How does this prebuilt system look?

The Scop · 5 May 2009 at 18:44

Computer Case: ANTEC Nine Hundred Gamers Case - Black

CPU: AMD Phenom X4 9950 (4 x 2.6GHz) 2MB Black Edition

Motherboard: Asus M4A79 Deluxe 5200MT/s (AMD 790FX)

Memory: Corsair XMS2 4GB PC-6400 800 MHZ (2 x 2 GB) - Lifetime Warranty (DDR2)

Graphics Card: ATI Radeon HD 4870 - 1 GB - 2xDVI/VGA/HDMI (Palit) - OverClocked

Power Supply: OCZ 600W Stealth XStream - Low Noise

Hard Drive: 500 GB SATA-II HDD UDMA 300 7200 16MB

Optical Drive: ASUS (DRW-2014L1T) DVD +/- RW 20x - Black - Lightscribe (SATA)

Networking: Edimax Wireless LAN 54Mbps (PCI)

USB: Ports 10 X USB 2.0 Ports

CPU Heatsink: Thermalright Ultima-90i - Silent

Operating System: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-BIT (Genuine DVD & COA Included)

£ 931.19 inc vat

cheers

~The Scop

jamiehavok · 5 May 2009 at 19:11

hmm you could get a phenom ii system which would be faster for a similar price i dont think that phenom is a particularly good processor

mleanz1 · 5 May 2009 at 19:12

Ok youd get more for your money if you built your own though!

Vidar · 5 May 2009 at 19:15

It looks great, though if your interested in building a system yourself the guys here a fantastic at giving you specs which will probably give you a lot more, i hate using this saying, bang for your buck!

My specs came to a little bit over £950 and I managed thanks to the guys here to go I7 and I couldnt be happier! Also try and get the Antec 900-2 case ive never worked with such an easy case to get everything up and running, cable management, fit and finish are all top notch and ive heard the original 900 lacks many of these options

RJC · 5 May 2009 at 19:17

For the simular price you can get a I7 or change the CPU to a Phenom 2 if your after AMD setup

jamiehavok · 5 May 2009 at 19:32

if you want to build your own instead..

OVERCLOCKED* Intel Core i7 920 2.66Ghz (Nehalem) @3.33Ghz / Gigabyte EX58-UD3R Intel X58 / OCZ 6GB DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Gold (3x2GB) Triple Channel DDR3/ Noctua NH-U12P Bundle

Pioneer DVR-216DBK 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM

Antec 900-2 Nine Hundred Two Ultimate Gaming Case - Black (No PSU)

Samsung SpinPoint F1 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103UJ)

Corsair TX 650W ATX SLi Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-650TXUK)

Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 4870 1024MB GDDR5 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail (21133-04-20)

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (66I-01939)

total 1048.92. thats 100 more and you get a much better overclocked processor by ocuk which saves you the agro and a better case and a bigger hard drive

The Scop · 5 May 2009 at 20:21

jamiehavok said:
if you want to build your own instead..

OVERCLOCKED* Intel Core i7 920 2.66Ghz (Nehalem) @3.33Ghz / Gigabyte EX58-UD3R Intel X58 / OCZ 6GB DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Gold (3x2GB) Triple Channel DDR3/ Noctua NH-U12P Bundle

Pioneer DVR-216DBK 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM

Antec 900-2 Nine Hundred Two Ultimate Gaming Case - Black (No PSU)

Samsung SpinPoint F1 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103UJ)

Corsair TX 650W ATX SLi Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-650TXUK)

Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 4870 1024MB GDDR5 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail (21133-04-20)

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (66I-01939)

total 1048.92. thats 100 more and you get a much better overclocked processor by ocuk which saves you the agro and a better case and a bigger hard drive

That looks great and I know it'd be able to run the latest games for a few years at least (i assume that optical drive plays dvd-roms). Unfortunately I don't know how to build a pc, i have a rough idea, but if i put it all tpgether i wouldn't know if it'd work) plus this bios, os install, drivers stuff really sounds scary and looks Unbelievably complicated

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~The Scop

Vidar · 5 May 2009 at 21:04

Honestly if you keep to the instructions its pretty simple, most problems you will encounter are something minor and everyone here is there to help should you have any problems

jamiehavok · 6 May 2009 at 00:28

The Scop said:
That looks great and I know it'd be able to run the latest games for a few years at least (i assume that optical drive plays dvd-roms). Unfortunately I don't know how to build a pc, i have a rough idea, but if i put it all tpgether i wouldn't know if it'd work) plus this bios, os install, drivers stuff really sounds scary and looks Unbelievably complicated .

~The Scop

yep and after those few years you'd maybe have to get a new gfx card then it will run games well for another few years after that.

yeah as the guy above said building a pc is mostly just a jigsaw puzzle, folow the instructions, a bit of mild force and a few screws here and there and thats about it. and make sure to touch metal often or wear a wrist strap to avoid shorting anything!

the bios is pretty straight forward, most of the time you barely have to touch it if you dont want to, especially if you go for 1 of the pre overclocked bundles on this site as it would allready be fully tested at that overclock.

The Scop · 6 May 2009 at 09:46

jamiehavok said:
yep and after those few years you'd maybe have to get a new gfx card then it will run games well for another few years after that.

yeah as the guy above said building a pc is mostly just a jigsaw puzzle, folow the instructions, a bit of mild force and a few screws here and there and thats about it. and make sure to touch metal often or wear a wrist strap to avoid shorting anything!

the bios is pretty straight forward, most of the time you barely have to touch it if you dont want to, especially if you go for 1 of the pre overclocked bundles on this site as it would allready be fully tested at that overclock.

Good point, i read in the reviews that someone said he bought "OVERCLOCKED* Intel Core i7 920 2.66Ghz (Nehalem) @3.33Ghz / Gigabyte EX58-UD3R Intel X58 / OCZ 6GB DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Gold (3x2GB) Triple Channel DDR3/ Noctua NH-U12P Bundle" and everything was set up all he had to do was install the OS and drivers.

Cheers for the advice guys.

P.S Know any good sites that tell you how to build a modern day gaming pc, lol?

Fenris · 6 May 2009 at 10:06

The Scop said:
P.S Know any good sites that tell you how to build a modern day gaming pc, lol?

Youtube is a good resource, you can find dozens of vids with peoiple explaining how to install differant parts, just look for "how to build a PC".

To be honest it's actualy very easy even without looking at guides, the instructions you get with the parts are all very well written and most things are relatively obviouse.