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johnnycasio

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first time on here so go easy please! my old pc has died so looking for a new one. only use it for playing games like football manager,total war, civilization etc.
have found a dell refurb with the following spec and wouldn't mind a bit of advice if its any good or whether i could build better for the money:

AMD Phenom II X6 1045T Six Core processor (6 x 2.7Ghz, 6Mb Cache)
8Gb DDR3 1333Mhz ram installed (4 x 2GB), large 1Tb 7200 rpm SATA Hd
ATi Radeon HD 5770 1Gb dedicated Graphics with HDMI, DVI
16 x DVD±RW, 15-in-1 card reader, 6 x USB 2.0, integrated 7.1 audio, audio ports
Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit, Dell keyboard & mouse

it also has 3 years next day onsite warranty. total cost is £450. cheers!
 
Thats a good spec for the money,

The best I can do that isnt compromised to much is this,

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i3-2100 3.10GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £94.99
1 x OcUK HD 6850 OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £89.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.98
1 x Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard REV 1 £78.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £61.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430W V2 '80 Plus' Power Supply (CMPSU-430CXUKV2) £39.98
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU) £37.99
1 x BitFenix Merc Beta Gaming Case - Black £31.99
1 x Logitech MK120 Desktop Set (920-002552) £15.98
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.39
Total : £561.28 (includes shipping : £12.50).




If you reduce the CPU and motherboard and reduce to 4GB of RAM,


YOUR BASKET
1 x OcUK HD 6850 OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £89.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.98
1 x Intel Pentium G850 2.90GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £64.99
1 x MSI H67MA-E35 Intel H67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 MicroATX Motherboard - (Sandybridge) **B3 REVISION** £61.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £61.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430W V2 '80 Plus' Power Supply (CMPSU-430CXUKV2) £39.98
1 x BitFenix Merc Beta Gaming Case - Black £31.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Blu 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9AD3B1K2/4G) £22.99
1 x Logitech MK120 Desktop Set (920-002552) £15.98
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.39
Total : £499.28 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 
Heres one more much closer to your budget,


YOUR BASKET
1 x "Primo PLUS 510i" Intel H61 DDR3 Ready Barebones (Socket 1155) £192.98
1 x **B Grade** HIS ATI Radeon HD 5770 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £79.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £61.99
1 x Logitech MK120 Desktop Set (920-002552) £15.98
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.39
Total : £463.32 (includes shipping : £15.00).




But the PSU isnt as good as the one included in the above builds, maybe ok for a nice low power 5770 though.

Also a 5770 isnt as good as a 6850 - http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/296?vs=291
 
thanks for your help! was just wondering would a dell be upgradeable in the future? how long would this last without upgrading given the types of games i play?
 
an X6 will do for another year or so easily... more than enough power to get through BF3 etc.

Maybe a graphics update soon.. my 5770 is struggling in BF3.
 
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