£100 over budget

[MeUK]

Case STYLISH BLACK ALUMINIUM TRIGON CASE + 2 FRONT/SIDE USB (Special Offer)
Processor (CPU) AMD PHENOM II X6 1055T (2.80GHz/9MB CACHE/AM3/)
Motherboard ASUS® M4A89TD PRO/USB3 : DDR3, USB 3.0, SATA 6.0Gb/s, CrossFireX
Memory (RAM) 4GB SAMSUNG DDR3 DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 2GB)
Graphics Card 1GB ATI RADEON™ HD 5670 PCI EXPRESS - DirectX® 11
Memory - 1TB SERIAL ATA 3-Gb/s HARD DRIVE WITH 16MB CACHE (7,200rpm)
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 & Case Cooling 600W Quiet 80 PLUS Quad Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan (£59)
Processor Cooling COOLIT ECO A.L.C (ADVANCED LIQUID COOLER) (£59)
Sound Card ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
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


This is my spec but it’s about £100 over my budget at £787.00. I really only have £650 to spend. What should I change?

I want a quiet gaming PC able to play the most up to date games. I use head phones so sound is unimportant.

Can you help?

Many thanks

[Sleinous]

Deffinatly the six core, way way unbalanced.

This would be a better spec for £650

Case
STYLISH PIANO BLACK ENIGMA CASE + 2 FRONT USB
Processor (CPU)
AMD PHENOM II X4 955 (3.20GHz/8MB CACHE/AM3) - BLACK EDITION
Motherboard
ASUS® M4A87TD/USB3: DUAL DDR3,SATA 6.0GB/s, USB 3.0
Memory (RAM)
4GB SAMSUNG DDR3 DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 2GB)
Graphics Card
1GB ATI RADEON™ HD 5770 PCI EXPRESS - DirectX® 11
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
1TB WD CAVIAR GREEN WD10EARS, SATA 3 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE
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 & Case Cooling
600W Quiet 80 PLUS Quad Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan (£59)
Processor Cooling
SUPER QUIET 22dBA TRIPLE COPPER HEATPIPE CPU COOLER (£19)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
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
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
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 9 to 13 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £658.00 including VAT and delivery.

This spec has a quad core Phenom, ample, a better GPU (5770), and a 64mb cached hard drive for £5 more than the 16mb cached harddrive you chose.

Hope that helps!

[PCS]

1. Change to 450W PSU.
2. Remove advanced cooling - go for standard cooler.
3. Select a cheaper case.

[Sleinous]

1. Change to 450W PSU.
2. Remove advanced cooling - go for standard cooler.
3. Select a cheaper case.

Yes my bad, forgot to change PSU to 450W, could you do that in my spec? I gtg now. Cya'll later.

[Gorman]

Im with Sleinous, drop it to a quad.

[Sleinous]

Also for £10 you can upgrade to the Phenom X4 965, forgot to add that little detail.

[MeUK]

I don't know if you are still keeping an eye on this thread but a question on the case

I expect to have to upgrade this PC in the future. When editing my spec in accordance with your suggestion a warning said the cpu cooler would not fit. Does the case you suggest have the room I need? would it be wise to go for a larger case?

I know this is difficult question but I would value your comments.

[Sleinous]

Select the Enigma case and not the trigon now it fits. & yes, i moniter EVERYTHING mwhahaha

[Phoenix]

Select the Enigma case and not the trigon now it fits. & yes, i moniter EVERYTHING mwhahaha

I think you got that the wrong way around lol, and yeah it would be a better idea to to pick a slightly bigger case like the Elite310/Maelstorm/Trigon/Sileo(depending on budget) for future expandability.

[Sleinous]

Lol well what I mean is the 2nd one from the left, not the cheapest. & yes id go for the maelstrom