person123
08-02-2012, 10:08 AM
hi guys, just wondering if anyone could help me with planning my new set up. My budget is definitely below £490 and preferably as low as possible. What do you guys think of the following options, should I avoid certain things or can I save money anywhere? Any help would be much appreciated!
Option 1
Case
STYLISH PIANO BLACK ENIGMA MICRO-ATX CASE + 2 FRONT USB
Processor (CPU)
AMD A6-3670K APU (2.7GHz, 4 Cores) & AMD Radeon™ HD 6530D Graphics
Motherboard
ASUS® F1A55-M LK R2.0: FM1 A-SERIES, SATA 3.0GB/s, Windows 8 Ready!
Memory (RAM)
8GB SAMSUNG DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 4GB)
Graphics Card
1GB AMD RADEON™ HD6850 - 2 DVI,HDMI, DP - DX® 11, Eyefinity 3 Capable
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
500GB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 16MB CACHE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply
450W Quiet 80 PLUS Dual Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan
Processor Cooling
STANDARD AMD CPU COOLER
Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs
USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
Operating System
This would be the set up i'd choose off pcspecialist.co.uk (check it out, it'd pretty good), and the hd6850 is boss apparently. This is £489 in total with windows. Could get it with the hd7770 for £474, the hd7750 for £478 or the GTX 550ti for £481. What do you think of the hd6850 in comparison?
Option 2
Options: Hard Disk Drive 1: 500Gb SATAII 7200RPM
Optical Drive 1: 22x SATA DVD Rw Drive
Phone/Camera Memory Card Reader: None
Network Card: Internal Gigabit Network Port
Overclock: Stock Speed Is Fine Thanks
Installed Operating System: Linux Ubuntu (Free)
Case: Evo Labs E-036
Power Supply: 550Watt Standard (Up to GT440 or HD5450)
System Build Type: Standard Build & Optimization + 2Yr Warranty(Free)
AMD Motherboard: Gigabyte 760G DDR3 1333Mhz (16GbMax) USB2
AMD Processor: AMD Bulldozer FX4100 Quad Core 4x3.6Ghz £39.83
System Memory: 8Gb DDR3 1333Mhz (2x4Gb) £16.55
Additional Cooling Fans: 2x Standard Case Fans To Fit Case £4.10
Optical Drive 2: None
Graphics Card: Nvidia GTX550Ti 1Gb HDMI £69.56
This is off ramcomputersystems.co.uk (also worth checking out), this set up is £471 with windows. It seems to have a better processor than the A6 above but I can't get the hd6850 option but it is cheaper. Alternatively I could get the hd7770 for it for £478.
Conclusion
Seems to me the former option has a better graphics card but a worse processor and the latter option having a worse graphics card. I guess the difference in price is £20 max so not that important but I don't know whether to go for the better processor or graphics card, what you reckon guys? Or maybe the former doesn't have a worse processor, essentially I'm not too hot on components so any advice would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
James.
Option 1
Case
STYLISH PIANO BLACK ENIGMA MICRO-ATX CASE + 2 FRONT USB
Processor (CPU)
AMD A6-3670K APU (2.7GHz, 4 Cores) & AMD Radeon™ HD 6530D Graphics
Motherboard
ASUS® F1A55-M LK R2.0: FM1 A-SERIES, SATA 3.0GB/s, Windows 8 Ready!
Memory (RAM)
8GB SAMSUNG DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 4GB)
Graphics Card
1GB AMD RADEON™ HD6850 - 2 DVI,HDMI, DP - DX® 11, Eyefinity 3 Capable
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
500GB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 16MB CACHE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply
450W Quiet 80 PLUS Dual Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan
Processor Cooling
STANDARD AMD CPU COOLER
Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs
USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
Operating System
This would be the set up i'd choose off pcspecialist.co.uk (check it out, it'd pretty good), and the hd6850 is boss apparently. This is £489 in total with windows. Could get it with the hd7770 for £474, the hd7750 for £478 or the GTX 550ti for £481. What do you think of the hd6850 in comparison?
Option 2
Options: Hard Disk Drive 1: 500Gb SATAII 7200RPM
Optical Drive 1: 22x SATA DVD Rw Drive
Phone/Camera Memory Card Reader: None
Network Card: Internal Gigabit Network Port
Overclock: Stock Speed Is Fine Thanks
Installed Operating System: Linux Ubuntu (Free)
Case: Evo Labs E-036
Power Supply: 550Watt Standard (Up to GT440 or HD5450)
System Build Type: Standard Build & Optimization + 2Yr Warranty(Free)
AMD Motherboard: Gigabyte 760G DDR3 1333Mhz (16GbMax) USB2
AMD Processor: AMD Bulldozer FX4100 Quad Core 4x3.6Ghz £39.83
System Memory: 8Gb DDR3 1333Mhz (2x4Gb) £16.55
Additional Cooling Fans: 2x Standard Case Fans To Fit Case £4.10
Optical Drive 2: None
Graphics Card: Nvidia GTX550Ti 1Gb HDMI £69.56
This is off ramcomputersystems.co.uk (also worth checking out), this set up is £471 with windows. It seems to have a better processor than the A6 above but I can't get the hd6850 option but it is cheaper. Alternatively I could get the hd7770 for it for £478.
Conclusion
Seems to me the former option has a better graphics card but a worse processor and the latter option having a worse graphics card. I guess the difference in price is £20 max so not that important but I don't know whether to go for the better processor or graphics card, what you reckon guys? Or maybe the former doesn't have a worse processor, essentially I'm not too hot on components so any advice would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
James.