AMD pc advice

TJWhonley

TJWhonley

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I need thaughts on this spec
bear in mind i do not need windows or word or a monitor.
a good graphics card and processor are a must, and needs to be a good pc for surfing the web, and also recording music.
your thaughts are appreciated.
I would like to spend no more than £800 'ish
this is the spec i would ilke

8gb ram
amd eight core bulldoser fx-8150
24xdisk drive
2gb navidia gtx560 ti
:)
 
Music Guy123

Music Guy123

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Well, what are you going to be doing, if you are gaming, you won't need such a big cpu. Especially in that budget.
 
TJWhonley

TJWhonley

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yes but I want it to be ' age proof ' for a good 3-4 years, and the cpu is the last thing i want to think about changing (although would if necessary)and in any case, a good cpu is never a bad thing!:)
 
Music Guy123

Music Guy123

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Well, I can say that you can drop that gpu to the 1gb version unless you are going to use multiple screens or have lots of games open at once. Please could you post your whole spec, that way wr can comment a little easier!
 
Music Guy123

Music Guy123

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Comment? You mean spec? Yes there is, do your spec in the configurator. Click proceed. Check it then click post to forum which is near the bottom, under the price. It is in a black box. Then copy your spec and paste it into your reply.
 
TJWhonley

TJWhonley

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yeah spec even, here goes;
Case
PCS MAELSTROM T900 BLACK GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD BULLDOZER EIGHT CORE FX-8150 (3.60GHz/8MB CACHE/AM3)
Free Item
FREE DIRT3 GAME with any AMD FX Processor!
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
2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 560 Ti - 2 DVI,HDMI,VGA - 3D Vision Ready
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
250GB SATA-II 3-Gb/s HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (7,200rpm)
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
600W Quiet 80 PLUS Quad Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan (£59)
Processor Cooling
STANDARD AMD CPU COOLER
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
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Keyboard & Mouse
Razer® Arctosa Essential Gaming Keyboard (£45)
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 10 to 12 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £802.00 including VAT and delivery.
 
Music Guy123

Music Guy123

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As before about the gpu. Don't forget the silver warranty. Also, upgrade that hdd to at least a seagate barracuda. I would also try and upgrade that mobo one notch.
 
TJWhonley

TJWhonley

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would the ram be easily upgradable to a 16gb (4x4) or higher after purchase, and would this seriously boost the pc's performance?
dont expect another comment until tommorow, im shattered enough to spel tommorow wrong and i dont care.
 
Music Guy123

Music Guy123

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Tomorrow is spelt like that! Ram is probably the easiest component to upgrade. Yes, as long as the mobo has enough slots it will be fine.
 
TJWhonley

TJWhonley

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I already have a 1TB nas drive, and in any case this is the spec I now plan on getting;
Case
PCS MAELSTROM T900 BLACK GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD BULLDOZER EIGHT CORE FX-8150 (3.60GHz/8MB CACHE/AM3)
Free Item
FREE DIRT3 GAME with any AMD FX Processor!
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
500GB SEAGATE Barracuda SATA-III 6Gb/s HDD, 32MB 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
600W Quiet 80 PLUS Quad Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan (£59)
Processor Cooling
STANDARD AMD CPU COOLER
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
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Keyboard & Mouse
Razer® Arctosa Essential Gaming Keyboard (£45)
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 10 to 12 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £796.00 including VAT and delivery.

Configure Here: http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/computers/amd-bulldozer-top-spec-pc/
not too much change but has a bigger hdd and a slightly less powerful gpu
looks decent to me what do you think?
 
Music Guy123

Music Guy123

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Don't forget the silver warranty! Next upgrades could be made to the psu so that another gpu can be added later. The cooler could be another thing to upgrade to the tripple
copper cooler as it is good value.
 
TJWhonley

TJWhonley

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will the gpu cope with running bf3 maxed out, cos that with bad company 2, skyrim and mass effect2 have to be my favourite games (this is a gaming pc)
 
Phoenix

Phoenix

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The 560 will struggle to run BF3 at ultra so I would suggest getting the AMD HD6950 instead as that will cope better.
 
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