Help with spec please!

[adahil]

Hi Guys

Could someone please have a look at this spec please? I generally want a pc for gaming on a budget of £650. The spec below is with a view to buying and installing a decent GPU when I can afford one (to save money at the moment):

Case
Choose Your Own Case
Processor (CPU)
AMD BULLDOZER QUAD CORE FX-4100 (3.60GHz/6MB CACHE/AM3)
Motherboard
ASUS® M5A78L-M/USB3: M-ATX, USB 3.0, SATA 3.0Gb/s
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (2 x 4GB KIT)
Graphics Card
512MB NVIDIA GEFORCE 210 - DVI,HDMI,VGA
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
80GB INTEL® 320 SERIES SSD, SATA 3 Gb/s (upto 270MB/sR | 90MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk
1TB WD CAVIAR GREEN WD10EARX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
2nd 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
TITAN FENRIR EVO EXTREME HEATPIPE CPU COOLER (£39)
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 8 to 10 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £666.00 including VAT and delivery.

Intend to play games like BF3 or Flight Simulators on it. Bit of a novice at this really, appreciate some feedback, thanks!

Adam

 

[adahil]

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[Rakk]

That GPU will struggle with any decent settings on games, if that's ok til you can get a better card.

Do you need to DVD players btw, you should only need one unless you're planning on doing an awful lot of copying.

What case are you planning on sending in?

 

[mantadog]

For £650 i think you should start by forgetting about a SSD. They sure are nice to have but for gaming you really want to throw that money at the GPU.

Here is what i would buy.

Case
Choose Your Own Case
Processor (CPU)
AMD BULLDOZER QUAD CORE FX-4100 (3.60GHz/6MB CACHE/AM3)
Motherboard
ASUS® M5A78L-M/USB3: M-ATX, USB 3.0, SATA 3.0Gb/s
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 SEAGATE Barracuda SATA 6Gb/s HDD, 32MB 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
STANDARD AMD 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
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
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 8 to 10 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £653.00 including VAT and delivery.

Will run much better in games because of a HUGE GPU upgrade. Dropped the SSD and put in a performance 1TB drive which is more than fast enough. Dropped the cooling as at most you only need a tripple copper heatpipe, the fenrir is overkill.

 

[adahil]

The changes I've looked at so far are:

ASUS® M5A78L-M/USB3: M-ATX, USB 3.0, SATA 3.0Gb/s
Change to: ASUS® M5A99X EVO:USB 3.0, SATA 6.0Gb/s, Quad CrossFireX™/SLI™

80GB INTEL® 320 SERIES SSD, SATA 3 Gb/s (upto 270MB/sR | 90MB/sW)
Change to: 2TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD2002FAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)

600W Quiet 80 PLUS Quad Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan (£59)
Change to: CORSAIR 650W ENTHUSIAST SERIES™ TX650 V2-80 PLUS® BRONZE (£72)

I have decided to stay with the lame GPU for now, until I have enough money for a decent one, mainly as I feel fairly confident replacing this myself. If I do replace it a few weeks down the line, what would you recommend on a budget of £150ish?

Went for a budget but nice-looking case: http://www.ebuyer.com/160914-caseco...se-with-front-120mm-red-led-fan-kj-3392-black

What do you guys think of that?

Thanks for much for your input, it really is greatly appreciated!

 

[Corfate]

Personally, that case doesn't do anything for me.. But each to their own IMO, i'd wait till i have enough money for the GPU, as i'd want to play games on it as soon as it came, and having a naff GPU would depress me, knowing that i can'tgame.. But if thats what you want to do, go for it

 

[adahil]

I am FAR too excited to wait another month to get the pc haha!! I like the look of the case, as long as it will accept a decent GPU eventually I will be happy

Thanks for the advice

 

[Corfate]

Each to their own