Cheaper spec

[fatgiraffe]

Im looking to get this spec around £860 (inc postage) so basically trying to drop £60. Thanks

 

[Jony27]

uhmm get a cheaper keyboard
go for the phenom 955
that should save around £40
still thinking how to save another £20

edit:and as for the cheaper keyboard i mean the sub £10 ones

 

[thingemajib]

swapping the 460 for a hd5770 should save a good £50...

 

[Jony27]

or just drop the 1gb gtx 460 to the 768mb shoud save around £40
but definately swap the 965 to the 955.
then you can keep that k/b if you really wanti it

 

[fatgiraffe]

whats the 768mb like for overclocking, compared to the 1024mb?

if i drop to the 768 i can get on budget

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-093-MS&tool=3 the review seems pretty good

 

[stulid]

do what Jony27 says, my only concern is the size of the monitor is ideal for a 1gb GTX460.

 

[fatgiraffe]

do what Jony27 says, my only concern is the size of the monitor is ideal for a 1gb GTX460.

how'd you mean?

 

[stulid]

resolution of the screen vs Vram, the 1gb will come into its own, dropping to the 768mb might be a compromise to far.

how about a cheaper Antec psu instead? http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-111-AN&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1088

 

[PermaBanned]

The obvious thing to do would be to drop Windows, but other than that i'd suggest getting a 22" monitor instead and then saving a little on the graphics.

 

[mattjd]

Drop the motherboard down to this model:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-128-MS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1481

the only thing your losing is Sata 6gb/s and USB 3.

If you are a student in college or university you could get win 7 for 30 pound.

Definitely drop the CPU to a 955 and just up the multi by x1 to make it the same speed as the 965.

The PSU that Stulid suggested would be fine as well.

That should definitely drop the price down by more than 100.

 

[fatgiraffe]

Drop the motherboard down to this model:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-128-MS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1481

the only thing your losing is Sata 6gb/s and USB 3.

If you are a student in college or university you could get win 7 for 30 pound.

Definitely drop the CPU to a 955 and just up the multi by x1 to make it the same speed as the 965.

The PSU that Stulid suggested would be fine as well.

That should definitely drop the price down by more than 100.

Windows 7 is only an upgrade version, which is no use

 

[mattjd]

The upgrade version can work on a fresh install. Look it up on google.

 

[Big.Wayne]

Im looking to get this [£919.10] spec around £860 (inc postage) so basically trying to drop £60. Thanks

Windows 7 is only an upgrade version, which is no use

Clean Install Windows 7 with Upgrade Media Guide
Method #2 has worked fine for me the three times I used it!

 

[Big.Wayne]

resolution of the screen vs Vram, the 1gb will come into its own, dropping to the 768mb might be a compromise to far

Extra money well spent or? . . .

 

[fatgiraffe]

Method #2 has worked fine for me the three times I used it!

Thanks for that, that puts me on budget, £40 from windows 7, £10 for 955, and £10 for keyboard

Thanks

EDIT: just realised, £50 from windows 7, £10 from keyboard, allowing me to keep both gpu and cpu

 

[hybrid572]

If you are a student in college or university you could get win 7 for 30 pound.

Search your uni's website for "MSDNAA"- it's a microsoft academic alliance thing, basically your university may well have free copies of windows and other MS software available to "technical" students and staff (definitions vary). I managed to get in and get offered all the free software I wanted because I was doing a programming module. Not even sure they checked the form I filled out though.

 

[QlimaxUK]

maybe get ya eye patch on and drop the OS

 

[stulid]

drop the CPU down to a 955, but don't change the motherboard which has modern technology like sata and usb3.0.