Spec my mate a PC please

[TranceCommunity]

Hi folks

My mate is putting together a Gaming pc for about £850

Not a PC genius myself but have selected the following parts for him. Is there anything you think i should change ?


Asus M4A785TD-V EVO 785G Socket AM3 onboard DVI VGA HDMI 8 channel audio ATX Motherboard

AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Socket AM3 3.2 GHz 8MB L3 Cache Retail Boxed Processor

CM Storm Scout + Coolermaster Silent Pro 700W Modular PSU *Special Offer Bundle*

Corsair 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 1333MHz Dominator Memory Kit CL9 (9-9-9-24) 1.5V

Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro rev 2 Socket 775, 1156, 1366, AM2, AM3 Heatpipe CPU Cooler

Samsung HD103SJ Spinpoint F3 1TB Hard Drive SATAII 7200rpm 32MB Cache

Samsung SH-S223 22x DVD±RW DL & RAM SATA Optical Drive - OEM Black

2 x Sapphire HD 6870 1GB GDDR5 Dual DVI HDMI Dual Mini Display Port Out PCI-E Graphics Card

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium - Licence and media - 1 PC - OEM - DVD - 64-bit - English

Logitech Desktop Bundle MK120 Wired Slim Keyboard Black Optical Mouse

 

[stulid]

you want crossfire setup? you need a 790GX/FX chipset or newer SATA and USB3.0 890GX/FX chipset for crossfire support

 

[TranceCommunity]

Can you suggest a motherboard thats compatible please?

 

[stulid]

Can you suggest a motherboard thats compatible please?

Asus - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-392-AS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1782

Gigabyte - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-251-GI&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1782

 

[VFM Addict]

Think about the following carefully first.

See - http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/ATI/Radeon_HD_6870_CrossFire/25.html

Cheers,
vfm

 

[stulid]

Think about the following carefully first.

See - http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/ATI/Radeon_HD_6870_CrossFire/25.html

Cheers,
vfm

think about what exactly? looks win too me.

 

[TranceCommunity]

If it was me id definitely wait for the newer cards but my mate has the money now and he wants a pc next week. Ive already said to wait but he wants it now

 

[stulid]

dont see what the problem is, the 6870 in crossfire other great speed, good price, and it looks like the crossfire scaling issues of the 5*** series have been fixed, meaning minimum framerates and performance in more games are fixed.

 

[TranceCommunity]

My mate upgrades his pc maybe every 3-4 years so id say hed be good to go with that.

Is the processor up to the job or does it need upgrading? Ive no experience with the AMD processors apart from a dual core in a laptop i have which is surprisingly quick.

 

[stulid]

cpu is perfect for that spec and a gaming pc.

 

[TranceCommunity]

Good stuff