PC build!

[Silent Spring]

Hi All,
after building my rirst pc successfully my sister has me to build a rig for her that will be used mostly to play sims 3.

now i have tried varius specs but worried i maybe overspecing it as im trying to keep costs to a minimum!!

i was thinking something along the lines of

i wont be needing a hard drive or CD drive as i will re use the once that are currently on her 2 year old hp machine.

some detailed advice on the motherboard and gfx card appricated

thanks

 

[Silent Spring]

thanks skippy i dont need a hard drive or disk drive and already have a copy of windows 7upgrade.

 

[Silent Spring]

thats not a bad idea!

although im hesitant relying on the onboard gfx as they have never really impressed me!

(current system as onbourd aswell)

but prob will go down the AMD route if the perfermance v cost is better then intels!

if i was going to get a gfx card is done listed above ok

 

[Silent Spring]

you would think that but the pc she has a the moment meets there requirements but just runs so slow!!

lagggy graphics etc

i get the impression that these are whats requried to run the game but not to run it so its actaully usuable!

 

[Silent Spring]

Your basket


- Gigabyte GA-MA785GT-UD3H AMD 785G (Socket AM3) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £76.99

=-AMD Phenom II X2 Dual Core 545 3.00GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £70.99

-Crucial 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Dual Channel Kit £68.99

Coolermaster Elite 360 Mini Tower Case - Black £23.99

Sub Total : £209.53
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.00
VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £32.93
Total : £252.

this is what im looking at ordering?

any thoughts i went with the new AMd chip although its only Dual core, would i have been better to stick with the older AMD Athlon II X4 Quad Core 620 2.60GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £79.99

im not buying a gfx card atm im hoping that the integrated ati hd 4200 will be able to cope with sims!