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Honest opinions on custom PC build

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May 1, 2014 11:13:45 AM

I would like some opinions on this custom PC I intend on getting from Overclockers, it will be mainly be used for casual gaming like Rome 2 and BF4 etc..

OcUK Casual Gamer C30 AMD Richland Mid-Tower
AMD A10-6700 3.70GHz (Socket FM2) APU Richland Quad Core Processor
AMD Stock Cooler
MSI A88X-G45 Gaming AMD A88X (Socket FM2+) ATX Motherboard
TeamGroup Elite Black 16GB (2x8GB) 1600MHz DDR3 Dual Channel
Gainward GeForce GTX 750Ti 2048MB Graphics Card
Samsung 840 Evo Series 120GB Solid State Drive (Primary Hard drive)
Seagate Barracuda 1TB Hard Drive (Secondary Hard drive)
OcUK Value 20x DVDRW ReWriter
Noiseblocker Blacksilent Pro 120mm PWM Fan

I'm quite the rookie, so any constructive criticism would be much appreciated.
Cheers

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May 1, 2014 11:16:03 AM

RAM is overkill, go for 8GB. The APU is weak, an i3 or i5 would be a lot better. Apart from that it seems fine.
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May 1, 2014 11:22:19 AM

Would it be worth me saving £20 and going for Intel Core i5 4570 3.2GHz Haswell Quad Core CPU or go for Intel Core i5 4670 K Edition 3.4GHz Haswell Quad Core??
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May 1, 2014 11:22:21 AM

Hi

I can not see your power supply
Get a good quality high efficiency psu

Save some money by getting 8 GB of ram (2x 4 GB) instead of 16
(Assuming 4 slots if only 2 slots get 1 x 8GB )

Regards
Mike Barnes
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May 1, 2014 11:29:47 AM

mbarnes86 said:
Hi

I can not see your power supply
Get a good quality high efficiency psu

Save some money by getting 8 GB of ram (2x 4 GB) instead of 16
(Assuming 4 slots if only 2 slots get 1 x 8GB )

Regards
Mike Barnes


Currently looking at; Corsair RM 550W 80+ Gold Rated Power Supply or Super Flower Golden Green HX 750W 80+ Gold Rated PSU, other options on overclockers are either low end or too pricey.
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May 1, 2014 11:42:52 AM

shajon29 said:
Would it be worth me saving £20 and going for Intel Core i5 4570 3.2GHz Haswell Quad Core CPU or go for Intel Core i5 4670 K Edition 3.4GHz Haswell Quad Core??


The i5-4670k is around 5% faster than the i5-4570, get the better one if you can afford it otherwise just choose the 4570. Be sure to get a socket 1150 motherboard though, otherwise the CPU won't fit.

16GB ram is overkill, just get 8GB, it will run perfectly fine.

also, the r9 270 is faster, so if you can stretch the budget it would be better but getting the i5 you mentioned would be better for the games you are going to play.
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