any advice/comments about this pc

[MintMove]

Hi All

I've been browsing pcspecialist for a few days now and have finally settled on the specs for a new pc. Still not sure though, so if I could get some comments/advice I would really appreciate it.

Case
COOLERMASTER HAF 922 MID TOWER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD PHENOM II X6 1090T (3.20GHz/9MB CACHE/AM3/) - BLACK EDITION
Motherboard
ASUS® CROSSHAIR IV FORMULA: DDR3, USB 3.0, SATA 6.0Gb/s, R.O GAMERS
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (4 x 2GB KIT)
Graphics Card
1GB ATI RADEON™ HD 5770 PCI EXPRESS - DirectX® 11
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
2TB WD CAVIAR GREEN WD20EARS, SATA 3 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE
2nd Hard Disk
2TB WD CAVIAR GREEN WD20EARS, SATA 3 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE
3rd Hard Disk
2TB WD CAVIAR GREEN WD20EARS, SATA 3 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE
4th Hard Disk
2TB WD CAVIAR GREEN WD20EARS, SATA 3 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
10x BLU-RAY RE-WRITER DRIVE, 16x DVD ±R/±RW (£88)
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply & Case Cooling
450W Quiet 80 PLUS Dual Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan (£29)
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
Operating System
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
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 9 to 13 working days

Price: £1,210.00 including VAT and delivery.


I think this would be quite future proof with such a cpu, storage space, the bluray rewriter, and a decent gpu. What do you think? Initially I went for the corsair 650w psu but pcspecialist calculated and told me 450w would be enough

I'll be using it mostly for movies, some office work, some photo editing and website building, and very little gaming. I wanted a new hd monitor (atleast 24") but not sure about the E2472HD. Is it any good? Plus, I'm already a bit above my budget, hehe!

Thanks

 

[Phoenix]

Drop the RAM down to 1333mhz, (1600mhz is for overclocking) you’ll be fine with 4GB of RAM as well. The coolit eco alc is unnecessary and 450w is enough for this build but I'd go for the TX650 anyway so that if you ever wanted to upgrade the graphics card to something more powerful there wouldn't be any issues. The Iiyama monitors are very nice and not too expensive, you won't regret buying one

 

[MintMove]

Thanks Phoenix. I'll change the RAM to 1333mhz. I was hoping to experiment a bit with overclocking but after browsing through the forums, I think I'll pass. I'll tweak the specs a bit and then maybe add the monitor to treat myself

 

[Matt00011]

Thanks Phoenix. I'll change the RAM to 1333mhz. I was hoping to experiment a bit with overclocking but after browsing through the forums, I think I'll pass. I'll tweak the specs a bit and then maybe add the monitor to treat myself

I would try and go for the ATI HD 6850 with a few tweaks, it's not that much more than the HD 5770 but offers much better performance.