Computer / Desktop Tower (suggestions please)

[Sonar]

Max Budget £500-600

My friend wants a new system, i got him to join up to the forum so he can watch this topic, he needs alittle help on what specs to buy in a desktop tower.

I bet everyone will say the amd system out of these 2.

Case : Vantage Blue Midi Tower Case + 4 120mm Fans
Power Supply : Branded X-Viper 750 Watt 80+ Bronze Editon Active PFC
Motherboard : Asus M5A78L-M USB3
CPU : AMD FX 8350 Eight Core CPU (turbo 4.2Ghz)
Hard Drive : 1tb Sata Hard Drive
Memory : 16gb DDR3 1600mhz Corsair Vengeance Memory
Graphics Card : Nvidia GTX 660 2gb (Tripple screen support via DVI / HDMI / DISPLAY PORT)
Optical Drive : 24x Dual Layer DVD Writer
Warranty : 12 Months Return To Base (Parts & Labour)
Connections : 6 x USB 2.0 / 2 x USB 3.0 / LAN / Sound
Software : Drivers Only ( see shop for o/s options)

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AMD-FX-8350-Eight-Core-Gaming-Pc-Computer-1tb-16Gb-Nvidia-GTX-660-2GB-Van-B-/141046394407?pt=UK_Computing_DesktopPCs&hash=item20d7052e27

or

Case : Zalman Mini T3 Black
Power Supply : 500 Watt With Power Cable Supplied
Motherboard : Gigabyte H81M-S2PV
CPU : Intel I7 4th Gen 4770 Quad Core 3.4Ghz (turbo 3.9Ghz) CPU
Hard Drive : 1tb Sata Hard Drive
Memory : 16gb DDR3 1600mhz Corsair Vengeance Memory
Graphics Card : Upgraded to Latest Radeon R7 250 2gb ddr3 (Outputs VGA / DVI / HDMI)
Optical Drive : 24x Dual Layer DVD Writer
Warranty : 12 Months Return To Base (Parts & Labour)
Connections : 6 x USB 2.0 / 2 x USB 3.0 / LAN / Sound
Software : Drivers Only ( see shop for o/s options)

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Intel-I7-4770-3-9Ghz-Gaming-Pc-Computer-1Tb-16Gb-Ddr3-ATI-HD-7750-2GB-ZT3-/370949086773?pt=UK_Computing_DesktopPCs&hash=item565e49de35

Edited December 18, 2013 by Sonar

[dMog]

why not get the one the with the 1 TB hard drive..better graphics card too

[Sonar]

why not get the one the with the 1 TB hard drive..better graphics card too

you mean this one?

Case : Zalman Mini T3 Black

Power Supply : 500 Watt With Power Cable Supplied

Motherboard : Gigabyte H81M-S2PV

CPU : Intel I7 4th Gen 4770 Quad Core 3.4Ghz (turbo 3.9Ghz) CPU

Hard Drive : 1tb Sata Hard Drive

Memory : 16gb DDR3 1600mhz Corsair Vengeance Memory

Graphics Card : Upgraded to Latest Radeon R7 250 2gb ddr3 (Outputs VGA / DVI / HDMI)

Optical Drive : 24x Dual Layer DVD Writer

Warranty : 12 Months Return To Base (Parts & Labour)

Connections : 6 x USB 2.0 / 2 x USB 3.0 / LAN / Sound

Software : Drivers Only ( see shop for o/s options)

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Intel-I7-4770-3-9Ghz-Gaming-Pc-Computer-1Tb-16Gb-Ddr3-ATI-HD-7750-2GB-ZT3-/370949086773?pt=UK_Computing_DesktopPCs&hash=item565e49de35

Edited December 18, 2013 by Sonar

[dMog]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AMD-FX-8350-Eight-Core-Gaming-Pc-Computer-1tb-16Gb-Nvidia-GTX-660-2GB-Van-B-/141046394407?pt=UK_Computing_DesktopPCs&hash=item20d7052e27

[Sonar]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AMD-FX-8350-Eight-Core-Gaming-Pc-Computer-1tb-16Gb-Nvidia-GTX-660-2GB-Van-B-/141046394407?pt=UK_Computing_DesktopPCs&hash=item20d7052e27

I don't like nothing but gigabyte boards :D and trying to stay intel based instead of amd

[dMog]

so...what did you end up with... when my last mother board died i decided to go with very good high end notebook...easier for me as i am not gamer but i did require a kick ass graphics card as i take lots and lots of pictures...a note book just made more sense for me for the mobility part..As well,i also have 1TB mobile hard drive and also a 2TB mobile hard drive...you will not see this guy lose any of his picture files...last time i checked i have over 90 gigs of pictures and video

[Sonar]

If it was me Ide be happy with the I7 I posted, but my friend joined the forum just to get a little info on what to buy.

well see what he says - either the AMD build or the I7.

Edited December 18, 2013 by Sonar