Need a hand with these PC specs

[thisisyournamenow]

:- AMD Athlon II X2 Dual Core 245 2.90GHz
:- Corsair XMS2 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 PC2-6400C5 TwinX Dual Channel
:- 500GB Seagate 7200RPM Hard Drive
:- ATI Radeon 4850 1024MB Graphics Card

would those specs be ok for a good gaming pc im taking around 359.98 UK pounds

i mean the wicther on max, dawn of war two on max etc

more advanced list of stuff


Case: Coolermaster Elite 335 Case - Black
Graphics Card: ATI Radeon HD 4850 1024MB GDDR3
Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache
Memory: Corsair XMS2 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 PC2-6400C5 TwinX Dual Channel
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-M61PME-S2P nForce 430 PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
Optical Drive: LG GH22NS30 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter
Power Supply: Corsair HX 450W ATX Modular SLI Compliant Power Supply
Processor: AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 7850+ Black Edition 2.80GHz
Processor Cooler AMD Black Edition Approved CPU Cooler
Sound Card: High Definition 7.1 OnBoard Sound Card

 

[sneak_copter]

Probably. For brand new releases, you will have to have a high tolerance for slowdown, or just reduce the graphics quality.

 

[Doomdiver]

If you can put a bit extra in to get a HD 4870, not the latest card but it has just that bit of an edge over the 4850.

 

[thisisyournamenow]

well i have around 800 to put into it

 

[thisisyournamenow]

http://www.overclockers.co.uk

if you guys could find a good pc on that for me i would give loads of hugs

 

[DazZ.]

well I have around 800 to put into it

Lucky. I just need a new processor and can't afford that.

OT: That system should be fine, from what I've heard. I have more Intel/Nvidea knowledge.

 

[thisisyournamenow]

well I have around 800 to put into it

Lucky. I just need a new processor and can't afford that.

OT: That system should be fine, from what I've heard. I have more Intel/Nvidea knowledge.

i need some help find a pc im stuck on pretty much the whole thing, so any help you could give would be great

 

[Joshimodo]

Overclockers or eBuyer are good for components.

Are monitors/OS a part of your £800 budget?

The £359-ish price you listed is a bit steep for the stuff you're getting-You can do a lot better there.

 

[Nimbus]

Rule 1 of PC building: Don't cheap out on the PSU. It's an easy mistake to make.

For a high end modern GFX card, I would suggest 650W minimum, although I do like to be on the safe side.

 

[Monshroud]

I would tell you to swap out the power supply for an Antec Earth Watts 650. I am not sure if 450W will be enough for everything you are driving there. Also it will allow for OC and future upgrades.

 

[thisisyournamenow]

i have the monitor already, im just looking for a beast of a pc 800 is my max for a machine. i could go to 900.

should i buy a pre-made pc

 

[thisisyournamenow]

Case Performance Gaming Case Options
Graphics Card ATI radeon 4870 1028
Hard Drive Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache
Memory Corsair XMS3 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 (1600MHz) Tri-Channel
Motherboard Gigabyte EX58-UD3R Intel X58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard
Optical Drive LG GH22NS30 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter
Power Supply Corsair TX 650W ATX2.2 SLI Compliant PSU
Processor Intel Core i7 920 2.66Ghz D0 Overclocked to 3.40GHz!
Processor Cooler Akasa AK-967 Nero Direct Contact Heatpipe CPU Cooler
Sound Card 7.1 High Definition OnBoard Sound Card
Other Arctic Silver 5 heatsink compound professionally hand installed by our technicians

thats 750 pounds pre-made any good future proof??

 

[Whistler777]

:- AMD Athlon II X2 Dual Core 245 2.90GHz
:- Corsair XMS2 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 PC2-6400C5 TwinX Dual Channel
:- 500GB Seagate 7200RPM Hard Drive
:- ATI Radeon 4850 1024MB Graphics Card

would those specs be ok for a good gaming pc im taking around 359.98 UK pounds

i mean the wicther on max, dawn of war two on max etc

more advanced list of stuff


Case: Coolermaster Elite 335 Case - Black
Graphics Card: ATI Radeon HD 4850 1024MB GDDR3
Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache
Memory: Corsair XMS2 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 PC2-6400C5 TwinX Dual Channel
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-M61PME-S2P nForce 430 PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
Optical Drive: LG GH22NS30 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter
Power Supply: Corsair HX 450W ATX Modular SLI Compliant Power Supply
Processor: AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 7850+ Black Edition 2.80GHz
Processor Cooler AMD Black Edition Approved CPU Cooler
Sound Card: High Definition 7.1 OnBoard Sound Card

OP, those specs would be okay for gaming, but it also depends on what kind of monitor you are using. If you're using a regular 'ol CRT monitor (the fat ones), you'd be in a world of roses and high frame rates. On a 17" LCD monitor (the skinny ones), you'd be fine and dandy as well. Anything beyond that, however, and you'll have to bump things down to Medium settings.

Edit: With the addition of the 4870 and Core i7 to your PC, you no longer really need to worry about monitor resolution. Yes, that is quite a good build, OP...you will be able to run 90% of games on Highest settings.

If you have any other questions, you can feel free to email or PM me. I've been spending the past month doing nothing but looking at PC parts, so I can safely say that I know my shit.

Rule 1 of PC building: Don't cheap out on the PSU. It's an easy mistake to make.

For a high end modern GFX card, I would suggest 650W minimum, although I do like to be on the safe side.

While I appreciate your concern, and applaud your common sense, you need to take another look at his power supply. Being a Corsair 450HX, it will power everything in his system without failure.

Wattage doesn't matter nearly as much as craftsmanship, which Corsair has in spades.

 

[thisisyournamenow]

its a 20 inch monitor LCD

 

[Whistler777]

its a 20 inch monitor LCD

Yes, that'll be just fine with the specs you listed in post #13.

 

[Nimbus]

While I appreciate your concern, and applaud your common sense, you need to take another look at his power supply. Being a Corsair 450HX, it will power everything in his system without failure.

Wattage doesn't matter nearly as much as craftsmanship, which Corsair has in spades.

Now that I look at the system reqs of his GFX card, I see that you're right. I'm more used to nVidia parts, which generally need more power.

 

[RanD00M]

That is a good spec.Maybe just get a better graphics and your golden.

 

[thehoff]

That should play most things up high, especially at lower resolutions. What res are you going to use?

 

[thisisyournamenow]

i have no idea what would you recommend