Gaming PC

[Badgerhunter]

hey, I'm thinking of ordering a new pc from here. I'm pretty sure this spec is good for my budget (£900ish including screen, mouse, keyboard ect.). However i would just like it checked by people who know what they are on about . Also, i wondered if someone could help me choose between the PCS Maelstrom T900 case and the NZXT M59 case. (both £59) I've searched for reviews and everything about the 2 cases but can't really find out which one is better for cooling and how easy/hard it is if i wanted to upgrade it in the future and how easy it is to clean out. Thanks everyone!

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™ HD6970 - 2 DVI,HDMI,2 mDP - DX® 11, Eyefinity 4 Capable
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

800W Quiet 80 PLUS Quad Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan (£79)
Processor Cooling

STANDARD AMD CPU COOLER

 

[Gorman]

Hi and welcome to the forums, of the two cases the NZXT M59 would probably get my vote.

Rig looks pretty good, i would consider dropping the PSU to a 650w Corsair, thats about it!

 

[Badgerhunter]

thanks, i put the psu down to the 650w and it said that it requires 701w to run so I'll probs stay with the 800w. The brand of the psu doesnt make a huge difference does it?

 

[Frenchy]

Id say the corsair is better, extreemly good PSU's.

 

[Gorman]

Yup 650w is fine for that rig.

 

[Badgerhunter]

ok, what would the difference be between corsair and the normal psus? and would it not be better to get the 750 over the 650 as it recommends it and if i do upgrade it in the future i dont have to fork out extra money for a new psu if needed? its only an extra £12 so I would rather be on the safe side.

 

[Gorman]

if your budget allows for the 750w then thats even better

 

[Badgerhunter]

ok, thank you for checking over the specs and recommending a case.

 

[TrustMeItsWorthIt]

Basically the PSU requirement PCS tell you is with a 20% allowance, this allowance is given for slight variance in power usage as well as degradation of the PSU over time. By buying the corsair your buying a PSU that can take more stress and will degrade slower over time (someone tell me if im wrong) so if you buy the corsair (recommended) it will take more punishment and last longer, that being so you should be more than fine running your system on a 650w corsair PSU

Hope this helped