My first custom built. What do you think?

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AshDay

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My first custom built for gaming. What do you think?

Case
COOLERMASTER HAF 912 PLUS MID TOWER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD FX-8350 Eight Core CPU (4.00GHz/8MB CACHE/AM3+)
Motherboard
ASUS® M5A78L-M/USB3 (M-ATX, DDR3, USB 3.0, 3Gb/s)
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON HYPERX BEAST DUAL-DDR3 2400MHz X.M.P (2 x 4GB KIT)
Graphics Card
3GB AMD RADEON™ HD7950 - DVI,HDMI,2 mDP - DX® 11, Eyefinity 4 Capable
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
1TB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 32MB CACHE
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
Corsair H40 Hydro Series High Performance 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 w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
DVI-D & HDMI Monitor Cables
1 x 2 METRE GOLD PLATED V1.4 HDMI CABLE (£8)
Mouse
LOGITECH® OPTICAL USB MOUSE (£5)
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 8 to 10 working days
Miscellaneous
FREE CRYSIS 3 & BIOSHOCK INFINITE with AMD HD 7950/7970 GPUs!
 
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Rakk

Rakk

The Awesome
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What are you going to be using the PC for?
Gaming? Video editing? Both? Something else?
If you let us know it will enable people to give useful responses :)
 
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AshDay

Member
Sorry, I've just changed the title.
It's for gaming.
I'd like to get max settings for games like Crysis 3 and BF3 but I'm not too clued up you see.
 
kruppsy

kruppsy

Master
What's your max budget?

Thinking of overclocking, adding an SSD in the future or multiple graphics cards?
 
kruppsy

kruppsy

Master
SSD's are a great little addition to a PC, but usually only really find their way into a spec if you have a fairly sizeable budget as you are often better off spending the money elsewhere. If youre thinking of adding one later, stick to that plan, you'll need a motherboard with SATA 6.0gb/s though.

I'll put a spec together as an option although im sure someone is already beavering away on the config as i speak...
 
kruppsy

kruppsy

Master
Case
CORSAIR CARBIDE SERIES™ 200R COMPACT GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD FX-6200 Six Core CPU (3.80GHz/6MB CACHE/AM3+)
Motherboard
ASUS® M5A97 R2.0(DDR3, USB3.0, 6Gb/s, Windows 8 Ready!)
Memory (RAM)
8GB SAMSUNG DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (2 X 4GB)
Graphics Card
2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 670 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
500GB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD5003AZEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
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 (£79)
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
DVI-D & HDMI Monitor Cables
1 x 2 METRE GOLD PLATED V1.4 HDMI CABLE (£8)
Mouse
LOGITECH® OPTICAL USB MOUSE (£5)
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: £897.00 including VAT and delivery.

Unique URL to re-configure: http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/quotes/amd-bulldozer-top-spec-pc/Gg__RmL7aZ/
 
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AshDay

Member
kruppsy said:
SSD's are a great little addition to a PC, but usually only really find their way into a spec if you have a fairly sizeable budget as you are often better off spending the money elsewhere. If youre thinking of adding one later, stick to that plan, you'll need a motherboard with SATA 6.0gb/s though.

I'll put a spec together as an option although im sure someone is already beavering away on the config as i speak...
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I checked the specs of the current motherboard and it didn't have my CPU listed as compatible. But the slightly dearer one with (6Gb SATA) did have. Would it be a good idea to upgrade? It's just £18 more which I can afford.
 
kruppsy

kruppsy

Master
AshDay said:
I checked the specs of the current motherboard and it didn't have my CPU listed as compatible. But the slightly dearer one with (6Gb SATA) did have. Would it be a good idea to upgrade? It's just £18 more which I can afford.
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You could do.

Just to give my option a bit more explanation. The spec I posted should perform better in games than your op. The GTX 670 is a fantastic card and because most games are dependant on the graphics card, this should provide Ultra detail on the most demanding games with better fps than the HD 7950.

The eight core AMD processor is great but as most games don't tend to utilise more than 4 cores at present I thought you could probably get away with lowering this slightly.

The 2400mhz RAM is only used by people wishing to overclock. Likewise with the Hydro cooler, not really needed unless overclocking.

I also gave you a slightly smaller case, partly because of budget constraints but also as you don't seem to want a multiple gpu set up, so cooling should be adequate with the Carbide 200R.

The motherboard has the 6Gb/s but no Crossfire or SLI support for multiple cards.

The HDD is smaller in size but has better performance than the one you posted, the 1TB version takes you to £920.

If you just changed the RAM, cooler and motherboard on your spec though it would still be a very capable machine.
 
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kruppsy

kruppsy

Master
No problemo. Tbh you're right on the cusp of putting an intel spec together, which you should perhaps also look into. The intel cpus perform better in games than the AMDs tend to, but ultimately the gpu makes the most difference.
 
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