Advice needed on mid range gaming PC

tyfleguitar1987

New member
I'm looking to buy this system. My budget id £700 - £750 max (including monitor, keyboard etc...)

I am getting this PC for University.

I am studying computer games tech, I need it to be able to process graphics quite well as that's the area my current system lacks. (its a crummy laptop so an upgrade is out of the question)

It doesn't need to be blitering but I need it to be able to run UDK sufficiently.

Any advice is welcome and thanks for viewing.

The spec is here...


Case

COOLERMASTER ELITE 310 BLUE CASE

Processor (CPU)

AMD BULLDOZER QUAD CORE FX-4170 (4.20GHz/4MB CACHE/AM3+)

Motherboard

ASUS® M5A78L-M/USB3: M-ATX, USB 3.0, SATA 3.0Gb/s

Memory (RAM)

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

Graphics Card

1GB AMD RADEON™ HD6770 - DVI,HDMI,VGA - DX® 11

Memory - 1st Hard Disk

500GB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 16MB 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

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 - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
 

mantadog

Superhero Level Poster
Do you know any recommended system specs for running that software, as i'm not familiar with it.


Case
COOLERMASTER ELITE 310 BLUE CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD BULLDOZER QUAD CORE FX-4100 (3.60GHz/4MB CACHE/AM3+)
Motherboard
ASUS® M5A78L-M/USB3: M-ATX, USB 3.0, SATA 3.0Gb/s
Memory (RAM)
8GB SAMSUNG DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 4GB)
Graphics Card
2GB AMD RADEON™ HD7850 - DVI,HDMI,2 mDP - DX® 11, Eyefinity 4 Capable
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
750GB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD7502AAEX, 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
STANDARD AMD CPU COOLER
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 - 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
19" Widescreen TFT 1366 x 768 2MS, D-Sub, DVI, 18.5" Panel (£69)
Keyboard & Mouse
LOGITECH® K200 USB MEDIA KEYBOARD (£10)
Mouse
LOGITECH® OPTICAL USB MOUSE (£5)
Speakers
LOGITECH S120 2.0 BLACK SPEAKER SYSTEM (£9)
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 10 to 12 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £754.00 including VAT and delivery.

Configure Here: http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/computers/amd-bulldozer-top-spec-pc/

If GPU power is important then the GPU i have slected is much much much better than the one you have selected. I have dropped other components but overall it should be spot on for your needs with a budget like you currently have.
 

Finn

Enthusiast
UDK I'm guessing is Unreal Development Kit

A. System Requirements

UDK requires a personal computer with the following system configuration:

Minimum:

Windows XP SP2 or Windows Vista
2.0+ GHz processor
2 GB system RAM
SM3-compatible video card
3 GB free hard drive space

Recommended for Content Development:
Windows Vista 64 SP2
2.0+ GHz multi-core processor
8 GB system RAM
NVIDIA 8000 series or higher graphics card
Plenty of HDD space
 

tyfleguitar1987

New member
Thanks for the help guys. I purchased yesterday and I'm happy with it.

I'll be advising people to buy from here in the future. Its quick, easy, customer service is great but its
the quick and helpful response from the community forum's what made my decision easy.
 
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