Gaming Build

[Paulyrey]

My brother has just recently taken interest in buying a new computer to play the latest games on. He already has a moniter/mouse/keyboard/speakers ect he just needs the box.

I have bought a computer from here before so i obviously reccomended him the site due to the excellent service i recieved. From this past experience, i have quickly made him a build that i would be happy with if i was to buy a computer today. However, i would like an outsiders perspective since i may have missed some good deals or better parts that could be replaced. Below is the build i have come up with, if you can think of any improvements to the build please say since he is very worried about not getting his moneys worth.

His budget is £700, and he is not interested in soundcards/optical drives since he already has these components from a previous computer.

Two things i am unsure about is, he currently has a 32inch HD tv and with that current graphics card, will he be able to use his TV as a moniter VIIA HDMI lead. Secondly, im unsure about the PSU size, will it be big enough for the current setup or will he need a larger one.

I look forward to your reply,

 

[wbc1]

I don't think its worth pay for vista since win7 is coming out. just download the win7 64bits RC and use the £80 on components.

Edit: I think this set up gives the best bang for the money:

Asus ATI Radeon HD 4890 1GB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card Asus ATI Radeon HD 4890 1GB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £164.99
(£143.47) £164.99
(£143.47)
AMD Phenom II X3 Tri Core 720 Black Edition 2.8GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail AMD Phenom II X3 Tri Core 720 Black Edition 2.8GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £120.74
(£104.99) £120.74
(£104.99)
Antec 902 Nine Hundred Two Ultimate Gaming Case - Black (No PSU) Antec 902 Nine Hundred Two Ultimate Gaming Case - Black (No PSU) £94.99
(£82.60) £94.99
(£82.60)
Corsair TX 650W ATX SLi Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-650TXUK) Corsair TX 650W ATX SLi Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-650TXUK) £73.99
(£64.34) £73.99
(£64.34)
Corsair XMS3 DHX 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 1600C9DHX Twin3X (TW3X4G1600C9DHX) Corsair XMS3 DHX 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 1600C9DHX Twin3X (TW3X4G1600C9DHX) £65.99
(£57.38) £65.99
(£57.38)
Western Digital Caviar Black 500GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (WD5001AALS) Western Digital Caviar Black 500GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (WD5001AALS) £46.99
(£40.86) £46.99
(£40.86)
Sub Total : £493.64
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £11.75
VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £75.81
Total : £581.20

It only comes to £581 but I doubt you'll see MUCH of an improvement with that £100 extra (not 20% as the price would suggest). You could get a quad or a better GPU (gtx 285 for example), but not that many games ultilise quad core yet.

 

[shadowake]

I'd be looking at a AMD 720 system for that kind of budget, something like:

AMD Phenom II X3 Tri Core 720 Black Edition 2.8GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £120.74
(£104.99) £120.74
(£104.99)
Asus ATI Radeon HD 4870 Dark Knight 1GB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card Asus ATI Radeon HD 4870 Dark Knight 1GB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £119.99
(£104.34) £119.99
(£104.34)
Asus M4A78T-E AMD 790GX (Socket AM3) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard Asus M4A78T-E AMD 790GX (Socket AM3) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £98.99
(£86.08) £98.99
(£86.08)
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 32-Bit - OEM (66I-02059) Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 32-Bit - OEM (66I-02059) £83.98
(£73.03) £83.98
(£73.03)
Antec 900 Nine Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black (No PSU) Antec 900 Nine Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black (No PSU) £79.99
(£69.56) £79.99
(£69.56)
OCZ ModXStream Pro 700w Silent SLI Ready ATX2 Modular Power Supply OCZ ModXStream Pro 700w Silent SLI Ready ATX2 Modular Power Supply £75.99
(£66.08) £75.99
(£66.08)
Western Digital Caviar Black 500GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (WD5001AALS) Western Digital Caviar Black 500GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (WD5001AALS) £46.99
(£40.86) £46.99
(£40.86)
OCZ Platinum 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C7 1333MHz Dual Channel (OCZ3P13334GK) OCZ Platinum 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C7 1333MHz Dual Channel (OCZ3P13334GK) £46.99
(£40.86) £46.99
(£40.86)
Titan TTC-NK85TZ Fenrir CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/LGA775/LGA1366) Titan TTC-NK85TZ Fenrir CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/LGA775/LGA1366) £33.34
(£28.99) £33.34
(£28.99)
Sub Total : £614.79
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £13.75
VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £94.28
Total : £722.82

Slightly over, but much better spec.

EDIT: wbc1 beat me to it and his spec is better!

 

[wbc1]

Actually.. add this to my spec

Titan TTC-NK85TZ Fenrir CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/LGA775/LGA1366) Titan TTC-NK85TZ Fenrir CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/LGA775/LGA1366) £33.34

(thanks to shadowake )

 

[Mojo]

I wouldn't suggest 32bit Shadowake, it wont be able to use all 4gb of ram

 

[shadowake]

Actually.. add this to my spec

Titan TTC-NK85TZ Fenrir CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/LGA775/LGA1366) Titan TTC-NK85TZ Fenrir CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/LGA775/LGA1366) £33.34

(thanks to shadowake )

I wouldn't suggest 32bit Shadowake, it wont be able to use all 4gb of ram

Oops must have clicked that by mistake! Well spotted

 

[Amleto]

I don't think its worth pay for vista since win7 is coming out. just download the win7 64bits RC and use the £80 on components.

Edit: I think this set up gives the best bang for the money:

Asus ATI Radeon HD 4890 1GB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card Asus ATI Radeon HD 4890 1GB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £164.99
(£143.47) £164.99
(£143.47)
AMD Phenom II X3 Tri Core 720 Black Edition 2.8GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail AMD Phenom II X3 Tri Core 720 Black Edition 2.8GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £120.74
(£104.99) £120.74
(£104.99)
Antec 902 Nine Hundred Two Ultimate Gaming Case - Black (No PSU) Antec 902 Nine Hundred Two Ultimate Gaming Case - Black (No PSU) £94.99
(£82.60) £94.99
(£82.60)
Corsair TX 650W ATX SLi Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-650TXUK) Corsair TX 650W ATX SLi Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-650TXUK) £73.99
(£64.34) £73.99
(£64.34)
Corsair XMS3 DHX 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 1600C9DHX Twin3X (TW3X4G1600C9DHX) Corsair XMS3 DHX 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 1600C9DHX Twin3X (TW3X4G1600C9DHX) £65.99
(£57.38) £65.99
(£57.38)
Western Digital Caviar Black 500GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (WD5001AALS) Western Digital Caviar Black 500GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (WD5001AALS) £46.99
(£40.86) £46.99
(£40.86)
Sub Total : £493.64
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £11.75
VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £75.81
Total : £581.20

It only comes to £581 but I doubt you'll see MUCH of an improvement with that £100 extra (not 20% as the price would suggest). You could get a quad or a better GPU (gtx 285 for example), but not that many games ultilise quad core yet.

motherboard?