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[trialsiain]

Hi do you test the pcs before the leave the shop as i have read through hundreds of things on this forum and other review websites saying things like "my computer didnt work out the box" or "constantly kept crashing. ?

 

[steaky360]

Hi do you test the pcs before the leave the shop as i have read through hundreds of things on this forum and other review websites saying things like "my computer didnt work out the box" or "constantly kept crashing. ?

I dont work for PCS so cant comment officially however from my understanding the computers do go through testing and quality control before they leave PCS. I think the number of issues that occur are in the minority compared to the volume of PC's that are shipped and work fine straight away

 

[Rakk]

Yes, they do test the PC's before they send them out, if they didn't there would be an awful awful lot more posts about things not working, personally I've had two PC's from PCS and both have worked perfectly fine and I'm planning on getting another one from them in six months.

Remember also you will also always see a lot more complaints than good reviews, just cos people don't bother to post if its all good

PCS do pack their PC's well before sending out but this isn't going to stop all damage 100% especially if the courier is having a bad day. You will note however that most of the issues with things being damaged or not working initially do tend to get resolved quickly and helpfully.

 

[trialsiain]

ok yea i understand thanks, just another couple of questions.. what brand is the 450w psu and will it be good enough for a gtx 650ti or 660 ? also what brand is the cheapest hard drive the 500gb one ?

Thanks iain

 

[Rakk]

I think the non-named PSU's are generally manufactured by FSP.
The non-named hard drives may change dependent on what deal PCS can get for a good price and good quality at the time, you may have to ring them to find out what they have in stock at the moment.

 

[trialsiain]

are fsp bad ?

 

[keynes]

are fsp bad ?

I don't think a retailer like PCS will stock a "bad" psu. It is a cheaper alternative to corsair power supply units, the 450w PSU should be fine with either single Gtx 650 ti or Gtx 660.

 

[trialsiain]

is this a good build ?

 

[Jerster]

trial what is your budget?

 

[Rakk]

is this a good build ?

What are your planned uses for the machine and if you could give us your budget, some of us may be able to suggest amendments if we think it'd fit in your budget and improve things for your planned uses.

 

[trialsiain]

probably 600 and its for office use for my parents but want it to play new games like bf3 and arma 2 on high/ultra ? at like 30fps

 

[keynes]

If you can push your budget a bit more I'd upgrading the case for better cooling.

Case
COOLERMASTER ELITE 311 BLUE CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD FX-4170 Quad Core CPU (4.20GHz/4MB CACHE/AM3+)
Motherboard
ASUS® M5A78L-M/USB3 (M-ATX, DDR3, USB 3.0, 3Gb/s)
Memory (RAM)
4GB SAMSUNG DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (1 X 4GB)
Graphics Card
2GB AMD RADEON™ HD7850 - DVI,HDMI,2 mDP - DX® 11, Eyefinity 3 Capable
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
500GB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 16MB CACHE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
450W Quiet 80 PLUS Dual Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan
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
WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps PCI-E CARD (£16)
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 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: £610.00 including VAT and delivery.

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[trialsiain]

I like to have intel :/ if i was gonna install my own graphics card would i click none i have my own or integrated graphics or is it same outcome ?

 

[keynes]

I like to have intel :/

The FX-4170 will perform as well as the i5 for battlefield 3, with the gtx 650 ti you wouldn't be to reach 30fps at BF3 in ultra mode. For your budget I think a more balanced spec without compromising the graphics card is having an AMD cpu.

 

[Rakk]

I like to have intel :/

If you want to be able to play newer games at a decent setting, the AMD is a better option since it is cheaper so it will allow you to get a better graphics card, the AMD FX-4170 will cope perfectly fine with games and as much general office work as you can throw at it.

 

[trialsiain]

hmm I just like them better sorry, I might get without a graphics card then buy a gtx 660 from elsewhere

 

[Rakk]

hmm I just like them better sorry, I might get without a graphics card then buy a gtx 660 from elsewhere

So do I, but with quite a low budget, the AMD's really are a much better option.
And surely buying a better GPU than the 650 somewhere else would push you over your budget anyways

 

[trialsiain]

So do I, but with quite a low budget, the AMD's really are a much better option.
And surely buying a better GPU than the 650 somewhere else would push you over your budget anyways

yea it would push over budget but id buy it like a bit later so it wouldnt seem as much cause im paying half pc.

 

[trialsiain]

so would that be ok is the standard cpu cooler loud and are them fsp psus loud / Also how do you connect it to the graphics cards as it only has 4 pin thing and all the graphics cards i looked at have 6 little holes ?