Hi can somone help me with a pc I'm about to buy?

[Sexytroyboi]

AMD Piledriver FX6300, 6 Core Processor / CPU running at a blistering 4.0GHz!
16GB DDR3 1600MHz RAM
AMD RADEON HD7750 Graphics Card With 2GB Dedicated DDR3 Graphics Memory
1TB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive
CD / DVD-RW Dual Layer Optical Disc Drive
Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Motherboard (Full specifications of this board can be found here)
High Quality Vantage RED Desktop PC Gaming Case with 3 x RED LED Fans
SD Memory Card Reader Built Into Top of Case
650 Watt Quiet Power Supply Featuring Large 120mm Cooling Fan
Gigabit Ethernet 10/100/1000 Mbps LAN
2 X Ultra High Speed USB 3.0 Ports on Back
4 X High Speed USB 2.0 Ports on Back Plus Further 2 On Top
8 Channel HD Audio
6 X SATA II 3GB/s Ports
1 X IDE Port (Supports up to 2 devices)
1 X PCI Express X16 Slot
1 X PCI Express X1 Slot
1 X PCI Slot
1 X PS/2 Port (For Keyboard / Mouse)
1 X VGA Port
1 X DVI Port
1 x HDMI Port (With Audio)
Dual Monitor Support
UK Mains Cable Included
All Relevant Driver Discs Included

This is all going for £430 in uk is this worth it? Please let me know

 

[bicycle_repair_man]

For £430 it's a good build, but if you want good gaming performance I'd suggest you change the graphics card. A GTX 660 or HD 7850 will be much better. You may also want to downgrade to 8GB RAM as 16GB is overkill for gaming.

Is the power supply a certain make/model? OEM ones are fairly terrible.

Which retailer are you getting the PC from? I've used PC Specialist in the past and highly recommend them.

 

[Sexytroyboi]

For £430 it's a good build, but if you want good gaming performance I'd suggest you change the graphics card. A GTX 660 or HD 7850 will be much better. You may also want to downgrade to 8GB RAM as 16GB is overkill for gaming.

Is the power supply a certain make/model? OEM ones are fairly terrible.

Which retailer are you getting the PC from? I've used PC Specialist in the past and highly recommend them.

Hi Thansk so much for the reply! They are on ebay they have a good reveiw and that don't come with a operating system but yea it's on ebay and you shore I shoudl go down to 8gb ram tho? As I woudo asko use it dpfor studying and stuff ? And the power supply? I dontno lol I'm so crap at this it's my first ever pc

 

[Sexytroyboi]

For £430 it's a good build, but if you want good gaming performance I'd suggest you change the graphics card. A GTX 660 or HD 7850 will be much better. You may also want to downgrade to 8GB RAM as 16GB is overkill for gaming.

Is the power supply a certain make/model? OEM ones are fairly terrible.

Which retailer are you getting the PC from? I've used PC Specialist in the past and highly recommend them.

Also I know it's got a hd audio but I use astro a40s for xbox one will they work as a Dolby headset on this. Or? Thansk

 

[bicycle_repair_man]

No worries, we've all started from somewhere and plenty of us are still learning.

8G RAM is more than enough, but if you're happy to pay for 16GB then you may as well. Just don't expect to see much of an improvement. I'd recommend you go with 8GB and use the extra cash to upgrade the graphics card. That will give you a noticeable improvement if gaming is your thing. 16GB RAM only comes into its own if you're encoding HD video or running VMs.

The power supply will be OEM and the most important thing to note is whether it delivers the wattage it claims. A lot of PSUs state high wattages which don't deliver. Nearly every component in a PC uses a +12V rail so that's what you want to focus on. The calculation of ampere x voltage = wattage will tell you a PSUs true capability. For example, my PSU is stated at 750W and it delivers 62A, so 62 x 12 = 744, very close to the stated 750W. If you're buying on eBay I doubt the seller would post that kind of information, but it's worth asking about. If you find out about the ampere and voltage rails, I can tell you if the PSU is any good.

 

[Sexytroyboi]

No worries, we've all started from somewhere and plenty of us are still learning.

8G RAM is more than enough, but if you're happy to pay for 16GB then you may as well. Just don't expect to see much of an improvement. I'd recommend you go with 8GB and use the extra cash to upgrade the graphics card. That will give you a noticeable improvement if gaming is your thing. 16GB RAM only comes into its own if you're encoding HD video or running VMs.

The power supply will be OEM and the most important thing to note is whether it delivers the wattage it claims. A lot of PSUs state high wattages which don't deliver. Nearly every component in a PC uses a +12V rail so that's what you want to focus on. The calculation of ampere x voltage = wattage will tell you a PSUs true capability. For example, my PSU is stated at 750W and it delivers 62A, so 62 x 12 = 744, very close to the stated 750W. If you're buying on eBay I doubt the seller would post that kind of information, but it's worth asking about. If you find out about the ampere and voltage rails, I can tell you if the PSU is any good.

Dam! You know a lot! Ok I'm going to call them nwo and ask a few things and get the price and il brb thak you so much man il be right back bro

 

[Sexytroyboi]

No worries, we've all started from somewhere and plenty of us are still learning.

8G RAM is more than enough, but if you're happy to pay for 16GB then you may as well. Just don't expect to see much of an improvement. I'd recommend you go with 8GB and use the extra cash to upgrade the graphics card. That will give you a noticeable improvement if gaming is your thing. 16GB RAM only comes into its own if you're encoding HD video or running VMs.

The power supply will be OEM and the most important thing to note is whether it delivers the wattage it claims. A lot of PSUs state high wattages which don't deliver. Nearly every component in a PC uses a +12V rail so that's what you want to focus on. The calculation of ampere x voltage = wattage will tell you a PSUs true capability. For example, my PSU is stated at 750W and it delivers 62A, so 62 x 12 = 744, very close to the stated 750W. If you're buying on eBay I doubt the seller would post that kind of information, but it's worth asking about. If you find out about the ampere and voltage rails, I can tell you if the PSU is any good.

Hi ok so just got off the phone and they say they can upgrade to a branded one 650 power sup for extra 40 pounds and he just adding everything up a dn giving a call back

 

[Sexytroyboi]

No worries, we've all started from somewhere and plenty of us are still learning.

8G RAM is more than enough, but if you're happy to pay for 16GB then you may as well. Just don't expect to see much of an improvement. I'd recommend you go with 8GB and use the extra cash to upgrade the graphics card. That will give you a noticeable improvement if gaming is your thing. 16GB RAM only comes into its own if you're encoding HD video or running VMs.

The power supply will be OEM and the most important thing to note is whether it delivers the wattage it claims. A lot of PSUs state high wattages which don't deliver. Nearly every component in a PC uses a +12V rail so that's what you want to focus on. The calculation of ampere x voltage = wattage will tell you a PSUs true capability. For example, my PSU is stated at 750W and it delivers 62A, so 62 x 12 = 744, very close to the stated 750W. If you're buying on eBay I doubt the seller would post that kind of information, but it's worth asking about. If you find out about the ampere and voltage rails, I can tell you if the PSU is any good.

Hi ok so it's a 750 branded power supples and it all comes to 580 but he said if I really want to add a really good performance I shoudl out a ssd and it comes to 640 all together what you think? Thanks

 

[bicycle_repair_man]

What make and model of PSU did he quote? 650W will be plenty unless you plan to install a second graphics card. In that case, 750W would be the one to go for.

An SSD is a good idea, even if you only install the OS and third-party programs on it. Even the cheapest SSD outperforms an HDD for read/write speeds. For the extra £60 you'll get a 64GB SSD, which is fine so long as you're happy with that amount of storage. Again, if you can tell me the make and model I can tell you if it's worth it.

 

[Sexytroyboi]

What make and model of PSU did he quote? 650W will be plenty unless you plan to install a second graphics card. In that case, 750W would be the one to go for.

An SSD is a good idea, even if you only install the OS and third-party programs on it. Even the cheapest SSD outperforms an HDD for read/write speeds. For the extra £60 you'll get a 64GB SSD, which is fine so long as you're happy with that amount of storage. Again, if you can tell me the make and model I can tell you if it's worth it.

Hi I will ask about the brand power but just to ask about the ssd , you said 64gb? Ain't that bad? As I would go from a 1tb hdd to a 64gb ssd?? Wouldn't I eat throw that? Thanks

 

[bicycle_repair_man]

Based on the extra £60 you'd pay, I'd presume that the SSD will be 64GB. The SSD will work alongside the HDD; so the SSD will be used for the OS and any programs you install whilst the HDD will be used for storage.

 

[Sexytroyboi]

Based on the extra £60 you'd pay, I'd presume that the SSD will be 64GB. The SSD will work alongside the HDD; so the SSD will be used for the OS and any programs you install whilst the HDD will be used for storage.

Oh so it would be both? Lol I didn't

Know that lol ok so I will be buying this in a week or so will it be ok to just email you and ask a few things before I buy?

 

[bicycle_repair_man]

No worries, keep posting on this thread and I'll keep an eye on it. Other people can chip-in with their own ideas too.

 

[Sexytroyboi]

No worries, keep posting on this thread and I'll keep an eye on it. Other people can chip-in with their own ideas too.

Thanks a lot very greatful

 

[Sexytroyboi]

No worries, keep posting on this thread and I'll keep an eye on it. Other people can chip-in with their own ideas too.

Hey buddy, ok so I am on a budget I mean I did want to try and get a good one for 450 to 500 but altogether it comes to 640 and the power supply is called powercool x-viper 750w

 

[bicycle_repair_man]

Powercool isn't a brand I've ever used so I can't personally say what they're like. That said, people haven't rated them very highly and they don't even have a website. I wouldn't trust it to be very reliable or provide the 750W of power it claims, so I wouldn't be happy using one in my PC.

I appreciate that you're on a budget, but I'd urge you to go for a recognised brand such as Corsair or Cooler Master, even if it means going down to 600-650W. This will still provide plenty of power.

 

[Sexytroyboi]

Powercool isn't a brand I've ever used so I can't personally say what they're like. That said, people haven't rated them very highly and they don't even have a website. I wouldn't trust it to be very reliable or provide the 750W of power it claims, so I wouldn't be happy using one in my PC.

I appreciate that you're on a budget, but I'd urge you to go for a recognised brand such as Corsair or Cooler Master, even if it means going down to 600-650W. This will still provide plenty of power.

Il stay at the 750w as I might aswel, so if I tell them I want corsair brand 750w will that be ok? Thanks a lot

 

[bicycle_repair_man]

A Corsair CX600 will be a good buy, it'll have all the power you need and shouldn't cost a fortune. You can buy one from Dabs for less than £50.

 

[Sexytroyboi]

A Corsair CX600 will be a good buy, it'll have all the power you need and shouldn't cost a fortune. You can buy one from Dabs for less than £50.

Oh ok so I shouldn't tell them to give me anything? Il just can go buy my own? So is that all it then? Will that be worth the money? As I'm going to get a decent benq monitor for it it's only 100 pounds on amazon .

Does it have like all the USB ports enough ? Thanks alot

 

[bicycle_repair_man]

So, what's the final spec of your build, give me a list of components? If they can build it without a PSU then I'd suggest you buy the CX600 and install it yourself.

 

[Sexytroyboi]

So, what's the final spec of your build, give me a list of components? If they can build it without a PSU then I'd suggest you buy the CX600 and install it yourself.

So greatful for you helping me !

Ok so I called pc specialist they gave me a quote please tell me if this is good thanks it's also comes with a antivirus
Case PCS ALPHA TRION 7622B BLACK CASE
Processor (CPU) AMD A6-6400K Dual Core APU (4.1GHz) & Radeon™ HD 8470D Graphics
Motherboard ASUS® A88XM-PLUS: (M-ATX, DDR3, USB 3.0, 6Gb/s)
Memory (RAM) 8GB KINGSTON DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (1 x 8GB)
Graphics Card 2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 660 - 2 x DVI, HDMI, - 3D Vision Ready
2nd Graphics Card NONE
1st Hard Disk 120GB KINGSTON V300 SSD, SATA 6 Gb (450MB/R, 450MB/W)
2nd Hard Disk 1TB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 32MB CACHE
RAID NONE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive 24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
2nd DVD/BLU-RAY Drive NONE
Memory Card Reader NONE
Power Supply CORSAIR 650W RM SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Processor Cooling STANDARD AMD CPU COOLER
Extra Case Fans NONE
Sound Card ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs
Wireless Router/HomePlugs NONE
USB Options 6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
Modem NONE, I WILL BE USING BROADBAND
Firewire NONE
TV Card NONE
Power Cable 1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Operating System Genuine Windows 8.1 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence
DVD Recovery Media Windows 8.1 (64-bit) DVD with paper sleeve
Office Software FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365
Anti-Virus NORTON 360 SUITE - 1 Year Licence for upto 3 PCs *SPECIAL*
Monitor NONE
2nd Monitor NONE
DVI-D & HDMI Monitor Cables NONE
Eyefinity / GeForce 3D Vision NONE
Keyboard & Mouse NONE
Mouse NONE
Gaming Mouse Pad NONE
Speakers NONE
Webcam NONE
Headsets NONE
Surge Protection NONE
Printer NONE
External Hard Drive NONE
Warranty 3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Home Installation NONE
Data Recovery NONE
Delivery STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time Standard Build - Approximately 11 to 13 working days
Miscellaneous FREE DAYLIGHT GAME with GTX 660 & 7 Series GPUs!
Pricing Information
Price (excluding VAT) £576.67
Price £692.00
Order Quantity 1
Bulk Discount £0.00
Total Order price (Ex VAT) £576.67
Total Order Price £692.00
P/O Number - Edit P/O Number
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[Sexytroyboi]

Shall I change the ram to 16gb? Or shall I change the amd to a Intel ? Thanks a lot

 

[Sexytroyboi]

Omg iv just looked that the processor and it says dual core ! On ebay it says 6core ain't that bad?

 

[bicycle_repair_man]

That's a good spec, but I'd make these adjustments.

1. Change the x1 8GB RAM to x2 4GB RAM (not critical, but preferable).
2. Change the processor to an FX-6300.

The A6 is fine for basic tasks, but it's not a gaming processor and the integrated HD 8470D is pointless, as you have the GTX 660.

 

[Sexytroyboi]

Wow ok so change the 8gb ram to a 4? I was thinking of bumping it up to 16gb as it won't hurt much and can't be that much more? And do you not think I shoudl tell them about the duel core? As it was a 6core does that not matter in my case? As even tgo I want a gaming pc I do want a very fast pc to do other stuff aswel like work and studying and browsing fast threw the web and being a real good pc ? Thank you