Spec me up please!

kmistry · 26 Oct 2009 at 11:15

Hi All,

Has been a while since I posted here and since I haven't been keeping up to date with the latest hardware I was wondering if someone would be so kind as to spec me a PC!

I am looking to spend around £4-500 (say £550 as an ABSOLUTE max). It's for a friend of mine. Said PC would be used for uni work, which includes, video editing, encoding, some audio work, image manipulation and some 3D work. Also it would be used for general PC use, movies, very light gaming (championhip manager only really!). So I guess a decent size HDD would be a must, doesn't need to include Monitor or anything, just the tower so that it's ready to go!

Thanks for anyone that can help

Kiz.

kmistry · 26 Oct 2009 at 11:18

Forgot to mention OS not required!

kmistry · 28 Oct 2009 at 15:02

Ok just had a look and decided on this...is everything going to work together ok and is there anything I should change?

Palit GeForce GTS 250 1024MB GDDR3 PCI-Express Graphics Card (Includes World of Warcraft Trial) £80.99
(£70.43) £80.99
(£70.43)
AMD Athlon II X4 Quad Core 620 2.60GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail AMD Athlon II X4 Quad Core 620 2.60GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £79.99
(£69.56) £79.99
(£69.56)
Geil Ultra Series 4GB (2x2GB) PC3-17000 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (GU34GB2133C9DC) - OEM Geil Ultra Series 4GB (2x2GB) PC3-17000 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (GU34GB2133C9DC) - OEM £75.98
(£66.07) £75.98
(£66.07)
Corsair VX 550W ATX Power Supply (CMPSU-550VXUK) Corsair VX 550W ATX Power Supply (CMPSU-550VXUK) £68.99
(£59.99) £68.99
(£59.99)
Asus M4A785TD-M Evo AMD 785G (Socket AM3) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard Asus M4A785TD-M Evo AMD 785G (Socket AM3) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £67.99
(£59.12) £67.99
(£59.12)
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £61.99
(£53.90) £61.99
(£53.90)
Akasa Rev.4 Zen Case - Black (No PSU) Akasa Rev.4 Zen Case - Black (No PSU) £36.00
(£31.30) £36.00
(£31.30)
Sub Total : £410.37
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £11.25
VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £63.24
Total : £484.86

daz87uk · 28 Oct 2009 at 15:29

Hi I know this a little over, but If you wasnt 100% with that you could swap either the cpu or graphics to a cheaper version. The reason I listed this is because its current tech and would keep you going just that tad bit longer. I mean if this is too much a cheaper graphics card or something would knock the price down a bit.

95thrifles · 28 Oct 2009 at 15:29

Looks pretty good, do you need an optical drive in there too though?
For gaming the machine would benefit from a faster phenom over an athlon, up to you though

SfnX · 28 Oct 2009 at 15:37

if ur friend does NO GAMING what so ever then geta 3450 for like 35 quid at OCUK, if he does some geta 4870/4850 for lite gaming

daz87uk · 28 Oct 2009 at 15:38

Only reason I put a different case, (I mean totally your decision) is purely trying to find white bezels for the cd drives etc. I mean if they come with them that would be fine

just something I cant stand is a dvd drives that dont match the colour lol. oo yeah and the graphics I miss read the light gaming part so yeah get a cheaper card like the other guy said but keep the processor

kmistry · 28 Oct 2009 at 15:56

Thanks for your input guys. I've forwarded it on to my mate and I'm hoping that what I've sent him is ok. I was missing the optical drive but added it and got it to around 500.

As for the CPU I'm thinking of longevity for him! But as mentioned thanks for your input, if anyone has anything further to add please do