Can anyone look over these specs?

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Jayhari

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Case COOLERMASTER CM STORM ENFORCER - GAMING ENTHUSIAST CASE
Processor (CPU): Intel® Core™i7-2600 Quad Core (3.40GHz, 8MB Cache) + HD Graphics
Motherboard: ASUS® P8H61-M LE/USB3 (NEW REV 3.0): M-ATX, USB 3.0, SATA 3.0Gb/s
Memory (RAM): 8GB SAMSUNG DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 4GB)
Graphics Card: 1GB AMD RADEON™ HD6850 - 2 DVI,HDMI, DP - DX® 11, Eyefinity 3 Capable
Memory - 1st Hard Disk: 1TB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 32MB CACHE
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: COOLIT ECO II A.L.C ADVANCED LIQUID COOLER (£59)
Sound Card: ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities: GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps PCI-E CARD (£16)
USB Options: 4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD

Anything that can be downgraded or is a bit overkill for a casual gaming pc for games like League of Legends, Diablo III, Deus EX and WoW?
 
Atuleon

Atuleon

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I have made some comment below in blue, which I hope helps.

Jayhari said:
Case COOLERMASTER CM STORM ENFORCER - GAMING ENTHUSIAST CASE (This is slighting overkill? Down to your preference, but you could save money here to spend where it is more needed)
Processor (CPU): Intel® Core™i7-2600 Quad Core (3.40GHz, 8MB Cache) + HD Graphics (Too high compared to the rest of your stats, downgrade this to the i5 and spend the saving on the spec's bottleneck, which is the graphics card).
Motherboard: ASUS® P8H61-M LE/USB3 (NEW REV 3.0): M-ATX, USB 3.0, SATA 3.0Gb/s (Please note this is 3GB/s and PCI-E2.00 - If you're on a budget this choice is fine, but ideally you want 6GB/S to interact with your HDD at full speed
Memory (RAM): 8GB SAMSUNG DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 4GB) (good)
Graphics Card: 1GB AMD RADEON™ HD6850 - 2 DVI,HDMI, DP - DX® 11, Eyefinity 3 Capable (This isn't really high enough for the amount you're spending on your machine. You should throw any spare cash/savings you can get hold of here, to provide better gaming performance, as this is the aspect that is holding this current build back. Upgrading the graphics card, would create a much more balance build.) For the amount you're spending my opinion is that you should atleast grab a GTX560ti (or higher such for example a GTX570 would be even better, but of course more costly).
Memory - 1st Hard Disk: 1TB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 32MB CACHE
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) (I would always want to get the 650W just because it is Corsair and more reliable, but 450W may be OK if your budget is tight)
Processor Cooling: COOLIT ECO II A.L.C ADVANCED LIQUID COOLER (£59) (You don't need this, just the £19 "super quiet" copper cooler will be enough as you will not be overclocking).
Sound Card: ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD) (Good - This is enough)
Network Facilities: GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps PCI-E CARD (£16) (I think homeplugs are better?)
USB Options: 4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD

Anything that can be downgraded or is a bit overkill for a casual gaming pc for games like League of Legends, Diablo III, Deus EX and WoW?
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Atuleon

Atuleon

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To be honest, looking now at the game you are going to be playing, you don't need to spend that much. The Enigma HD would be more than adequate a rig for the game requirements you listed, and this is only £550.00. It has the same graphics card, same HDD, same mobo, same RAM if you upgrade it for an extra £16.00 to 8GB. It also has a blu-ray player. I think you will get roughly the same gaming experience out of it for a much lower cost.

Specs detailed below, but to see this for yourself, go to the PCSpecialist homepage, and click on the "review" tab. You have to order it as it is, to get it at such a good discounted price as per the review, but you can then modify your RAM to 8GB for £16 straight after you placed your order. This is probably also applies for changing the case.


Case
STYLISH PIANO BLACK ENIGMA CASE + 2 FRONT USB

Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5-2400 Quad Core (3.10GHz, 6MB Cache) + HD Graphics

Motherboard
ASUS® P8H61-M LE/USB3 (NEW REV 3.0): M-ATX, USB 3.0, SATA 3.0Gb/s

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

Graphics Card
1GB AMD RADEON™ HD6850 - 2 DVI,HDMI, DP - DX® 11, Eyefinity 3 Capable

Memory - 1st Hard Disk
1TB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 32MB CACHE

1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
12x BLU-RAY ROM DRIVE, 16x DVD ±R/±RW (£46)

Power Supply
450W Quiet 80 PLUS Dual Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan (£29)

Processor Cooling
INTEL SOCKET LGA1155 STANDARD 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
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)
 
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Jayhari

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I considered your alterations and ammended my order accordingly unfortunately I cant change my graphics card to the Ti version as its not in the dropdown.
Highest Nvidia card is the 1gb Nvidia Geforce Gtx 560 or the 2gb version of it, Only ti is the 550.
So far youve saved me £101.
I can't upgrade the motherboard due to lacking PCI card slots on the 6gb/s version and can't use wired due to the just moving house and the Router being on completely different floors to where the Comp will be situated
 
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Jayhari

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Case: PCS MAELSTROM T900 BLACK GAMING CASE
Processor: Intel i5-2500 Quad Core 3.30Ghz
Motherboard: ASUS® P8H61-M LE/USB3 (NEW REV 3.0): M-ATX, USB 3.0, SATA 3.0Gb/s (Not upgradable due to not enough PCI slots for my Wireless card)
RAM: 8GB SAMSUNG DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 4GB)
Graphics Card: 1GB AMD RADEON™ HD6850 - 2 DVI,HDMI, DP - DX® 11, Eyefinity 3 Capable
HDD: 1TB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 32MB CACHE
2ND HDD: None
Raid: None
Power: 450W Quiet 80 PLUS Dual Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan (£29)
Fan: Super quiet 22dBA Triple Copper Heatpipe Intel Cpu Cooler
Network: GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps PCI-E CARD (£16) (Needs to be wireless, no other option on my ammend order)

Anymore Reccomendations or alterations to balance this out for a decent gaming experience on Diablo III, League of Legends, WoW, Deus Ex and Skyrim?

My only upgrades for Graphics cards are as follows:
1gb Nvidia Geforce GTX 550 Ti
1gb Nvidia Geforce GTX 560
2gb Nvidia Geforce GTX 560
AMD RADEON HD 6790
AMD RADEON HD 7750
AMD RADEON HD 7770

Willing to upgrade to whatever people think is best. thanks.
Also a friend told me to change the Hard drives to 2x500gb Hardrives and get Raid 0, Would this be a good idea?
 
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tom_gr7

tom_gr7

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I assume you have already ordered?

i'd go for something like this, didnt put wifi card in, as to be honest wifi is rubbish homeplugs would be a much better idea, faster, reliable and gives you a constant booming connection with no drop outs.

Case
PCS MAELSTROM T900 BLACK GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD BULLDOZER QUAD CORE FX-4170 (4.20GHz/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
1.25GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 570 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
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
CORSAIR 650W ENTHUSIAST SERIES™ TX650 V2-80 PLUS® BRONZE (£69)
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)
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
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 10 to 12 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £829.00 including VAT and delivery.

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

Member
I made alterations to my order and now it's entered Pre-Production, Thanks for all your reccomendations.
I did eventually get rid of the Wireless, Upgrade the Motherboard to ASUS® P8H67-M: M-ATX, DDR3, USB 2.0, SATA 6.0Gb/s, CrossFireX™ (Was the only option there)
Discarded the Liquid cooling for SUPER QUIET 22dBA TRIPLE COPPER HEATPIPE INTEL CPU COOLER (£19)
Upgraded the graphics card to 2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 560 - 2 DVI,HDMI,VGA - 3D Vision Ready
and Upgraded the case just for the hell of it and I liked the look of it.
Overtime I'll probably upgrade bits of it but end Results were;


Case: NZXT PHANTOM 410 WHITE GAMING CASE
Processor: Intel® Core™i7-2600 Quad Core (3.40GHz, 8MB Cache) + HD Graphics
Motherboard: ASUS® P8H67-M: M-ATX, DDR3, USB 2.0, SATA 6.0Gb/s, CrossFireX™
Memory (RAM): 8GB SAMSUNG DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 4GB)
Graphics: 2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 560 - 2 DVI,HDMI,VGA - 3D Vision Ready
HDD: 1TB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 32MB CACHE
Power: 450W Quiet 80 PLUS Dual Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan (£29)
Cooling: SUPER QUIET 22dBA TRIPLE COPPER HEATPIPE INTEL CPU COOLER (£19)
Network: 2 x 200Mbps HomePlug AV - Create a Wired Network Using Electric Sockets! (£38
 
tom_gr7

tom_gr7

Life Serving
get the 650w corsair psu, a number of reasons, more reliable, energy efficient, and if you want to add other components, ssd, hdd, fans/whatever else/ you have the extra power.

also the corsair psus look visually better than the standard psu's
 
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Jayhari

Member
Took your advice and upgraded it to the Corsair 650w Enthusiast series last minute.
Im pretty happy with the way it is now, so I think i'll leave it like this.
 
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