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Ishu

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2nd one is better but by the looks of it the price will be £100 more than your other. Taking this into account I'd go for your first choice, with an i5 processor.

I think it will probably be at the same price. iX mobos are much more expensive.

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2nd one is better but by the looks of it the price will be £100 more than your other. Taking this into account I'd go for your first choice, with an i5 processor.

second one is pretty much the same price, in fact it's slightly cheaper at £500, my first one with an i5 is £530. I do only play FM and no other games.

So this the final decision which one?

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Ishu

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second one is pretty much the same price, in fact it's slightly cheaper at £500, my first one with an i5 is £530. I do only play FM and no other games.

So this the final decision which one?

In the second PC

CPU is marginally better than the i5.

Graphic card is better.

rest is almost same.

2nd is better for evrything. :D

When are you going to buy this?

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So the i5 dual core would run FM quicker than the amd x 4? I just assumed 4 cores would be quicker than 2

Then I echo what Ishu has said. Go for the first one.

2nd proccy is better than i5. didn't look properly enough before. Sorry :p

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In the second PC

CPU is marginally better than the i5.

Graphic card is better.

rest is almost same.

2nd is better for evrything. :D

When are you going to buy this?

Tonight or tomorrow, can't wait! Should have all parts and built for the big day on Nov 5th! So you think the AMD one? That was my thought.

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In the second PC

CPU is marginally better than the i5.

Graphic card is better.

rest is almost same.

2nd is better for evrything. :D

When are you going to buy this?

Also the 2nd one allows me to upgrade to more RAM without replacing, I can just add as there's more slots!

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Ishu

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Ye, of course, i'm willing to listen!

You need a

CPU

Motherboard

HDD

RAM

PowerSupply

Windows

anything else?

As FM is not graphicaly intensive I would recommend an onboard solution(integrated card) with an option to upgrade later. You OK with this?

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You need a

CPU

Motherboard

HDD

RAM

PowerSupply

Windows

anything else?

As FM is not graphicaly intensive I would recommend an onboard solution with an option to upgrade later. You OK with this?

I am as long as it'll run in full and flawless otherwise i'd need an upgrade now.

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What about graphics? How would it run them? I.m not comfortable with intergrated graphics at all.

This integrated graphics will run FM on high easily. Its a little better than Intel HD.

If you still want a dedicated card.

ATI Radeon HD5450 £30

Total cost £550

The ATI card will/can run in Xfire with the onboard graphic card. This means that both the integrated card and this card will work together.

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Here's a custom one that I made online at pcspecialist.com. What do you think of the specs:

Processor - AMD Athlon X4 645 3.10ghz

Mobo - ASUS M4A78LT

Memory - 4gb (2*2gb) 1333MHz RAM

Graphics card - 1GB Ati Radeon HD 5450

HD - 1TB (7,200rpm)

Secondary HD - 250 GB (7,200rpm)

Blu Ray - 24x Dual Layer DVD writer

Power Supply - 450W Quiet + 120mm Fan case

OS - Windows 7 64 bit

Warranty - 3 years standard

Build time - 9-12 days

All that comes to £544 VAT included.

The processor is pretty powerful because it has a good speed and 4 cores. 4gb will run FM nicely and graphics card will run FM graphics on high easily. You have a massive HD so you can store all your stuff and a secondary HD, which will up the performance of your PC. Comes with a powerful 450W power supply which is quiet which is a nice bonus. Windows 7 is installed and it comes with a handy 3 year warranty.

What do you think Ishu?

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Your recommendation looks good Ishu. But will his PC have 3 RAM slots, most just have 2.

Err, the mobo in this(my) config has 4 slots. Even after getting 3x2=6GB he will still have a free slot.

Also 3 sticks = triple channeling = fast

He can even stick in 4 4GB sticks for 16GB RAM :eek:

What do you think Ishu?

Looks good.

Only thing is we don't know exactly which power supply they are giving.

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Hello all. I'm thinking of upgrading my PC but I'm not sure which option to chose exactly in regards to FM performance. Can anyone help me out?

First set up:

AMD Phenom II X4

4 GB DDR3

New Mobo to fit it all

Cost: 240-260 euro

Second set up:

Intel Core 2 Duo 3 ghz

Another 2 GB RAM get a total of 4GB DDR2

Cost: 140 euros, giver or take

I'm just wondering, considering money is an issue, if I would see significant performance changes from a Core 2 Duo to a Quad core and from DDR2 to DDR3. Would those performance changes warrant the extra 100-120 euros? I should also mention that my video card is crap so I won't be playing anything else. Therefore I want smooth performance with at least 15 leagues running, even during late game. Can anyone tell me which is the better cost/performance set-up?

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Hi Guys,

Could anybody tell me how good this graphic card is please and if it will play the 3D mode really well in FM2011?

If anybody has this card could you let me know what you think of its performance?

ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4250 Graphics

- up to 1534 MB total available graphics memory

Thanks in advance guys :)

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Hi Guys,

Could anybody tell me how good this graphic card is please and if it will play the 3D mode really well in FM2011?

If anybody has this card could you let me know what you think of its performance?

ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4250 Graphics

- up to 1534 MB total available graphics memory

Thanks in advance guys :)

It will run 3d well on high.

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Ishu, sorry how will it cost only £530 with a Graphics card and £520 without? Am I missing something?

Sorry i se ne now, take away the intergrated graphics and the motherboard is cheaper! Cheers

You've now got me thinking, your setup does look better. On the RAM when you look at it on the same page there's a link to newer RAM thats cheaper is this just as good or better?

Daz

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Hello all. I'm thinking of upgrading my PC but I'm not sure which option to chose exactly in regards to FM performance. Can anyone help me out?

First set up:

AMD Phenom II X4

4 GB DDR3

New Mobo to fit it all

Cost: 240-260 euro

Second set up:

Intel Core 2 Duo 3 ghz

Another 2 GB RAM get a total of 4GB DDR2

Cost: 140 euros, giver or take

I'm just wondering, considering money is an issue, if I would see significant performance changes from a Core 2 Duo to a Quad core and from DDR2 to DDR3. Would those performance changes warrant the extra 100-120 euros? I should also mention that my video card is crap so I won't be playing anything else. Therefore I want smooth performance with at least 15 leagues running, even during late game. Can anyone tell me which is the better cost/performance set-up?

First setup is much better. Checkout the motherboard few posts above.

What exactly do you have right now??

Hi Guys,

Could anybody tell me how good this graphic card is please and if it will play the 3D mode really well in FM2011?

If anybody has this card could you let me know what you think of its performance?

ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4250 Graphics

- up to 1534 MB total available graphics memory

Thanks in advance guys :)

This will run FM 3d on high no problem.

@ Daz

This is the integrated graphic card in my first suggestion

Ishu, sorry how will it cost only £530 with a Graphics card and £520 without? Am I missing something?

Sorry i se ne now, take away the intergrated graphics and the motherboard is cheaper! Cheers

You've now got me thinking, your setup does look better. On the RAM when you look at it on the same page there's a link to newer RAM thats cheaper is this just as good or better?

Daz

No the motherboard is the same. The one with dedicated graphic card has the same RAM but 4GB instead of 6GB. I have updated my suggestion btw.

I don't get the second question.

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Anyone know anything about Dino PC?

Just got this quote for £417, I already have a 1GB Radeon 4560 so don't need a graphics card.

Customizations:

CPU: 1023 - AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition

CPU Cooler: 3007 - Coolermaster Hyper TX3

Operating System: 11014 - Microsoft® Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

Motherboard: 4081 - Asus M4N68T-M

Memory: 5013 - 4.0GB Corsair DDR3 1600mhz DHX CL9 (2x 2GB)

Hard Drives: 6006 - 1TB S-ATAII 3.0Gb/s

Optical Drive: 7003 - 22x DVD±RW DL S-ATA

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First setup is much better. Checkout the motherboard few posts above.

What exactly do you have right now??

grasu

You'd see significant change in the speed of FM if you upgraded to the first choice and it comes at a good price. Go for the first set up.

Right now I have an emachines pile of crap with a single core Pentium E2210 and 3 GB of RAM running at different speeds (!!!). I'm running Windows 7 and I had to drop a very successful game after 11 seasons (with some 12 leagues loaded) because it was nigh unplayable.

Thanks for the suggestions guys, I too was leaning towards the first set up and I think if I can get the money I'll go for it. However, I'm curious if I would see an improvement with the second one as well, or if it would be negligible.

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Anyone know anything about Dino PC?

Just got this quote for £417, I already have a 1GB Radeon 4560 so don't need a graphics card.

Customizations:

CPU: 1023 - AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition

CPU Cooler: 3007 - Coolermaster Hyper TX3

Operating System: 11014 - Microsoft® Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

Motherboard: 4081 - Asus M4N68T-M

Memory: 5013 - 4.0GB Corsair DDR3 1600mhz DHX CL9 (2x 2GB)

Hard Drives: 6006 - 1TB S-ATAII 3.0Gb/s

Optical Drive: 7003 - 22x DVD±RW DL S-ATA

Looks great for the price but seems to be getting bad/mixed reviews

http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/forums/index.cfm?action=showthread&threadid=309781&forumid=2

http://www.eurogamer.net/forum_thread_posts.php?thread_id=115703

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Right now I have an emachines pile of crap with a single core Pentium E2210 and 3 GB of RAM running at different speeds (!!!). I'm running Windows 7 and I had to drop a very successful game after 11 seasons (with some 12 leagues loaded) because it was nigh unplayable.

Thanks for the suggestions guys, I too was leaning towards the first set up and I think if I can get the money I'll go for it. However, I'm curious if I would see an improvement with the second one as well, or if it would be negligible.

You will se a difference in both of them.

Get a RAM report from HERE or HERE

Also mention your budget....

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Will ATI Radeon HD 4530 graphics card be good enough for FM11?

Full spec:

Processor

* AMD Turion™ II Ultra Dual-Core Processor M620 2.5 GHz,

* Level 2 cache 2 MB

* AMD M880G Chipset

Memory

* 4 GB DDR2

* Configuration: 2 x 2048MB

* 2 user accessible memory slots

* Supports up to 8 GB DDR2 memory

Hard Drive

* 500GB SATA 7200 rpm

* Operating System: Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium (64-bit)

Graphics

* ATI Radeon™ HD 4530 Graphics,

* Up to 2302 MB total available graphics memory with 512 MB dedicated DDR3

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Will ATI Radeon HD 4530 graphics card be good enough for FM11?

Yes. 3D on high and 10-20 leagues with 50000 players

Hi, how would you guys rate this Mac mini with 4GB ram? Is the graphic card good enough for 3D full details?

http://www.apple.com/macmini/specs.html

Looks cool.:cool: Will run 3D on high easily.

But looks expensive at $699.

Ok, i'm settled on everything except the graphics will the Integrated ATI Radeon HD 4250 graphics (DirectX10.1) 100% run fm on maximum graphic detail with everything switched on smoothly and flawless? If so i'll stick with that.

Yes it will run FM11 3D on high. Probably FM12 too. And FIFA 11 on high.

IMO this is a very future proof system, except the graphic card. I would recommend you to get this and add a graphic card later. ATI are also launching their next series by November.

I'm going with 8 gig of RAM

Great. :D

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Ok, i'm settled on everything except the graphics will the Integrated ATI Radeon HD 4250 graphics (DirectX10.1) 100% run fm on maximum graphic detail with everything switched on smoothly and flawless? If so i'll stick with that.

I wouldn't get an integrated card as it means you will not be able to upgrade your graphics card.

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