Gaming Rig

[jaymeh]

Hi everyone,

below are some specs for a new system which I would like to build for university. I am studying multimedia and require this computer for 3ds max. If possible would someone please be able to tell me if this looks ok. It meets recommended requirements for 3ds max, but is there anything in here which may seem like an overkill or something which I may have missed in order for this machine to run correctly? I am also looking into running Skyrim when it comes out later on next year.

Case
STYLISH BLACK/SILVER TRIDENT CASE + 2 FRONT USB
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5-2400 Quad Core (3.10GHz, 6MB Cache) + HD Graphics
Motherboard
ASUS® P8H67-M: M-ATX, DDR3, USB 2.0, SATA 6.0Gb/s, CrossFireX™
Memory (RAM)
8GB SAMSUNG DDR3 DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 4GB)
Graphics Card
1GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 560 - DVI,HDMI,VGA - 3D Vision Ready
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)
Office Software
FREE Microsoft® Office Starter 2010 (Limited functionality Word & Excel)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
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: £706.00 including VAT and delivery.

Configure Here: http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/computers/mainstream-intel-sandy-bridge/

Thanks
Jamie

 

[Petchi b]

This would be a much better spec.

Case
InWIN MANA-136 BLACK GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD PHENOM II X4 965 (3.40GHz/8MB CACHE/AM3) - BLACK EDITION
Motherboard
ASUS® M5A87: AM3+ PLATFORM, DUAL DDR3,SATA 6.0GB/s, USB 3.0
Memory (RAM)
4GB SAMSUNG DDR3 DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 2GB)
Graphics Card
2GB AMD RADEON™ HD6950 - 2 DVI,HDMI,2 mDP - DX® 11, Eyefinity 4 Capable
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
750GB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD7502AAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W ENTHUSIAST SERIES™ TX650 V2-80 PLUS® BRONZE (£72)
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 - 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)
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
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: £752.00 including VAT and delivery.

 

[jaymeh]

I have never used AMD processors or graphics card, whats your experience with them as appose to Nvidia cards and Intel Processors? And what are the differences?

Thank you
Jamie

 

[Petchi b]

I have never used AMD processors or graphics card, whats your experience with them as appose to Nvidia cards and Intel Processors? And what are the differences?

Thank you
Jamie

They are good cards and processors. You will have no problem with them. With your budget you need to be looking at an AMD spec as you get much better value for money. Intel CPU's are stronger but a LOT more expensive and AMD's line up have more than enough power to do anything that's required on a PC. And to be honest you probably wouldn't even notice the difference, the GPU is more important when it comes to gaming and the 6950 is a very strong card, at a good price, so you will be able to run most games very well. Also as you are on a budget 8GB RAM is not really necessary as it is just a means of future proofing (unless you will be doing a lot of video editing and the like), 4GB will be more than enough for gaming and whatever else you need to do.

 

[jaymeh]

They are good cards and processors. You will have no problem with them. With your budget you need to be looking at an AMD spec as you get much better value for money. Intel CPU's are stronger but a LOT more expensive and AMD's line up have more than enough power to do anything that's required on a PC. And to be honest you probably wouldn't even notice the difference, the GPU is more important when it comes to gaming and the 6950 is a very strong card, at a good price, so you will be able to run most games very well. Also as you are on a budget 8GB RAM is not really necessary as it is just a means of future proofing (unless you will be doing a lot of video editing and the like), 4GB will be more than enough for gaming and whatever else you need to do.

In the future I may require to do some form of video editing so maybe getting 8gb memory is probably worth spending the extra bit of money. . Thanks for your help with this, I'm going to get this ordered at some point within the next few days, very exiting . I may also consider moving up to a 1tb hard drive as it will be helpful for when I do some of the video editing.

Thanks again
Jamie