Hi from Scotland

Guys thanks for all the help, as i said i am new to this and you're kinda throwing me in at the deep end :D

Is the RAM 6 or 8 GB ?



Murray: Could you tell we what you have changed in both lists please ?
 
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Does this sound any good ?


Case
COOLERMASTER HAF 912 PLUS MID TOWER 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) -----------------Need to upgrade to a 6GB or 8GB
Graphics Card
2GB AMD RADEON™ HD6950 - 2 DVI,HDMI,2 mDP - DX® 11, Eyefinity 4 Capable
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
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 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)
Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
Monitor
22" Widescreen TFT 1920 x1080 2MS D-Sub, DVI, 21.6" Panel (£99)
DVI-D & HDMI Monitor Cables
1 x 2 METRE DVI-D CABLE (£5)
Keyboard & Mouse
LOGITECH® K200 USB MEDIA KEYBOARD (£9)
Mouse
LOGITECH® MX™518 OPTICAL GAMING MOUSE (£28)
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 10 to 12 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £890.00 including VAT and delivery.


This list was gave to me from another Forum ( PC Specialist )
 
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YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 570 OC Twin FrozR III Power Edition 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £254.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £161.99
1 x MSI P67A-G45 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION ** £99.98
1 x OcUK V-Line 221V2SB 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black £83.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit £68.40
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) £29.99
1 x OCZ StealthXStream 2 600W Power Supply £54.98
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £49.99
1 x Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £44.99
1 x Kaspersky Internet Security 2011 (3 User) - Retail (KL1837UXCFS) £21.43
1 x LG GH22NS70 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £905.42 (includes shipping : £14.75).

8GB
 
With all due respect, if you are quite new to this, should you be building your first gaming pc? I know you don't get as much for your money, but maybe get a pre-built one from overclockers?
 
KiiYzOo said:
1. get intel not amd
2. build it yourself, it's cheaper
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How much would it cost to change ?
Thanks Murray <3

I am not building this myself..... I know a local shop and a friend :)

I've been asking a gaming forum if the machines you've been giving me would run GTA and stuff, and one of them pointed this out..

Just to tell you, haha, just because you have an intel processor, you don't have to buy nvidia aswell. Intel and AMD Graphics are perfeclty ompatible, same with AMD and nvidia. If I was you, I'd go with a hexacore, i.e. Intel i7 or AMD Phenom II X6 T1100, though.

JordanH
 
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YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 570 OC Twin FrozR III Power Edition 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £254.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £161.99
1 x MSI P67A-G45 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION ** £99.98
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit £68.40
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) £29.99
1 x OCZ StealthXStream 2 600W Power Supply £54.98
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £49.99
1 x Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £44.99
1 x Kaspersky Internet Security 2011 (3 User) - Retail (KL1837UXCFS) £21.43
1 x LG GH22NS70 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £820.24 (includes shipping : £13.75).
 
cpu cooler? too unleash full power of i5-2500k (k means unlocked cpu), keep everything cool and quiet(er)

recommend hyper 212 plus its about twenty quid. or silver arrow about fifty quid.

also dump the os+hdd bundle? for £10 more you can get 1000GB(1TB) HDD if bought seperately. If you decide to upgrade(add another 500gb) in future it'll cost you £30.

Maybe drop down to xigmatek midgard? or elite 430, save a wee bit, but choose a case you like everyone will like the looks of different things.
 
chid76 said:
With all due respect, if you are quite new to this, should you be building your first gaming pc? I know you don't get as much for your money, but maybe get a pre-built one from overclockers?
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pc building is pretty simple its just like 1 step up from lego? :D

and tonnes of people here to help if you have any Q's
 
Building a PC is incredibly easy. One step up from lego is about right - just read a build guide and ask here if you have any questions. All the hard part is getting the right components, and you've just got a bunch of good suggestions on that.

To justify the Intel over AMD advice you've been given - GTA4 is pretty much the ONLY game that MIGHT run better on a 6-core Phenom than an i5 2500K. Intel's chips are significantly faster per core than a similarly-clocked AMD chip, and they clock higher to boot.

Just IMO - I'd take KiiYzOo's build, but slap in a 2x4GB RAM kit instead of the 2x2 - not strictly necessary at the moment, but saves a potential upgrade in the future. Munz's advice on the HDD is pretty spot on as well (edit: it would be equally valid to say Murray's latest spec with a Z68 motherboard).

I have to ask, though - where's Stulid got to?
 
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Murray said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 570 OC Twin FrozR III Power Edition 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £254.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £161.99
1 x MSI P67A-G45 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION ** £99.98
1 x OcUK V-Line 221V2SB 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black £83.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit £68.40
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) £29.99
1 x OCZ StealthXStream 2 600W Power Supply £54.98
1 x Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £44.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £29.99
1 x Kaspersky Internet Security 2011 (3 User) - Retail (KL1837UXCFS) £21.43
1 x LG GH22NS70 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £885.42 (includes shipping : £14.75).
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Murray's your man for this one, id go with this, maybe change the PSU but that just my personal preference
 
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