Help with pc spec

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jesicka

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Hi guys, was wondering if I could have some feedback for a new spec. I'm a software engineer, and will spend a lot of time using this pretty intensely- want something powerful + fast. Not too worried about the RAM at the mo as I can easily change that in the future. I may do some gaming on it but its not really an issue. Although I spend my life on computers I have a shamefully lacking knowledge of the actual hardware! I am especially interested for feedback for the motherboard and gpu, and for whether this is overpowered in one area but lacking somewhere else. And I just chose a cooling system at random...

Processor (CPU) AMD FX-9370 Eight Core CPU (4.4GHz-4.7GHz/16MB CACHE/AM3+)
Motherboard ASUS® SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 (DDR3, USB3.0, 6Gb/s, CrossFireX/Sli)
Memory (RAM) 8GB KINGSTON DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (1 x 8GB)
Graphics Card 2GB AMD RADEON™ R9 270X - DVI, HDMI, DP - DX® 11, Eyefinity 4 Capable
2nd Graphics Card NONE
3rd Graphics Card NONE
1st Hard Disk 240GB INTEL® 530 SERIES SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 540MB/sR | 490MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk 1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1003FZEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
3rd Hard Disk NONE
4th Hard Disk NONE
RAID NONE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive 24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
2nd DVD/BLU-RAY Drive NONE
Memory Card Reader NONE
Power Supply CORSAIR 650W RM SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Processor Cooling CoolerMaster Seidon 120V High Performance CPU Cooler
Wireless/Wired Networking 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs
Wireless Router/HomePlugs NONE
USB Options MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Modem NONE, I WILL BE USING BROADBAND
Firewire NONE
TV Card NONE
Power Cable 1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Operating System NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
DVD Recovery Media NO DVD RECOVERY MEDIA REQUIRED
Office Software NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
 
keynes

keynes

Multiverse Poster
If you are planning to also play more demanding games I would go with the gtx 770, if not you could downgrade to the r9-270x



Case
COOLERMASTER CM690 III ADVANCED CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-4770 (3.4GHz) 8MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® Z87-A: ATX, USB3.0, SATA6GB/S, SLi, XFIRE
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (1 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 770 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
1st Hard Disk
240GB KINGSTON HYPERX 3K SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 555MB/sR | 510MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk
2TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD2003FZEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W RM SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET (£79)
Processor Cooling
Super Quiet 22dBA Triple Copper Heatpipe Intel CPU Cooler (£19)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
DUAL-BAND WIRELESS 802.11N 450Mbps PCI-E CARD (£35)
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Operating System
Genuine Windows 8.1 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365
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 11 to 13 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £1,234.00 including VAT and delivery.

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jesicka

New member
Awesome thanks so much for taking time to look at if for me :) don't need the OS, but will need to add a monitor.

What is the difference between the amd processor and the i7 one you chose? I know the amd has 8 cores (although I dont really see the point in this :/ ) and is 4.4 instead of 3.4ghz, but I know that doesn't mean it is better... why did you suggest the i7 instead?

Also could you explain a bit why you chose that graphics card- did you just chose a decent mid range one?

thanks again for your help :)
 
GeorgeHillier

GeorgeHillier

Prolific Poster
jesicka said:
Awesome thanks so much for taking time to look at if for me :) don't need the OS, but will need to add a monitor.

What is the difference between the amd processor and the i7 one you chose? I know the amd has 8 cores (although I dont really see the point in this :/ ) and is 4.4 instead of 3.4ghz, but I know that doesn't mean it is better... why did you suggest the i7 instead?

Also could you explain a bit why you chose that graphics card- did you just chose a decent mid range one?

thanks again for your help :)
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For the money that processor costs you can get a better intel one. Intel CPUs are a lot better at single threaded applications and run cooler.
 
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