My first gaming PC (budget build)

[Dudey]

Hi all, I just signed up to the forum. I'm looking to buy a PC from PCspecialist, I've heard/read nothing but praise for them.

Anyway heres my budget gaming PC build.

I've added the Antec 902 because I really like the look of it and I've heard its a great case.
Also will that motherboard be ok considering this is my max budget? I don't plan on overclocking.
The PC will be used only for gaming (WoW, Crysis, BF BC 2 etc)

Case
ANTEC NINE HUNDRED TWO - UK, The Ultimate Gaming Case, Evolved

Processor (CPU)
AMD PHENOM II X4 965 (3.40GHz/8MB CACHE/AM3) - BLACK EDITION

Motherboard
ASUS® M4A78LT-M: mATX MAINBOARD, DDR3, USB 2.0, SATA 3.0Gb/s

Memory (RAM)
4GB SAMSUNG DDR3 DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 2GB)

Graphics Card
1GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX460 - 2 DVI,HDMI,VGA - 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
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)

Network Facilities
ONBOARD GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps PCI-E CARD (£19)

USB Options
4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD

Modem
NONE, I WILL BE USING BROADBAND

Floppy Disk Drive
NONE

Firewire & Video Editing
NONE

TV Card
NONE

Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)

Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE

Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE

Monitor
NONE

2nd Monitor
NONE

DVI-D & HDMI Monitor Cables
NONE

Keyboard & Mouse
NONE

Mouse
NONE

Speakers
NONE

Webcam
NONE

Headsets (VOIP)
NONE

Surge Protection
NONE

Printer
NONE

External Hard Drive
NONE

Home Installation
NONE

Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)

Data Recovery
NONE

Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)

Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 9 to 13 working days

thanks

 

[PCS]

Welcome to our forums

Nice spec there, which will be well suited for WoW, Crysis, BF BC 2 etc.

The motherboard will be fine, but if you wanted to save a little opt for a lower PSU.

 

[Chaosphere]

! I have pretty much this exact PC sitting next to me!

Well... I have the 970 instead of the 965, 8GB of RAM instead of 4, and a different case, oh and no card reader.

I can safely say that it is fantastic

 

[Meds]

Yeah the Motherboard will be ok.

The only downside to the cheaper Motherboards is lack of upgrade space (PCI-e x16, PCI Slots etc). However, the specification you have put together will run the games/apps you plan to play anyway so you don't' have to worry about that

 

[mattdanielc]

I've got the exact same PC at home - just with a different case

Been working wonderfully for 2 weeks now - and can confirm it plays Crysis great!

 

[Sutton]

Can I ask how much it'll cost you?

 

[Dudey]

Thanks for the input all.
Will cost around £750

Will it be ok for the most demanding games like metro 2033?

 

[Phoenix]

It will play them yes but you won't be able to max them out at 1920x1080+ with a GTX460.