Does this desktop sound good price wise (friend building me one)

[peteyt]

My girlfriends brother builds computers occasionally and mine is getting old but don't really have the time to mess about plus I'm not that experienced in building them, more in using them. He's given me some prices for a few builds and wondering if this one sounds good price wise:

INTEL i7 3770 QUAD CORE CPU RUNNING AT 3.4 GHZ3.4GHZ x 8 THREADS TOTAL OF 27.2 GHZ OF CPUPOWER8 GIG DDR 3 MEMORY 1333 MHZVTX3D Radeon HD 7730 2GB DDR3 PCI Express Graphics Card£530

[Futz]

I'd say that's about right but that graphics card is **** and the CPU is unecessary

That CPU is like £240, you can get a solid i5 for like £130, use the money you save to buy a better graphics card and it'll be worth it

make sure he doesnt skimp out on parts, get reliable ram and a solid psu

[mrwoooooooo]

I'd say that's about right but that graphics card is **** and the CPU is unecessary

That CPU is like £240, you can get a solid i5 for like £130, use the money you save to buy a better graphics card and it'll be worth it

make sure he doesnt skimp out on parts, get reliable ram and a solid psu

what he said, graphics is **** and you dont need an i7 3770k

[peteyt]

what he said, graphics is **** and you dont need an i7 3770k

I wouldn't mind an i7 mainly because of video editing, broadcasting and wanting something that will last a while. What graphics card would you recommend. I want something that will last a bit I'm not gaming that much these days but do have games like crysis 1 & 2 etc

[peteyt]

Just to add one of the other ones he priced was:

Intel Core i5 Quad Core HDMI 3470 PC 3.20 GHz x4 8GB DDR3 RAM 2TB HD with Nvidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost

[mrwoooooooo]

Just to add one of the other ones he priced was:

Intel Core i5 Quad Core HDMI 3470 PC 3.20 GHz x4 8GB DDR3 RAM 2TB HD with Nvidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost
650ti is meh, you'd want atleast an amd 7850, and by the sounds of it he's trying to rip you off on the RAM as well, get atleast 1600 mhz

[peteyt]

650ti is meh, you'd want atleast an amd 7850, and by the sounds of it he's trying to rip you off on the RAM as well, get atleast 1600 mhz

Looking at getting an intel PC rather than AMD. Currently use AMD but prefer intel. What would be a good but affordable build as I don't know anything about parts lol

[mrwoooooooo]

Looking at getting an intel PC rather than AMD. Currently use AMD but prefer intel. What would be a good but affordable build as I don't know anything about parts lol
amd graphics card, not processor

[peteyt]

amd graphics card, not processor
Will a amd graphics card work good with an intel cpu?

[xxMATTGxx]

Will a amd graphics card work good with an intel cpu?

Yes it will work fine with Intel or AMD processors.

[peteyt]

mrwoooooooo, Futz, xxMATTGxx Sorry to be a pain guys but does anyone want to give me a full list of specs that I should ask for? Basically what do you think I should get?

Thanks, rep for all btw!

[account32]

AMD is probably better.

[Lucy]

I can provide a list of specs that would be good, however I really need an idea of what exactly you do? For example if you just use it casually with no gaming a high-end graphics card is highly unnecessary.

[today]

I can provide a list of specs that would be good, however I really need an idea of what exactly you do? For example if you just use it casually with no gaming a high-end graphics card is highly unnecessary.
He said video editing and streaming is likely and he has some games.

[peteyt]

I can provide a list of specs that would be good, however I really need an idea of what exactly you do? For example if you just use it casually with no gaming a high-end graphics card is highly unnecessary.

Sorry for the late reply. Basically I want a decent computer. I don't need something amazing but I do want something that will last and play new games decently. My maximum spend would probably be around 500

[Lucy]

Sorry for the late reply. Basically I want a decent computer. I don't need something amazing but I do want something that will last and play new games decently. My maximum spend would probably be around 500
Are you in the UK? Just need to know as it will change where I get the info from :)

[peteyt]

Are you in the UK? Just need to know as it will change where I get the info from :)

Yeah I'm UK based cheers

[ChitChatCityLUV]

if you're planning to use this rig in a long run then i guess the cpu and mobo is about right, you can easily upgrade the gpu and ram on this one :)