PC for Multitasking and Gaming

[Lycoth]

Hey, so i'm looking for a new pc for, as the topic states, Multitasking different lower usage programs and gaming. By multitasking i mean generally, a game + Photoshop and msn etc, so nothing too heavy.

I would rather use an AMD processor and an ATI Gpu. For now i'll probably take an Ati HD 5850, but i'll likely Crossfire it in a few months, so i'm not sure on the power supply i'll need. (I'll probably be running at 1920x1080) I'd also prefer a dedicated Sound Card, but i'm no expert on sound cards, so any help would be appreciated.

I was thinking maybe getting a slightly worse processor (Within reason of course), and going for 8 GB or RAM instead. Good or bad idea?

And lastly, i know NOTHING about motherboards. They confuse me to hell, so any help would be great.

So all in all, What would you say for Processor, Sound Card and Motherboard.
My budget will be around £1500. Thoughts and suggestions?

Thanks.

Edit: Just a note, things like how quiet it is don't really bother me in the slightest.

[Meds]

Does the £1500 budget include Monitor, Keyboard & Mouse or just the PC Tower alone?

[Sweeney47]

£1500 budget for amd/ati system should be easy enough, I however dont know the AMD CPU's so im not even going to bother recommending a setup :D

[Lycoth]

Does the £1500 budget include Monitor, Keyboard & Mouse or just the PC Tower alone?

Sorry, just the tower alone.


£1500 budget for amd/ati system should be easy enough, I however dont know the AMD CPU's so im not even going to bother recommending a setup :D

:D Thanks anyways.

[HMFC_Riley]

Case
PCS MAELSTROM T900 BLACK GAMING CASE (£59)

Processor (CPU)
AMD PHENOM II X6 1090T (3.20GHz/9MB CACHE/AM3/) - BLACK EDITION

Motherboard
ASUS® M4A89TD PRO/USB3 : DDR3, USB 3.0, SATA 6.0Gb/s, CrossFireX

Memory (RAM)
8GB SAMSUNG DDR3 DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (4 X 2GB)

Graphics Card
1GB ATI RADEON™ HD 5870 PCI EXPRESS - DirectX® 11

2nd Graphics Card
NONE

3rd Graphics Card
NONE

Memory - 1st Hard Disk
1TB SERIAL ATA 3-Gb/s HARD DRIVE WITH 16MB CACHE (7,200rpm)

2nd Hard Disk
NONE

RAID (HDD 1 & 2)
NONE

1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM

2nd DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
NONE

Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (READS XD, MS, CF, SD, etc)

Power Supply & Case Cooling
CORSAIR 850W PSU (TX850) 80+ ULTRA QUIET (£100)

Processor Cooling
STANDARD AMD CPU COOLER

Sound Card
Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ Titanium PCI Express (£69)

Network Facilities
ONBOARD 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT

USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD

Modem
NONE, I WILL BE USING BROADBAND

Floppy Disk Drive
NONE

Firewire & Video Editing
NONE

TV Card
NONE

Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)

Office Software
FREE Microsoft® Office Starter 2010 (Limited functionality Word & Excel)

Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL

Monitor
NONE

2nd Monitor
NONE

DVI Cable
NONE

Keyboard & Mouse
NONE

Mouse
NONE

Speakers
NONE

Webcam
NONE

Headsets (VOIP)
NONE

Surge Protection
NONE

Printer
NONE

External Hard Drive
NONE

Home Installation
NONE

Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, Lifetime Tech Support) (£5)

Total Price: £1280

Gives you enough power to add a second GPU. If you're going to be overclocking the CPU then upgrade the cooling accordingly :)

[Lycoth]

Looks good. Thanks very much :D

[Meds]

I have been tinkering around and have struggled to come up with anything better without a ridiculous price hike - e.g going for a 5970!

As you are still well within the £1500 budget, there is plenty you can do;

- add Blu Ray ROM
- change case to one which best suits your taste
- add extra HDDs
- change the CPU Cooling (if you plan of overclocking)

[Lycoth]

I have been tinkering around and have struggled to come up with anything better without a ridiculous price hike - e.g going for a 5970!

As you are still well within the £1500 budget, there is plenty you can do;

- add Blu Ray ROM
- change case to one which best suits your taste
- add extra HDDs
- change the CPU Cooling (if you plan of overclocking)

Funnily enough that's exactly what i did. Added a Blu Ray, Changed the case and upgraded the cooling. Thanks very much guys :D