Is this a good quote for a custom built desktop?

Lloydeh

I recently got a quote from PCSpecialist, and im not sure wether its worth it or not.
Here are the specs.
Case: PCS MAELSTROM T900 BLACK GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU) AMD PHENOM II X6 1090T (3.20GHz/9MB CACHE)*
Motherboard ASUS® M4A87TD/USB3: DUAL DDR3,SATA 6.0GB/s, USB 3.0
Memory (RAM) 4GB SAMSUNG DDR3 DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 2GB)
Graphics Card 1GB ATI RADEON™ HD5570 - DVI,HDMI,VGA - DirectX® 11
Hard Disk 500GB SERIAL ATA 3-Gb/s HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (7,200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive 24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER
Power Supply 450W
Processor Cooling STANDARD AMD CPU COOLER
Sound Card ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL
USB Options 6 x USB 2.0 PORTS
Operating System Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software FREE Microsoft® Office Starter 2010 (Limited functionality Word & Excel)
Keyboard & Mouse: Logitech® Wireless Desktop® MK250 Keyboard and Mouse Combo

This would cost me £646.00
Im mainly going to be using the PC for things such as HEAVY video editing, and games such as Call of Duty and a few others.
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

JasX

Not blown away.... try comparing to a couple of these sites:
www.cyberpowersystem.co.uk
www.dinopc.com

-whoever you use when shopping with smaller/independant PC places ALWAYS use a credit card for sec 75 protection .....and be prepared for a wait.

Lloydeh

JasX wrote: »

Not blown away.... try comparing to a couple of these sites:
-links-

-whoever you use when shopping with smaller/independant PC places ALWAYS use a credit card for sec 75 protection .....and be prepared for a wait.

Tried them both, PCSpecialist came out on top for price. Will the system be able to handle heavy video editing in After effects and gaming?

gonzo127

video editing shouldnt be too much of a problem as the X6 of course has the extra cores - although this being said one of the intel sandy bridge chips in benchmarks has performed as well as the X6 and is usually better in non multi threaded applications so it might be worth looking into going down that route http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/cpus/2011/01/03/intel-sandy-bridge-review/1

also the graphics card whilst capable at playing COD might start to show its limitations in other/future games, all depends on the resolution you are planning on playing at http://www.guru3d.com/article/radeon-hd-5570-review/9 as you can see playing COD in DX9 you can go up to a regular 24 inch monitor (higher than 'full hd' resolution on TV's) 1920x1200 however you will be moving into the realms of potential judders on the more graphically intense parts of the game at these higher resolutions

baring this in mind i would suggest considering a slighter better graphics card if you are using a high resolution - if however you are using something like a 17 or 19 inch monitor the graphics card will be fine.

Lloydeh

gonzo127 wrote: »

video editing shouldnt be too much of a problem as the X6 of course has the extra cores - although this being said one of the intel sandy bridge chips in benchmarks has performed as well as the X6 and is usually better in non multi threaded applications so it might be worth looking into going down that route
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baring this in mind i would suggest considering a slighter better graphics card if you are using a high resolution - if however you are using something like a 17 or 19 inch monitor the graphics card will be fine.

Im now thinking about the 5770, as I have a newer, better price from the same retailer, would the 5770 be a good future proof card?

spakkker

Original system pretty mundane except for a hex-core cpu - only 4MB ram , middling hdd at best ,if that, ditto gpu.

Seen the light with the gpu ?? -- http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/gpu_list.php

Lloydeh

spakkker wrote: »

Original system pretty mundane except for a hex-core cpu - only 4MB ram , middling hdd at best ,if that, ditto gpu.

Seen the light with the gpu ??

To bump up to 8GB would cost me an extra £30, which I can afford, but is it worth it?

JasX

Lloydeh wrote: »

Tried them both, PCSpecialist came out on top for price. Will the system be able to handle heavy video editing in After effects and gaming?

really, checking DinoPCs front page they have a £525 inc VAT one with twice the ram, not compromising on graphics card and twice the HDD space..... unless you're insistent on stacking up on peripherals (which you've already cut back core system power for above that seems a better buy no?)

Probably more juggling to do

spakkker

It's diminishing returns with adding more ram -I was just thinking for the total quote 4GB wasn't that good. DDR3 seems to be very reasonable at the mo' so why skimp ?

Hammyman

Beware though that if it goes wrong, PC Specialists customer support is a bit cack. Had a customer of mine who had to fight for 3 months to get a laptop repaired that had been a victim of the widely known duff nVidia chipset issue. They claimed to know nothing about it so I sent 100 links including the official statement from nVidia and still no joy.