Advice on my new PC please

[hoopy]

Hi guys am kind of new to all this pc spec thing, could any of you kind people with a bit more Knowledge than my self give me a heling hand.

I have a budget of about £900, need moniter, keyboard, speakers etc.

Pc will be used for browsing internet, playing music, watching dvds - films, playing games like football manager and the sims.

Will list my buid below and if anyone can point me in right direction it would be much appreciated thankyou.

Case
STYLISH PIANO BLACK ENIGMA CASE + 2 FRONT USB

Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i3-2120 Dual Core (3.30GHz, 3MB Cache) + HD Graphics

Motherboard
ASUS® P8H67-V (NEW REV 3.0): ATX, USB 3.0, SATA 6.0Gb/s, CROSSFIREX

Memory (RAM)
4GB SAMSUNG DDR3 DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 2GB)

Graphics Card
1GB AMD RADEON™ HD6850 - 2 DVI,HDMI, DP - DX® 11, Eyefinity 3 Capable

Free Item
FREE Total War Shogun™ 2 with any AMD® Radeon™ Graphics card!

Memory - 1st Hard Disk
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
450W Quiet 80 PLUS Dual Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan (£29)

Processor Cooling
SUPER QUIET 22dBA TRIPLE COPPER HEATPIPE CPU COOLER (£19)

Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)

Network Facilities
ONBOARD 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs

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)

Monitor
IIYAMA E2473HDS 24" LED WIDESCREEN, 2 x HDMI/DVI-D HD 1920x1080 (£169)

Keyboard & Mouse
LOGITECH® MK520 WIRELESS KEYBOARD & MOUSE COMBO (£39)

Speakers
LOGITECH Z323 2.1 SPEAKERS - 30W RMS with 360 Degree Sound (£45)

Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)

£755.83 ex VAT.

£907 inc VAT and Delivery.

 

[LinearHD]

This should do you nicely and be a better all round machine:

Case
COOLERMASTER ELITE 310 BLUE CASE - better cooling
Processor (CPU)
AMD PHENOM II X4 955 - more bang for buck with AMD
Motherboard
ASUS® M5A87: AM3+ PLATFORM - if you wish to crossfire in future you will need the other mobo
Memory (RAM)
4GB SAMSUNG DDR3 DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 2GB)
Graphics Card
1GB AMD RADEON™ HD6870 - better graphics card
Free Item
FREE Total War Shogun™ 2 with any AMD® Radeon™ Graphics card!
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK 64MB CACHE (7200rpm) - boost in performance
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W TX SERIES (TX650) - reliable and futureproof PSU
Processor Cooling
SUPER QUIET 22dBA TRIPLE COPPER HEATPIPE CPU COOLER (£19)
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Monitor
IIYAMA E2271HDS 22" LED WIDESCREEN, HDMI/DVI-D HD 1920x1080 (£139)
Keyboard & Mouse
LOGITECH® MK520 WIRELESS KEYBOARD & MOUSE COMBO (£39)
Speakers
LOGITECH Z323 2.1 SPEAKERS - 30W RMS with 360 Degree Sound (£45)
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 10 to 12 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £903.00 including VAT and delivery.

 

[hoopy]

This should do you nicely and be a better all round machine:

Case
COOLERMASTER ELITE 310 BLUE CASE - better cooling
Processor (CPU)
AMD PHENOM II X4 955 - more bang for buck with AMD
Motherboard
ASUS® M5A87: AM3+ PLATFORM - if you wish to crossfire in future you will need the other mobo
Memory (RAM)
4GB SAMSUNG DDR3 DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 2GB)
Graphics Card
1GB AMD RADEON™ HD6870 - better graphics card
Free Item
FREE Total War Shogun™ 2 with any AMD® Radeon™ Graphics card!
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK 64MB CACHE (7200rpm) - boost in performance
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W TX SERIES (TX650) - reliable and futureproof PSU
Processor Cooling
SUPER QUIET 22dBA TRIPLE COPPER HEATPIPE CPU COOLER (£19)
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Monitor
IIYAMA E2271HDS 22" LED WIDESCREEN, HDMI/DVI-D HD 1920x1080 (£139)
Keyboard & Mouse
LOGITECH® MK520 WIRELESS KEYBOARD & MOUSE COMBO (£39)
Speakers
LOGITECH Z323 2.1 SPEAKERS - 30W RMS with 360 Degree Sound (£45)
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 10 to 12 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £903.00 including VAT and delivery.

Thanks for the reply mate, Will the graphic card in this machine be able to run games ok?

Also is there much diffrence between the monitor i picked apart from the size.

Thanks.

 

[LinearHD]

Thanks for the reply mate, Will the graphic card in this machine be able to run games ok?

Also is there much diffrence between the monitor i picked apart from the size.

Thanks.

It'll pretty much max out most games. If you just youtube the name of the card you should be able to see some footage of it running several games.

And the only other difference apart from size is the 2ms vs 5ms response time.

 

[Wozza63]

i mostly agree with LinearHDs specs although a few changes can be made depending on what you are willing to do

obviously, if you are willing to play through your TV then you dont need the monitor or the speakers saving a lot of money to get upgrades on the PC

also the cheapest mouse and keyboard together is £14 together, saving you money there

all of these changes, if you dont want them, will save you a few hundred ££

 

[MadMan]

Looks like a solid build. If you are wanting to play the latest games then you should opt for a better graphics card.

 

[hoopy]

Its not really for the latest games, as i play most of my games on the xbox, do play games like football manager and gf plays games like the sims.

Would i be better getting more memory or is 4GB

Monitor and Keyboard are needed with regards to the mouse and keyboard was not sure if the cheapest was decent thats why i went for that option.

 

[LinearHD]

The 4GB memory is more than enough for your needs

 

[Wozza63]

the cheapest are wired that is the main reason, they are pretty much the same as any other keyboard, i prefer wired anyway

 

[LinearHD]

the cheapest are wired that is the main reason, they are pretty much the same as any other keyboard, i prefer wired anyway

From his uses we can tell he's a casual user, so the delay of most wireless keyboards/mice thats noticeable to only the most extreme gamers won't be a problem if I was him i'd stick with wireless.

 

[Wozza63]

i didnt even know there was a longer delay xD, i just prefer cos i hate replacing batteries constantly, i already have a AA charger for my headset i dont want another

 

[LinearHD]

it depends on how much you're willing to spend on a wireless set. A good £50 or £60 wireless keyboard won't have the delay (or it'll have significantly less), but if you go for the value for money, it'll definitely have some, now weather or not you notice it is another thing xD

 

[Wozza63]

i prefer wired, i dont notice the wires, obviously there is supposed to be less lag, and no batteries, its not easy to be stolen either

 

[LinearHD]

Gaming - wired
Anything else - wireless

Which justifies my choice of Razer Blackwidow and Razer Deathadder