Help Check My Spec Please?

Kraytoz

Kraytoz

Member
Hey guys!

I would like to know if this spec is any good. I'll be MAINLY playing World of Warcraft and Team Fortress 2 on the higher settings (Maybe highest!), and probably some indie games from Steam. Should I change anything? or stick with this spec? Let me know! My budget is around £700

Thanks! :)

Case
COOLERMASTER CM STORM ENFORCER - GAMING ENTHUSIAST CASE

Processor (CPU)
AMD BULLDOZER QUAD CORE FX-4100 (3.60GHz/4MB CACHE/AM3+)

Motherboard
ASUS® M5A97: AM3+ PLATFORM, DUAL DDR3, SATA 6.0GB/s, USB 3.0

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

Graphics Card
1GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 560 Ti - 2 DVI,HDMI,VGA - 3D Vision Ready

Memory - 1st Hard Disk
1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1002FAEX, 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 w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence

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 10 to 12 working days
 
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vanthus

vanthus

Member Resting in Peace
Pretty good build for what you want to do, consider upgrading to a 1TB caviar black HDD
not essential though, & possibly upgrade the CPU cooler a notch to triple copper heatpipe.
also worth getting silver warranty for £5.
 
Fear

Fear

Prolific Poster
vanthus said:
Pretty good build for what you want to do, consider upgrading to a 1TB caviar black HDD
not essential though, & possibly upgrade the CPU cooler a notch to triple copper heatpipe.
also worth getting silver warranty for £5.
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Only other 2 things you might want to think about is spending the extra £10 and getting a branded 650W corsair PSU and also going for 8GB of ram but 4GB is perfectly ok for gaming as there are only a few games that make use of a bit more than 4GB and you can always upgrade this at a later date if you need to.
 
Kraytoz

Kraytoz

Member
vanthus said:
Pretty good build for what you want to do, consider upgrading to a 1TB caviar black HDD
not essential though, & possibly upgrade the CPU cooler a notch to triple copper heatpipe.
also worth getting silver warranty for £5.
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I may consider upgrading my HD to 1TB Caviar Black. What would you recommend upgrading my CPU cooler to? And also I'll upgrade my warranty to silver :)
 
Kraytoz

Kraytoz

Member
Fear said:
Only other 2 things you might want to think about is spending the extra £10 and getting a branded 650W corsair PSU and also going for 8GB of ram but 4GB is perfectly ok for gaming as there are only a few games that make use of a bit more than 4GB and you can always upgrade this at a later date if you need to.
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Yes, I think I should upgrade my PSU to Corsair 650W! I'll only upgrade the RAM to 8GB, if I buy any graphics-intensive PC games in the future.
 
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hampshireONE

Member
Hi!
Could anyone check this specification, please?
My only concern is the final price, so is there anythink that could possibly reduce it, without significant effect on system's quality and productivity.
Thank you.

Case
COOLERMASTER CM STORM ENFORCER - GAMING ENTHUSIAST CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Six Core Processor Extreme i7-3960X (3.3GHz) 15MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® P9X79: INTEL® SOCKET LG2011
Memory (RAM)
16GB KINGSTON HYPERX GENESIS QUAD-DDR3 1600MHz X.M.P(4 x 4GB KIT)
Graphics Card
2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 680 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1002FAEX, 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
600W Quiet 80 PLUS Quad Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan (£59)
Processor Cooling
INTEL CERTIFIED LIQUID CPU COOLER FOR SOCKET LG2011 (£79)
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
TV Card
HAUPPAUGE HI-DEF SATELITTE DVB-S2 TV RECIEVER (WinTV-NOVA-HD-S2)
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Monitor
ASUS 24" PA246Q PROART SERIES PROFESSIONAL MONITOR (£365)
Keyboard & Mouse
LOGITECH® K200 USB MEDIA KEYBOARD (£10)
Webcam
Logitech® HD Webcam C525 - 720p HD Video, 8 Megapixel Photos (£39)
 
keynes

keynes

Multiverse Poster
hampshireONE said:
Hi!
Could anyone check this specification, please?
My only concern is the final price, so is there anythink that could possibly reduce it, without significant effect on system's quality and productivity.
Thank you.

Case
COOLERMASTER CM STORM ENFORCER - GAMING ENTHUSIAST CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Six Core Processor Extreme i7-3960X (3.3GHz) 15MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® P9X79: INTEL® SOCKET LG2011
Memory (RAM)
16GB KINGSTON HYPERX GENESIS QUAD-DDR3 1600MHz X.M.P(4 x 4GB KIT)
Graphics Card
2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 680 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1002FAEX, 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
600W Quiet 80 PLUS Quad Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan (£59)
Processor Cooling
INTEL CERTIFIED LIQUID CPU COOLER FOR SOCKET LG2011 (£79)
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
TV Card
HAUPPAUGE HI-DEF SATELITTE DVB-S2 TV RECIEVER (WinTV-NOVA-HD-S2)
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Monitor
ASUS 24" PA246Q PROART SERIES PROFESSIONAL MONITOR (£365)
Keyboard & Mouse
LOGITECH® K200 USB MEDIA KEYBOARD (£10)
Webcam
Logitech® HD Webcam C525 - 720p HD Video, 8 Megapixel Photos (£39)
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You need to open a new thread. It would also help if you post your budget and intended use.
 
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hampshireONE

Member
Hi, I thought that this one would be mpre appropriate to post in.
However I can spend up to 2.600 maximum. My intention is not to build a gaming machine, but up to date configurated PC, based on Intel and NVIDIA solutions..
Monitor is one of the priorities here, as I spend a lot of time behind it.
In the same time I always wanted something quick and reliable in case I want to play, which is rare as I don't have a lot of free time.
So should I start a new thread then?
Thanx.
 
keynes

keynes

Multiverse Poster
hampshireONE said:
Hi, I thought that this one would be mpre appropriate to post in.
However I can spend up to 2.600 maximum. My intention is not to build a gaming machine, but up to date configurated PC, based on Intel and NVIDIA solutions..
Monitor is one of the priorities here, as I spend a lot of time behind it.
In the same time I always wanted something quick and reliable in case I want to play, which is rare as I don't have a lot of free time.
So should I start a new thread then?
Thanx.
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Yep, under "check this spec". I am still a bit unsure of what your intended use is, you said it is not gaming but if it is for instance browsing the web and using office then you will spend probably a quarter of £2600
 
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hampshireONE

Member
I am not very sure how to start a new thread.
However I think that can change the monitor to 23" and processor to quad core one.
This will reduce the price to just under 2.000. What I don't know is how this change will affect the productivity and system's speed.
What I mean is there another option regarding processor?
Thanx
 
Wolvo7

Wolvo7

Bright Spark
Hey to start a new thread go to the Check my spec section of the forum and click the huge green button saying Post new Thread.

Once you've done that please explain what you will be doing with this PC in more detail because
up to date configurated PC, based on Intel and NVIDIA solutions..
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can mean a lot of things :)
 
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