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Hi all, I'm looking to buy a new Gaming PC and customized one on pc-specialist.com. Based on the review I read for the Processor and Graphics Card it seemed like it would do the job. The price is cming in at £623. Here is the spec:
Processor (CPU) - AMD PHENOM II X4 945 3.0 GHz SOCKET AM3 8MB CACHE
Memory (RAM) - 4GB CORSAIR XMS3 DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz - LIFETIME WARRANTY
Motherboard - ASUS® M4A79XTD EVO: DUAL DDR3, S-ATA II, 2 x PCIe x16, 2 x PCIe x1, 2 x PCI
Operating System - NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
USB Options - 6 x USB 2.0 PORTS (4 REAR + 2 FRONT) AS STANDARD
Memory - 1st Hard Disk - 500GB SERIAL ATA 3-Gb/s HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (7,200rpm)
1st CD/DVD Drive - 22x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Graphics Card - 1GB ATI RADEON™ HD 4850X2 PCI EXPRESS (Special Offer)
Sound Card - Sound Blaster® Audigy™ SE (£24)
Network Facilities - ONBOARD 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
Memory Card Reader - INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (READS XD, MS, CF, SD, etc)
Case - STYLISH PIANO BLACK FUSION CASE inc. 2 FRONT USB
Power Supply & Case Cooling - 600W Quiet Quad Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan (£59)
Processor Cooling - STANDARD CPU COOLER
Firewire & Video Editing - 2 x IEEE 1394a FIREWIRE PORTS (1 onboard, 1 at back panel)
There is an option to get an ASUS® CROSSHAIR III FORMULA: DDR3 - Republic of Gamers, CrossfireX motherboard. This would bump the price up to £684 from £623. Would the price increase be justified?
I want to be able to play all the games out atm and still be able to run new games for a few years at a decent fps.
There are a few other single card options; 1GB ATI RADEON™ HD 4870 PCI EXPRESS is £614, not much of a price reduction, would it be worth the extra £9 to get the 1GB ATI RADEON™ HD 4850X2 PCI EXPRESS?
Another option is the 1GB ATI RADEON™ HD 4890 PCI EXPRESS which is £652. What do you think would be the best option?
From what I've read DDR3 RAM seems to be the way of the future, I wanted to get it just so I wouldn't have to worry about upgrading the RAM for a few years. Would there really be no benefit in getting DDR3 over DDR2 without an I7? If I did decide to drop the DDR3 I would have to go for a different prebuild as the only option is DDR3.
So what does everyone think? Is it a rip-off? Would I be better of going for a different Processor Graphics Card Combo? Is pc-specialit the best site for this or are there cheaper alternatives? Is the motherboard up to scratch? Should I buy a more robust cooling system (I don't plan on over-clocking the system so I figured the standard cooling system would suffice)?
If anyone would like to give me some advice I would be really grateful.
Thanks in advance,
Barry
Processor (CPU) - AMD PHENOM II X4 945 3.0 GHz SOCKET AM3 8MB CACHE
Memory (RAM) - 4GB CORSAIR XMS3 DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz - LIFETIME WARRANTY
Motherboard - ASUS® M4A79XTD EVO: DUAL DDR3, S-ATA II, 2 x PCIe x16, 2 x PCIe x1, 2 x PCI
Operating System - NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
USB Options - 6 x USB 2.0 PORTS (4 REAR + 2 FRONT) AS STANDARD
Memory - 1st Hard Disk - 500GB SERIAL ATA 3-Gb/s HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (7,200rpm)
1st CD/DVD Drive - 22x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Graphics Card - 1GB ATI RADEON™ HD 4850X2 PCI EXPRESS (Special Offer)
Sound Card - Sound Blaster® Audigy™ SE (£24)
Network Facilities - ONBOARD 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
Memory Card Reader - INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (READS XD, MS, CF, SD, etc)
Case - STYLISH PIANO BLACK FUSION CASE inc. 2 FRONT USB
Power Supply & Case Cooling - 600W Quiet Quad Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan (£59)
Processor Cooling - STANDARD CPU COOLER
Firewire & Video Editing - 2 x IEEE 1394a FIREWIRE PORTS (1 onboard, 1 at back panel)
There is an option to get an ASUS® CROSSHAIR III FORMULA: DDR3 - Republic of Gamers, CrossfireX motherboard. This would bump the price up to £684 from £623. Would the price increase be justified?
I want to be able to play all the games out atm and still be able to run new games for a few years at a decent fps.
There are a few other single card options; 1GB ATI RADEON™ HD 4870 PCI EXPRESS is £614, not much of a price reduction, would it be worth the extra £9 to get the 1GB ATI RADEON™ HD 4850X2 PCI EXPRESS?
Another option is the 1GB ATI RADEON™ HD 4890 PCI EXPRESS which is £652. What do you think would be the best option?
From what I've read DDR3 RAM seems to be the way of the future, I wanted to get it just so I wouldn't have to worry about upgrading the RAM for a few years. Would there really be no benefit in getting DDR3 over DDR2 without an I7? If I did decide to drop the DDR3 I would have to go for a different prebuild as the only option is DDR3.
So what does everyone think? Is it a rip-off? Would I be better of going for a different Processor Graphics Card Combo? Is pc-specialit the best site for this or are there cheaper alternatives? Is the motherboard up to scratch? Should I buy a more robust cooling system (I don't plan on over-clocking the system so I figured the standard cooling system would suffice)?
If anyone would like to give me some advice I would be really grateful.
Thanks in advance,
Barry