Brother may be looking to upgrade his current 'pc' to something a little more up-to-date (P4 system!), so two options to think about:-
Option 1
Intel Core i5-2300 2.80GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail
Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 6790 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (11194-00-20G)
Corsair Builder Series CX 500W ATX Power Supply (CMPSU-500CXUK)
Gigabyte H61M-S2V Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard
Seagate Barracuda 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DL002)
Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9)
LiteOn IHAS124-19 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM
Approx - £430
or pre-built:-
Option 2
"Titan Krypt" AMD Phenom II X4 850 "95W Edition" 3.30GHz Quad Core DDR3 System
System Specification
- Case: Antec 300 Gaming Case
- Power Supply: OCZ 700w StealthXStream II
- CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 850 "95W Edition" 3.30GHz Processor
- Motherboard: nForce 630a (AM3) Motherboard
- RAM: 8GB DDR3 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit
- Hard Drives: 1TB HDD
- Graphics Card: Choice of the latest DirectX 10 and 11 graphic cards
- Sound: 7.1 Channel Sound (On-Board)
- Optical Drive: OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black)
- Cooling: x2 White LED 120mm Fans
Options applied to the above product:
No Sound Card Upgrade
Options applied to the above product:
XFX ATI Radeon HD 5770 Single Slot 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Stalker & AVP Games
Approx £470
He likes to play the odd game (not a serious gamer) and would like to play some of the later titles including BC2 (maybe BF3....maybe..) at a resonable speed. He only has a 17" monitor which can be upgraded later and a tower case, keyboard and mouse so no need to buy any of that. Keeping it cheap (below £500) but enough power to play the above would be fantastic.
So, thoughts? Any of the above to avoid? Any other suggestions?
Option 1
Intel Core i5-2300 2.80GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail
Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 6790 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (11194-00-20G)
Corsair Builder Series CX 500W ATX Power Supply (CMPSU-500CXUK)
Gigabyte H61M-S2V Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard
Seagate Barracuda 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DL002)
Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9)
LiteOn IHAS124-19 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM
Approx - £430
or pre-built:-
Option 2
"Titan Krypt" AMD Phenom II X4 850 "95W Edition" 3.30GHz Quad Core DDR3 System
System Specification
- Case: Antec 300 Gaming Case
- Power Supply: OCZ 700w StealthXStream II
- CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 850 "95W Edition" 3.30GHz Processor
- Motherboard: nForce 630a (AM3) Motherboard
- RAM: 8GB DDR3 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit
- Hard Drives: 1TB HDD
- Graphics Card: Choice of the latest DirectX 10 and 11 graphic cards
- Sound: 7.1 Channel Sound (On-Board)
- Optical Drive: OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black)
- Cooling: x2 White LED 120mm Fans
Options applied to the above product:
No Sound Card Upgrade
Options applied to the above product:
XFX ATI Radeon HD 5770 Single Slot 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Stalker & AVP Games
Approx £470
He likes to play the odd game (not a serious gamer) and would like to play some of the later titles including BC2 (maybe BF3....maybe..) at a resonable speed. He only has a 17" monitor which can be upgraded later and a tower case, keyboard and mouse so no need to buy any of that. Keeping it cheap (below £500) but enough power to play the above would be fantastic.
So, thoughts? Any of the above to avoid? Any other suggestions?
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