Specc i found... Is it okay?

vimto1

vimto1

Silver Level Poster
Hey people, quick question about that specc below; (question will actually be after the specc, so scroll down...);

Processor; Intel Core i5-650
Operating System; Windows 7 64bit
RAM; 4GB
Hard Drive; 500GB
Graphics Card; 1GB NVIDIA GeForce GT340

£699.99 Inc. VAT

So my question is really... Is this an okay specc?

Thanks
Vimto1
 
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mamoru

Member
Hi Vimto,

I have just put a build together on the website which I will be ordering this weekend.

I'm looking at the same budget as you around £700. I don't know what extras you have on top such as monitors etc because mine is just the tower with no extras, but I managed to get an i5 2400 and a gtx460 in the build for the same costs so that might be something to look at.
 
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LFFPicard

Godlike
Hi both of you, if you can stretch to it I would highly recommend the following spec. Not much room for upgrades but in the reach of budget.

Case
COOLERMASTER SILEO 500 QUIET MID TOWER CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5-2400 Quad Core (3.10GHz, 6MB Cache) + HD Graphics
Motherboard
ASUS® P8P67 (NEW REV 3.0): USB 3.0, SATA 6.0GB/s, CrossFireX™
Memory (RAM)
4GB SAMSUNG DDR3 DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 2GB)
Graphics Card
1GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 550 Ti - 2 DVI,HDMI,VGA - DX® 11, 3D Vision Ready
Free Item
FREE Need For Speed™ World Starter Pack with any Nvidia® GTS450 or above!
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
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply
450W Quiet 80 PLUS Dual Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan (£29)
Processor Cooling
INTEL SOCKET LGA1155/1156 STANDARD CPU COOLER
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) 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)
Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 11 to 13 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £727.00 including VAT and delivery.

Configure Here: http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/computers/intel-sandy-bridge-pc/
 
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mamoru

Member
I'm a little confused LFFPicard.

I had the GTX 460 in my build and changing it for the 550 ti lowers the price quite a bit, I had assumed it was a superior card.

I couldn't work out why your build there was more expensive but it looks like yours includes a better motherboard, does that make quite a significant difference? For example would it be better to go for a better motherboard or to upgrade to the 560 ti in your opinion?
 
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mamoru

Member
Just to clarify that, basically stretching my budget to the limit I can go for EITHER the gtx 460 with the slightly better motherboard (the crossfire one) or I can go with the standard motherboard but a 560 ti. For gaming reasons which option do you think is better?
 
Nemesis

Nemesis

Moderator
Moderator
Crossfire is an ATI multi GPU feature so it wont be used with nvidia gpus anyway
If you want multi gpu motherboards look out for SLI
 
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LFFPicard

Godlike
I went for that motherboard purely because it is the new revision. If i was to drop it back down to the micro atx board it would be cheaper but it would be the defective board.

So unless you want to wait until the end of the month for the replacement micro atx boards the board i selected is the cheapest in that range.
Also the 550Ti is a superior card and is a Crysis 2 Budget card release. So will be better for Shogun aswell.

Hope this helps.
 
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mamoru

Member
LFFPicard, I was told that with my build the mobo issue isnt a problem because the drives will be plugged into the non defective parts. I certainly hope thats the case!
 
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