calling for expert advice

[faihaf]

i am looking for a new pc for gaming I mainly play fps such as bf4 i want to spend as little money as possible please

this is the pc i bought 4 years ago from pc specialist if i can use any of these part and save money that would be great.

before you ask this current setup is gone faulty i thought it was the mb so i bought a 2nd hand ASUS P8Z68-V /GEN3 SOCKET 1155 MOTHERBOARD but after installing it pc is keep crashing with blue screen and i cant figure it out what is wrong with it so thats why i want to get a new one

so please help me thanks

old pc spec
Case
COOLERMASTER HAF 932 FULL TOWER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7-2600k Quad Core (3.40GHz, 8MB Cache) + HD Graphics
Motherboard
ASUS® P8Z68-V PRO: USB 3.0, SATA 6GB/s, NVIDIA®SLI™, ATI®CrossFireX™
Memory (RAM)
16GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (4 x 4GB KIT)
Graphics Card
2GB AMD RADEON™ HD6970 - 2 DVI,HDMI,2 mDP - DX® 11, Eyefinity 4 Capable
2nd Graphics Card
2GB AMD RADEON™ HD6970 - 2 DVI,HDMI,2 mDP - DX® 11, Eyefinity 4 Capable
1st Hard Disk
120GB INTEL® 510 SERIES SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 450MB/sR | 210MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk
2TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD2002FAEX, 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
CORSAIR 1050W PRO SERIES™ HX1050-80 PLUS® SILVER MODULAR (£162)
Processor Cooling
TITAN FENRIR EVO EXTREME HEATPIPE CPU COOLER (£39)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
ONBOARD GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps PCI-E CARD (£19)
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)

 

[mrlucamk]

Imo the Power supply + CPU cooler + Ram is good and you should keep, but i'm not the best for computers so thats just imo

 

[mantadog]

It might be easier/cheaper just to fix the fault with the current rig as it looks pretty capable to me.

If you can post some more info on the faults we can possibly help you diagnose the issue?

 

[faihaf]

It might be easier/cheaper just to fix the fault with the current rig as it looks pretty capable to me.

If you can post some more info on the faults we can possibly help you diagnose the issue?

well my pc is keep crashing with Bsod i get all kind of them

Memory_Management

win32k.sys, PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA

irql_not_less_or_equal

and so on while i was typing this msg i had one crash and i was nt even doing anything apart from typing here.

i would love to get this pc fix but dont know how i just did a fresh install of window 7 and it seems to made it worse only use one 6970 because i thought crossfire was causing the issue.

sometime when i have Bsod pc would nt even start up it seem to power up but no display i had to keep restarting it and than it will work,

is there a possibility i can send this to pcs and pay for the repair ??

i took it to pc world but they would repair it as its not bought from them

its really frustrating that why i was thinking of just getting a new one but i am open to suggestions. thanks

 

[mantadog]

The trouble is, re using parts from the old build is risky if you don't know exactly whats causing it. So you buy a 100% new rig and just bin everything else.

 

[faihaf]

I agreed with you thats why I am here to get some recommendations I know nothing about current market and what is out there. So please help me with a bulid

 

[Stephen M]

I suggest you call PCS and discuss it with them, they will fix it but if out of warranty it could be expensive.

 

[faihaf]

I suggest you call PCS and discuss it with them, they will fix it but if out of warranty it could be expensive.

ya i did called them but they told me as it outside the warranty they cant help me, it is a bit disappointing as you can see i am loyal customer still willing to by from them i hope they can start fixing pc which was bought from them,

i have seen this build in an other post i do really like it. what you guys think is there anything missing or room for improvement or anything i should change

Case
InWIN G7 BRUSHED EFFECT DARK GREY CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5 Quad Core Processor i5-4590 (3.3GHz) 6MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® H81M-PLUS: Micro-ATX, LG1150, USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs
Memory (RAM)
8GB Kingston DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (1 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
4GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 970 - DVI, HDMI, 2 x mDP - 3D Vision Ready
1st Hard Disk
250GB Samsung 850 EVO SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (upto 540MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk
1TB WD BLACK WD1003FZEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
CORSAIR 550W VS SERIES™ VS-550 POWER SUPPLY
Processor Cooling
Super Quiet Titan DragonFly Heatpipe Intel CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Operating System
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
DVD Recovery Media
NO DVD RECOVERY MEDIA REQUIRED
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)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 8 to 10 working days
Promotional Item
FREE RAINBOW SIX OR ASSASSINS CREED with select GTX 9 Series GPUs!
Quantity
1

price 756

 

[faihaf]

or i could go with this £684 as i already got a hdd and a blue ray i will save £74. i dont see 1 tb hdd and dvd writer good value for £74?

Case
InWIN G7 BRUSHED EFFECT DARK GREY CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5 Quad Core Processor i5-4590 (3.3GHz) 6MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® H81M-PLUS: Micro-ATX, LG1150, USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs
Memory (RAM)
8GB Kingston DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (1 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
4GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 970 - DVI, HDMI, 2 x mDP - 3D Vision Ready
1st Hard Disk
250GB Samsung 850 EVO SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (upto 540MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 550W VS SERIES™ VS-550 POWER SUPPLY
Processor Cooling
Super Quiet Titan DragonFly Heatpipe Intel CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Operating System
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
DVD Recovery Media
NO DVD RECOVERY MEDIA REQUIRED
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)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 8 to 10 working days
Promotional Item
FREE RAINBOW SIX OR ASSASSINS CREED with select GTX 9 Series GPUs!
Quantity
1

£684

 

[Stephen M]

Both builds look OK. Is your current SSD working OK, you could get a rig with just a basic drive and then add that and your WD, that would save a bit more, not sure if it would be enough to go for the GTX980 but that would be nice if you could manage it, there is a notable performance difference between that and the 970.

 

[faihaf]

Both builds look OK. Is your current SSD working OK, you could get a rig with just a basic drive and then add that and your WD, that would save a bit more, not sure if it would be enough to go for the GTX980 but that would be nice if you could manage it, there is a notable performance difference between that and the 970.

thanks for the input my current ssd is seems fine but its too small bf4 alone take like over 60 gig which mean i can only install one game at a time so thats why i was going for new ssd. when i try to edit my quote it does nt show the option for gtx980. could you please make a build configuration for me with gtx980??