Prospective PC

[Phube]

Hi I'm currently in the (long, slow) process of buying a new PC. I have a strict budget of between £600-650 (as you can see below I'm finding it hard to stick to) and I need my PC for general stuff internet etc., lots of photos plus some low level editing and some gaming (Half Life 2 episodes, Portal, GTA's etc.) I'd like them to look nice on a 1680x1050 display, nothing too crazy. but I'd like things like GTA IV to run a lot better than on my current PC. Core2Duo 6750, GeFORCE 512MB 2600GT, 2GB RAM.

Any help would be most appreciated, especially if you can trim the cost anywhere?

Case: COOLERMASTER ELITE 310 BLUE CASE

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

Motherboard: ASUS® M5A87: AM3+ PLATFORM, DUAL DDR3,SATA 6.0GB/s, USB 3.0

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

Graphics Card: 1GB AMD RADEON™ HD6870 - 2 DVI,HDMI,2 mDP - DX® 11, Eyefinity 4

Memory: 1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1002FAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)

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

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 8 CHANNEL (7.1) 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)

Office Software: NO OFFICE SOFTWARE

Anti-Virus: NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE


Price: £673.00 including VAT and delivery.

 

[Teaz]

you sir/madam already have spec-ed out a solid balanced spec, i wouldnt even think you need to change anything. well i would on one thing but thats your choice which is the psu to a corsair 650w which is alot more energy efficient and better.

it all my be over your budget but what your getting is real worth it and will handle your requirements smoothly

 

[Wozza63]

If you are going to change to the 650 corsair psu, you may as well get the 750 coolermaster one which is the same price. I guess you could opt for a better graphics card if you want better performance, but your current one will do fine for medium settings

 

[Teaz]

the 6870 packs a good punch as the 560Ti even on high setting with some overboard things turnt off. its good enough