanced cards we use verses a basic onboard graphics solution.
- Basic graphics card offered in budget systems (e.g. 7300 series) onboard times 2
- 8500 series (as used in our entry level gamer) onboard times 5
- 8600 series (as used in our low end gamer) onboard times 13
- 8800 series (as used in our mid range gamer) onboard times 27
Data from nvidia.com
Warranty
We offer a 1 year parts warranty on these systems along with a 3 year labour warranty. This also covers labour costs on basic upgrades if you buy these from us.
Gaming systems are designed for speed and gaming, so are not ideal for use with business data or important information. Basically with the extra heat and stress, components do not last as long as in a standard (hardly used) PC. However with good backup regimes all our gaming systems also make excellent home systems for video, photo and general purpose use.
E&OE
