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Mullen

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Hi guys, I'm looking for some advice on a PC I'm planning to buy within the next week or so. I've never owned one myself so I don't really know much but have done a little research and managed to build something. I'd like to be able to play every modern game on Ultra and I also want the PC to be powerful enough for me to run 3DS Max. I don't particularly plan on rendering on this PC but it would be nice if it could. Budget is £1000.

Anything I should look to change?

Case
COOLERMASTER SILEO 500 QUIET MID TOWER CASE

Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-3770 (3.4GHz) 8MB Cache

Motherboard
ASUS® P8Z77-M: MICRO-ATX, USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs, ATI®CrossFireX

Memory (RAM)
16GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (4 x 4GB KIT)

Graphics Card
2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 660 - DVI, HDMI, VGA - 3D Vision Ready

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
450W Quiet 80 PLUS Dual Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan

Processor Cooling
Super Quiet 22dBA Triple Copper Heatpipe Intel CPU Cooler (£19)

Extra Case Fans
2 x 12CM Black Case Fan (configured to extract from rear/roof) (£9)

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

Network Facilities
DUAL-BAND WIRELESS 802.11N 450Mbps PCI-E CARD (£35)

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

Operating System
Genuine Windows 8 Standard Edition 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)

Office Software
FREE 60 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 2010 Professional Edition

Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL

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

Price : £914

Thanks.

Edit: Already made a spelling error in the title... sorry about that haha
 
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keynes

keynes

Multiverse Poster
Hi,
What sort of games are you looking to play? Does 3ds max benefit from hyperthreading?
 
M

Mullen

Member
keynes said:
Hi,
What sort of games are you looking to play? Does 3ds max benefit from hyperthreading?
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Games such as Minecraft, Arma 2, Battlefield 3, GTA IV and GTA V when it comes out.
Also I have no idea what hyper threading is so I couldn't answer that for you. I assume it has something to do with the processor though, I chose an i7 purely because that's what the PC's in my college have.
 
M

Mullen

Member
Sorry for the double post but my first post seems to have disappeared so give a quick summary.

I'd like a PC that can play pretty much any current game on Ultra settings and I'd like to run 3DS max smoothly and be able to render well. The quieter the Pc is, the better but I can put up with some noise. Budget is £1000.

Case
COOLERMASTER SILEO 500 QUIET MID TOWER CASE

Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-3770 (3.4GHz) 8MB Cache

Motherboard
ASUS® P8Z77-M: MICRO-ATX, USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs, ATI®CrossFireX

Memory (RAM)
16GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (4 x 4GB KIT)

Graphics Card
2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 660 - DVI, HDMI, VGA - 3D Vision Ready

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
450W Quiet 80 PLUS Dual Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan

Processor Cooling
Super Quiet 22dBA Triple Copper Heatpipe Intel CPU Cooler (£19)

Extra Case Fans
2 x 12CM Black Case Fan (configured to extract from rear/roof) (£9)

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

Network Facilities
DUAL-BAND WIRELESS 802.11N 450Mbps PCI-E CARD (£35)

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

Operating System
Genuine Windows 8 Standard Edition 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)

Office Software
FREE 60 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 2010 Professional Edition

Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL

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

Price: £914
 
keynes

keynes

Multiverse Poster
Mullen said:
Okay thanks.
Do you think the 2 extra fans will be enough to keep the PC at a decent temperature whilst gaming?
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If you want better cooling I'd consider a different case, with silent cases you may experience slightly higher temps than a regular case. I think you can only add up to 2 fans in your case.
 
M

Mullen

Member
keynes said:
If you want better cooling I'd consider a different case, with silent cases you may experience slightly higher temps than a regular case. I think you can only add up to 2 fans in your case.
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Okay mate, thanks for the help. Much appreciated!
 
Toxophilix

Toxophilix

Bright Spark
I don't think you specifically need a micro-ATX motherboard? You could take a full-size one, which would have more room for expansion and be a pound or so cheaper.
 
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