A better processor or not?

[Warpig]

Hey guys,

I've ordered this PC and its at the pre-production stage of configuration, but I can't help but wonder if a more powerful CPU would be a good idea? This PC is intended for moderate gaming.. games like Skyrm and Diablo 3 on very high settings at 1,200 x 800 reso.

I can spare maybe £100 at most if you think it's neccessary, or if it's not just say and I can stop worrying lol.

Case
InWIN BLACK DRAGON RIDER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD PHENOM II X4 QUAD CORE 960T (3.00GHz/6MB CACHE/AM3)
Motherboard
ASUS® M5A78L-M/USB3: M-ATX, USB 3.0, SATA 3.0Gb/s
Memory (RAM)
8GB SAMSUNG DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 4GB)
Graphics Card
1GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 560 Ti - 2 DVI,HDMI,VGA - 3D Vision Ready
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
Change to 2TB WD CAVIAR GREEN WD20EARS, SATA 3 Gb/s, 64MB (Special Offer) from 1TB SATA-II 3-Gb/s HARD DRIVE WITH 32MB CACHE (7,200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
600W Quiet 80 PLUS Quad Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan (£59)
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
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs
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
FREE Microsoft® Office Starter 2010 (Limited functionality Word & Excel)
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 10 to 12 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £765.00 including VAT and delivery.

Thanks a lot

 

[vanthus]

CPU will be fine,if you really want to spend another £100 I would upgrade
the graphics card,but your build is ok as it stands for what you want to do.

 

[Warpig]

Okay thanks. I was starting to worry since the Bulldozer CPUs seem to have really bad reviews and I was concerned that the Phenom CPU might be kinda crappy too. I would have loved to have built an Intel based machine but damn those sandy bridges are expensive

 

[Corfate]

Swap your first HDD for a Caviar black, faster than a green

Also, upgrade the PSU to the Corsair 650W one. Only £10 more, looks better, more reliable too

CPU is fine like Vanthus said, will be great for a long time

If you can, upgrade the GPU. It's not necessary though, as the 560ti is a great, capable card

 

[vanthus]

I have a Phenom II X4 & never had a problem with it.
Edit. yeah,good advice from Corfate,didn't spot that.

 

[Warpig]

Yeah I wanted a black one but to utilise the 6gb/s I'll need a more expensive motherbored as the standard one is only 3gb/s. I might try picking a cheaper case and seeing if your suggestions can be squeezed in without having to spend more

 

[vanthus]

You will still get the benefit of the black with 3gb/s,having said that
the green will be fine,just not as fast.

 

[Warpig]

Okay thanks a lot guys, you've both put my mind to rest. Now comes the waiting game

 

[Warpig]

Sorry, one last question: when you say the black version is faster, in what aspect is it faster? Is it faster at loading things or transferring data, or both? Sorry if it's a stupid question