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DonDavidson

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Just ordered my first gaming (to me, not TOO high spec) PC, been a long time since i've played games properly on PC as i only have a laptop at the moment with all the consoles but the pull of PC gaming just got too strong and so here i am!

Looking forward to getting BF3 and comparing to the Xbox copy, although there is not a doubt in my mind i will be blown away.

Anyways, thought i'd best join this forum because i will definitely be in need of help at some point down the line.

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DonDavidson

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Case COOLERMASTER ELITE 310 BLUE CASE
Processor (CPU) AMD A8-3870K APU (3.0GHz, 4 Cores) & AMD Radeon™ HD 6550D Graphics
Motherboard ASUS® F1A75-M: FM1 A-SERIES, SATA 6.0GB/s, USB 3.0
Memory (RAM) 8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (2 x 4GB KIT)
Graphics Card 1GB AMD RADEON™ HD6670 - DVI,HDMI,VGA - DX® 11
Memory - 1st Hard Disk 1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1002FAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
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 CORSAIR 650W ENTHUSIAST SERIES™ TX650 V2-80 PLUS® BRONZE (£69)
Processor Cooling STANDARD AMD CPU COOLER
Sound Card ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities 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 w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence
Office Software FREE Microsoft® Office Starter 2010 (Limited functionality Word & Excel)
Anti-Virus NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Monitor AOC 23.6" WIDESCREEN LED TFT - 1920 x 1080, 5MS, D-Sub, DVI-D (£109)
DVI-D & HDMI Monitor Cables 1 x 2 METRE DVI-D CABLE (£5)
Headsets (VOIP) CREATIVE® HS-800 FATAL1TY GAMING HEADSET (£29)
Warranty 3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time Standard Build - Approximately 10 to 12 working days
Price (excluding VAT) £624.17
Price £749.00
Order Quantity 1
Bulk Discount £0.00
Total Order price (Ex VAT) £624.17
Total Order Price £749.00


apparently this is the best budget gpu/cpu combo because they can crossfire?

my uncle knows about this stuff and advised me a bit on this build but any other info would be handy, probably wont be too long before i start upgrading though! (say 6 months)
 
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DonDavidson

Member
tried to post my specs but am waiting for a moderator to approve it, is there a quicker way to post? a link i can find or something?
 
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Rakk

The Awesome
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DonDavidson said:
tried to post my specs but am waiting for a moderator to approve it, is there a quicker way to post? a link i can find or something?
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Nope, no quicker way, after a certain number of posts you'll stop getting auto-moderated when you include specs or links (sometimes specs are fine going through, sometimes not), and until that point you'll just have to hope that any moderators on are paying attention and aren't off doing something else :)
 
keynes

keynes

Multiverse Poster
DonDavidson said:
Haha, good timing!

Let me know what you guys think, i hope i haven't made any serious coq ups!
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No noticeable difference in gaming between 1333mhz and 1600mhz memory, you could upgrade to silver warranty for £5. If you want better cooling/airflow you could also consider a slightly bigger case and the triple copper CPU cooler.
 
keynes

keynes

Multiverse Poster
DonDavidson said:
would i see a performance increase with better cooling/airflow? or is it purely a reliability/noise thing?
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Lower temperatures for your graphics card and CPU, after extensive gaming the CPU tends to get hot thus the advice to get the triple copper heatpipe instead of the standard cooler.
 
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DonDavidson

Member
I take it they are relatively easy to replace at a later date?

i do have alot of experience with the sensitive components within electronics as i manufacture alot of downhole and surface electronics for an offshore company so should that make it easy enough?
 
keynes

keynes

Multiverse Poster
DonDavidson said:
I take it they are relatively easy to replace at a later date?

i do have alot of experience with the sensitive components within electronics as i manufacture alot of downhole and surface electronics for an offshore company so should that make it easy enough?
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Replacing the cpu cooler would be easy (some cooler are a bit time consuming to fit in) but replacing a case may be a bit more challenging.
 
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