getting a new gaming pc advice ?

[aarong9224]

this price is a bit over my budget anything i could trim down i plan to use the pc for mostly gaming but it does not have to be on the highest setting thanks


Case
InWIN MANA-136 BLACK GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD PHENOM II X4 955 (3.20GHz/8MB CACHE/AM3) - BLACK EDITION
Motherboard
ASUS® M5A87: AM3+ PLATFORM, DUAL DDR3,SATA 6.0GB/s, USB 3.0
Memory (RAM)
8GB SAMSUNG DDR3 DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 4GB)
Graphics Card
1GB AMD RADEON™ HD6770 - DVI,HDMI,VGA - DX® 11
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
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W ENTHUSIAST SERIES™ TX650 V2-80 PLUS® BRONZE (£72)
Processor Cooling
STANDARD AMD CPU COOLER
Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
ONBOARD GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps PCI 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
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND (£30)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 10 to 12 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £664.00 including VAT and delivery.

 

[mr_failage]

i would think that you probably dont need that power supply, and would be better off with the normal 600w one? not 100% certain though

 

[Wozza63]

drop to 4GB RAM, 8GB isnt really necessary atm unless you have plenty of cash to spare

dunno what the card is like, it is from two generations ago, you should get something better if you can afford it, like a 550Ti, or maybe a 6870

get a caviar black drive, at least 750GB, it will be much faster and will give a pretty decent improvement on bootup times and games loading

the Corsair PSU is fine, it will be much more reliable in the future

if you can afford you should get the triple copper CPU cooler, at only £19 you cant go wrong and will keep your CPU cool for long hours of intense stuff like gaming

definitely get the silver warranty, only a fiver, cant go wrong

 

[thexcal]

get rid of FREE Microsoft® Office Starter 2010 (Limited functionality Word & Excel)
if your not going to use it cos it's just one more thing to slow down your new pc.