Help with New Computer

[Col. Burton]

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[Freeze]

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thanks

[Ethan]

Ignore the build suggested before. There's no way you're gonna get a decent computer on the z68 platform with this budget.

One thing I learned today: VAT is an starfish.

Below I have configured the best system you're possibly going to get for your budget without building one yourself.
http://www.cyberpowersystem.co.uk/saving/show.aspx?id=325525

Key specs:
AMD Phenom II X4 850BE
4GB RAM
AMD Radeon HD6670 1GB
500GB HDD

Comes with a 19 inch 720p monitor, a $7 keyboard, and Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit.

[Freeze]

The link doesn't lead to the one you customized, I customized it using the parts you said but any other custom parts you left out?

Edit: im guessing not
Thank you, it's great
Thanks to fao as well for trying

Ill leave thread open, just in case

[Ethan]

The link doesn't lead to the one you customized, I customized it using the parts you said but any other custom parts you left out?

Edit: im guessing not
Thank you, it's great
Thanks to fao as well for trying

Ill leave thread open, just in case

The link does lead to it for me.
I didn't change much off the base model, just a few things.

[HelplessNobb88]

http://www.dell.com/us/p/xps-8300/pd

There, nice Dell XPS 8300. 429 pounds. I don't know if your monitor and keyboard budget carry over to your PC budget, but here is a good monitor: http://www.amazon.com/ASUS-VE228H-21-5-Inch-Wide-16/dp/B00413PHDM/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1313363912&sr=1-1

and a decent keyboard: http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-920-002478-Keyboard-K120/dp/B003ELVLKU/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1313364005&sr=1-1

[Faoeoa]

Dell isn't really a brand to go off.
The best part would be getting a 6870 and that tops out at a whopping

Also ethan

That's overkill for Sims 3, TF2.

GT 430 does just fine.

[Ethan]

Dell isn't really a brand to go off.
The best part would be getting a 6870 and that tops out at a whopping

Also ethan

That's overkill for Sims 3, TF2.

GT 430 does just fine.

Why not get a better computer if you can afford it?
I don't think there is such thing as overkill if you can go better without losing anything.

[Coolio]

Even if it is overkill, do you not want to be able to run other games that you wouldn't be able to run on a compute fit for those games.

(I can run TF2 on an Intel 845G chipset, and get 10-40fps, 20-30 fps average, and it's playable)

[Faoeoa]

forget you guys
a Radeon X200 satisfied my needs (that was running 2009 games at low for 4 years)

[Freeze]

I do want the best I can get.
Thanks hk but I'll stick with Ethan's for now.

[Faoeoa]

I do want the best I can get.
Thanks hk but I'll stick with Ethan's for now.

I'm going to make the honourable mention.

AMD Processors are loving GARBAGE
An intel pentium 4 probably does better nowadays.

Everyone knows the 1100T < 2500k i5

[Freeze]

what's wrong with AMD? D;

[Faoeoa]

what's wrong with AMD? D;

The fact is the strongest CPU they have available is 6 cores and it still doesn't compare to the quad cores of the i5 i showed you, plus AMD's are less futureproof

A pentium 4 lasted a few years for me, AMD's need updating every 2 years time.

i5 2500k is probably your best, if you ever want to speed it up the overclocking is possibile, make sure you have a good cooling though

All my main PCs have used Intel, i've used 3 Godly PCs in my life - Back in the day of pentium 3 & 4 was the good days

[Freeze]

But your computer is to pricy.