houghtonbee
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Hello there!
Hoping to get some advice before I commit to buying a PC from PC Specialist as you've been highly recommended to me. I'll be mainly using the PC for university work (Open University) in the short term but I also like playing games, especially Football Manager and the Total War series but I'd like a good setup to enable me to play future releases that catch the eye possibly flight simulators etc, as well as internet browsing. I've allowed myself a maximum budget of £700 but ideally would be looking to spend £550-650 unless the extra money is really worth spending. I've had a very quick go at the setup below;
STYLISH PIANO BLACK ENIGMA MICRO-ATX CASE + 2 FRONT USB
Intel® Core™i5 Quad Core Processor i5-3470 (3.2GHz) 6MB Cache
ASUS® P8H61-MX USB3/SI: uATX, USB 3.0, SATA 3.0Gb/s
8GB KINGSTON DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (1 x 8GB)
2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 650Ti BOOST- 2 x DVI, HDMI, - 3D Vision Ready
FREE £50 IN-GAME VOUCHER with GTX 650 & GTX 650Ti GPUs!
1TB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 32MB CACHE
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
CORSAIR 450W VS SERIES™ VS-450 POWER SUPPLY
INTEL STANDARD CPU COOLER
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
1 x 2 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
1 x 2 METRE GOLD PLATED V1.4 HDMI CABLE (£8)
LOGITECH® K120 USB KEYBOARD (£9)
LOGITECH® OPTICAL USB MOUSE (£5)
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Standard Build - Approximately 9 to 11 working days
I've gone for the basic case as I'm not fussed on how it looks, although if a more expensive option is worthwhile I'd be interested to know? I'll be running the PC through my 23" bedroom tv which has either HDMI or VGA connections so I've chosen a graphics card with HDMI option rather then mHDMI but again I'd be interested to know if a cheaper option is more suitable to my needs. I went for a more expensive option in the hope it'll be good to use for a long time to come, for the whole build I've got an eye on it lasting for a good few years, my current PC World one (I know I know!) has lasted 7 years without me making too many demands on it. In regards to the processor I've followed the name to be honest, are AMD processors worth looking into to save a few quid? 8 gig of ram should give me enough power for a few years whilst giving me the option to upgrade in the future.
I'm not looking to get into overclocking anything, but will I need to spend any extra on cooling? The PC will be on top of a desk in a well ventilated room anyway.
Thanks for reading!
Alan.
Hoping to get some advice before I commit to buying a PC from PC Specialist as you've been highly recommended to me. I'll be mainly using the PC for university work (Open University) in the short term but I also like playing games, especially Football Manager and the Total War series but I'd like a good setup to enable me to play future releases that catch the eye possibly flight simulators etc, as well as internet browsing. I've allowed myself a maximum budget of £700 but ideally would be looking to spend £550-650 unless the extra money is really worth spending. I've had a very quick go at the setup below;
STYLISH PIANO BLACK ENIGMA MICRO-ATX CASE + 2 FRONT USB
Intel® Core™i5 Quad Core Processor i5-3470 (3.2GHz) 6MB Cache
ASUS® P8H61-MX USB3/SI: uATX, USB 3.0, SATA 3.0Gb/s
8GB KINGSTON DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (1 x 8GB)
2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 650Ti BOOST- 2 x DVI, HDMI, - 3D Vision Ready
FREE £50 IN-GAME VOUCHER with GTX 650 & GTX 650Ti GPUs!
1TB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 32MB CACHE
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
CORSAIR 450W VS SERIES™ VS-450 POWER SUPPLY
INTEL STANDARD CPU COOLER
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
1 x 2 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
1 x 2 METRE GOLD PLATED V1.4 HDMI CABLE (£8)
LOGITECH® K120 USB KEYBOARD (£9)
LOGITECH® OPTICAL USB MOUSE (£5)
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Standard Build - Approximately 9 to 11 working days
I've gone for the basic case as I'm not fussed on how it looks, although if a more expensive option is worthwhile I'd be interested to know? I'll be running the PC through my 23" bedroom tv which has either HDMI or VGA connections so I've chosen a graphics card with HDMI option rather then mHDMI but again I'd be interested to know if a cheaper option is more suitable to my needs. I went for a more expensive option in the hope it'll be good to use for a long time to come, for the whole build I've got an eye on it lasting for a good few years, my current PC World one (I know I know!) has lasted 7 years without me making too many demands on it. In regards to the processor I've followed the name to be honest, are AMD processors worth looking into to save a few quid? 8 gig of ram should give me enough power for a few years whilst giving me the option to upgrade in the future.
I'm not looking to get into overclocking anything, but will I need to spend any extra on cooling? The PC will be on top of a desk in a well ventilated room anyway.
Thanks for reading!
Alan.
