First Pc Build review

Queazyprawn · 15-01-2014 6:14pm #1

Can somebody tell me if this is all compatible

Will be used to mostly play games

Processor AMD Athlon II X4 750K
http://www.dabs.ie/products/amd-athlon-ii-x4-750k-black-edition-3-4ghz-fm2-4mb-100w-8F06.html

Motherboard a88xm-plus
http://www.dabs.ie/products/asus-a88xm-plus-amd-fm2--a88x-ddr3-matx-9353.html

GPU AMD Radeon 7790 HD
http://www.dabs.ie/products/asus-amd-radeon-7790-hd-1gb-pci-express-3-0-hdmi-direct-cu-ii-oc-8YLL.html

Memory 16GB ddr3 Ram 1600Mhz
http://www.dabs.ie/products/corsair-16gb--2x8gb--ddr3-1600mhz-cl10-vengeance-black-performance-desktop-memory-kit-830Y.html

Hard Drive Seagate 2TB Barracuda
http://www.dabs.ie/products/seagate-2tb-barracuda-sata-6gb-s-64mb-7200rpm-hard-drive-7XD7.html

PSU http://www.dabs.ie/products/corsair-750w-cs750m-csm-semi-modular-80--gold-certified-power-supply-93PC.html

OS Windows 8.1
Thanks in advance.

SterlingArcher · 15-01-2014 7:15pm

What is the pc for.

Queazyprawn · 15-01-2014 7:33pm

SterlingArcher wrote: »

What is the pc for.

Mostly Gaming

SterlingArcher · 15-01-2014 7:40pm

Queazyprawn wrote: »

Mostly Gaming

Any particular reason you are getting 16 gigs of ram and using a big 100 euro 700w gold rated PSU for the parts you picked? What is total cost of the build you done up.

yawhat! · 15-01-2014 7:45pm

Queazyprawn · 15-01-2014 7:46pm

SterlingArcher wrote: »

Any particular reason you are getting 16 gigs of ram and using a big 100 euro 700w gold rated PSU for the parts you picked? What is total cost of the build you done up.

The total cost is 1056 euro and the psu is because Im not 100% sur what the watts i need are. 16gigs Ram was just to have i can drop it to 8Gb if i want to

yawhat! · 15-01-2014 7:50pm

Queazyprawn wrote: »

The total cost is 1056 euro and the psu is because Im not 100% sur what the watts i need are. 16gigs Ram was just to have i can drop it to 8Gb if i want to

How does it come to that much I counted around 650? I specced up two builds there for 600 and 650

Queazyprawn · 15-01-2014 7:54pm

yawhat! wrote: »

How does it come to that much I counted around 650? I specced up two builds there for 600 and 650

There are some extra things like a monitor that i didn't put on the list and thanks for the 2 lists

SterlingArcher · 15-01-2014 7:55pm

Queazyprawn wrote: »

The total cost is 1056 euro and the psu is because Im not 100% sur what the watts i need are. 16gigs Ram was just to have i can drop it to 8Gb if i want to

1056 :O wtf is the monitor 200 Euro and other bits 100?

The parts are weak. The CPU is slow. The graphics card will run tetris.

yawhat! · 15-01-2014 7:56pm

Fill this out, its an awful awful gaming PC

1. What is your budget? [€xxx]

2. What will be the main purpose of the computer? [Gaming/Video editing/3D Modelling/HTPC/Internet] (If gaming include which games)

3. Do you need a copy of Windows? [Yes/No]

4. Can you use any parts from an old computer? [Hard drive/DVD Drive/Case/PSU/etc.] (If possible state brand and model of the parts to ensure compatibility)

5. Do you need a monitor? [Yes/No]

5a. If yes, what size do you need. [19'/20'/22'/24'/etc.]

5b. If no, what resolution is your current monitor and do you plan to upgrade in the near future? [1920x1080/1440x900/etc.] [Yes/No]

6. Do you need any of these peripherals? [Keyboard/Mouse/Wireless Card/Card Reader/Speakers/etc.]

7. Are you willing to try overclocking? [Yes/No]

8. How can you pay? [Bank Transfer/Credit Card/Laser]

9. When are you purchasing? [In x days]

10. If you need help building it, where are you based? [South Dublin City/Cork City/Kerry/etc.]

SterlingArcher · 15-01-2014 7:58pm

That pc you suggested is worth 400 euro. And will run games at very low to low.
are you trolling?

yawhat! · 15-01-2014 7:59pm

SterlingArcher wrote: »

Are you trolling?

I think so!

Queazyprawn · 15-01-2014 8:02pm

yawhat! wrote: »

I think so!

I'm actually not trolling, I'm new to this

SterlingArcher · 15-01-2014 8:05pm

yawhat! wrote: »

Fill this out, its an awful awful gaming PC

1. What is your budget? [€xxx]

2. What will be the main purpose of the computer? [Gaming/Video editing/3D Modelling/HTPC/Internet] (If gaming include which games)

3. Do you need a copy of Windows? [Yes/No]

4. Can you use any parts from an old computer? [Hard drive/DVD Drive/Case/PSU/etc.] (If possible state brand and model of the parts to ensure compatibility)

5. Do you need a monitor? [Yes/No]

5a. If yes, what size do you need. [19'/20'/22'/24'/etc.]

5b. If no, what resolution is your current monitor and do you plan to upgrade in the near future? [1920x1080/1440x900/etc.] [Yes/No]

6. Do you need any of these peripherals? [Keyboard/Mouse/Wireless Card/Card Reader/Speakers/etc.]

7. Are you willing to try overclocking? [Yes/No]

8. How can you pay? [Bank Transfer/Credit Card/Laser]

9. When are you purchasing? [In x days]

10. If you need help building it, where are you based? [South Dublin City/Cork City/Kerry/etc.]

Haha cool which ever. Fill out this. Will help make it easier to choose parts.

Queazyprawn · 15-01-2014 8:06pm

yawhat! wrote: »

Its a horrible horrible PC for the price!! I take it your budget is around 650? You only need 8GB of Ram as well.

Item|Price
Intel Core i5-4430 Box, LGA1150|€158.34
8GB-Kit Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 MHz CL9|€74.67
be quiet! SYSTEM POWER 7 500W - bulk -|€55.61
ASRock H81M-HDS, Sockel 1150, mATX|€42.30
Gainward GeForce GTX 760, 2GB DDR5|€217.94
WD Blue 1TB 6Gb's|€51.31
BitFenix Merc Alpha|€33.02
Shipping|€18.99
Total|€652.18
Item|Price
8GB-Kit Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 MHz CL9|€74.67
be quiet! SYSTEM POWER 7 500W - bulk -|€55.61
Gainward GeForce GTX 760, 2GB DDR5|€217.94
WD Blue 1TB 6Gb's|€51.31
BitFenix Merc Alpha|€33.02
AMD FX-6300 Prozessor, Boxed, Sockel AM3+|€98.63
ASRock 980DE3/U3S3, AM3+, ATX|€48.29
Shipping|€18.99
Total|€598.46

If I decided to buy one of these are you sure both are compatible with their parts

Queazyprawn · 15-01-2014 8:17pm

1. What is your budget? [€600-1000]

2. What will be the main purpose of the computer? [Battlefield, skyrim, random indie games]

3. Do you need a copy of Windows? [Yes]

4. Can you use any parts from an old computer? No

5. Do you need a monitor? [Yes]

5a. If yes, what size do you need. [22']

5b. If no, what resolution is your current monitor and do you plan to upgrade in the near future? [N/A]

6. Do you need any of these peripherals? [No]

7. Are you willing to try overclocking? [No]

8. How can you pay? [Laser]

9. When are you purchasing? [In 90 days]

10. If you need help building it, where are you based? [No help needed]

SterlingArcher · 15-01-2014 8:18pm

Yes both are. Compatible. Amazon have a huge selection of monitors.

You can pick up a better motherboard. If you want will still come under 1000.

yawhat! · 15-01-2014 8:52pm

If your budget is that much I can do better

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