My ideal spec help?

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-Silent-

Member
Hey,

im new to this site as im very confused about what i should do about my question/

well basiclly, i live in the uk and starting college next year doing a btec level 3 computing course which is all about hardware and programs etc.

my mum have told me i can invest into a computer to help with my studies as right now i have a laptop hp dv6 with 4gb but it heats up fast and crashes when loads of things are open.

so im looking for a nice computer with at least 500 gb harddrive and 8gb ram but im unsure weather to go with amd or intel and my limit is around 900 pounds as im paying monthly and limit is £26 a month so could some one please help me find one.

im also looking to play games like portal or minecraft so a 1 gb grpahics card would be helpful too

thanks and i really appreshate help :)
 
Nemesis

Nemesis

Moderator
Moderator
Welcome to the forums :)

does the £900 budget include monitor, speakers, mouse and keyboard

also sorry if i dont post a further reply tonight as i will hitting the decks ;)
 
Teaz

Teaz

Godlike
Don't worry as Nemesis's good forum twin(im not really his twin :p) is here to help too along with other members of the forum.

This is something you could consider:

Case
PCS MAELSTROM T900 BLACK GAMING CASE

Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5-2500 Quad Core (3.30GHz, 6MB Cache) + HD Graphics

Motherboard
ASUS® P8P67 (NEW REV 3.0): USB 3.0, SATA 6.0GB/s, CrossFireX™

Memory (RAM)
8GB SAMSUNG DDR3 DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 4GB)

Graphics Card
1GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 560 Ti - 2 DVI,HDMI,VGA - DX® 11, 3D Vision Ready

Memory - 1st Hard Disk
640GB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD6402AAEX, 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
SUPER QUIET 22dBA TRIPLE COPPER HEATPIPE CPU COOLER (£19)

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

Network Facilities
ONBOARD 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)

Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)

Total: £892


As for the AMD option, you could consider this:

Case
PCS MAELSTROM T900 BLACK GAMING CASE

Processor (CPU)
AMD PHENOM II X4 965 (3.40GHz/8MB CACHE/AM3) - BLACK EDITION

Motherboard
ASUS® M4A87TD/USB3: DUAL DDR3,SATA 6.0GB/s, USB 3.0

Memory (RAM)
8GB SAMSUNG DDR3 DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 4GB)

Graphics Card
1.25GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 570 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - DX® 11, 3D Vision Ready

Memory - 1st Hard Disk
640GB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD6402AAEX, 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 TX SERIES (TX650) 80+ ULTRA QUIET PSU (£72)

Processor Cooling
SUPER QUIET 22dBA TRIPLE COPPER HEATPIPE CPU COOLER (£19)

Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)

Network Facilities
ONBOARD 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)

Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)

Total: £877
 
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Teaz

Teaz

Godlike
for the intel it would be £892

the AMD option is more of a bang for buck for its price.
 
Teaz

Teaz

Godlike
to be honest with you The AMD build aswel as the Intel build are both good and can't go wrong but for your needs I believe the AMD build will be worth for the price as you will be getting a better GPU and PSU. :)
 
Teaz

Teaz

Godlike
you can pm me if you wish and ill provide you it there :)

just hover over my name an click pm.
 
Fear

Fear

Prolific Poster
2 very nice specs there Teaz i don't know which i would choose out of the 2 i have always gone intel and nvidia ftw and the amd processor is only 0.10 GHz faster so not a massive difference but it's a better GPU and better power supply for any future upgrades.
 
Fear

Fear

Prolific Poster
Duplicate thread can a mod please lock this one as there are already replies on the other thread in the desktop sales.

*Edit* Or put it together ;) thanks whoever it was
 
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robmal

Bronze Level Poster
Hi, I think this would be a good spec for you.

Case

COOLERMASTER SILEO 500 QUIET MID TOWER CASE
Processor (CPU)

AMD PHENOM II X4 970 (3.50GHz/8MB CACHE/AM3) - BLACK EDITION
Motherboard

ASUS® M4A89TD PRO/USB3 : DDR3, USB 3.0, SATA 6.0Gb/s, CrossFireX
Memory (RAM)

8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (2 x 4GB KIT)
Graphics Card

1GB ATI RADEON™ HD5770 - DVI,HDMI - DX® 11
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 TX SERIES (TX650) 80+ ULTRA QUIET PSU (£72)
Processor Cooling

SUPER QUIET 22dBA TRIPLE COPPER HEATPIPE CPU COOLER (£19)
Sound Card

ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities

ONBOARD 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 Professional 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£109)
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 11 to 13 working days
Quantity 1
 
R

robmal

Bronze Level Poster
Oops, £870.00, so you could with an extra 40 to 60 quid upgrade the CPU to a X6 or the GPU to a better one with comfortable room on the PSU.
 
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