What components should I get?

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Even though you say that it is much more than he really "needs" I still don't get why you would even recommend outdated software when he can make a fine PC that only goes a little over his budget.

I wouldn't slack on quality when it comes to making a PC, even if I have to go over budget.

Eh.. And Corsair Vengeance may be slower on the "specifications" but you can ask any computer expert and they will say it's much better than the rubbish you recommended theres more to it than just the mhz.

You shouldn't take things personally, i was merely recognizing his budget and standards for hardware; pretend i say things with a calm voice.

I used to own similar parts to what i recommended for him, therefore i can guarantee that he would be capable of recording at 60 FPS at 720p using FRAPS because that's what my old system was capable of. In his case, i recommended a GPU and CPU that is better than the one i have, so that assures me more of what the system is capable of.

I didn't recommend him outdated software, and all the hardware i recommended is not entirely old. For the ones that have been there for a while, age does not necessarily make it rubbish. I don't base my decisions on experts, i base my decisions on user reviews. An expert doesn't give me insight on how long a product will last. An expert tends to skip out on common issues that users may have with the system. Take for example, there were a lot of recommendations for the Crosshair V 990FX mobo, but user reviews were showing me that i would have had a 50% chance of receiving either a DOA or faulty mobo.

Yeah, there is a lot more to memory performance than merely what the RAM is advertised at. Given the specifications, however, i can at least be assured that the RAM can handle the stress i plan for the memory with little to no increases in voltages across board. I also realize the memory controller of the CPU plays a big role in this too, but G.SKILL is not worse or lesser than Corsair when it comes to memory. G.SKILL is a very popular RAM manufacturer; bad RAM companies would not be popular.

With an intel of the specs that I recommended is only £722, not 900.. When a PC that I recommended you can *easily* upgrade as you go or add things if you like, as there are no real bottleneck. If you go with the other system which is cheaper, you have a bottleneck right from the start and you will have to upgrade the whole shit again if you ever see that you wan't to play something a little more demanding (which eventually will become more expensive.. no shit).

AMD is hardly compatible with any mobo or PSU upgrades going along the way, which is why any modders stay heck away from AMD.

AMD processors have been capable of being backwards compatible and, in other cases, forward compatible with motherboards. Sure, this kind of design may limit performance in certain areas, but i don't see how this prevents easy or simple upgrades. I don't know much about Intel in terms of compatibility, but i'm sure whether it deals with Intel or AMD the upgrade process is about the same. Just recently i replaced my motherboard from a 770X AM3 motherboard to a 990FX AM3+ motherboard, and i didn't have to buy a new CPU, RAM, GPU or PSU; everything worked, everything was compatible out of the box.

Bottlenecks will always be present on any system. The amount present is the issue, not whether or not a bottleneck exists. Yeah, Intel systems perform better, but that doesn't mean it is incapable of having bottlenecks.