Bvenged
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Hi, I previously posted here with this post: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?21045-Competent-Machine-for-Student
I've manage to squeeze my budget up to £600 and change a few things, but once again I'm trying to keep it down as low as possible. I'm aiming for a very competent gaming machine, which I'll be able to work on with Uni work as well (run an external HDD and flash memory sticks from). I hope to have it in a position where if I need to crossfire in a few years, I can, or if I need to upgrade the RAM/CPU, I can, or if I ever overclock and need to attach a CPU cooler, I can. This is based mostly off of my design and advice given by Keynes from the previous thread.
So, is this new specification right for what I'm after? Is there any way to cut down a little without compromising longevity or performance, present or future?
Thanks.
I've manage to squeeze my budget up to £600 and change a few things, but once again I'm trying to keep it down as low as possible. I'm aiming for a very competent gaming machine, which I'll be able to work on with Uni work as well (run an external HDD and flash memory sticks from). I hope to have it in a position where if I need to crossfire in a few years, I can, or if I need to upgrade the RAM/CPU, I can, or if I ever overclock and need to attach a CPU cooler, I can. This is based mostly off of my design and advice given by Keynes from the previous thread.
So, is this new specification right for what I'm after? Is there any way to cut down a little without compromising longevity or performance, present or future?
Thanks.
Case
ZALMAN Z11 PLUS BLACK MID TOWER CASE (Dust filers on front, bottom and PSU, 5 fans and 2 front USB3.0)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5 Quad Core Processor i5-3570 (3.4GHz) 6MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® P8Z77-V LX: USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs, ATI®CrossFireX
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (2 x 4GB KIT)
Graphics Card
NONE, I ALREADY HAVE A - Sapphire Radeon HD 7770 1GB Ghz Edition.
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
500GB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD5003AZEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
450W Quiet 80 PLUS Dual Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan
Processor Cooling
INTEL SOCKET LGA1155 STANDARD CPU COOLER
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
Price: £593.00 including VAT and delivery.
Unique URL to re-configure: http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/quotes/intel-ivy-bridge-pc/VFBfcFkWF2/
ZALMAN Z11 PLUS BLACK MID TOWER CASE (Dust filers on front, bottom and PSU, 5 fans and 2 front USB3.0)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5 Quad Core Processor i5-3570 (3.4GHz) 6MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® P8Z77-V LX: USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs, ATI®CrossFireX
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (2 x 4GB KIT)
Graphics Card
NONE, I ALREADY HAVE A - Sapphire Radeon HD 7770 1GB Ghz Edition.
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
500GB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD5003AZEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
450W Quiet 80 PLUS Dual Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan
Processor Cooling
INTEL SOCKET LGA1155 STANDARD CPU COOLER
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
Price: £593.00 including VAT and delivery.
Unique URL to re-configure: http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/quotes/intel-ivy-bridge-pc/VFBfcFkWF2/
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