New PC/Gaming set up, feedback appreciated

[simchi]

PCS MAELSTROM T900 BLACK GAMING CASE

Processor (CPU)
AMD PHENOM II X6 1090T (3.20GHz/9MB CACHE) - BLACK EDITION

Motherboard
ASUS® M5A87: AM3+ PLATFORM, DUAL DDR3,SATA 6.0GB/s, USB 3.0

Memory (RAM)
8GB SAMSUNG DDR3 DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 4GB)

Graphics Card
1GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 560 - DVI,HDMI,VGA - 3D Vision Ready



Memory - 1st Hard Disk
750GB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD7502AAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)


1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
12x BLU-RAY ROM DRIVE, 16x DVD ±R/±RW (£45)


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
SUPER QUIET 22dBA TRIPLE COPPER HEATPIPE CPU COOLER (£19)

Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)

Network Facilities
ONBOARD 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

Modem
NONE, I WILL BE USING BROADBAND


Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)

Office Software
FREE Microsoft® Office Starter 2010 (Limited functionality Word & Excel)

Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL


Warranty
3 Year Gold Warranty (2 Year Collect & Return, 2 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£69)

What do you think folks.
Have not had a good multi media and half decent gaming rig for years. Still avid playstation user but need to replace old PC and thought might as well make it gaming friendy.
Thanks folks.
Will be using Sony KDL-32W4000 1080p LCD TV as the monitor through HDMI lead, to save space in bedroom where PC lives, will this be OK???

 

[Fear]

Hi, do you have a budget then we can maybe give you some other suggestions, on your above spec the 6 core CPU is not needed for gaming a 4 core will be fine and also you only need 4GB ram for games you can get 8GB if you prefer but all the games i play i can only get the system using around 2GB that includes the system with a game running. Yes your sony will be ok to use and before i forget do you really need the bluray player as you could watch them on the PS3 just to either save a bit of money or put it elsewhere in the system.

 

[mantadog]

Whats your budget? Do you want to play the latest games on uber settings or quite content to go lower?

You could easily drop the CPU to a quadcore and put that money into the GPU, which is where the performance is for gaming.

If you post a budget then im sure someone will post up a spec for you to look at.

 

[simchi]

Budget is £800, thanks for budget advice as by knocking off blu ray and take it down to 4g ram, change card to GTX 560i
How does this look
PCS MAELSTROM T900 BLACK GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD PHENOM II X4 955 (3.20GHz/8MB CACHE/AM3) - BLACK EDITION
Motherboard
ASUS® M5A87: AM3+ PLATFORM, DUAL DDR3,SATA 6.0GB/s, USB 3.0
Memory (RAM)
4GB SAMSUNG DDR3 DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 2GB)
Graphics Card
1GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 560 Ti - 2 DVI,HDMI,VGA - 3D Vision Ready
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
750GB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD7502AAEX, 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
600W Quiet 80 PLUS Quad Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan (£59)
Processor Cooling
SUPER QUIET 22dBA TRIPLE COPPER HEATPIPE CPU COOLER (£19)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
ONBOARD 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
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
FREE Microsoft® Office Starter 2010 (Limited functionality Word & Excel)

Warranty
3 Year Gold Warranty (2 Year Collect & Return, 2 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£69)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 10 to 12 working days
Miscellaneous
FREE Total War Shogun™ 2 with any AMD® Radeon™ Graphics card!
Pricing Information


Price (excluding VAT)
£626.67

Price
£752.00

What you think ??

 

[Fear]

The only thing i would change on that is to put a better quality 650W Corsair PSU apart from that it should do you well.

 

[simchi]

Have upraded the PSU to a decent Corsair TX650, Thanks for the advice folks as it has been very helpfull.

 

[MrRaich]

This set up will eat through pretty much all games.

Maybe consider a Intel Processor? Like the i5 2500. Better than the X4 AMD CPU. Not sure how much more it is though. If you can afford it, I would recommend the i5. The X4 AMD CPU will do you just fine though.

 

[MrRaich]

PCS MAELSTROM T900 BLACK GAMING CASE

Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5-2400 Quad Core (3.10GHz, 6MB Cache) + HD Graphics

Motherboard
ASUS® P8Z68-V: USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs, NVIDIA®SLI™, ATI®CrossFireX

Memory (RAM)
4GB SAMSUNG DDR3 DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 2GB)

Graphics Card
1GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 560 Ti - 2 DVI,HDMI,VGA - 3D Vision Ready

Memory - 1st Hard Disk
500GB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD5002AALX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 32MB CACHE (7200rpm)

1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM

Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W TX SERIES (TX650) 80+ ULTRA QUIET PSU (£72)

Processor Cooling
SUPER QUIET 22dBA TRIPLE COPPER HEATPIPE CPU COOLER (£19)

Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)

Network Facilities
ONBOARD 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDAR

£828 - Lil' over your budget

This to your liking? Hope it helps.

 

[simchi]

I have stuck with the AMD as i have found them so reliable in the past, thanks for help though. Building a PC is like being in the "sweet shop" ..... we all have our favorites and so many to choose from
Just did not want to go over budget, as the misses will make me wear my B*lls for earrings....

 

[Fear]

Just did not want to go over budget, as the misses will make me wear my B*lls for earrings....

You can have some special rep from me for making me laugh

 

[MrRaich]

Haha! +REP! Your AMD will be brilliant, was just expressing my opinion, as I'm sure you know. Good luck with the Delivery! ;D

 

[simchi]

Well as of today's update my PC is built and off for testing, woop woop...
Final build details:
Built By
Liam Ramsden

PCS MAELSTROM T900 BLACK GAMING CASE
AMD PHENOM II X4 970 (3.50GHz/8MB CACHE/AM3) - BLACK EDITION
ASUS® M5A87: AM3+ PLATFORM, DUAL DDR3,SATA 6.0GB/s, USB 3.0
4GB SAMSUNG DDR3 DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 2GB)
1GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 560 Ti - 2 DVI,HDMI,VGA - 3D Vision Ready
750GB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD7502AAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
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
CORSAIR 650W TX SERIES (TX650) 80+ ULTRA QUIET PSU
SUPER QUIET 22dBA TRIPLE COPPER HEATPIPE CPU COOLER
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
ONBOARD 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence
FREE Microsoft® Office Starter 2010 (Limited functionality Word & Excel)
3 Year Gold Warranty (2 Year Collect & Return, 2 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)

Hopefully not much longer to wait now....