last pc build spec check for a while!!

[Silent Spring]

Hi All,

got asked to build a spec for my cousin yday!!!

this is the last one im doing for a while now!!

i have got a budget of £600 and pc will be used for gaming.

this is what i have so far!

anywhere that is under specced (power??)

or anything where i could save some money

or is all ok?

ps i dont neeed a CD drive as i have one at home....

 

[shinester184]

PSU will be right on the boundaries and will be a limiting factor as to what he can upgrade later. 500-600W possibly a better option...

 

[Silent Spring]

hmm yes i guess you are right.

just the next one that is instock is another £15

and im not sure he would be upgarding anytime soon!!

 

[bJN]

Can't see the image as image hosting sites are blocked at college
Can I ask what build it was?
i5?

 

[Silent Spring]

Intel Core i5 750 2.66Ghz (Lynnfield) (Socket LGA1156) - OEM + Colin McRae Dirt 2 Full Game £137.99

Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 5750 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card + Colin McRae Dirt 2 Full Game £110.99

Gigabyte GA-P55-US3L Intel P55 (Socket 1156) DDR3 Motherboard £93.99

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-00599) £79.99

Geil Ultra Series 4GB (2x2GB) PC3-17000 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (GU34GB2133C9DC) -

Corsair CX 400W ATX Power Supply (CMPSU-400CXUK) £39.99

Coolermaster Elite 335 Case - Black £30.99

Samsung SpinPoint F1 250GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD251HJ) £27.99

Sub Total : £517.32
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £11.25
VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £79.29
Total : £607.86

 

[Silent Spring]

all looks ok?

 

[bJN]

Looks fine to me mate! Only queries/adjustments I would make for myself would be more RAM (lots of money though) and perhaps a bigger Hard Drive or a Solid State Drive, but again that's going to be rather expensive.
But for simply gaming that setup should be fine, the HD5750 might be a bottleneck so a HD5770 or HD4890 may be a better option for roughly £20 more.
Other than that it's a good spec and will last for a long while

 

[bJN]

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-131-OK&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-125-PC&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=
both about £10 more than the HD5750 but worth the extra to be honest with you.

 

[Silent Spring]

ok thanks for comments

i will prob get teh 5770 as i have it on my pc!

the RAM would be something i would upgarde next year.

i have a spare hard drive i can add in a a secondary to increase space!

 

[bJN]

Then it all looks pretty good
I'm considering upgrading my mobo+cpu to an i5 soon, it's either that or a new GPU and HD monitor
But yeah a nice build and have fun building

 

[Silent Spring]

i hope the 400w will be enough!

he wont be crossfireing or voerclcoking so im assuming so

thanks for help

merry christmas

 

[bJN]

400W will be fine, the 57** cards are very power efficient as is the i5.
You're welcome and Merry Christmas to you to