£100 over budget

MeUK

MeUK

Member
Case STYLISH BLACK ALUMINIUM TRIGON CASE + 2 FRONT/SIDE USB (Special Offer)
Processor (CPU) AMD PHENOM II X6 1055T (2.80GHz/9MB CACHE/AM3/)
Motherboard ASUS® M4A89TD PRO/USB3 : DDR3, USB 3.0, SATA 6.0Gb/s, CrossFireX
Memory (RAM) 4GB SAMSUNG DDR3 DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 2GB)
Graphics Card 1GB ATI RADEON™ HD 5670 PCI EXPRESS - DirectX® 11
Memory - 1TB SERIAL ATA 3-Gb/s HARD DRIVE WITH 16MB CACHE (7,200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive 24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Memory Card Reader INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply & Case Cooling 600W Quiet 80 PLUS Quad Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan (£59)
Processor Cooling COOLIT ECO A.L.C (ADVANCED LIQUID COOLER) (£59)
Sound Card ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities ONBOARD 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
USB Options 6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD


This is my spec but it’s about £100 over my budget at £787.00. I really only have £650 to spend. What should I change?

I want a quiet gaming PC able to play the most up to date games. I use head phones so sound is unimportant.

Can you help?

Many thanks
 
Sleinous

Sleinous

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Deffinatly the six core, way way unbalanced.

This would be a better spec for £650

Case
STYLISH PIANO BLACK ENIGMA CASE + 2 FRONT USB
Processor (CPU)
AMD PHENOM II X4 955 (3.20GHz/8MB CACHE/AM3) - BLACK EDITION
Motherboard
ASUS® M4A87TD/USB3: DUAL DDR3,SATA 6.0GB/s, USB 3.0
Memory (RAM)
4GB SAMSUNG DDR3 DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 2GB)
Graphics Card
1GB ATI RADEON™ HD 5770 PCI EXPRESS - DirectX® 11
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
1TB WD CAVIAR GREEN WD10EARS, SATA 3 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply & Case Cooling
600W Quiet 80 PLUS Quad Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan (£59)
Processor Cooling
SUPER QUIET 22dBA TRIPLE COPPER HEATPIPE CPU COOLER (£19)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
ONBOARD 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
FREE Microsoft® Office Starter 2010 (Limited functionality Word & Excel)
Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 9 to 13 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £658.00 including VAT and delivery.

This spec has a quad core Phenom, ample, a better GPU (5770), and a 64mb cached hard drive for £5 more than the 16mb cached harddrive you chose.

Hope that helps!
 
PCS

PCS

Administrator
Staff member
1. Change to 450W PSU.
2. Remove advanced cooling - go for standard cooler.
3. Select a cheaper case.

:)
 
MeUK

MeUK

Member
I don't know if you are still keeping an eye on this thread but a question on the case

I expect to have to upgrade this PC in the future. When editing my spec in accordance with your suggestion a warning said the cpu cooler would not fit. Does the case you suggest have the room I need? would it be wise to go for a larger case?

I know this is difficult question but I would value your comments.
 
Phoenix

Phoenix

Prolific Poster
Sleinous said:
Select the Enigma case and not the trigon ;) now it fits. & yes, i moniter EVERYTHING mwhahaha ;)
Click to expand...
I think you got that the wrong way around lol, and yeah it would be a better idea to to pick a slightly bigger case like the Elite310/Maelstorm/Trigon/Sileo(depending on budget) for future expandability.
 
Sleinous

Sleinous

Author Level
Lol well what I mean is the 2nd one from the left, not the cheapest. & yes id go for the maelstrom
 
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MeUK

MeUK

Member
Thanks for all your help I am ready to order.

Does anyone have a promotion code I could use?

Thanks
 
PCS

PCS

Administrator
Staff member
Promotional codes are designed for tracking purposes. If you enter random codes, we can't track properly. Therefore we don't give them out.
 
MeUK

MeUK

Member
One of the good things about being indecisive is that one or two pay days have past. So this it, any last comments or tweaks please as I order tomorrow.

Case
PCS MAELSTROM T900 BLACK GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD PHENOM II X6 1075T (3.00GHz/9MB CACHE/AM3/) - BLACK EDITION
Motherboard
ASUS® M4A87TD/USB3: DUAL DDR3,SATA 6.0GB/s, USB 3.0
Memory (RAM)
4GB SAMSUNG DDR3 DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 2GB)
Graphics Card
1GB AMD RADEON™ HD 6850 PCI EXPRESS - DirectX® 11, Eyefinity 3 Capable
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
1TB WD CAVIAR GREEN WD10EARS, SATA 3 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply & Case Cooling
CORSAIR 650W TX SERIES (TX650) 80+ ULTRA QUIET PSU (£76)
Processor Cooling
SUPER QUIET 22dBA TRIPLE COPPER HEATPIPE CPU COOLER (£19)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
ONBOARD 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
TV Card
PCTV SYSTEMS DVB-T DUAL TUNER DIGITAL FREEVIEW TV CARD
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Surge Protection
Belkin 4 Socket 2M Surge Protector with £25,000 Protection! (Special Offer £6)
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 9 to 13 working days
Miscellaneous
FREE STORMRISE Game (RRP: £29.99) with any AMD® Phenom™ II X6 Processor!
Price (excluding VAT)
£720.00
Price
£846.00
 
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