Hiya guys i am thinking of getting this custom build, what do you thing of it ? Would it be able to run GTA on max settings ? It would be great if i could get answers ASAP :D

Case

COOLERMASTER HAF 912 PLUS MID TOWER GAMING CASE

Processor (CPU)

AMD PHENOM II X4 955 (3.20GHz/8MB CACHE/AM3) - BLACK EDITION

Motherboard

ASUS® M5A87: AM3+ PLATFORM, DUAL DDR3,SATA 6.0GB/s, USB 3.0

Memory (RAM)

4GB SAMSUNG DDR3 DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 2GB)

Graphics Card

2GB AMD RADEON™ HD6950 - 2 DVI,HDMI,2 mDP - DX® 11, Eyefinity 4 Capable

Memory - 1st Hard Disk

750GB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD7502AAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)

1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive

24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM

Power Supply

CORSAIR 650W TX SERIES (TX650) 80+ ULTRA QUIET PSU (£72)

Processor Cooling

SUPER QUIET 22dBA TRIPLE COPPER HEATPIPE CPU COOLER (£19)

Sound Card

ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)

Network Facilities

ONBOARD 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

Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)

Office Software

FREE Microsoft® Office Starter 2010 (Limited functionality Word & Excel)

Anti-Virus

BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL

Monitor

22" Widescreen TFT 1920 x1080 2MS D-Sub, DVI, 21.6" Panel (£99)

DVI-D & HDMI Monitor Cables

1 x 2 METRE DVI-D CABLE (£5)

Keyboard & Mouse

LOGITECH® K200 USB MEDIA KEYBOARD (£9)

Mouse

LOGITECH® MX™518 OPTICAL GAMING MOUSE (£28)

Warranty

3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)

Delivery

STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)

Build Time

Standard Build - Approximately 10 to 12 working days

Quantity

1

Thanks

JordanH

I'd go with 6GB or 8GB RAM, other than that the PC should be able to run GTA IV on maximum settings, yes.

Thanks Break, would it be able to handle this ?

http://www.pcgamer.com/2011/07/18/gta-4-icenhancer-mod-enhanced-new-trailer-released/

Other than the RAM it's all good ?

Yeah probably, pretty sure you would be able to get that to run.

Ok thanks, now is the time to coax mum into giving me £895 for a computer haha

Should i change anything ? like graphics card ?

I'll tell unr3al, if he doesn't come here on his own, to check that list and tell you if something is wrong. He is better with computer hardware than me.

Thanks Break +3 :D

Pretty close to what I have. Graphics card is slightly slower than mine, but not too bad. Thats the same CPU I have. If you have the option, I'd switch it out for something newer. The Phenom II architecture is outdated. Try a relatively cheap Core i7 processor if you can swing it cost wise.

SUPER QUIET 22dBA TRIPLE COPPER HEATPIPE CPU COOLER (£19)

£19 for a no name CPU cooler? Are they mad?

I'd recommend building it yourself, you could switch the CPU, RAM & Motherboard to something newer, and probably get it at a cheaper cost.

Know anywhere in the UK that does cheap parts then ? I can't spend over £1000 on this build,

Ok guys would this work ?

1 x MSI GeForce GTX 570 OC Twin FrozR III Power Edition 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £254.99

1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £161.99

1 x MSI P67A-G45 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION ** £99.98

1 x OcUK V-Line 221V2SB 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black £83.99

1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit £68.40

1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) £29.99

1 x OCZ StealthXStream 2 600W Power Supply £54.98

1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £49.99

1 x Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £44.99

1 x Kaspersky Internet Security 2011 (3 User) - Retail (KL1837UXCFS) £21.43

1 x LG GH22NS70 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99

Total : £905.42 (includes shipping : £14.75).

Edited July 22, 201114 yr by JordanH

Just to tell you, haha, just because you have an intel processor, you don't have to buy nvidia aswell. Intel and AMD Graphics are perfeclty ompatible, same with AMD and nvidia. If I was you, I'd go with a hexacore, i.e. Intel i7 or AMD Phenom II X6 T1100, though.

Edited July 22, 201114 yr by Break

Just to tell you, haha, just because you have an intel processor, you don't have to buy nvidia aswell. Intel and AMD Graphics are perfeclty ompatible, same with AMD and nvidia. If I was you, I'd go with a hexacore, i.e. Intel i7 or AMD Phenom II X6 T1100, though.

Its not me that's getting the parts :( i am asking some guys on another forum

Oh!

Well if I was to buy a new pc today, I would go with either the Phenom II X6 T1100 or the Intel i7 2600K, although I would tend to get the Phenom, since it's cheaper. For video cards I'd go with a Zotac GTX 570 AMP! or a comparable AMD(ATI) model, although I don't like AMD videocards that much, they're cheaper than nvidia. RAM would be 8GB DDR3 for me. And probably 2 500 GB HDDs, maybe even 1 60-120GB SSD.

Ok would this be able to play GTA on high/max settings ?

1 x MSI GeForce GTX 570 OC Twin FrozR III Power Edition 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £254.99

1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £161.99

1 x MSI P67A-G45 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION ** £99.98

1 x OcUK V-Line 221V2SB 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black £83.99

1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit £68.40

1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) £29.99

1 x OCZ StealthXStream 2 600W Power Supply £54.98

1 x Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £44.99

1 x Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £29.99

1 x Kaspersky Internet Security 2011 (3 User) - Retail (KL1837UXCFS) £21.43

1 x LG GH22NS70 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99

Total : £885.42 (includes shipping : £14.75).

That's the same thing than before. Also, why do you need 3 licenses for kaspersky internet security? lol

Its cheaper for some reason

[EDIT]

Ok that is what i've arrived at..

1 x MSI GeForce GTX 570 OC Twin FrozR III Power Edition 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £254.99

1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £161.99

1 x MSI P67A-G45 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION ** £99.98

1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit £68.40

1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) £29.99

1 x OCZ StealthXStream 2 600W Power Supply £54.98

1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £49.99

1 x Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £44.99

1 x Kaspersky Internet Security 2011 (3 User) - Retail (KL1837UXCFS) £21.43

1 x LG GH22NS70 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99

Total : £820.24 (includes shipping : £13.75).

Edited July 22, 201114 yr by JordanH

Drop Kaspersky, just use the free one from Microsoft.

But yeah, seems like a pretty nice setup. If you're going to be doing some video editing or something like Photoshop alot, I would go with a i7 because of hyper threading.

So drop Kaspersky, aslo some on on OcUK poster this:

cpu cooler? too unleash full power of i5-2500k (k means unlocked cpu), keep everything cool and quiet(er)

recommend hyper 212 plus its about twenty quid. or silver arrow about fifty quid.

also dump the os+hdd bundle? for £10 more you can get 1000GB(1TB) HDD if bought seperately. If you decide to upgrade(add another 500gb) in future it'll cost you £30.

Maybe drop down to xigmatek midgard? or elite 430, save a wee bit, but choose a case you like everyone will like the looks of different things.

Thoughts ?