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Mystiik · 1st Nov 2009, 15:38

Hi, I have posted on the forums earlier this year for a possible spec. Now i finally have my full budget of £800. This may not seem a lot but I am only 15 years old and as you would expect my parents are a bit sceptical of spending that much on a christmas pressie! I will be using the PC to be running software like Photoshop CS3 and possibly 3DSmax, I also leisurely play games like counterstrike source and garrys mod. Anyways, without further or do here is the spec:

Intel Core i5 750 2.66GHz Socket LGA1156 8MB L3 Cache
ASUS P7P55D iP55 Socket LGA 1156 ATX Motherboard
PowerColor HD 4870 1GB GDDR5 Dual DVI HDTV Out PCI-E Graphics Card
Corsair XMS3 2 GB ( 2 x 1 GB ) Memory - DIMM 240-pin - 1333 MHz ( PC3-10600 )
Antec 300 Three Hundred Black Case - No PSU
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev 2 CPU Cooler (Socket 939 / AM2 / AM2+ / 775 / 1156 / 1366)
600W OCZ ModXStream Pro Modular Power Supply - OCZ600MXSP-UK
320 GB Western Digital WD3200AAJS Caviar Blue, SATA 3Gb/s, 7200rpm, 8MB Cache, 8.9 ms
LG M227WD 22 Inch TFT Monitor With TV Tuner, DVI, HDMI

This will obviously contain an optical drive and keyboard+mouse but im okay with those. Please can you tell me whether or not I need more or less power, and remember i have a budget of £800. Feel free to send links of pre built computers too, I dont mind whether or not i build it myself or if it comes pre-built.

Thanks

Mystiik

Andersen1337 · 1st Nov 2009, 15:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mystiik

Hi, I have posted on the forums earlier this year for a possible spec. Now i finally have my full budget of £800. This may not seem a lot but I am only 15 years old and as you would expect my parents are a bit sceptical of spending that much on a christmas pressie! I will be using the PC to be running software like Photoshop CS3 and possibly 3DSmax, I also leisurely play games like counterstrike source and garrys mod. Anyways, without further or do here is the spec:

Intel Core i5 750 2.66GHz Socket LGA1156 8MB L3 Cache
ASUS P7P55D iP55 Socket LGA 1156 ATX Motherboard
PowerColor HD 4870 1GB GDDR5 Dual DVI HDTV Out PCI-E Graphics Card
Corsair XMS3 2 GB ( 2 x 1 GB ) Memory - DIMM 240-pin - 1333 MHz ( PC3-10600 )
Antec 300 Three Hundred Black Case - No PSU
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev 2 CPU Cooler (Socket 939 / AM2 / AM2+ / 775 / 1156 / 1366)
600W OCZ ModXStream Pro Modular Power Supply - OCZ600MXSP-UK
320 GB Western Digital WD3200AAJS Caviar Blue, SATA 3Gb/s, 7200rpm, 8MB Cache, 8.9 ms
LG M227WD 22 Inch TFT Monitor With TV Tuner, DVI, HDMI

This will obviously contain an optical drive and keyboard+mouse but im okay with those. Please can you tell me whether or not I need more or less power, and remember i have a budget of £800. Feel free to send links of pre built computers too, I dont mind whether or not i build it myself or if it comes pre-built.

Thanks

Mystiik

If you're running 3D Studio Max and Photoshop I'd recommend ATLEAST 4GB ram, 8GB would be ideal.

Mystiik · 1st Nov 2009, 15:44

Okay thankyou very much

Kyocera · 1st Nov 2009, 15:49

Photoshop is programmed for 6GB (not eight).

If you're on budget AMD is the most money wise system.

Mystiik · 1st Nov 2009, 15:51

Ah, can i fit a 6GB kit into my budget ?

The Adobe website recommends 1GB minimum so surely 4GB is sufficient ?

http://www.adobe.com/products/photos...op/systemreqs/

Kyocera · 1st Nov 2009, 15:57

With AMD you'll fit more power/budget wise.

However, I do not know if I'm the best person to give advices of sort, as you can see from my signature. I just made a 3.000 pounds sterling PC as an average home machine.

http://forums.bit-tech.net/showthrea...=177254&page=3

Mystiik · 1st Nov 2009, 15:59

Hopefully you can understand that I only have 800GBP as a budget and at the age of 15, that is a lot of money. I just want to get it right, over time I will obviously upgrade the PC so maybe 4gb would be okay for now ?

Andersen1337 · 1st Nov 2009, 16:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mystiik

Hopefully you can understand that I only have 800GBP as a budget and at the age of 15, that is a lot of money. I just want to get it right, over time I will obviously upgrade the PC so maybe 4gb would be okay for now ?

4GB would be okay, see if fitting a Corsair VX550 into the package will reduce the price, it will be enough even if you put a HD5850 in there.

Kyocera · 1st Nov 2009, 16:07

First I would like to solve the monior issue; there is a new model from Nec, 231Wmi, with IPS panel; it costs 300GBP; I think that it would be long term money wise to buy it; especially if you need an image that is something worth.
Could you speak with your parents to give few bucks extra for the monitor???
Or maybe tell them to stop here, so that we can explain the difference and why?

Mystiik · 1st Nov 2009, 16:14

Thank you all very much for the help, but my parents are at the limit, £300 from them and £500 from me, they are also getting me a desk for it to sit.

@Kyocera - You are miles ahead of me in all of this so im gunna have to take your word for it, you know what to go for and what not to

I dont know what you are on about with it being an IPS panel I would just like a monitor with aa clear image and reliability. A 20" monitor would be just fine, 22" if you can get it for under £200.

@Andersen1337 - As you can probably tell, im not that clued up on spec, would a 550 be enough. In the future i am hoping to upgrade so I future proofed the PSU for more power hungry cards.

Thanks

Kyocera · 1st Nov 2009, 16:26

I'll get you a terribly awesome 24" monitor for gamers for well under 200GBP!!!

scan just got stuck on me (I hope that they haven't blacklisted me, for all the recent builds I have made using them).

Mystiik · 1st Nov 2009, 16:32

WOW, you're an awesome guy

So do you think that the spec is suitable for my needs ?

Kyocera · 1st Nov 2009, 16:36

NOOO!!!
I have totally reworked it; for 800GBP you're getting a GAMING machine with a BLACK AMD processor and an awesome monitor!!!

Mystiik · 1st Nov 2009, 16:38

Thank you, do you have msn or anything so that i can work through it with my parents ?

Kyocera · 1st Nov 2009, 16:39

I will post the picture with the prices up here shortly; just give me some time; the online shop is having a siesta (is lazy) today.

Mystiik · 1st Nov 2009, 16:41

Ahh, thanks man. WOW I cudnt hav got better advice off of anyone else :P Expect much Reputation coming our way. This will be the best Xmas prezzy by far

Thanks again so much!

Kyocera · 1st Nov 2009, 16:48

http://www.ballicom.co.uk/monitors/2...o.p449445.html

Kyocera · 1st Nov 2009, 16:51

I have put on the list TWO PSU units; one is 550w and the other 650W!!!

PC I : 650W PSU + monitor is = 780GBP

for the monitor there is a link up there!!

Mystiik · 1st Nov 2009, 16:51

:O:O:O Wow that is amazing, what website is that ?

Mystiik · 1st Nov 2009, 16:53

Thank you very very much. Get me parents to order it straight away

I dont know how to repay you :P Thanks sooo much !!!

1st Nov 2009, 15:38	#1
Mystiik ATI Fanboy. Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Swindon Posts: 57	My Possibe Spec Hi, I have posted on the forums earlier this year for a possible spec. Now i finally have my full budget of £800. This may not seem a lot but I am only 15 years old and as you would expect my parents are a bit sceptical of spending that much on a christmas pressie! I will be using the PC to be running software like Photoshop CS3 and possibly 3DSmax, I also leisurely play games like counterstrike source and garrys mod. Anyways, without further or do here is the spec: Intel Core i5 750 2.66GHz Socket LGA1156 8MB L3 Cache ASUS P7P55D iP55 Socket LGA 1156 ATX Motherboard PowerColor HD 4870 1GB GDDR5 Dual DVI HDTV Out PCI-E Graphics Card Corsair XMS3 2 GB ( 2 x 1 GB ) Memory - DIMM 240-pin - 1333 MHz ( PC3-10600 ) Antec 300 Three Hundred Black Case - No PSU Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev 2 CPU Cooler (Socket 939 / AM2 / AM2+ / 775 / 1156 / 1366) 600W OCZ ModXStream Pro Modular Power Supply - OCZ600MXSP-UK 320 GB Western Digital WD3200AAJS Caviar Blue, SATA 3Gb/s, 7200rpm, 8MB Cache, 8.9 ms LG M227WD 22 Inch TFT Monitor With TV Tuner, DVI, HDMI This will obviously contain an optical drive and keyboard+mouse but im okay with those. Please can you tell me whether or not I need more or less power, and remember i have a budget of £800. Feel free to send links of pre built computers too, I dont mind whether or not i build it myself or if it comes pre-built. Thanks Mystiik Last edited by Mystiik; 1st Nov 2009 at 15:43.

1st Nov 2009, 15:49	#4
Kyocera The Garden of Evil Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 585	Photoshop is programmed for 6GB (not eight). If you're on budget AMD is the most money wise system. __________________ Considering that I'm very frequently advising PC builds I'd like to clarify a few things. My PC builds are in the SUPERIOR category. Raging from 800 till 4.000 pounds sterling; only for the PC, no monitors included. This is to clarify some choked protests, when I put together an 800GBP PC in the threads marked as affordable.

1st Nov 2009, 15:51	#5
Mystiik ATI Fanboy. Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Swindon Posts: 57	Ah, can i fit a 6GB kit into my budget ? The Adobe website recommends 1GB minimum so surely 4GB is sufficient ? http://www.adobe.com/products/photos...op/systemreqs/ Last edited by Mystiik; 1st Nov 2009 at 15:57. Reason: gramatical error :D

1st Nov 2009, 15:57	#6
Kyocera The Garden of Evil Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 585	With AMD you'll fit more power/budget wise. However, I do not know if I'm the best person to give advices of sort, as you can see from my signature. I just made a 3.000 pounds sterling PC as an average home machine. http://forums.bit-tech.net/showthrea...=177254&page=3 __________________ Considering that I'm very frequently advising PC builds I'd like to clarify a few things. My PC builds are in the SUPERIOR category. Raging from 800 till 4.000 pounds sterling; only for the PC, no monitors included. This is to clarify some choked protests, when I put together an 800GBP PC in the threads marked as affordable.

1st Nov 2009, 16:07	#9
Kyocera The Garden of Evil Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 585	First I would like to solve the monior issue; there is a new model from Nec, 231Wmi, with IPS panel; it costs 300GBP; I think that it would be long term money wise to buy it; especially if you need an image that is something worth. Could you speak with your parents to give few bucks extra for the monitor??? Or maybe tell them to stop here, so that we can explain the difference and why? __________________ Considering that I'm very frequently advising PC builds I'd like to clarify a few things. My PC builds are in the SUPERIOR category. Raging from 800 till 4.000 pounds sterling; only for the PC, no monitors included. This is to clarify some choked protests, when I put together an 800GBP PC in the threads marked as affordable.

1st Nov 2009, 15:44	#3
Mystiik ATI Fanboy. Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Swindon Posts: 57	Okay thankyou very much

1st Nov 2009, 15:59	#7
Mystiik ATI Fanboy. Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Swindon Posts: 57	Hopefully you can understand that I only have 800GBP as a budget and at the age of 15, that is a lot of money. I just want to get it right, over time I will obviously upgrade the PC so maybe 4gb would be okay for now ?

1st Nov 2009, 16:14	#10
Mystiik ATI Fanboy. Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Swindon Posts: 57	Thank you all very much for the help, but my parents are at the limit, £300 from them and £500 from me, they are also getting me a desk for it to sit. @Kyocera - You are miles ahead of me in all of this so im gunna have to take your word for it, you know what to go for and what not to I dont know what you are on about with it being an IPS panel I would just like a monitor with aa clear image and reliability. A 20" monitor would be just fine, 22" if you can get it for under £200. @Andersen1337 - As you can probably tell, im not that clued up on spec, would a 550 be enough. In the future i am hoping to upgrade so I future proofed the PSU for more power hungry cards. Thanks

1st Nov 2009, 16:26	#11
Kyocera The Garden of Evil Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 585	I'll get you a terribly awesome 24" monitor for gamers for well under 200GBP!!! scan just got stuck on me (I hope that they haven't blacklisted me, for all the recent builds I have made using them). __________________ Considering that I'm very frequently advising PC builds I'd like to clarify a few things. My PC builds are in the SUPERIOR category. Raging from 800 till 4.000 pounds sterling; only for the PC, no monitors included. This is to clarify some choked protests, when I put together an 800GBP PC in the threads marked as affordable.

1st Nov 2009, 16:32	#12
Mystiik ATI Fanboy. Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Swindon Posts: 57	WOW, you're an awesome guy So do you think that the spec is suitable for my needs ? Last edited by Mystiik; 1st Nov 2009 at 16:32. Reason: grammar

1st Nov 2009, 16:36	#13
Kyocera The Garden of Evil Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 585	NOOO!!! I have totally reworked it; for 800GBP you're getting a GAMING machine with a BLACK AMD processor and an awesome monitor!!! __________________ Considering that I'm very frequently advising PC builds I'd like to clarify a few things. My PC builds are in the SUPERIOR category. Raging from 800 till 4.000 pounds sterling; only for the PC, no monitors included. This is to clarify some choked protests, when I put together an 800GBP PC in the threads marked as affordable.

1st Nov 2009, 16:38	#14
Mystiik ATI Fanboy. Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Swindon Posts: 57	Thank you, do you have msn or anything so that i can work through it with my parents ?

1st Nov 2009, 16:39	#15
Kyocera The Garden of Evil Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 585	I will post the picture with the prices up here shortly; just give me some time; the online shop is having a siesta (is lazy) today. __________________ Considering that I'm very frequently advising PC builds I'd like to clarify a few things. My PC builds are in the SUPERIOR category. Raging from 800 till 4.000 pounds sterling; only for the PC, no monitors included. This is to clarify some choked protests, when I put together an 800GBP PC in the threads marked as affordable.

1st Nov 2009, 16:41	#16
Mystiik ATI Fanboy. Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Swindon Posts: 57	Ahh, thanks man. WOW I cudnt hav got better advice off of anyone else :P Expect much Reputation coming our way. This will be the best Xmas prezzy by far Thanks again so much!

1st Nov 2009, 16:48	#17
Kyocera The Garden of Evil Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 585	http://www.ballicom.co.uk/monitors/2...o.p449445.html __________________ Considering that I'm very frequently advising PC builds I'd like to clarify a few things. My PC builds are in the SUPERIOR category. Raging from 800 till 4.000 pounds sterling; only for the PC, no monitors included. This is to clarify some choked protests, when I put together an 800GBP PC in the threads marked as affordable.

1st Nov 2009, 16:51	#18
Kyocera The Garden of Evil Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 585	I have put on the list TWO PSU units; one is 550w and the other 650W!!! PC I : 650W PSU + monitor is = 780GBP for the monitor there is a link up there!! __________________ Considering that I'm very frequently advising PC builds I'd like to clarify a few things. My PC builds are in the SUPERIOR category. Raging from 800 till 4.000 pounds sterling; only for the PC, no monitors included. This is to clarify some choked protests, when I put together an 800GBP PC in the threads marked as affordable.

1st Nov 2009, 16:53	#20
Mystiik ATI Fanboy. Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Swindon Posts: 57	Thank you very very much. Get me parents to order it straight away I dont know how to repay you :P Thanks sooo much !!!