Looks like Halifax are going to give me a loan then :)

I

I3astards

Bronze Level Poster
I don't really want to spend over £850. Can you cast an eye over the below please?

Case
COOLERMASTER ELITE 310 BLUE CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD PHENOM II X4 970 (3.50GHz/8MB CACHE/AM3) - BLACK EDITION
Motherboard
ASUS® M4A87TD/USB3: DUAL DDR3,SATA 6.0GB/s, USB 3.0
Memory (RAM)
4GB SAMSUNG DDR3 DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 2GB)
Graphics Card
1280MB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX570 - 2 DVI,mHDMI - DirectX® 11, 3D Vision Ready
2nd Graphics Card
NONE
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
1TB WD CAVIAR GREEN WD10EARS, SATA 3 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE
2nd Hard Disk
NONE
RAID
NONE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
2nd DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
NONE
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W TX SERIES (TX650) 80+ ULTRA QUIET PSU (£78)
Processor Cooling
SUPER QUIET 22dBA TRIPLE COPPER HEATPIPE CPU COOLER (£19)
Sound Card
Sound Blaster® Audigy™ SE (£19)


I have gone for the £5 warranty option too.

SUPER QUIET 22dBA TRIPLE COPPER HEATPIPE CPU COOLER - will this actually make much difference on cooling performance??? is it needed? Im not too bothered by noise really but if the cooling power is a lot better than standard then i will get it!

Cheers!
 
F

Freeley

Well-known member
Looking nice mate, i think it's more a quietness thing rather than cooler that the stock cooler but what the hell do i know?!
Anyhow for £19 why not? I've got it on my spec.
 
PCS

PCS

Administrator
Staff member
Great spec, just about ready to go! :)

You don't need the SUPER QUIET 22dBA TRIPLE COPPER HEATPIPE CPU COOLER but if you want it, it will help decrease your CPU temperatures.
 
I

I3astards

Bronze Level Poster
Thanks guys. Its all about the NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX570 !!! From the reviews etc it sounds like a really good card and not silly priced.

Thanks for the comments on the Cooler, for £19 I think I will stick with it.

Regarding the Sound Blaster® Audigy™ SE, will this give better sound quality than the stock one??? Cheers again.!
 
PCS

PCS

Administrator
Staff member
The soundcard is not really required - the onboard audio is usually more than sufficient.
 
I

I3astards

Bronze Level Poster
Also, will the 650w PSU be enough for the GTX570????? The spec checker on the PCS website says its ok but on a few websites people suggest 800w!?? comment pls!
 
JSG10

JSG10

Expert
A soundcard isn't really necessary unless you are a complete audiophile, normal users really won't notice the difference.
And yes 650W will be enough, I'm using the same with a GTX470 which uses more power
 
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