Custom PC choice

Springy14 · 1 Sep 2011 at 15:02

Hey, have made two pcs can you tell your opinions on best for gaming, have no experience what so ever off AMD. Have heard better things on itel I5 but AMD has better graphics card etc

Itel Custom £620

Case : Galaxy 3 Black
Power Supply: Standard 500W
Processor : Intel Core i5 2500, Quad Core (1155, 3.30GHz, 6MB Cache)
Mother Board: Asus P8H61-M, 2xDIMM, Max. 16GB, M-ATX
Memory : 8GB (2 x 4GB) Kingston HyperX PC10600 1333MHz DDR3
Graphics Card : nVidia GT 520 1GB

AMD Custom £665

Case : Galaxy 3 Black
Power Supply : Xilence 580W 2 x PCI-E 120mm Fan
Processor : AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition, Quad Core (AM3, 3.20GHz, 8MB Cache)
Mother Board :Asus M5A78L/USB3, 4xDIMM, Max. 16GB, ATX ( USB 3.0
Memory : 8GB (2 x 4GB) Kingston HyperX PC10600 1333MHz DDR3
Graphics Card : ATI HD5850 1GB

Both will have a 21.5inch monitor

Springy14 · 1 Sep 2011 at 15:36

Both included in the price are standard drives, OS and monitors if this helps as well as Tb harddrives

Springy14 · 1 Sep 2011 at 15:48

So you believe what you have posted will be a better rig?

Springy14 · 1 Sep 2011 at 16:04

So comparing your rig to the itel one on the first post the different in your rig is better graphics card and mother board? But the my one has a better processor and Ram

Springy14 · 1 Sep 2011 at 16:23

Ahh i see found a fixed tower how does this one look found on the website a little out my price range but http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-193-OE&groupid=43&catid=2040&subcat=

Springy14 · 1 Sep 2011 at 16:57

Brilliant thanks a++ to you sir. Can build myself with some help from a friend

looking at this rig which combines the best off what you said about graphics and processor speed on bench mark http://www.overclockers.co.uk/viewcart.php will see if it's cheaper to buy items individually when I get off work

Springy14 · 1 Sep 2011 at 17:10

Options applied to the above product:
- Networking Not Selected
- Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050)
- OCZ ZS Series 650W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply
- No Hard Drive Upgrade
- OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM
- No Hard Drive Upgrade
- Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX)
- OcUK GeForce GT 430 1024MB GDDR3 Low Profile PCI-Express Graphics Card
- Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX)
- Asus P8P67 LE Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard ** B3 REVISION **
- No Upgrade - Intel Stock Cooler (None overclocked systems)
- No Overclocking Options (Zero Cost)
- Intel Core i5-2500 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail
- Antec 902 Nine Hundred Two (V3) Ultimate Gaming Case (with USB3.0 Support) - Black
Was looking to spend no more than 750£ but if I can build it for £100 that would be great

Springy14 · 1 Sep 2011 at 17:20

Yes used the one on here maybe upgrade graphics and downgrade on tower

Springy14 · 1 Sep 2011 at 17:23

The problem I have is that I don't know what products are compatable .. Which is a pain

Springy14 · 1 Sep 2011 at 21:13

Cheers guys big help will do