£500 - 600 budget gaming pc

[JSale]

Hey guys,

first time poster here,wondering if anybody could help me improve upon this spec for a budget gaming pc, i have recently decided to try pc gaming and whilst not giving up my x box have come to a budget of £600 tops, any price below this would be better appreciated.
i intend to play games such as star-craft 2, half life 2,minecraft , cod4/5 , ffallout 3/new vegas and would also like to render videos and light photo shop work. NOTE: may look into over clocking in later years as i am loking for this to last for at least 2-3 years.

Case
InWIN DRAGON SLAYER BLACK GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD PHENOM II X4 965 (3.40GHz/8MB CACHE/AM3) - BLACK EDITION
Motherboard
ASUS® M4A78LT-M: mATX MAINBOARD, DDR3, USB 2.0, SATA 3.0Gb/s
Memory (RAM)
4GB SAMSUNG DDR3 DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 2GB)
Graphics Card
1GB ATI RADEON™ HD5770 - DVI,HDMI,VGA - 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
Power Supply
450W Quiet 80 PLUS Dual Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan (£29)
Processor Cooling
STANDARD AMD CPU COOLER
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
ONBOARD 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs
USB Options
4 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
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
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 11 to 13 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £590.00 including VAT and delivery.

Configure Here: http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/computers/amd-home-office-pc/

if any other info is required then i will post when necessary (sorry if this thread is a duplicate but since the vat increase everything has gone up! D: )

thanks in advance
Jack

 

[JSale]

Errm...

EDIT:sorry for the double post i seem to have trouble with forums generally :$

thanks for the information guys
will look into the 1600mhz ram
thanks again

Jack

 

[Phoenix]

It's a good build but if you want to overclock in the future you'll need the titan fenrir cooler and it would be a good idea to get 1600mhz RAM.

 

[PringlesInside]

think maybe you need a better psu... for the 5770... on top of memory i recall as it being 600W recommended/miniumum on top spec conifg @ pcs(cant rememebr). 450W wont be enough

edit: yeap im correct, pcs say: Minimum PSU Requirement ->> 600w

 

[JSale]

just a quick question ,

how hard is it to replace the psu in this case , i have never delved deep into a pc before and would just like to know for future reference

thanks

Jack

 

[PCS]

Replacing a PSU is not hard, it's just a matter or unscrewing the four screws holidng the existing one in place, then disconnecting all the wires, and connecting all the devices to the new PSU, then screwing it in.

 

[JSale]

Thanks a lot and two last questions;

1) Would having a micro motherboard fit in a full size case + are there any disadvantages?

2) would the ATI radeon 5670 be adequate for my needs as present (my budget may not stretch that far if a new psu is needed ,and I have heard that gpu's are relatively easy to replace)?

Thanks for all the information and help

Kind regards

Jack

 

[Meds]

Hey,

1) It will cause no issues having a Micro Mobo in and standard case.

2) HD 5670 would be the absolute lowest GPU I would recommend for gaming. I would sacrifice elsewhere to get a better graphics card to be honest, for £600 you could get this;

Case
COOLERMASTER ELITE 310 BLUE CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD PHENOM II X4 955 (3.20GHz/8MB CACHE/AM3) - BLACK EDITION
Motherboard
ASUS® M4A78LT-M: mATX MAINBOARD, DDR3, USB 2.0, SATA 3.0Gb/s
Memory (RAM)
4GB SAMSUNG DDR3 DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 2GB)
Graphics Card
1GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX460 SE - DVI,HDMI,VGA - DirectX® 11, 3D Vision Ready
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
500GB SERIAL ATA 3-Gb/s HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB 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
600W Quiet 80 PLUS Quad Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan (£59)
Processor Cooling
STANDARD AMD CPU COOLER
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
ONBOARD 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs
USB Options
4 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 11 to 13 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £597.00 including VAT and delivery.

Configure Here: http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/computers/amd-home-office-pc/

- Slightly inferior CPU but still BE so can overclock if you want.
- Cheaper but better case (in my opinion)
- Better Graphics Card.
- 600W PSU to cover future upgrades.

I think this would be better for gaming when comparing it to a spec with a X4 965 & a HD 5670.