Checking a Spec for a mate of mine

[BennyBoyP]

Hi all,

Been a long time! A mate f mine is looking at a new rig and asked me for advice. I've come up with the following and wondered if anyone had any advice... Budget is circa £650 (give or take a few quid) and is going to be used for gaming - Rome Total War 2 I think. He has all peripherals already, so it's just the expensive bit he's interested in.

COOLERMASTER ELITE 311 BLUE CASE
Intel® Core™i5 Quad Core Processor i5-3470 (3.2GHz) 6MB Cache
ASUS® P8H61-MX USB3/SI: uATX, USB 3.0, SATA 3.0Gb/s
8GB SAMSUNG DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (2 X 4GB)
2GB AMD RADEON™ HD7870 - DVI,HDMI,2 mDP - DX® 11, Eyefinity 4 Capable
1TB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 32MB CACHE
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
450W Quiet 80 PLUS Dual Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan
INTEL SOCKET LGA1155 STANDARD CPU COOLER
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs
4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence (£79)

Price: £672.00 including VAT and delivery.

Any thought appreciated. Cheers.

 

[keynes]

Hi,
You could try upgrading the case and/or cpu cooler by getting a smaller hdd or 4gb memory ram.

 

[KrossBowKitty]

Yeah that system will be fine for pretty much any game on high settings. That stock cooler could be upgraded to the Super Quiet 22dBA Cooler, if your friend wanted a quieter PC. However if sound isn't an issue, then that PC should be great

My only concern is you may wish to upgrade from that motherboard. Otherwise it's cool

 

[BennyBoyP]

Thanks guys. Is going to get the above with the better cooler. Should be ordering as I type!