Pc spec issues

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craighar

New member
Hi there, its been a a fair few years since i last built a pc and not upto scratch with the latest hardware. (but do remember a little bit)

Im currently a student looking for a desktop to which i can use for daily tasks, the odd game, when i have time, and most important to be able to run solidworks (CAD).

Please advise me on the configuation below, any feed back on good and bad points (upgrades/downgrades) will be appriciated. Cheers CRAIG

Case
STYLISH BLACK ALUMINIUM TRIGON CASE + 2 FRONT/SIDE USB (Special Offer)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™2 Quad Q8400 (2.66GHz) 1333MHz FSB/4MB 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 NVIDIA GEFORCE GT220 PCI EXPRESS
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 (£29)
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
WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps PCI CARD (£16)
USB Options
4 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)
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
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
Quantity
1

Price: £599.00 including VAT and delivery.
 
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craighar

New member
£600 (i tried to get a close to that as i can hence the £599)

Another point i forgot to mention, i will required 2 monitors, therefore will the current graphics card selected allow for this? if not any recommendations, cheers
 
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Sleinous

Sleinous

Author Level
You will need PCS employees to confirm my suspicions but, I thought CAD design was GPU intensive which would make the GT220 GPU not so good a choice,

other than that, CPU is spot on as is the RAM, i'd upgrade that Warranty to silver for £5 extra., also i'd go for teh 1TB hard disk, WD10EARS, as it has a 64mb cache and double storage, for a VERY small price increase, try it on the website and you'll see what I mean, its only a few more pounds.
 
Gorman

Gorman

Author Level
Sleinous said:
You will need PCS employees to confirm my suspicions but, I thought CAD design was GPU intensive which would make the GT220 GPU not so good a choice,

other than that, CPU is spot on as is the RAM, i'd upgrade that Warranty to silver for £5 extra., also i'd go for teh 1TB hard disk, WD10EARS, as it has a 64mb cache and double storage, for a VERY small price increase, try it on the website and you'll see what I mean, its only a few more pounds.
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For CAD and GPU info please see this post:

http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/forum...ed-before-I-order!&p=7620&viewfull=1#post7620
 
PCS

PCS

Administrator
Staff member
Hello Craig

Based around your budget and requirements, I would recommend this specification:

Case
STYLISH BLACK ALUMINIUM TRIGON CASE + 2 FRONT/SIDE USB (Special Offer)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i3-550 Dual Core (3.20GHz, 4MB Cache) + HD Graphics
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 NVIDIA GEFORCE GTS250 PCI EXPRESS
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 (£29)
Processor Cooling
INTEL SOCKET LGA1156 STANDARD CPU COOLER
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps PCI CARD (£16)
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)
Office Software
FREE Microsoft® Office Starter 2010 (Limited functionality Word & Excel)
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
Quantity
1

Price: £629.00 including VAT and delivery.

This is a well balanced PC and the GTS250 will be better at coping with CAD programs than the GT220.
 
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craighar

New member
thanks for the feedback and recommendations, been reading up and speaking to people about ati and nvidia graphics cards, everyone seems to say one or the other, which would be better brand to use for cad programs?

would you recommend 1 harddrive (say 1TB) or 2 (500GB)
 
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misterdave

Enthusiast
Like Gorman said, Quadro for your CAD rendering if you can bump your budget its well worth it.

Though a good Quadro spec will hit around 900-1100 excluding monitors.
 
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