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rowannew

rowannew

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hey guys
as its Christmas soon I am going to be getting a new computer
first off my parents are split so hopefully a better one. my dad is unsure about money at the moment but i should be able to get at least this:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-270-OK&tool=3

if i am allowed more around the 600ish mark can someone make me up a few builds.
must be capable for light gaming and also doesn't need monitor kb mouse or os as i have all that.

much appreciated
Rowan
 
If you go with that system then adding a gtx460 would be a good move. Although 600 might be moving into the i5 range of pc's.
Are you looking to build yourself or for prebuilt?

Edit: just looked and you would be sacrificing graphics for a better quad core processor if you went i5. I would possibly stick with i3. What games you looking at playing?
 
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Light gaming? Meh - this is capable of some pretty heavy gaming...

Intel Core i5 760 2.80GHz (Lynnfield) (Socket LGA1156) - Retail £139.99
Asus GeForce GTX 460 Direct CU TOP 768MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £114.99
MSI P55-GD65 Intel P55 (Socket 1156) DDR3 Motherboard with Free USB 3.0 PCI Controller Card £99.99
OCZ Gold 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (OCZ3G1600LV4GK) £58.74
OCZ ModXStream Pro 500w Silent SLI Certified Modular Power Supply £54.99
Coolermaster Elite 370 Case - Black £32.99
Samsung SpinPoint F3 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD502HJ) £32.98
Akasa AK-967 V2 Nero Direct Contact Heatpipe CPU Cooler (AM2/AM2+/939/LGA775/LGA1156/LGA1366) £24.99
LiteOn IHAS124 - DVD±RW (±R DL) / DVD-RAM drive - Serial ATA - 48x (CD) / 16x (DVD) 48x (CD) / 24x (DVD±R) /12x (DVD±R DL) 32x (CD) / 6x (DVD-RW) / 8x (DVD+RW) / 12x (DVD-RAM) - Internal - Black £11.97
Sub Total : £486.50
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 : £87.19
Total : £585.44
 
thanks. i will look into that computer i made up a spec i am thinking of getting which includes an i3 @ 4ghz. i will post that once its uploaded.
also i will have a better idea on saturday once my parents have spoken.
 
Nice build that Liam. I would change the OCZ Gold Ram to Corsair XMS3. Too many problems for me to touch it with a barge pole. Otherwise great build.
 
so i got the image uploaded and this is what i thought.
pcforxmas.png
 
It's an OK setup, but the 430 is major meh imho. The i5 760 build with a 460 will spank it hard. You can overclock the i5 760 to 4GHz yourself easily.
 
I'm not poo pooing (I can't say that without smiling LOL). Go with OCZ gold but not my choice. I like to play it safe with components and won't spec what I wouldn't like to use :) based on reviews and other opinions.
 
Time to start spontaneous hoovering/chores and buying your mum flowers :)*









* When she passes out from shock, grab the credit card and order
 
Liampope said:
Time to start spontaneous hoovering/chores and buying your mum flowers :)*









* When she passes out from shock, grab the credit card and order
Click to expand...

HAHA. Can I get you drink? Chocolate? Flowers? Mum... you know christmas is coming... and you love me.......... (Pulls innocent angelic face)


Should work a charm ;)
 
There is also the fact that a fast PC is pretty damn essential for your education ;) Assuming you're still in school/college.
 
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