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[zacbed]

Hello All , Me and my Pal have always wanted to Hd gameplay for the xbox360 and be publicied on youtube/livestreaming and i just need a quick spec chec on all of the items below for effectiveness?
i would like to stick to that budget

and also a minor thing, i think i will be buying on finance i wont be able to save up that amount of money like ever being a student slpitting a house with a buddy...

so if you can, tell me if buying on finance is a good thing?(in my case)


Case
PCS MAELSTROM T900 BLACK GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD PHENOM II X4 955 (3.20GHz/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
1GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTS450 GDDR5 PCI EXPRESS - DirectX® 11
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
1TB WD CAVIAR GREEN WD10EARS, SATA 3 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE
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 & Case Cooling
450W Quiet 80 PLUS Dual Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan (£29)
Processor Cooling
TITAN FENRIR EVO EXTREME HEATPIPE CPU COOLER (£39)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps PCI CARD (£16)
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 - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
FREE Microsoft® Office Starter 2010 (Limited functionality Word & Excel)
Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 9 to 13 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £681.00 including VAT and delivery.


£24.88 p/m

 

[Rakk]

so if you can, tell me if buying on finance is a good thing?(in my case)

Well, getting it on finance can be good, as long as you pay it off completely within the interest free period, if you can't then it'll cost you a fortune and it's much better waiting til you've actually got the money.

Also make sure you get the Silver warranty, well worth it for a fiver.

 

[Phoenix]

The titan fenrir cooler isn't necessary but apart from that it looks good.

 

[zacbed]

Ive been thinking about having two hdd, one for boot the second for rendering, or maybe raid 0-(scary)

anybody think this is a good idea?

and should i keep the titan then?

 

[PCS]

We do not recommend RAID 0 - it increases the risk of data loss should a hard drive fail, and the performance increase it minor. Instead, opt for an SSD it it falls within your budget.

The cooler is a good addition, but not essential. This is down to how noisy/cool you wish for your computer to operate.