Budget/First Gaming PC

[Stampedez]

Hi, new here and need help checking on the setup of this computer, just to see if it will all work. If you have any budget improvements or tips please say, thanks. Jonathan.

Computer Case Sharkoon T28 Gaming Case
CPU AMD FX 4100 (4 x 3.6 GHZ)
CPU Heatsink AMD Heatsink & Fan
Memory 4GB PC3-10666 1333MHz (1x4GB) DDR3
Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti - 1 GB - (Gainward) (PCI-E)
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-990XA-UD3 (AMD 990X)
Sound Card Motherboard Integrated HD Sound
Networking Edimax Wireless LAN 300Mbps (PCI-E)
Power Supply Cooler Master GX Lite 600W PSU
CPU Compound Standard CPU Compound Supplied With Heatsink
Hard Drive 150 GB SATA-II HDD ULTRA FAST 10000 RPM 16MB
Optical Drive Samsung 22x DVD Re-Writer/Reader /- RW- Black - (SATA)
Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64 BIT

Thanks.

 

[Stampedez]

Sorry the price is at £651.33 the budget is £700.

 

[jmsellars1]

I'd drop the 10k hard drive, any SSD will be faster. The Crucial M4 is at a good price at the moment.

Also I'd get a better quality 500W PSU like the EA-500D or a Seasonic or something. CX-500 is good too.

 

[Stampedez]

I'd drop the 10k hard drive, any SSD will be faster. The Crucial M4 is at a good price at the moment.

Also I'd get a better quality 500W PSU like the EA-500D or a Seasonic or something. CX-500 is good too.

Thanks ill take a look.

 

[jmsellars1]

Overall, something like this would obliterate it in games though:

http://pcpartpicker.com/uk/parts/partlist/

 

[Stampedez]

Overall, something like this would obliterate it in games though:

http://pcpartpicker.com/uk/parts/partlist/

Cant see the stuff you picked.

 

[jmsellars1]

Ahh sorry dude, I'll post the names:

Intel Core i5-3450
2x4GB Kingston HyperX 1600Mhz
Asrock H77M
Intel 330 Series 120GB
XFX Radeon HD 7850 2GB
Corsair CX-430
Fractal Design Core 1000
Sony DVD Burner

You can get that for under £600 and it would run circles around that FX-4/GTX 550Ti build.

 

[jmsellars1]

Looks at some benchmarks to compare the parts individually and you will see what I mean.

 

[Stampedez]

Seems great!

 

[Stampedez]

Looks at some benchmarks to compare the parts individually and you will see what I mean.

CPU - Intel Core i5-3450 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor
Motherboard - Gigabyte GA-Z77-D3H ATX LGA1155 Motherboard
Memory - Kingston HyperX Blu 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
Storage - Kingston SSDNow V200 Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk
Video Card - XFX Radeon HD 7850 2GB Video Card
Power Supply - OCZ 500W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply
Optical Drive - Sony DDU1681S-0B DVD/CD Drive
Operating System- Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (64-bit)

Its at £609.19 is this any better? I have a case its Sharkoon T9 value green.

 

[jmsellars1]

That looks good dude, it would be massively better than the original build.