Is this a good enough Spec?

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Rasral

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Hey guys, well first timer poster here >.< I've pretty much just started working for the first time and one of the things i want to save up for is a new gaming computer as i have a laptop for studies/work. My current "gaming" desktop is okay, i mean it can run most new games on low/medium, but now i have money i want a proper gaming rig. Not top of the line, stupidly expensive of course, but something that can run every new game currently out on max/ close to max settings (and can do that for the foreseeable future). I was aiming around the £700-£900 mark, obviously the cheaper the better. I managed to make this spec here for around £800, but ive no idea if it's the best i can do for my money. I was wondering if i could get any advice. if this PC would be powerful enough, if i should swap some parts around ect.


Case
CORSAIR 230T COMPACT GAMING CASE - RED LED + SIDE WINDOW

Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5 Quad Core Processor i5-4690 (3.5GHz) 6MB Cache

Motherboard
ASUS® H81M-PLUS: Micro-ATX, LG1150, USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs

Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X FURY DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (1 x 8GB)

Graphics Card
2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 770 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready

1st Hard Disk
2TB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 64MB CACHE

1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM

Power Supply
CORSAIR 550W VS SERIES™ VS-550 POWER SUPPLY

Processor Cooling
INTEL STANDARD CPU COOLER

Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)

Wireless/Wired Networking
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs

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 7 Home Premium 64 Bit w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
 
keynes

keynes

Multiverse Poster
You may want to consider triple copper heatpipe cpu cooler, a caviar black as the main drive (faster) and a 650w PSU to get more flexibility for future upgrades.
 
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A314159

Super Star
Ninja'd by the robot.
Anyway, this:
If you want to save money get the 760 and a cheaper i5.

Case
CORSAIR 230T COMPACT GAMING CASE - RED LED + SIDE WINDOW
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5 Quad Core Processor i5-4690 (3.5GHz) 6MB Cache
Motherboard
Gigabyte H81M-D2V: Micro-ATX, LG1150, USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs
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
1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1003FZEX, 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
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs
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 9 to 11 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £833.00 including VAT and delivery.

Unique URL to re-configure: http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/quotes/intel-home-office-pc/ry2kFBnsXQ/
 
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Rasral

New member
That's great thank you guys. just a few more questions if you have time! What does the Caviar Black do? I know i can basically get a 1TB one for the same price as a 2TB base, but what's the difference? Is it a lot faster and worth the size difference? Also is that ram worth it? Theres so many types of ram and i know 16 gig is going to be the future but i think 8 will be fine for now. just curious about the different types of ram there are. They mostly seem to be the same speed at first glance. Also some cases seem to come with no fans. That can't be right...can it? I know more fans = more noise but still...Im not sure which is a good case to go for
 
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A314159

Super Star
All. The cases labelled extreme gaming will be adequately cooled. 16gb RAM is easily upgraded to and probably won't be needed for a while (even when having multiple programs open including bf4, minecraft and a python prime number generator, my friend was only using just over 5gb). The caviar black is about twice as fast, but you could upgrade to the 2tb with it as well for not much more.
All the RAM is kingston, so it's all great quality and stuff, just get the cheapest 8gb you can. Also, clock speed on RAM means very little.
 
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