Extreme budget build

bigbadsad · 14 Sep 2010 at 18:33

When I say budget, I mean budget.

I can build this for around £350:

X3 440 @ 3.0GHz
4GB DDR3 RAM
MSI 770-C45
512MB HD 5670
500GB HDD
DVD RW
450W PSU

Or similar parts.

What do you think? Any good for the low price?

Would 2GB of DDR3 RAM be enough, or stick to 4gb?

nikzGfx · 14 Sep 2010 at 18:35

What OS you plan on using?

RJC · 14 Sep 2010 at 18:38

Seems good for the price, what's the make / model PSU and hard disc.

Done this below to compare:

Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £76.36
(£64.99) £76.36
(£64.99)
Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 5670 512MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £70.49
(£59.99) £70.49
(£59.99)
Gigabyte GA-880GM-UD2H AMD 880G (Socket AM3) microATX DDR3 Motherboard £69.99
(£59.57) £69.99
(£59.57)
AMD Athlon II X3 Tri Core 440 3.00GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £60.00
(£51.06) £60.00
(£51.06)
Corsair CX 400W ATX Power Supply (CMPSU-400CXUK) £32.99
(£28.08) £32.99
(£28.08)
Samsung SpinPoint F3 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD502HJ) £32.99
(£28.08) £32.99
(£28.08)
Samsung SH-S223L/RSMN 22x DVD±RW SATA Lightscribe ReWriter (Beige/Black/Silver) - Retail £13.49
(£11.48) £13.49
(£11.48)
Sub Total : £303.25
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £9.50
VAT is being charged at 17.50% VAT : £54.73
Total : £367.48

bigbadsad · 14 Sep 2010 at 18:38

Well it was for someone who just wanted the build with no OS. I think hes putting W7 Home on it.

PermaBanned · 14 Sep 2010 at 18:40

Don't know where you're cutting corners there like...

Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £76.36
(£64.99) £76.36
(£64.99)
HIS ATI Radeon HD 5670 512MB GDDR5 ICEQ PCI-Express Graphics Card (H567Q512) £73.99
(£62.97) £73.99
(£62.97)
AMD Athlon II X3 Tri Core 440 3.00GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £60.00
(£51.06) £60.00
(£51.06)
ASRock M3A770DE AMD 770 (Socket AM3) DDR3 Motherboard £51.99
(£44.25) £51.99
(£44.25)
Corsair CX 400W ATX Power Supply (CMPSU-400CXUK) £32.99
(£28.08) £32.99
(£28.08)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500418AS) £29.99
(£25.52) £29.99
(£25.52)
Xigmatek Asgard Midi Tower Case - Black £28.99
(£24.67) £28.99
(£24.67)
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev 2 CPU Cooler (Socket 939 / AM2 / AM3 / 775 / 1156 / 1366) £18.99
(£16.16) £18.99
(£16.16)
Pioneer DVR-S18L 22x DVD±RW SATA Labelflash ReWriter - Black (Retail) £17.99
(£15.31) £17.99
(£15.31)
Sub Total : £333.01
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 17.50% VAT : £60.33
Total : £405.09

nikzGfx · 14 Sep 2010 at 18:40

Stick with 4GB, if he can stretch the budget he should consider the AMD 635 quad and mobo to go with that.

bigbadsad · 14 Sep 2010 at 18:44

HDD was Seagate. PSU was OCZ but Ive been trying to get one of the Case/PSU combos from the site but they always seem to be out of stock.

jakesnake · 14 Sep 2010 at 18:47

nikzGfx said:
if he can stretch the budget he should consider the AMD 635 quad and mobo to go with that.

i think his first words was "when i say budget, I MEAN BUDGET"

i think that rules out ur push for a stretch.

bigbadsad · 14 Sep 2010 at 18:49

jakesnake said:
i think his first words was "when i say budget, I MEAN BUDGET"

i think that rules out ur push for a stretch.

Haha, it does. It couldnt be used for anything serious even with a quad so I think the tri core should be fine any way. Im hoping the GPU will be able to run most games at a decent rate on a low-medium res.

nikzGfx · 14 Sep 2010 at 18:50

jakesnake said:
i think his first words was "when i say budget, I MEAN BUDGET"

i think that rules out ur push for a stretch.

Lol true! He could change his mind..

OP is he set on the AMD route, would he consider Intel?

jakesnake · 14 Sep 2010 at 18:53

LOL

the thread name "Extreme budget build" kind of gives it away aswell

Shayper · 14 Sep 2010 at 18:57

Would you consider lga775 (intel)? Some great little bargains to be had there, especially if you are planning on OC'ing.

bigbadsad · 14 Sep 2010 at 20:10

I chose AMd over Intel because of the cost. Ive always found AMDs to be better value for money.

bigbadsad · 14 Sep 2010 at 20:54

Superewza said:
Don't know where you're cutting corners there like...

Whatdo you mean?

Peter_C · 14 Sep 2010 at 21:01

bigbadsad said:
Whatdo you mean?

He didn't know how yours came out so much cheaper than his even with the same components.

Cookeh · 14 Sep 2010 at 21:08

I'd swap the HD5670 for an older gen.
You can get HD4850's for that price and it would wipe the floor with the 5670.
GT240's can be had for that price too, and thats still an improvement

bigbadsad · 14 Sep 2010 at 21:12

I was under the impression the 5670 was better than the GT 240

bigbadsad · 15 Sep 2010 at 15:44

Is the GT 240 better than HD 5670?

PermaBanned · 15 Sep 2010 at 16:13

I'd say no, it trades blows with the 4670...

danceforfreedom · 15 Sep 2010 at 16:38

Just sold my 5670 on bay. It ran Starcraft 2 medium with some high, dirt 2 in direct X 11 all high bout 40fps (looked nice) and ran Counter Strike Source all high bout 40-50fps depending how many players in game. Mate just gave me 1gb 4870, no direct x 11 but wipes the floor!