Opinions please?

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Connor

Bronze Level Poster
So i'm generally going to only use this for gaming and online exploring... please give me your opinions to be honest I cant really go over this budget...

Case
STYLISH PIANO BLACK ENIGMA MICRO-ATX CASE + 2 FRONT USB

Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™2 Quad Q9500 (2.83GHz) 1333MHz FSB/6MB Cache

Motherboard
ASUS® P5G41T-M LX2 S: DUAL DDR3, S-ATA II, 1 x PCIe x16, 1 x PCIe x1, 2 x PCI

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

Graphics Card
1GB ATI RADEON™ HD 5830 PCI EXPRESS - DirectX® 11

2nd Graphics Card
NONE

Memory - 1st Hard Disk
500GB SERIAL ATA 3-Gb/s HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (7,200rpm)

2nd Hard Disk
NONE

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

2nd DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
NONE

Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (READS XD, MS, CF, SD, etc)

Power Supply & Case Cooling
450W Quiet 80 PLUS Dual Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan (£25)

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

USB Options
4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD

Modem
NONE, I WILL BE USING BROADBAND

Floppy Disk Drive
NONE

Firewire & Video Editing
NONE

TV Card
NONE

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
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE

Monitor
NONE

2nd Monitor
NONE

DVI Cable
NONE

Keyboard & Mouse
NONE

Mouse
NONE

Speakers
NONE

Webcam
NONE

Headsets (VOIP)
NONE

Surge Protection
NONE

Printer
NONE

External Hard Drive
NONE

Home Installation
NONE

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

Data Recovery
NONE

Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)

Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 8 to 10 working days

Quantity
1
 
PCS

PCS

Administrator
Staff member
Welcome to our forums connor. :)

For your budget this specification is well balanced and will be fine for playing games and browsing the web. If you'd like me to suggest a spec, let me know your exact budget and I'll try work it it.
 
Meds

Meds

Moderator
Moderator
Hi Connor,

Welcome to our forums.

From the specification you have put together above, I figure out that your budget is around £650 - £700 max. I have put together the following specification based on this budget which I feel will perform better than the specification originally put together.


Case
STYLISH PIANO BLACK FUSION CASE inc. 2 FRONT USB
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5-760 Quad Core (2.80GHz, 8MB Cache)
Motherboard
ASUS® P7H55-M SI: MICRO ATX VALUE MAINBOARD,USB 2.0 & SATA 3.0Gb/s
Memory (RAM)
4GB SAMSUNG DDR3 DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 2GB)
Graphics Card
1GB ATI RADEON™ HD 5770 PCI EXPRESS - DirectX® 11
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
500GB SERIAL ATA 3-Gb/s HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (7,200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (READS XD, MS, CF, SD, etc)
Power Supply & Case Cooling
450W Quiet 80 PLUS Dual Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan (£25)
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
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)

Price: £685 inc VAT & Del

I have opted for the slightly less powerful Graphics Card (5770) as I feel this offers much better value for money compared with the 5830. With the money I save here, I have changed the CPU to one of the new Intel Coe i7 760 which is by far a better CPU than the Q9500 you originally selected.

If you have any further questions, fire away! :)
 
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Connor

Bronze Level Poster
Thanks for the help. Obviously i'm not purchasing till around November/December but with me lowering the graphics card will this judge wether I can play on a game such as Arma 2 on very high detail with out any fuss?
I also didn't see any of the new processers available to buy on the list?

Again, thanks for the help you are providing.
 
Matt

Matt

Bright Spark
Arma2 is a bit of a hog from what i remember. I actually have it but never really played it.

I'll install it now for you and let you know how it runs on my 5850 at the highest settings. :)
 
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Connor

Bronze Level Poster
Matt said:
Arma2 is a bit of a hog from what i remember. I actually have it but never really played it.

I'll install it now for you and let you know how it runs on my 5850 at the highest settings. :)
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Great thanks, and if it just runs on high details with that I'll have to stick to my original settings with the 5830.
 
Matt

Matt

Bright Spark
Ok i ran the boot camp and a small part of the first misson on very high and didn't see fps drop below 35.
 
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Connor

Bronze Level Poster
I was wondering if the PC that Meds suggested would work well with a 5830 cause I might be able to get my hands on the extra money if needed.
 
PCS

PCS

Administrator
Staff member
Yeah the system will work well with the 5830, although if you were to go anymore powerful than this you will need a 600W PSU.
 
C

Connor

Bronze Level Poster
PCS said:
Yeah the system will work well with the 5830, although if you were to go anymore powerful than this you will need a 600W PSU.
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Well i've decided to go with the 5830 but i've also decided to go with an Intel i5 Quad 2.80Ghz 8MB Cache would that make it better? than the original pace?
 
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