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    £650 budget:gaming spec suggestions please

    hi,have a budget of around £650-700 (max),primarily for gaming but will
    also be used for general internet duties to,what do you guys
    suggest,oh and its for a desktop
    ps:my original budget was 800 but has had to be trimmed

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    You could downgrade the PSU if you wish, I left it at 600w just to make sure you have enough power for additional HDDs and/or a 2nd HD7770 in crossfire.

    Case
    PCS MAELSTROM T900 BLACK GAMING CASE

    Processor (CPU)
    AMD BULLDOZER QUAD CORE FX-4100 (3.60GHz/4MB CACHE/AM3+)

    Motherboard
    ASUS® M5A97: AM3+ PLATFORM, DUAL DDR3, SATA 6.0GB/s, USB 3.0

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

    Graphics Card
    1GB AMD RADEON™ HD7770 - DVI,HDMI,2 mDP - DX® 11, Eyefinity 4 Capable

    Free Item
    FREE DIRT SHOWDOWN GAME with any AMD 7000 Series GPU!

    Memory - 1st Hard Disk
    1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1002FAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)

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

    Memory Card Reader
    INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT

    Power Supply
    600W Quiet 80 PLUS Quad Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan (£59)

    Processor Cooling
    SUPER QUIET 22dBA TRIPLE COPPER HEATPIPE AMD CPU COOLER (£19)

    Sound Card
    ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)

    Network Facilities
    10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs

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

    Operating System
    Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence

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

    Anti-Virus
    BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL

    Warranty
    3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)

    Delivery
    STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)

    Build Time
    Standard Build - Approximately 10 to 12 working days

    Quantity
    1

    Price: £681.00 including VAT and delivery.

    Configure Here: http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/quotes...pc/5pM7cmtXo8/
    Last edited by keynes; 03-07-12 at 13:10.
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    I would suggest this,it includes a much faster graphics card.
    Case
    PCS MAELSTROM T900 BLACK GAMING CASE
    Processor (CPU)
    AMD BULLDOZER QUAD CORE FX-4100 (3.60GHz/4MB CACHE/AM3+)
    Motherboard
    ASUS® M5A97: AM3+ PLATFORM, DUAL DDR3, SATA 6.0GB/s, USB 3.0
    Memory (RAM)
    8GB SAMSUNG DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 4GB)
    Graphics Card
    1GB AMD RADEON™ HD6870 - 2 DVI,HDMI,2 mDP - DX® 11, Eyefinity 4 Capable
    Memory - 1st Hard Disk
    1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1002FAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
    1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
    24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
    Memory Card Reader
    INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
    Power Supply
    450W Quiet 80 PLUS Dual Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan (£29)
    Processor Cooling
    SUPER QUIET 22dBA TRIPLE COPPER HEATPIPE AMD CPU COOLER (£19)
    Sound Card
    ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
    Network Facilities
    10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs
    USB Options
    6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
    Operating System
    Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence
    Office Software
    FREE Microsoft® Office Starter 2010 (Limited functionality Word & Excel)
    Anti-Virus
    BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
    Warranty
    3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
    Delivery
    STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
    Build Time
    Standard Build - Approximately 10 to 12 working days
    Quantity 1
    £682 inc VAT and Delivery.

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    is the AMD processor any good? a lot of reviews dont really rate it.
    keep the suggestions coming.

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    Quote Originally Posted by hazzyboy3 View Post
    is the AMD processor any good? a lot of reviews dont really rate it.
    keep the suggestions coming.
    It is a good processor for your budget, unless you want to compromise in the graphics card the best choice of CPU is the FX 4100.
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    Quote Originally Posted by hazzyboy3 View Post
    is the AMD processor any good? a lot of reviews dont really rate it.
    keep the suggestions coming.
    It does the job. I have an older AMD processor and have no problems,far as gaming goes.

 

 

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