£600 Buget Pc

I'm looking to build a gaming pc, Iv got all the peripherals (e.g monitor, mouse ect) so all the money is on the tower unit. I mainly play FPS (Counter-strike source) and RTS (Supreme Commander) and iv got windows 7 as well. I have to stick tight to my £600 budget and cant afford to go over much ideal'y

All and any ideas are welcome thanks

Asus ATI Radeon HD 4870 Glaciator+ 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £110.99
(£96.51) £110.99
(£96.51)
AMD Phenom II X3 Tri Core 720 Black Edition 2.8GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail AMD Phenom II X3 Tri Core 720 Black Edition 2.8GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £105.00
(£91.30) £105.00
(£91.30)
PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750 Quad-SLi PCI-E 750W Power Supply PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750 Quad-SLi PCI-E 750W Power Supply £92.99
(£80.86) £92.99
(£80.86)
Gigabyte GA-MA770T-UD3P AMD 770 (Socket AM3) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard Gigabyte GA-MA770T-UD3P AMD 770 (Socket AM3) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £76.99
(£66.95) £76.99
(£66.95)
Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (WD6401AALS) Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (WD6401AALS) £53.99
(£46.95) £53.99
(£46.95)
OCZ Reaper 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C6 1333MHz Dual Channel (OCZ3RPR13334GKK) OCZ Reaper 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C6 1333MHz Dual Channel (OCZ3RPR13334GKK) £47.99
(£41.73) £47.99
(£41.73)
Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black (No PSU) Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black (No PSU) £44.99
(£39.12) £44.99
(£39.12)
Akasa AK-967 Nero Direct Contact Heatpipe CPU Cooler (AM2/AM2+/939/LGA775/LGA1366) Akasa AK-967 Nero Direct Contact Heatpipe CPU Cooler (AM2/AM2+/939/LGA775/LGA1366) £23.99
(£20.86) £23.99
(£20.86)
Pioneer DVR-217FBK 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer LabelFlash ReWriter (Black) - OEM Pioneer DVR-217FBK 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer LabelFlash ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
(£15.64) £17.99
(£15.64)
Xilence XPF120R Red Wing 120mm Quiet Fan Xilence XPF120R Red Wing 120mm Quiet Fan £6.89
(£5.99) £13.78
(£11.98)
Sub Total : £511.90
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 : £78.66
Total : £603.06

PSU may be overkill but it will do you if you add a second card in crossfire later down the road

Gaming...

• Powercolor ATI Radeon HD 4890 Plus 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £149.98
• AMD Phenom II X3 Tri Core 720 Black Edition 2.8GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £105.00
• Gigabyte GA-MA770T-UD3P AMD 770 (Socket AM3) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £76.99
• Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (WD1001FALS) £68.99
• OCZ ModXStream Pro 600w Silent SLI Ready ATX2 Modular Power Supply £54.99
• OCZ Reaper 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C6 1333MHz Dual Channel (OCZ3RPR13334GKK) £47.99
• Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black (No PSU) £44.99
• LG GH22NP20 22x DVD±RW IDE Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
• Sub Total : £492.10
• Shipping : £12.50
• VAT : £75.69
• Total : £580.29

^ you would need to add a CPU cooler and intake fans to overclock though

Product Name Qty Price Line Total
AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 810 2.6GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 810 2.6GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £118.98
(£103.46) £118.98
(£103.46)
Powercolor ATI Radeon HD 4870 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card Powercolor ATI Radeon HD 4870 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £106.98
(£93.03) £106.98
(£93.03)
Kingston HyperX 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 (1600MHz) Tri-Channel (KHX12800D3LLK3/6GX) Kingston HyperX 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 (1600MHz) Tri-Channel (KHX12800D3LLK3/6GX) £101.99
(£88.69) £101.99
(£88.69)
Asus M4A78T-E AMD 790GX (Socket AM3) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard Asus M4A78T-E AMD 790GX (Socket AM3) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £98.99
(£86.08) £98.99
(£86.08)
Antec 902 Nine Hundred Two Ultimate Gaming Case - Black (No PSU) Antec 902 Nine Hundred Two Ultimate Gaming Case - Black (No PSU) £94.99
(£82.60) £94.99
(£82.60)
Antec Basiq Plus 550W Modular Power Supply Antec Basiq Plus 550W Modular Power Supply £58.98
(£51.29) £58.98
(£51.29)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500418AS) Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500418AS) £37.98
(£33.03) £37.98
(£33.03)
Sub Total : £538.18
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £11.75
VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £82.49
Total : £632.42

If you cant stretch swap the CPU for this:

AMD Phenom II X2 Dual Core 550 3.10GHz Black Edition (Socket AM3) - Retail will bring you in on budget.

i am overbudget but seriously this spec is bang for buck you could poss change the case for a cheaper one but i feel that it woudl make up for using the stock cooler

and yes there is no optical drive was thinkin you might know someone with one spare or buy a 2nd hand one cos it shud be dirt cheap

SuperBOB said:

If you cant stretch swap the CPU for this:

AMD Phenom II X2 Dual Core 550 3.10GHz Black Edition (Socket AM3) - Retail will bring you in on budget.

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FYI in your spec there is triple channel memory which dont work on AMD boards

siumatfung said:

FYI in your spec there is triple channel memory which dont work on AMD boards

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Plus a really poor PSU... not sure it even has the needed PCI-E connectors for the graphics card

Thanks for the Builds, some of them looking really nice, any more suggestions are welcome

Phenom 940
ASUS m3a79-t mobo (790FX mobo)
600W OCZ PSU
XFX 4890
4gb 1066mhz
generic CD Drive
Antec 300

Have I missed anything out? That will do you nicely and will come within budget

shadowake said:

^ you would need to add a CPU cooler and intake fans to overclock though

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I don't see OP specifying whether he wants to OC. Besides, under-budget in my spec

But have to say, siumatfung spec looks good expect maybe change the HD to a faster WD Black edition. Also if you opt for the Antec 300 instead you should still be within/under budget.

moppy89 said:

Have I missed anything out?

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AM3/DDR3 is the way to go

siumatfung said:

http://i42.tinypic.com/23jqzdd.jpg

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That mobo takes DDR2

guess just change it bk to firsdt one then init

Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Gigabyte GA-MA790XT-UD4P (Socket AM3) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £107.99
(£93.90) £107.99
(£93.90)
HIS ATI Radeon HD 4870 512MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card - OEM £97.99
(£85.21) £97.99
(£85.21)
AMD Phenom II X2 Dual Core 550 3.10GHz Black Edition (Socket AM3) - Retail £79.99
(£69.56) £79.99
(£69.56)
Coolermaster Storm 'Scout' Gaming Case - (No PSU) £69.99
(£60.86) £69.99
(£60.86)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000528AS) £65.99
(£57.38) £65.99
(£57.38)
Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 10666C9 1333MHz TwinX Dual Channel (TW3X4G1333C9) £57.99
(£50.43) £57.99
(£50.43)
OCZ ModXStream Pro 600w Silent SLI Ready ATX2 Modular Power Supply £54.99
(£47.82) £54.99
(£47.82)
Akasa AK-967 Nero Direct Contact Heatpipe CPU Cooler (AM2/AM2+/939/LGA775/LGA1366) £23.99
(£20.86) £23.99
(£20.86)
LG GH22NS30 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.99
(£16.51) £18.99
(£16.51)
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g) £6.89
(£5.99) £6.89
(£5.99)
Sub Total : £508.52
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 : £78.15
Total : £599.17

Or...

Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Gigabyte GA-MA790XT-UD4P (Socket AM3) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £107.99
(£93.90) £107.99
(£93.90)
Powercolor ATI Radeon HD 4870 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £106.98
(£93.03) £106.98
(£93.03)
AMD Phenom II X2 Dual Core 550 3.10GHz Black Edition (Socket AM3) - Retail £79.99
(£69.56) £79.99
(£69.56)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000528AS) £65.99
(£57.38) £65.99
(£57.38)
Corsair XMS3 DHX 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 1600C9DHX Twin3X (TW3X4G1600C9DHX) £65.99
(£57.38) £65.99
(£57.38)
OCZ ModXStream Pro 600w Silent SLI Ready ATX2 Modular Power Supply £54.99
(£47.82) £54.99
(£47.82)
Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black (No PSU) £44.99
(£39.12) £44.99
(£39.12)
Akasa AK-967 Nero Direct Contact Heatpipe CPU Cooler (AM2/AM2+/939/LGA775/LGA1366) £23.99
(£20.86) £23.99
(£20.86)
LG GH22NS30 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.99
(£16.51) £18.99
(£16.51)
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g) £6.89
(£5.99) £6.89
(£5.99)
Sub Total : £501.55
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 : £77.11
Total : £591.16