I need some help finding a pc

[mertin1995]

Hey guys
I need a new pc, and it needs to run FS 2013 and also be used for word processing, and internet browsing. I have a budget of £500 but this must include OS (windows 7) and keyboard and mouse, and if possible a monitor (not that important as i have a tv i can use).

Here are the minimum requirements for FS 2013

CPU:

Info

CPU Speed:

AMD/INTEL 2.0 GHZ

RAM:

1024 MB

OS:

WINDOWS XP SP3/WINDOWS VISTA SP2/WINDOWS 7

Video Card:

256 MB OF VIDEO MEMORY ATI RADEON X1600/NVIDIA GEFORCE 7600/INTEL HD 2000 OR HIGHER

Sound Card:

Yes

Free Disk Space:

1 GB





Thank you in advance
Martin

 

[mertin1995]

About £500
Ideally that would be with an OS (Windows 7) and a keyboard and mouse. I dont need a monitor as I can use my TV for that. Would like to run FS 2013 on high settings and use word, internet browsing and maybe some use of blender, though that is not that important

 

[mertin1995]

Would that be massively difficult to assemble, of not? I am a complete novice at this....

 

[mertin1995]

Yeah, kinda figured that, and the integrated graphics would run fs 2013 on a medium to high setting, with mods? I guess if it wasnt quite enough, I would be able to add a seperate graphics card later on.

I can also take the monitor off that price, as I have a tv i can connect to, providing this has a HDMI port?

 

[mertin1995]

Ok, and it has a hdmi port, if it does I can take like £100 quid off as I have a Hdmi tv that I can use as a monitor.

 

[mertin1995]

I only have a £500 budget for everything, the first combo looks good, would I need thermal paste or anything other than a screwdriver and cable ties to assemble it?

 

[mertin1995]

Does that have a DVD/CD drive included or not?

 

[mertin1995]

But does it have a DVD drive? Thats quite important.

 

[mertin1995]

Or a dirt cheap new one, Im guessing the case has a hole for one?

 

[mertin1995]

Yeah, found that one, so, I might be able to get a student edition of windows, as I'm a student, and i already have a monitor, so i can take off £170 straight away from the first combo. should be able to do it for about £370?

 

[mertin1995]

And all of that is compatable?

 

[mertin1995]

Sounds good!

Could always throw an SSD in there....

YOUR BASKET
1 x Plextor M5 Pro 128GB Extreme Series Solid State Drive - (PX-128M5P) £99.95
1 x AMD A10-5700 3.40GHz (Socket FM2) APU Trinity Quad Core Processor (AD5700OKHJBOX) £91.99
1 x **B Grade** Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM £45
1 x ASRock FM2A55M-DGS AMD A55 Chipset (Socket FM2) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £44.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020058-UK) £39.98
1 x NZXT Source 210 Elite Midi Tower Case - Black £39.98
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TXD38G2133HC11DC01) £37.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
1 x Gigabyte M6900 3200DPI Gaming Mouse £16.99
1 x Zalman ZM-K200M Multimedia/Gaming Keyboard £9.98
Total : £459.95 (includes shipping : £11.75).

I prefer your first setup, all of the first one is compatible I presume?

 

[mertin1995]

Yeah, but it is also considerably more expensive, i think i will stick with the sata

 

[mertin1995]

But since I havent the first clue about overclocking, I dont intend to do it?

 

[mertin1995]

And 1600 ram would be cheaper, and do the same job? since i cant overclock?

 

[mertin1995]

Yeah, the £500 was the top end of the budget, id rather not spend that much if its possible, I think the first sounds pretty good, as I can add an extra graphics card, if necessary. The AMD is also better than an I3 and i cant really afford an i5

 

[mertin1995]

But would I still need the higher ram, would the 1600 do the same job?

 

[mertin1995]

Never mind, just read it properly, the ram gets the best from the APU

 

[mertin1995]

So you would recommend the first rig then?