A £350 computer?

Jaypwns09 · 16 Dec 2010 at 21:15

Is a AMD Phenom II X4 able to fit in a budget if I was to make a computer for playing wow.

RJC · 16 Dec 2010 at 21:18

Can you re-use any other parts?

ie case, psu and do you require operating system.

stulid · 16 Dec 2010 at 21:20

Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
XFX ATI Radeon HD 5770 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £88.11
(£74.99) £88.11
(£74.99)
AMD Athlon II X4 Quad Core 630 2.80GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £75.19
(£63.99) £75.19
(£63.99)
Coolermaster Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black (with 500w Elite Power PSU) £62.99
(£53.61) £62.99
(£53.61)
Asus M4A78LT-M 760G (Socket AM3) DDR3 Motherboard £48.99
(£41.69) £48.99
(£41.69)
Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £46.99
(£39.99) £46.99
(£39.99)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500418AS) £29.99
(£25.52) £29.99
(£25.52)
LiteOn IHAS124 - DVD±RW (±R DL) / DVD-RAM drive - Serial ATA £11.74
(£9.99) £11.74
(£9.99)
Sub Total : £309.78
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.50
VAT is being charged at 17.50% VAT : £56.05
Total : £376.33

Not a phenomII X4 but still a quad core cpu.

Jaypwns09 · 16 Dec 2010 at 21:21

stulid said:
Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
XFX ATI Radeon HD 5770 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £88.11
(£74.99) £88.11
(£74.99)
AMD Athlon II X4 Quad Core 630 2.80GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £75.19
(£63.99) £75.19
(£63.99)
Coolermaster Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black (with 500w Elite Power PSU) £62.99
(£53.61) £62.99
(£53.61)
Asus M4A78LT-M 760G (Socket AM3) DDR3 Motherboard £48.99
(£41.69) £48.99
(£41.69)
Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £46.99
(£39.99) £46.99
(£39.99)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500418AS) £29.99
(£25.52) £29.99
(£25.52)
Sub Total : £299.79
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.00
VAT is being charged at 17.50% VAT : £54.21
Total : £364.00

You're amazing.

Probably will get this since 5770 is alright aswell

RJC · 16 Dec 2010 at 21:22

Phenom II:

Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 955 Black Edition "125W Edition" 3.20GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £105.74
(£89.99) £105.74
(£89.99)
XFX ATI Radeon HD 5770 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £88.11
(£74.99) £88.11
(£74.99)
Gigabyte GA-880GM-UD2H AMD 880G (Socket AM3) microATX DDR3 Motherboard £59.98
(£51.05) £59.98
(£51.05)
Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £46.99
(£39.99) £46.99
(£39.99)
Silverstone SST-PS03B Precision Midi Tower Case - Black £42.99
(£36.59) £42.99
(£36.59)
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £39.99
(£34.03) £39.99
(£34.03)
Corsair CX 430W ATX Power Supply (CMPSU-430CXUK) £37.99
(£32.33) £37.99
(£32.33)
Samsung SH-S223L 22x DVD±RW DL & RAM with LightScribe SATA Optical Drive - Retail Box Black £12.91
(£10.99) £12.91
(£10.99)
Sub Total : £369.96
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 : £66.80
Total : £448.51

stulid · 16 Dec 2010 at 21:22

^
Only £100 over RJC!!!!!!!!

Had a slight edit as I forgot the optical drive, that 5770 is today deal only.

RJC · 16 Dec 2010 at 21:24

Yes, the op mentioned Phenom II!!

Jaypwns09 · 16 Dec 2010 at 21:25

I mean I do have £700 but not looking to spend that much since I know very little about building and it all going wrong. Plus wow does not require much gfx etc.

stulid · 16 Dec 2010 at 21:25

Jaypwns09 said:
You're amazing.

Cheers.

Jaypwns09 said:
I mean I do have £700 but not looking to spend that much since I know very little about building and it all going wrong. Plus wow does not require much gfx etc.

No need to spend that much for WOW, buy a nice monitor?

Jaypwns09 · 16 Dec 2010 at 21:31

stulid said:
Cheers.

No need to spend that much for WOW, buy a nice monitor?

Probably going to buy a 22" £100-£150.

Is a cooler needed or will stockfan be good enough.

I am thinking instead of 5770 I would get the GTX 460 price coming to £450, without a case or a fan

stulid · 16 Dec 2010 at 21:35

stock coolers fine, for WOW do you really need a GTX460?

stulid · 16 Dec 2010 at 21:36

Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 460 OC 768MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £117.49
(£99.99) £117.49
(£99.99)
AMD Athlon II X4 Quad Core 630 2.80GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £75.19
(£63.99) £75.19
(£63.99)
Asus M4A78LT-M 760G (Socket AM3) DDR3 Motherboard £48.99
(£41.69) £48.99
(£41.69)
Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £46.99
(£39.99) £46.99
(£39.99)
Corsair CX 500W ATX Power Supply (CMPSU-500CXUK) £44.99
(£38.29) £44.99
(£38.29)
Western Digital RE2 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000YS) £24.99
(£21.27) £24.99
(£21.27)
LiteOn IHAS124 - DVD±RW (±R DL) / DVD-RAM drive - Serial ATA £11.74
(£9.99) £11.74
(£9.99)
Sub Total : £315.21
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.50
VAT is being charged at 17.50% VAT : £57.00
Total : £382.71

without a case.

Jaypwns09 · 16 Dec 2010 at 21:41

stulid said:
stock coolers fine, for WOW do you really need a GTX460?

Means I am not just limited to WoW, like I can also go on newer games in low-med detail.

stulid · 16 Dec 2010 at 21:42

Jaypwns09 said:
Means I am not just limited to WoW, like I can also go on newer games in low-med detail.

you can with a 5770, its a great price at the moment.

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/172?vs=156 take into account the price difference, and it dont look to bad.

gee3000 · 16 Dec 2010 at 22:21

Spend your spare money on decent keyboard, mouse and monitor tbh.