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SturmWurbler

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Hi, me again.

I would like a second opinion on this build. Being used for general gaming, how well do you think this system would perform on games like BF3, Skyrim, GTA IV, Borderlands 2 etc?

CPU: AMD Athlon II X4 750K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£58.50 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A55M-DGS Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard (£41.42 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair XMS3 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£24.13 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital AV-GP 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 650 1GB Video Card (£82.67 @ Ebuyer)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN781ND 802.11b/g/n PCI Wi-Fi Adapter (£7.98 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Cooler Master Force 500 ATX Mid Tower Case (£32.87 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: XFX 450W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£34.99 @ Maplin Electronics)
Optical Drive: Samsung SN-208DB/BEBET DVD/CD Writer (£9.99 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£66.78 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £399.32
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
 
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Honestly, i wouldn't get that build. The fact that FM1 socket is dead completely kills the build.
I'm wondering, can you spend a bit more?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£65.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£52.68 @ Aria PC)
Memory: GeIL Enhance CORSA 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£40.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£44.39 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition 1GB Video Card (£71.99 @ Aria PC)
Case: NZXT Source 210...
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This is far superior:

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/1m6ah
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/1m6ah/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/1m6ah/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD Athlon II X4 631 2.6GHz Quad-Core Processor (£45.58 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI A55M-P33 Micro ATX FM1 Motherboard (£34.26 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: GeIL Enhance CORSA 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory (£36.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£44.39 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition 1GB Video Card (£71.99 @ Aria PC)
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-N10 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter (£14.50 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 430 ATX Mid Tower Case (£34.02 @ CCL Computers)
Case Fan: Cooler Master SickleFlow 69.7 CFM 120mm Fan (£4.73 @ Amazon UK)
Case Fan: Cooler Master SickleFlow 69.7 CFM 120mm Fan (£4.73 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply (£49.98 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Samsung SN-208DB/BEBET DVD/CD Writer (£9.99 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£66.78 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £417.94
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-30 00:40 BST+0100)
 
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realchaos

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Honestly, i wouldn't get that build. The fact that FM1 socket is dead completely kills the build.
I'm wondering, can you spend a bit more?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£65.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£52.68 @ Aria PC)
Memory: GeIL Enhance CORSA 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£40.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£44.39 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition 1GB Video Card (£71.99 @ Aria PC)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (White) ATX Mid Tower Case (£34.74 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£49.86 @ Scan.co.uk)
Optical Drive: Samsung SN-208DB/BEBET DVD/CD Writer (£9.99 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£66.78 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £437.41
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-30 00:59 BST+0100)

-AM3+ socket. Allows you to upgrade to FX in the future.
-Better processor.
-8gb of ram.
-Great quality psu and allows for a huge variety of upgrades.
-Better case.
 
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SturmWurbler

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Hi again realchaos! A little more money really isn't a problem, I'm doing this for someone who wants me to build them a computer and doesn't trust themselves. They want a good budget but high performance PC and I believe anything up to£500 can be considered budget. I didn't even notice the socket, silly me!

The PSU you suggested is actually cheaper as well!
 
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