Can this run the latest games on high settings.

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isawat

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Hi this is my first post on this forum. A few weeks ago my dell computer finally broke after 5 or 6 years of continuous use. I am wondering if this computer I have customised and i am about to buy is suitable for the latest games and will be suitable for games in the future.

Here are the specs.
Case
STYLISH PIANO BLACK ENIGMA CASE + 2 FRONT USB
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5-2500 Quad Core (3.30GHz, 6MB Cache) + HD Graphics
Motherboard
ASUS® P8Z77-V LX: USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs, ATI®CrossFireX
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (2 x 4GB KIT)
Graphics Card
1GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 560 Ti - 2 DVI,HDMI,VGA - 3D Vision Ready
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
2TB WD CAVIAR GREEN WD20EARS, SATA 3 Gb/s, 64MB (Special Offer)
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
INTEL SOCKET LGA1155 STANDARD CPU COOLER
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps PCI-E CARD (£16)
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
Keyboard & Mouse
LOGITECH® MK250 WIRELESS KEYBOARD & MOUSE COMBO (£21)
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
FAST TRACK 5 WORKING DAY DISPATCH (£39)

All this costs £918

I do not require a monitor as I already own one.

I also have a few questions

1. What is the difference between a Gtx 560 ti and a non ti version

2. What is a memory card reader

3.How reliable is pc specialist
 
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Wozza63

Biblical Poster
1. There is quite a bit of difference gaming wise between the 560 and 560Ti, its basically the 565 but they call it 560Ti, its a decent card, and will play most at max settings

2. A memory card reader allows you to access the data in memory cards, which are usually used as storage in cameras, phones and other portable devices

3. PCSpecialist is very reliable its where i got my PC from and I haven't had any major problems and it got built in 7 working days i think, I have had to phone support a few times who are the best customer support i have ever dealt with and they fixed the problems i had within 10 mins each time, and its not a really expensive rate like £2p/m because the phone centre is in the UK
 
Rakk

Rakk

The Awesome
Moderator
isawat said:
Have you ever used fast track service and if so is it worth the money.
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Whether it's worth the money or not really depends on you, do you need it quickly, or would you be fine waiting - noting that the lead times are estimates so can taken longer (or can be shorter).
 
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Wozza63

Biblical Poster
isawat said:
Thanks for your quick reply. Have you ever used fast track service and if so is it worth the money.
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No I personally haven't used fast track because I'd rather spend the extra £40 (or whatever it is) on something for the computer

But, I have seen various people use the fast track service and I very rarely see any complaints, only if something goes out of stock will there be a problem, and I think if its not reached by the deadline then the fast track cost is refunded
 
Corfate

Corfate

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Case
PCS MAELSTROM T900 BLACK GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5-2500 Quad Core (3.30GHz, 6MB Cache) + HD Graphics
Motherboard
ASUS® P8Z77-V LX: USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs, ATI®CrossFireX
Memory (RAM)
4GB SAMSUNG DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 2GB)
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 INTEL CPU COOLER (£19)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
2 x 200Mbps HomePlug AV - Create a Wired Network Using Electric Sockets! (£38)
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
Keyboard & Mouse
LOGITECH® MK250 WIRELESS KEYBOARD & MOUSE COMBO (£21)
Speakers
LOGITECH S120 2.0 BLACK SPEAKER SYSTEM (£9)
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: £948.00 including VAT and delivery.

Configure Here: http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/computers/intel-sandy-bridge-pc/

That'll run games at a higher FPS with the better GPU. The case will allow for more airflow and cooling. The Caviar Black is a faster HDD, so you will open files quicker and have a faster boot time :) Homeplugs are also more reliable than wireless :)
 
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isawat

Member
Rakk said:
Whether it's worth the money or not really depends on you, do you need it quickly, or would you be fine waiting - noting that the lead times are estimates so can taken longer (or can be shorter).
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Thanks for the reply i have decided to remove fast track and spend the money towards upgrading the GPU.
 
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scottke

Member
I have similar specs to corfate's suggestion except i have the 560ti and 8gb ram which runs the games i've played at high/ultra - gta4, bfbc2, fallout 3, newvagas, mafia2 and the sims3 which have'nt diped under 45 fps the sims 3 is over 150 fps! in my opinion the i5 2500 is very good aswell as the 560ti.
 
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isawat

Member
Corfate said:
Case
PCS MAELSTROM T900 BLACK GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5-2500 Quad Core (3.30GHz, 6MB Cache) + HD Graphics
Motherboard
ASUS® P8Z77-V LX: USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs, ATI®CrossFireX
Memory (RAM)
4GB SAMSUNG DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 2GB)
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 INTEL CPU COOLER (£19)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
2 x 200Mbps HomePlug AV - Create a Wired Network Using Electric Sockets! (£38)
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
Keyboard & Mouse
LOGITECH® MK250 WIRELESS KEYBOARD & MOUSE COMBO (£21)
Speakers
LOGITECH S120 2.0 BLACK SPEAKER SYSTEM (£9)
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: £948.00 including VAT and delivery.

Configure Here: http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/computers/intel-sandy-bridge-pc/

That'll run games at a higher FPS with the better GPU. The case will allow for more airflow and cooling. The Caviar Black is a faster HDD, so you will open files quicker and have a faster boot time :) Homeplugs are also more reliable than wireless :)
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Thanks for this build but will i notice a a speed drop if i go with 4gb of ram rather than 8
 
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isawat

Member
How would battlefield 3 run with the gtx 560 ti and with the homeplug system do i need 2 of the homeplugs or will one be okay and are the homeplugs easy to install.
 
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Corfate

Corfate

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As you can see, the 570 gets 9 more FPS on BF3 :)

You need 2 homeplugs, one goes into the ethernet port on the back of your router then in a wall socket, the other goes into a wall socket near your pc, then connects via another ethernet cable into the back of your pc :) Very easy to install, just plug in and you're away :)
 
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Wozza63

Biblical Poster
you need two homeplugs to run internet through them, and yes, i think most homeplugs are plug n play

the GTX560Ti, should give you ultra settings at 1080p at least
I have the 570 and I have everything set to its max and i still have a bit of juice left (although the biggest maps require slightly more, none of which ive played yet as i got my 1080p monitor today)

So judging by what im getting, you should be able to put everything on ultra but may have to drop some of the filtering etc which are barely noticable majority of the time anyway
 
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isawat

Member
Thanks for your help so far guys and i have decided to go with the gtx 560 ti and upgrade my case and go with homeplugs.
 
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isawat

Member
Wozza365 said:
You should go for the 570 if you can afford it, its definitely worth it!
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I will probably upgrade the graphics card in the future when i have more money to spare and get a Gtx 580 or perhaps something better. Also does pc specialist allow you to upgrade components in your computer such as ram or does it void their warranty.
 
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