£450 Gaming PC

Hello,
My brother wants me to build him a Pc for his birthday, and he has a max budget of £450 possibly stretch to £500 if it is 50£ better performance.
He will use the PC for gaming on a 26” Samsung TV with a resolution of 720p. He only needs the tower (he already has a decent HDD, so he doesn’t need a new one) and a wireless mouse and keyboard bundle.

Thanks,
Ripped.

do you require an os.? If not how about something like this..

Product Name Qty Price Line Total XFX Radeon HD 4870 xXx 1024MB GDDR5 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (HD-487A-ZDDC) £159.99
(£139.12) £159.99
(£139.12) Corsair TX 650W ATX SLi Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-650TXUK) £78.99
(£68.69) £78.99
(£68.69) Gigabyte GA-MA770-UD3 AMD 770 (Socket AM2+) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £64.99
(£56.51) £64.99
(£56.51) AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 7750+ Black Edition 2.70GHz (Socket AM2+) - Retail £48.99
(£42.60) £48.99
(£42.60) Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black (No PSU) £45.99
(£39.99) £45.99
(£39.99) Kingston HyperX 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 6400C4 800MHz Dual Channel (KHX6400D2LLk2/4G) £31.99
(£27.82) £31.99
(£27.82) Samsung SH-S223F/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
(£15.64) £17.99
(£15.64) Sub Total : £390.37 Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : fREE VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £60.43 Total : £451.30

My offering, over I know

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(�104.99)�120.74
(�104.99)XFX ATI Radeon HD 4850 "XXX Edition" 512MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail�98.99
(�86.08)�98.99
(�86.08)Asus M4A78 PRO AMD 780G (Socket AM2+/AM3) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard�90.84
(�78.99)�90.84
(�78.99)Corsair VX 550W ATX Power Supply (CMPSU-550VXUK)�69.99
(�60.86)�69.99
(�60.86)Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black (No PSU)�45.99
(�39.99)�45.99
(�39.99)http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-109-OC

OCZ Gold Edition 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-6400C5 Dual Channel Series (OCZ2G8004GK)£41.39
(£35.99)£41.39
(£35.99) (�35.99)Logitech Cordless Desktop S 510 (967557-0120)�31.98
(�27.81)�31.98
(�27.81)LG GH22NS40 22x DVD�RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM�18.99
(�16.51)�18.99
(�16.51) Sub Total :�451.22Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout)Shipping :�12.50VAT is being charged at 15%VAT :�69.56 Total :�533.28

@Kenny
Sorry, no I don’t, I have a Vista key: D
Ps i was just looking for this thread so I could edit my post to put that in.
@RJC thank you ,But think would have to have a dual core Intel setup for this price, and if possible can you make it overclockable please

RJC said:

My offering, over I know

AMD Phenom II X3 Tri Core 720 Black Edition 2.8GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail£120.74
(£104.99)£120.74
(£104.99)

XFX ATI Radeon HD 4850 "XXX Edition" 512MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail£98.99
(£86.08)£98.99
(£86.08)

Asus M4A78 PRO AMD 780G (Socket AM2+/AM3) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard£90.84
(£78.99)£90.84
(£78.99)

Corsair VX 550W ATX Power Supply (CMPSU-550VXUK)£69.99
(£60.86)£69.99
(£60.86)

Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black (No PSU)£45.99
(£39.99)£45.99
(£39.99)

OCZ Platinum 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C7 1333MHz Dual Channel (OCZ3P13334GK)£41.39
(£35.99)£41.39
(£35.99)

Logitech Cordless Desktop S 510 (967557-0120)£31.98
(£27.81)£31.98
(£27.81)

LG GH22NS40 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM£18.99
(£16.51)£18.99
(£16.51) Sub Total :£451.22Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout)Shipping :£12.50VAT is being charged at 15%VAT :£69.56 Total :£533.28

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Intel setup:

XFX Radeon HD 4870 xXx 1024MB GDDR5 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (HD-487A-ZDDC)£159.99
(£139.12)£159.99
(£139.12)Gigabyte GA-EP43-S3L Intel P43 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard£74.74
(£64.99)£74.74
(£64.99)Corsair VX 550W ATX Power Supply (CMPSU-550VXUK)£69.99
(£60.86)£69.99
(£60.86)Intel Pentium Dual-Core E5200 "LGA775 Core 2" 2.50GHz (800FSB) - Retail£62.09
(£53.99)£62.09
(£53.99)Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black (No PSU)£45.99
(£39.99)£45.99
(£39.99)Corsair XMS2 DHX 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 PC2-6400C5 TwinX Dual Channel (TWIN2X4096-6400C5DHX)£38.99
(£33.90)£38.99
(£33.90)Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775)£19.54
(£16.99)£19.54
(£16.99)LG GH22NS40 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM£18.99
(£16.51)£18.99
(£16.51) Sub Total :£426.35Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout)Shipping :£12.50VAT is being charged at 15%VAT :£65.83 Total :£504.68

I'd like to throw this one in for consideration...

I am liking RJC’s Intel set up the most (Y)

My intel overclocking setup

Product Name Qty Price Line Total EVGA GeForce GTX 260 896MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £143.74
(£124.99) £143.74
(£124.99) Corsair TX 650W ATX SLi Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-650TXUK) £78.99
(£68.69) £78.99
(£68.69) Asus P5QL Pro Intel P43 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £75.89
(£65.99) £75.89
(£65.99) Intel Pentium Dual-Core E5200 "LGA775 Core 2" 2.50GHz (800FSB) - Retail £62.09
(£53.99) £62.09
(£53.99) Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black (No PSU) £45.99
(£39.99) £45.99
(£39.99) Kingston HyperX 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 6400C4 800MHz Dual Channel (KHX6400D2LLk2/4G) £31.99
(£27.82) £31.99
(£27.82) Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775) £19.54
(£16.99) £19.54
(£16.99) Samsung SH-S223F/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
(£15.64) £17.99
(£15.64) Sub Total : £414.10 Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : FREE VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £63.99 Total : £478.39

You're a lucky man, Ripped, five specs all for you already

Here is my contribution.



Edit: Added a solid keyboard and Mouse

oops forgot the periphals in mine : /

Most of these are missing the mouse and keyboard

I would have a go at creating a spec, but long train journey tomorrow so Im off to bed...

Maybe make one tomorrow for u haha

Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3L Intel P45 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £98.89
(£85.99) £98.89
(£85.99)
XFX ATI Radeon HD 4830 512MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail £77.04
(£66.99) £77.04
(£66.99)
Corsair VX 550W ATX Power Supply (CMPSU-550VXUK) £69.99
(£60.86) £69.99
(£60.86)
Intel Pentium Dual-Core E5200 "LGA775 Core 2" 2.50GHz (800FSB) - Retail £62.09
(£53.99) £62.09
(£53.99)
Corsair XMS2 DHX 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 PC2-6400C5 TwinX Dual Channel (TWIN2X4096-6400C5DHX) £38.99
(£33.90) £38.99
(£33.90)
Coolermaster Elite 335 Case - Black (No PSU) £32.99
(£28.69) £32.99
(£28.69)
Logitech Cordless Desktop S 510 (967557-0120) £31.98
(£27.81) £31.98
(£27.81)
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775) £19.54
(£16.99) £19.54
(£16.99)
Samsung SH-S223F/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
(£15.64) £17.99
(£15.64)
Sub Total : £390.86
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £12.50
VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £60.50
Total : £463.86


tried to stick as close to 450 as possible even got your keyboard mouse combo in there too. however if you can stretch would recommend upgrading to 4850, or wait go for new 4770

Fledge said:

You're a lucky man, Ripped, five specs all for you already

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Yeah i wasnt Expecting this many this fast

allrite, so 4gigs of ram, a 450 maybe 500w psu will be more than he'll ever need so no point going higher than that.
mouse +kb is a matter of preferences more or less.
I'd get a decent lga775 mobo with no sli, and e7400 and for the rest depending on the budget a 4850, 4870 or even gtx 260.

the e7400 will overclock quite nicely (i've got a e7200 runing passively at 3.5 without a problem) and you'll have a nice balanced system.

As the system will be running on a 720p TV (1366×768), the resolution is pretty low - so I would recommend not going over £100 on the graphics card. Use the money saved to get some nice and comfy input devices.

I dont think it gets much better than this for £500 ddr3 and a wolfdale

Would go for Widdyst spec, but with a 4850 (Sorry I'm a fanboy) and 4GB of DDR3 not 2GB

Agreed if you could stretch another £20 get 4 gig of that ram as its at a ridiculous price that. And really the with graphics card choice there is hardly anything in it performance wise between 4850 and 250gts so choose your allegiance