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darylfx

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hi, im new here and i registered to get your opinion on this computer. any help would be great. i should explain that im 19 and going to uni to study computer game development so the comp needs to be able to play some games.

its an arbico custom built, these are the standard specs.
# AMD Phenom 9650 Quad Core 2.3GHz x 4 CPU
# Asrock K10N78M Motherboard
# Choice of 1GB ATI 4650 OR 1GB nVidia 9500GT PCI Express Graphics Card
# 4GB (4 x 1GB) Crucial PC6400 800MHz DDR2 Ram
# 320GB 7200rpm SATA II Hard Drive
# 22x Dual Layer DVD +/- Rewriter
# 19" Digimate L-1935WD Widescreen VGA/DVI, 500:1, 5ms TFT
# Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio
# 2 Front & 4 Back USB Ports
# Integrated 10/100/1000Mbps LAN
# Choice of Windows Vista Home Premium OR Windows XP Home
# Standard Multimedia Keyboard & Optical Mouse
# Standard 450W PSU
it costs £500 at standard but i have a maximum budget of £700 (ingoring P&P)
heres the link if anyone would care to build me a good :o
http://www.arbico.co.uk/Arbico-AMD-Phenom-Quad-Core-Custom-Built-Computer-p-18353.html
thanks
 
Go wish Vista. Way better than XP Home.

And as far as the video card, I'd go with the ATI cart as it's better than the 9500GT.
 
I'd recommend a 22". They're not bad now (I got mine at 140$). Look around on newegg for some sales. Other than that, it looks OK.
 
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I would spend the 40 or 70 more and change the processor to the Phenom II 720 or the Phenom II 940. No telling what the Standard 450W Power Supply is either.

Have you thought about building one yourself?
 
not good...
Would you try build it yourself?

http://www.cyberpowersystem.co.uk
*BASE_PRICE: [+477]
CAS: COOLERMASTER ELITE 310 Mid Tower Case
CASUPGRADE: NONE
CS_FAN: Default Case Fan
CPU: AMD Phenom™ II X2 550 Black Edition Dual-Core CPU w/ HyperTransport Technology
CD: (Special Price) LG 22X DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW DRIVE DUAL LAYER (Black Color)
CD2: NONE
CABLE: None
EXPAN: NONE
FAN: AMD ATHLON64 CERTIFIED CPU FAN & HEATSINK
FLASHMEDIA: None
FA_HDD: None
FLOPPY: NONE
HOMEINSTALL: NONE
HDD: Single Hard Drive (500GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM HDD)
HDD2: NONE
IEEE_CARD: NONE
KEYBOARD: Logitech PS/2 Keyboard (Black)
MOUSE: Logitech Optical PS2 Mouse (Black)
MODEM: NONE
MOTHERBOARD: (Socket AM2+)MSI K9A2VM-F V2 AMD 780V Chipset DDR2/1066 MBoard USB2.0,& 7.1Audio
MEMORY: (Req.DDR2 MainBoard)4GB (2x2GB) PC6400 DDR2/800 Dual Channel Memory (Corsair Value Select and Major Brand)
MONITOR: NONE [-69]
MONITOR2: NONE
NETWORK: ONBOARD 10/1000 NETWORK CARD
OVERCLOCK: No Overclocking
OS: Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Home Premium w/ Service Pack 1 [+19] (64-bit Edition)
OS_UPGRADE: Upgrade to Microsoft® Windows® 7 Home Premium (64-bit Edition)
PS_VGA: NONE
POWERSUPPLY: 500 Watts Power Supplies (CoolerMaster RealPower 500W PSU [+11])
PRO_WIRING: None
RUSH: NONE
SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO
SPEAKERS: NONE
TEMP: NONE (AS SHOWN)
TVRC: NONE
UPS: None
USB: Built-in USB 2.0 Ports
USBHD: NONE
VIDEO: ATI Radeon HD 4850 PCI-E x16 512MB Video Card
VIDEO2: NONE
VIDEO3: NONE
WEBCAM: NONE
WNC: NONE
WAP: NONE
WARRANTY: STANDARD WARRANTY: 3-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY PLUS LIFE-TIME TECHNICAL SUPPORT
_PRICE: (+438)
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Total: £504

monitor: http://www.ebuyer.com/search?sort=pricelow&store=73&cat=12&limit=50&page=1
 
i have tried to build one myself but i dont know which of the ati or nvidia graphic cards are better or whether to spend a little extra on upgrading the processor.
thanks for the suggestions :D
 
darylfx said:
i have tried to build one myself but i dont know which of the ati or nvidia graphic cards are better or whether to spend a little extra on upgrading the processor.
thanks for the suggestions :D
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CPU - core i7 > core i5 > Phenom II/ Athon II
Video card: 4670 < 9600GT < 4830 ~ 9800GT < GTS 250 ~ 4850 ~ 4770 < 4870 ~ GTX 260 < 4890 ~ GTX 275 < GTX 285 < GTX 295
 
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