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« on: January 07, 2015, 11:32:41 PM » |
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below is the specs of the pc i am thinking of getting
is there anything i should adding or removing?
win 8 or win 7 is same price so i can swap if i want
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Longines
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« Reply #1 on: January 07, 2015, 11:48:52 PM » |
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That's a pretty stonking system. If it was me I might be tempted to get them to swap the SSD for a Samsung 840 EVO which is consistently top of the reviews. The Kingston is fine, the Samsung is just a bit better.
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« Reply #2 on: January 07, 2015, 11:50:45 PM » |
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If win 8 is the one that's for touchscreens avoid that it's shite, go with 7...
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titaniumbean
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« Reply #3 on: January 07, 2015, 11:52:26 PM » |
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what are you getting it for? how much is the quote?
the processor is v good, the graphics card seems kinda good value but not great esp compared to the processor, so it depends what you want the system for.
ssd is a must, and the 2ndary drive implies you want alot of storage for videos of w/e. you can google 'make windows 8 like windows 7' when you get it so you can get rid of the stupid tiles features.
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« Reply #4 on: January 08, 2015, 12:07:40 AM » |
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its going to be my poker pc/my games pc/my general pc
quote is £1k
the price differential between 3TB and 3TB was less than a round of drinks in the pub so just went for it
i do have alot of tv series etc on my drive at the moment most i have the dvd's for but find it more useful watching them on pc
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Ironside
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« Reply #5 on: January 08, 2015, 12:10:34 AM » |
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That's a pretty stonking system. If it was me I might be tempted to get them to swap the SSD for a Samsung 840 EVO which is consistently top of the reviews. The Kingston is fine, the Samsung is just a bit better.
840 over the 850? |
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« Reply #6 on: January 08, 2015, 12:16:00 AM » |
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its going to be my poker pc/my games pc/my general pc
quote is £1k
the price differential between 3TB and 3TB was less than a round of drinks in the pub so just went for it
i do have alot of tv series etc on my drive at the moment most i have the dvd's for but find it more useful watching them on pc
define games, if you want 'a gaming pc' id want a better graphics card. the hd thing is w/e the bigger one is the slower one which is cheaper for larger capacities and storage space is always helpful. just make sure to install windows on the ssd. I would suggest you take a look and compare the options from these places both of which i've heard good things about and seen good deals from- http://www.novatech.co.uk/pc/gaming/http://www.meshcomputers.com/Default.aspx?PAGE=PRODCATEGORYVIEWPAGE&USG=APPLICATION&ENT=APPLICATION&KEY=1093152 |
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KarmaDope
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« Reply #7 on: January 08, 2015, 12:16:07 AM » |
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if youre gaming and have that much as a budget you may as well go the whole hog and get the nvidia gtx 970 4gb graphics card - the one thats in there atm is not good enough really for the top games.
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Ironside
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« Reply #8 on: January 08, 2015, 12:23:39 AM » |
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my games are number crunchers
Football manager
cycling manager
total war
so graphics card is what i always try to save on
i have purchased elite which would benefit from graphics card i presume but not got round to playing it
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titaniumbean
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« Reply #9 on: January 08, 2015, 12:27:17 AM » |
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my games are number crunchers
Football manager
cycling manager
total war
so graphics card is what i always try to save on
i have purchased elite which would benefit from graphics card i presume but not got round to playing it
ah ok yeh so most of those dont require strong graphics cards. elite definitely needs a good one imo as its a beautiful looking game for what it is (nothingness in space lol). I would happily skimp on the ram 8gb is more than enough, your PSU is very good and could run abunch more stuff off of it. if you're spending 1k on a computer you can get a good gaming rig which is strong in all aspects. check the price of the products on the links I gave you. |
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Ironside
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« Reply #10 on: January 08, 2015, 12:50:30 AM » |
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my games are number crunchers
Football manager
cycling manager
total war
so graphics card is what i always try to save on
i have purchased elite which would benefit from graphics card i presume but not got round to playing it
ah ok yeh so most of those dont require strong graphics cards. elite definitely needs a good one imo as its a beautiful looking game for what it is (nothingness in space lol). I would happily skimp on the ram 8gb is more than enough, your PSU is very good and could run abunch more stuff off of it. if you're spending 1k on a computer you can get a good gaming rig which is strong in all aspects. check the price of the products on the links I gave you. looking at the links now from what i can see they are much and such the same price as i have been quoted if youre gaming and have that much as a budget you may as well go the whole hog and get the nvidia gtx 970 4gb graphics card - the one thats in there atm is not good enough really for the top games.
yeah just add another 30% to the price of the machine i dont play anywhere near enough games i really no nothing about graphics cards would 2GB NVIDIA GeForce GT740 GPU be much of an improvement? |
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« Reply #11 on: January 08, 2015, 01:02:08 AM » |
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GTX750Ti or GTX760 would be a better choice i think...I dont know much more tbh
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Longines
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« Reply #12 on: January 08, 2015, 09:13:00 AM » |
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Ironside
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« Reply #13 on: January 08, 2015, 10:44:32 AM » |
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£18 I more for a compnant isn't that bad mind you I think the one I choose was around 110
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Ironside
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« Reply #14 on: January 14, 2015, 06:27:14 PM » |
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ok i have decided on putting in a better graphics card and the samsung ssd
placing the order on friday
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