New PC gamer (HELP!)

[AWhiteford37423]

Hi guys, 

 

Ive been a console gamer for a good 6 years now and PC gaming has caught my eye. I have an old Desktop lying around so opened her up and found a foxconn n15235 motherboard inside. 

 

Could anyone recommend a new CPU, Graphics card for my PC as I would like to turn it into a gaming PC. 

 

Thanks 

 

Anthony37423

[Flowey]

9 minutes ago, AWhiteford37423 said:

Hi guys, 

 

Ive been a console gamer for a good 6 years now and PC gaming has caught my eye. I have an old Desktop lying around so opened her up and found a foxconn n15235 motherboard inside. 

 

Could anyone recommend a new CPU, Graphics card for my PC as I would like to turn it into a gaming PC. 

 

Thanks 

 

Anthony37423

First, doing you own research is always better then just asking for a build online.

Now, to provide help we would need your budget and what kinda games you intend on playing? AAA games do not have the same requirements as moba and lols

Also, what's the model of the desktop you have? We'll need more specs then just the mobo

[AWhiteford37423]

I'll open it up again at get some more specs. Sorry about the vagueness of the post 

[Xandaaa]

1 minute ago, AWhiteford37423 said:

I'll open it up again at get some more specs. Sorry about the vagueness of the post 

Don't worry about it. Do you know what cpu socket it has? if you can't tell just tell me which cpu you had in it before.

[Flowey]

1 minute ago, AWhiteford37423 said:

I'll open it up again at get some more specs. Sorry about the vagueness of the post 

NP bud, i was clueless as well when I got into pc gaming. Turns out it's pretty easy to get into

[AWhiteford37423]

Doing a few searches I can't find my PC model

I know its a Zoostorm PC 

Model: 9888-3330/A 

Serial Number: ST128078

 

Opening it up it has a 305W Channel Well Technology Power Supply

Motherboard is a Foxconn 46GMX Series N15235

Along with 1GB of RAM 

Running Windows 10

 

 

 

[Flowey]

1 minute ago, AWhiteford37423 said:

Doing a few searches I can't find my PC model

I know its a Zoostorm PC 

Model: 9888-3330/A 

Serial Number: ST128078

 

Opening it up it has a 305W Channel Well Technology Power Supply

Motherboard is a Foxconn 46GMX Series N15235

Along with 1GB of RAM 

Running Windows 10

 

 

 

holy shit that'S a bad rig man, youre gonna need more then just GPU/CPU

What's your budget?

 

[AWhiteford37423]

Im saving up for around £500 - £800

 

Luckily I have my Sony Viao as my daily driver and not the rig

[ShadowCaptain]

2 minutes ago, AWhiteford37423 said:

Im saving up for around £500 - £800

 

Luckily I have my Sony Viao as my daily driver and not the rig

Well its going to be a start from scrach job

 

£800 would get you a very good rig capable of playing all PC games on the market at high settings at 1080p

[Flowey]

2 minutes ago, ShadowCaptain said:

Well its going to be a start from scrach job

 

£800 would get you a very good rig capable of playing all PC games on the market at high settings at 1080p

Yep, scratch build for sure

 

[AWhiteford37423]

1 minute ago, ShadowCaptain said:

Well its going to be a start from scrach job

 

£800 would get you a very good rig capable of playing all PC games on the market at high settings at 1080p

I thought that would be the case. If i need to i might just buy everything and build it myself. To "try" and improve the PC above I think i'll add some more RAM and might buy a new CPU

[Magikarpdrowned]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($249.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.49 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Z170 Pro4S ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($112.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($42.30 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($51.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX 480 8GB Video Card  ($239.00)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ NZXT)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($74.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $930.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-01 10:47 EDT-0400

This is a guideline to start. Rounds off at 700 GBP. If others want to optimize this rig, go ahead. I don't have time right now.

[ShadowCaptain]

3 minutes ago, AWhiteford37423 said:

I thought that would be the case. If i need to i might just buy everything and build it myself. To "try" and improve the PC above I think i'll add some more RAM and might buy a new CPU

Building from scratch is easy, seriouly

 

and no point, sell it for £50 and use that towards your pc, or give it parents/siblings/friends

[AWhiteford37423]

I have a good idea what to do now. Big thanks to Flowey, Xandaaa and Shadow Captain

[AWhiteford37423]

2 minutes ago, Magikarpdrowned said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($249.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.49 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Z170 Pro4S ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($112.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($42.30 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($51.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX 480 8GB Video Card  ($239.00)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ NZXT)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($74.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $930.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-01 10:47 EDT-0400

This is a guideline to start. Rounds off at 700 GBP. If others want to optimize this rig, go ahead. I don't have time right now.

Thanks. This is a huge help! 

[Magikarpdrowned]

1 minute ago, AWhiteford37423 said:

Thanks. This is a huge help! 

This rig needs some changes IMO. Maybe a better SSD? Either way, use that as a solid guideline for your build. I have both the CPU and Motherboard in my rig and they work without a hitch.

[ShadowCaptain]

7 minutes ago, Magikarpdrowned said:

SNIP

use the Uk part picker, currency conversion is a BAD idea normally

 

and NEVER recommend the V300 now, that SSD a no no, for £50 you can get a 240gb Crucial BX200 or something

 

buts its a good start otherwise! and would fit perfectly in budget

[Magikarpdrowned]

4 minutes ago, ShadowCaptain said:

use the Uk part picker, currency conversion is a BAD idea normally

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£196.98 @ Ebuyer)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£26.99 @ Novatech)
Motherboard: ASRock Z170 Pro4S ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£87.82 @ More Computers)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  (£56.11 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£32.50 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£37.96 @ BT Shop)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX 480 8GB Video Card  ($239.00)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£52.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£74.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Total: £566.34
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-01 15:56 BST+0100

GPU was 180 GBP, making it 746 GBP.

[ShadowCaptain]

1 minute ago, Magikarpdrowned said:

SNIP

 

yep looks good but id get a 240gb SSD for £20 extra, better brand, and twice the storage 

 

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/y8Jkcf/crucial-internal-hard-drive-ct240bx200ssd1