Hello all, I currently have an average laptop and I'm in dire need of upgrading it so it can handle UDK, Autodesk Maya and Photoshop better, this involves a lot of multi-tasking, so my question is how should I go about buying a new computer. I've browsed around the system bundles, and looked at the system configuration page, my budget is around £650; The requirments I need are the following; OP - Windows 7 Home 64bit CPU - Quad Core processor - 3.6GHz? Memory - 8GB RAM Hard drive - *not sure around 500GB?* Graphics card - NVIDIA 8000 series or higher --- CPU cooler? Motherboard? Here is something I'm thinking about, it looks like a good deal, need advice though! AMD 10000a Configurator - Home System (£660) Case - Sharkoon T9 Gaming Tower - Black/Red Processor - AMD Bulldozer FX-4 Quad Core 4100 Black Edition 3.60GHz CPU cooler - AMD Stock Cooler (None overclocked systems) Motherboard - Asus M5A78L-M LX 760G (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard Memory - Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB 1600MHz CAS9 Memory Kit Graphics card - OcUK GeForce GT430 1024MB GDDR3 Hard drive - Seagate Baracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6GB/s 16MB Cache No Second Hard Drive Optical - LG CH10LS28 BD-ROM 10x BluRay ROM / DVDRW SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (does this mean I can watch BluRay discs? Sound card - OnBoard Sound Card Power supply - OCZ ZS 550W PSU Operating System - Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit No Network Adapter Fully Cable Managed Security software - Norton Antivirus 2012 - 1 User
Hi Welcome Do you need the Blu Ray? Cos if not its money that could be better spent elsewhere, but to answer your question yes it would allow you to watch Blu Rays on PC An Intel system would be faster YOUR BASKET 1 x Intel 10000i Configurator - Home System £595.88 - No Security Software - Full Cable Management - Networking Not Selected - Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) - OCZ ZS Series 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply - Onboard Sound Card (ZERO COST) - OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM - No Second Hard Drive Option (ZERO Cost) - Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) - OcUK GeForce GT 430 1024MB GDDR3 PCI-Express Graphics Card - Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) - Asus P8H61-M Intel H61 Chipset (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard **B3 REVISION** - No Upgrade - Intel Stock Cooler (None overclocked systems) - Intel Core i5-2300 2.80GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail - Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black Total : £614.48 (includes shipping : £15.50). For security stuff I'd recommend just using free stuff such as AVG, as you see this comes in cheaper and will be faster (you cant compare like for like clock speeds, Intel beats AMD) or for a bit more you can get the 2500k which would allow you to OC it if you were happy doing so YOUR BASKET 1 x Intel 10100i Configurator - Gaming System £694.68 - No Security Software - Sharkoon Silent Eagle 2000 120mm Fan - 3/4 Pin (system build fan) - Networking Not Selected - Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) - OCZ ZS Series 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply - Onboard Sound Card (ZERO COST) - No Hard Drive Upgrade - OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM - No Hard Drive Upgrade - Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) - OcUK GeForce GT 430 1024MB GDDR3 PCI-Express Graphics Card - Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) - Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard REV 1 - No Upgrade - Intel Stock Cooler (None overclocked systems) - No Overclocking Options (Zero Cost) - Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail - Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black Total : £713.28 (includes shipping : £15.50).
YOUR BASKET 1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £175.99 1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS) £85.99 1 x Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard REV 1 £84.98 1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.98 1 x OCZ ZS Series 650W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £54.98 1 x BitFenix Merc Beta Gaming Case - Black £31.99 1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU) £31.19 1 x Asus HD 5450 SILENT 512MB GDDR3 PCI-Express Low Profile Graphics Card £22.99 1 x Corsair A50 High-Performance CPU Cooler (Socket AM2/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £21.98 1 x Sony Optiarc AD-7280S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.98 Total : £621.07 (includes shipping : £12.50). You can overclock the CPU to 4.4-4.8 GHz On the other builds you can't overclock. On the build you suggested it has bulldozer which is bad. A Pentium dual core is about the same speed as the FX 4.
Thanks for the replies, I've had a look through them and i've chosen these components below, i just want to make sure i have everything and it will all fit together fine, cheers! Processor, cpu cooler, power supply, motherboard, memory (RAM), hard drive, optical drives, case, anything else? I just need a good graphics card i think could anyone recommend me one? Intel Core i7-2600K 3.40GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £210 http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-358-IN&groupid=701&catid=6&subcat=1859 Corsair A50 High-Performance CPU Cooler (Socket AM2/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) [CAFA50] £22 http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-001-CS&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=1395 OCZ ZS Series 650W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply [OCZ-ZS650W-UK] £55 http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-056-OC Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard REV 1 [GA-Z68AP-D3] £85 http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-364-GI&tool=3 Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU) £31 http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-132-CR Sony Optiarc AD-7280S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16 http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CD-046-OT&tool=3 Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS) £86 http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-248-SE&tool=3 Sharkoon T9 Gaming Tower Case - Black/Red [4044951011391] £60 http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-007-SH&tool=3
