New Build

[samlky]

As far as I can see this is as good a place as any to drop this thread


Case
ANTEC NINE HUNDRED TWO - UK, The Ultimate Gaming Case, Evolved
Processor (CPU)
AMD PHENOM II X2 560 (3.30GHz/6MB CACHE/AM3) - BLACK EDITION
Motherboard
ASUS® M4A87TD/USB3: DUAL DDR3,SATA 6.0GB/s, USB 3.0
Memory (RAM)
4GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (2 x 2GB KIT)
Graphics Card
1GB ATI RADEON™ HD 5830 PCI EXPRESS - DirectX® 11
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
640GB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD6402AAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
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 & Case Cooling
CORSAIR 650W PSU (TX650) 80+ ULTRA QUIET (£76)
Processor Cooling
SUPER QUIET 22dBA TRIPLE COPPER HEATPIPE CPU COOLER (£19)
Sound Card
Sound Blaster® Audigy™ SE (£25)
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
Firewire & Video Editing
3 Port IEEE 1394a Firewire PCI Card (£9)
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 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 9 to 12 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £827.00 including VAT and delivery.



Hi there, I configured the above c over at pcspecialist.com without much knowledge of the individual part's performances. The pc will be used primarily for gaming. I will also be doing some casual photo/video editing and music editing/production.

Looking at the specs above is there anything obvious that you would swap/upgrade. Are there needless expenses? I know that I will be being charged more money than if I were to order the parts and build the pc myself but the extra money is worth the peace of mind that everything is going to work for me.

So yeah, i'd appreciate your advice on the matter

Cheers

 

[mosox]

Get the AMD PHENOM II X4 955
1GB ATI RADEON™ HD 5850 PCI EXPRESS
No sound card (the onboard is good enough)

 

[samlky]

CPU, Hopefully not sound rude or that, but what are the advantages of quad-core? I've read that it's not fully utilised by games and only the likes of advanced video editing programs fully exploit the four cores?

Graphics, I'll check it out

Soundcard, yeah I was never sure about getting one

Thanks for the advice

 

[mosox]

Well, quite a few games benefit from quad cores and there are more to come. Definitely get a quad even if it's an Athlon II X4 (those are good too). HD 5830 isn't worth the price, get the 5850.

 

[davcon]

I agree with mosox's drop the soundcard and get a 955BE.
I would also buy a GTX460 or 5850 over a 5830.
Antec 300-£44.41 inc. VAT
http://www.lambda-tek.com/componentshop/index.pl?prodID=B102636
XFX 650W XXX Edition Single Rail Modular PSU -£69.99inc. vat
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/191826
AMD PHENOM II X4 955 -£108.09 inc. VAT
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/CPUs+%2F+Processors/AMD+Phenom+II/AMD+Phenom+II+X4+Quad+Core+955+Black+Edition+125W+C3+%28Socket+AM3%29+Processor+-+Retail+?productId=39930

 

[samlky]

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