** Gaming Machine for sons 18th **

[MartynB]

We have a maximum budget of £750 for my sons 18th birthday present (includes a contribution from my son).

We have specified the following as a gaming machine for games such as Battlefield 4, Dayz etc. His thoughts not mine.....

As a bit of a novice we have specified this between us and any comments or recommendations are most welcome (i had my photo editing PC from PCS, hence the steer to use them again).

PCS ALPHA TRION 7622B BLACK CASE

Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™i5 Quad Core Processor i5-4570 (3.2GHz) 6MB Cache

Motherboard ASUS® Z87-A: ATX, USB3.0, SATA6GB/S, SLi, XFIRE

Memory (RAM) 8GB KINGSTON DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (1 x 8GB)

Graphics Card 2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 660 - 2 x DVI, HDMI, - 3D Vision Ready

1st Hard Disk 1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1003FZEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)

1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive 24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM

Power Supply CORSAIR 550W VS SERIES™ VS-550 POWER SUPPLY

Processor Cooling INTEL STANDARD CPU COOLER

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

Wireless/Wired Networking DUAL-BAND WIRELESS 802.11N 450Mbps PCI-E CARD

USB Options MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS

Modem NONE, I WILL BE USING BROADBAND

Power Cable 1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)

Operating System Genuine Windows 8.1 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence

DVD Recovery Media Windows 8.1 (64-bit) DVD with paper sleeve


Warranty 3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Home Installation NONE
Data Recovery NONE
Delivery STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time Standard Build - Approximately 11 to 13 working days
Miscellaneous FREE WATCH DOGS with GTX 660 & 7 Series GPUs!
Pricing Information

Price (excluding VAT) £637.50
Price £765.00
Order Quantity 1
Bulk Discount £0.00
Total Order price (Ex VAT) £637.50
Total Order Price £765.00
P/O Number - Edit P/O Number
Payment Method
Wattage

Maximum Required Power 409W

Thank you

Martyn

 

[keynes]

For your budget I would consider an amd CPU, the spec below has a much better graphics card and will perform better gaming wise compare to the spec you posted.


Case
CORSAIR CARBIDE SERIES™ 200R COMPACT GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD FX-6300 Six Core CPU (3.50GHz/8MB CACHE/AM3+)
Motherboard
Gigabyte 970A-DS3P AM3+ (ATX, DDR3, USB 3.0, 6Gb/s)
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (1 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 770 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
Free Item
FREE WATCH DOGS with GTX 660 & 7 Series GPUs!
1st Hard Disk
1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1003FZEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
CORSAIR 550W VS SERIES™ VS-550 POWER SUPPLY
Processor Cooling
STANDARD AMD CPU COOLER
Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Operating System
Genuine Windows 8.1 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 11 to 13 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £744.00 including VAT and delivery.

Unique URL to re-configure: http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/quotes/amd-bulldozer-top-spec-pc/cmwjhHgUQp/

 

[MartynB]

Hey thanks Keynes

I'll show my son and see what he thinks.

If any one else has any thoughts please share as a have about a week before I order in time for his birthday.

Many thanks

Martyn

 

[bonalste]

Hey thanks Keynes

I'll show my son and see what he thinks.

If any one else has any thoughts please share as a have about a week before I order in time for his birthday.

Many thanks

Martyn

No thoughts on the build, but if you want it in time for your son's birthday be aware that there are a lot of people experiencing delays in receiving their builds, beyond the 11-13 working day estimate. You might want to factor an extra 4 or 5 working days into the estimated time for delivery.

 

[vanthus]

Hey thanks Keynes If any one else has any thoughts please share as a have about a week before I order in time for his birthday.

Many thanksMartyn

Keynes build will be better for gaming having a much better graphics card,but If you can push it another £10, I would change the case to the PCS Maelstrom T900 as it has better cooling and is suitable for "Extreme Gaming" as opposed to the Suitability of "Mid-Level Gaming" for the Corsair carbide case, also the front USB ports on the Corsair Carbide wouldn't be active with that build.

 

[MartynB]

Keynes build will be better for gaming having a much better graphics card,but If you can push it another £10, I would change the case to the PCS Maelstrom T900 as it has better cooling and is suitable for "Extreme Gaming" as opposed to the Suitability of "Mid-Level Gaming" for the Corsair carbide case, also the front USB ports on the Corsair Carbide wouldn't be active with that build.

Thanks Vanthus, just curious about your comment about the front USB3 ports and the Carbide case?

Thanks

 

[vanthus]

Thanks Vanthus, just curious about your comment about the front USB3 ports and the Carbide case?

Thanks

If you click on the link at the bottom of Keynes spec,then proceed,the configurator will tell you the front USB 3 ports wont be active with that motherboard,the said case only has USB 3 ports at the front as far as I can see, but if you change the case to the one I suggested this issue won't arise as the front ports are I believe USB 2.

 

[MartynB]

If you click on the link at the bottom of Keynes spec,then proceed,the configurator will tell you the front USB 3 ports wont be active with that motherboard,the said case only has USB 3 ports at the front as far as I can see, but if you change the case to the one I suggested this issue won't arise as the front ports are I believe USB 2.

Ah got it, many thanks.