How dose this rig look?

S

Solarwind

Member
Just orderd this couple of days ago, Intrested to see what people think of it if its a Balanced build?

Case COOLERMASTER SILENCIO 550 QUIET MID TOWER CASE
Processor (CPU) AMD A10-6800K Quad Core APU (4.4GHz) & Radeon™ HD 8670D Graphics
Motherboard ASUS® A88XM-PLUS: (M-ATX, DDR3, USB 3.0, 6Gb/s)
Memory (RAM) 8GB KINGSTON HYPERX BEAST DUAL-DDR3 2400MHz X.M.P (2 x 4GB KIT)
Graphics Card 4GB AMD RADEON™ R9 290 - DVI, HDMI, DP - DX® 11, Eyefinity 4 Capable
Memory - 1st Hard Disk 120GB KINGSTON V300 SSD, SATA 6 Gb (450MB/R, 450MB/W)
2nd Hard Disk 1TB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 32MB CACHE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive 24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply CORSAIR 650W CS SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Processor Cooling CoolerMaster Seidon 120V High Performance CPU Cooler
Extra Case Fans 1 x 12CM Black Case Fan (configured to extract from rear/roof)
Sound Card ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking 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
Firewire 3 Port IEEE 1394a Firewire PCI Card
Power Cable 1 x 2 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Operating System Genuine Windows 8.1 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence
DVD Recovery Media Windows 8.1 (64-bit) DVD with paper sleeve
Warranty 3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)

If i want to change any thing nows the time to do it. :sweatdrop:
 
keynes

keynes

Multiverse Poster
Nooooooo!!! :(
What is your budget? It looks unbalanced, the CPU is not as good as the gpu and the r9-290 runs pretty hot and noisy. Do you have a budget? Just for gaming?
 
S

Solarwind

Member
Yes mainly for gameing budget is around £1000 mark. I was afirad of a noooo! responce lol Saying and adviser recomended this build I did ask him if i needed a better cpu he said this would run the GPU fine.
 
keynes

keynes

Multiverse Poster
No, It is likely to bottleneck the gpu especially for more cpu intensive task. The CPU you have chosen is a budget choice when you don't plan to add a dedicated gpu. For your budget I would get the vanquish 230x in the review section, much more balanced build and at a discounted price
 
S

Solarwind

Member
Ok thanks for advice! I see it's at £1,136.00 dose it need 16mb ram can I take it down to 8mb ram it will be £1,060.00 then?
 
S

Solarwind

Member
Have just Canceld my order, I am going to have to wait for my refund befor I can order the modle I want again. Out of intrest what CPU and cooling would run the 4GB AMD RADEON™ R9 290? Would a FX-9370 be up to the job? Also would spending an extra £200 make any noticeable diffrence or am I just better off sticking with the Vanquish 230XT?
 
Last edited:
keynes

keynes

Multiverse Poster
The CPU cooler is just for the CPU not the graphics card, the r9-290 seems to run pretty hot and is noisy. You can check reviews online (reference cards). I wouldn't go with the fx-9370 either, I would try to check reviews on CPUs to make a more informative choice. For £1000 I would get the vanquish 230x for £1200 I would get an i5-4670 with the gtx 780.
 
S

Solarwind

Member
Just got my refund tonight so I will order the vanquish 230x first thing tommrow. Thanks for you're advice Keynes think I have made a good choice now! Just whish I had posted here befor my first oder would have saved alot of time. BTW how well do you think the vanquish will run the Witcher 2?
 
steaky360

steaky360

Moderator
Moderator
S

Solarwind

Member
Yeah I hear alot of people use this game to test there systems to the limit. Im realy getting this comp so I can play Witcher 3 when it come out latter this year, this system should upgrade to a GTX 780 ok if i decide to go that way latter on?
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top