Is the CPU good enough?

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Gam3r01

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Drop the heatsink, the stock one is fine.
Drop the thermal paste.
Get a generic ODD, no need for bluray.
Drop the soundcard.
Get 8GB of ram.

With the money saved from the above, you can afford a better PSU (as low end corsair units are Tier3), you can upgrade the GPU to something like a 380, and possibly get an SSD.
 
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BeMu

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Ok, thanks for the tips. I figured a sound card would give better quality audio but I guess not?

 
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BeMu

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Yeah, the exact build I did cost £750. Could you recommend some cheaper alternatives with similar/better spec?
 
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madmatt30

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You're obviously been bedazzled by the recent spate of PC specialist adverts on uktv?

Don't be, they put about as much care & attention into a build as any other mainstream builder which isn't a lot & charge a lot of money for doing it.

You'll get about the same kind of build quality at aria but for less money with more powerful components.

This is just over £600 at aria.co.UK & has a 4590 which is slightly faster & a 960 which also is.

Yes you'll have to install windows & fit the GPU & wireless card yourself but that's worth the £150 saving IMO.


Replace the PSU with a better model when the year warranty is nearly up & you'll be good for awhile with that
 
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BeMu

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Nice, the issue is I'm inexperienced with fitting components and don't trust myself to not mess it up. So do you know of any other PC building websites where they build for you?
 
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