Another Build!

Murray · 12 Jul 2011 at 16:25

Murray said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Iiyama ProLite E2409HDS 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black £149.99
1 x Intel Core i3-2120 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £89.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit £68.40
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) £32.99
1 x Cooler Master Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black (with 500w Elite Power PSU) £61.98
1 x MSI H61M-E33 Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard **B3 REVISION** *WITH FREE MSI GRENADE* £46.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £29.99
1 x Sony Optiarc AD-7260S 24x DVD±RW SATA Lightscribe ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.98
1 x OcUK USB Keyboard - Black £4.99
1 x OcUK USB Optical Mouse - Black £2.99
Total : £528.20 (includes shipping : £19.10).

Marine-RX179 said:
Actually SandyBridge i3 > than even the Phenom II X4 at 3.7GHz

But anyway SandyBridge i3 is not gonna be possible with the £500 budget...not when with monitor AND Windows 7 required within the budget as well.

anuraj · 12 Jul 2011 at 16:25

Go with murrays rig it's very solid.

Moothead2 · 12 Jul 2011 at 16:25

Murray's build is decent. It also allows you to upgrade to ivybridge in the future if you want.

Murray · 12 Jul 2011 at 16:27

Could always add a good graphics card at a later date if needed.

munz · 12 Jul 2011 at 16:28

Jony27 said:
Isnt Llano's on board graphics on par/better than a hd6450?

yup

munz · 12 Jul 2011 at 16:32

i'd go with llano build , should easily handle light gaming/casual gaming needs

but if he planning on turning it into a gaming rig down the line by adding a decent gfx card then the i3 might be better, at this point it migth be conbsidering spending bit mroe on a power supply, not seen many builds with this power supply + gpu > hd5770/gtx 460 .

Murray · 12 Jul 2011 at 16:34

munz said:
i'd go with llano build , should easily handle light gaming/casual gaming needs

but if he planning on turning it into a gaming rig down the line by adding a decent gfx card then the i3 might be better, at this point it migth be conbsidering spending bit mroe on a power supply, not seen many builds with this power supply + gpu > hd5770/gtx 460 .

It was mainly for web browsing and hosting and for light gaming the onboard gfx should be good enough for it depending on the games played etc

But IMO for what it is mainly needed for I think sandybridge is the way to go.

Marine-RX179 · 12 Jul 2011 at 16:36

Didn't realise those sub £50 H61 boards are back in stock...thought they are OcUK was gonna discontinue them consider the long time that they been out of stock lol.

But still, on the gaming side the AMD Llano would still have and edge...while the CPU is slower, the graphic on their APU is still about 3 times faster than the HD2000 of the i3 2100, and has dx11 support. As the OP's cousin is not a hardcore game like the most of us, I honestly think the AMD Llano would actually meet his needs more than the i3 2100 with HD2000 graphic, and I don't think he would get a dedicated gaming graphic card in the future.
http://www.anandtech.com/show/4448/amd-llano-desktop-performance-preview/2

Murray · 12 Jul 2011 at 16:39

YOUR BASKET
1 x Iiyama ProLite E2409HDS 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black £149.99
1 x Intel Core i3-2120 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £89.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit £68.40
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) £32.99
1 x Cooler Master Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black (with 500w Elite Power PSU) £61.98
1 x MSI H61M-E33 Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard **B3 REVISION** *WITH FREE MSI GRENADE* £46.99
1 x Gainward GeForce 8400GS "SILENT" 512MB DDR2 PCI-Express Graphics Card £29.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £29.99
1 x Sony Optiarc AD-7260S 24x DVD±RW SATA Lightscribe ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.98
1 x OcUK USB Keyboard - Black £4.99
1 x OcUK USB Optical Mouse - Black £2.99
Total : £558.19 (includes shipping : £19.10).

anuraj · 12 Jul 2011 at 16:41

Murray said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Iiyama ProLite E2409HDS 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black £149.99
1 x Intel Core i3-2120 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £89.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit £68.40
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) £32.99
1 x Cooler Master Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black (with 500w Elite Power PSU) £61.98
1 x MSI H61M-E33 Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard **B3 REVISION** *WITH FREE MSI GRENADE* £46.99
1 x Gainward GeForce 8400GS "SILENT" 512MB DDR2 PCI-Express Graphics Card £29.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £29.99
1 x Sony Optiarc AD-7260S 24x DVD±RW SATA Lightscribe ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.98
1 x OcUK USB Keyboard - Black £4.99
1 x OcUK USB Optical Mouse - Black £2.99
Total : £558.19 (includes shipping : £19.10).

And you are happy as it's £60 over budget?

Murray · 12 Jul 2011 at 16:43

ManiacVirus said:
Budget is around £500 and he will need everything.

I was thinking maybe a i3 configuration.

anuraj said:
And you are happy as it's £60 over budget?

Marine-RX179 · 12 Jul 2011 at 16:44

Murray said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Iiyama ProLite E2409HDS 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black £149.99
1 x Intel Core i3-2120 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £89.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit £68.40
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) £32.99
1 x Cooler Master Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black (with 500w Elite Power PSU) £61.98
1 x MSI H61M-E33 Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard **B3 REVISION** *WITH FREE MSI GRENADE* £46.99
1 x Gainward GeForce 8400GS "SILENT" 512MB DDR2 PCI-Express Graphics Card £29.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £29.99
1 x Sony Optiarc AD-7260S 24x DVD±RW SATA Lightscribe ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.98
1 x OcUK USB Keyboard - Black £4.99
1 x OcUK USB Optical Mouse - Black £2.99
Total : £558.19 (includes shipping : £19.10).

Just curious...why stick the 8400GS onto there as well? It's not really much faster than the intergrated HD2000 graphic I think?

Murray · 12 Jul 2011 at 16:44

Marine-RX179 said:
Just curious...why stick the 8400GS onto there as well? It's not really much faster than the intergrated HD2000 graphic I think?

I'm not sure TBH.

Murray · 12 Jul 2011 at 16:45

If its possible get this :

YOUR BASKET
1 x Iiyama ProLite E2409HDS 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black £149.99
1 x Intel Core i3-2120 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £89.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit £68.40
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) £32.99
1 x Cooler Master Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black (with 500w Elite Power PSU) £61.98
1 x MSI H61M-E33 Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard **B3 REVISION** *WITH FREE MSI GRENADE* £46.99
1 x Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 6450 1024MB GDDR3 PCI-Express Graphics Card (11190-02-20G) £43.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £29.99
1 x Sony Optiarc AD-7260S 24x DVD±RW SATA Lightscribe ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.98
1 x OcUK USB Keyboard - Black £4.99
1 x OcUK USB Optical Mouse - Black £2.99
Total : £572.20 (includes shipping : £19.10).

munz · 12 Jul 2011 at 16:45

Its tough call i3/phenom x4/ llano

This is a build i'll be making for one of my relatives, i know its got monitor and ssd which is not asked for but gives you an idea what ya can get. (the price exlcudes shipping costs as i get free shipping maybe add 25-20 quid on top of that total.

AMD Llano A8-3850 2.90GHz (Socket FM1) APU Processor (AD3850WNGXBOX) £103.99

OCZ Agility 3 60GB 2.5" SATA-3 Solid State Hard Drive (AGT3-25SAT3-60G) £95.99

OcUK V-Line 221V2SB 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black £89.99

Gigabyte GA-A75-D3H AMD A75 (Socket FM1) DDR3 Motherboard £89.98

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-00599) £79.99

Cooler Master Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black (with 500w Elite Power PSU) £61.98

Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £40.99

Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £29.99

Samsung SH-S222AL/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA Lightscribe ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99

total: £609.89
+ £20-£30 shipping)

i'll prolly change the SSD to an M4 same price though.

im not massive fan of os + hd bundle your saving like 10-20 pounds but losing like 500GB of memory

Murray · 12 Jul 2011 at 16:49

munz said:
im not massive fan of os + hd bundle your saving like 10-20 pounds but losing like 500GB of memory

He doesn't really need the memory though for web browsing

Unlike us with 100+ games on steam.

munz · 12 Jul 2011 at 16:55

Murray said:
He doesn't really need the memory though for web browsing

Unlike us with 100+ games on steam.

Tru dat

but for a tenner seems like a good way of going, think if he fills it up fast and need to shell out another £30 quid odd to get another 500gb of hdd space.

Moothead2 · 12 Jul 2011 at 16:59

Just as a heads up the Xigmatek Midguard White Knight case is back in stock for 24.99. I'd consider getting that and the Corsair 430w PSU with a build like this since it's on a couple of quid more and is likely to be of a higher quality (especially the PSU).

ManiacVirus · 12 Jul 2011 at 23:56

Guys Thanks so much once again!
A lot of choice there but I think Murray has nailed it!

I will run the spec past him then get on with the fun part!

Only thing I may change is the keyboard and mouse, and chat about games etc.
He don't play games at all at the mo, but after seeing mine the other day he seems to think he might get into gaming in the future. The option of adding a GPU later may be the best idea.

ManiacVirus · 15 Jul 2011 at 22:34

This is pretty much it I think http://www.overclockers.co.uk/viewcart.php

Mouse and keyboard to follow as really they are personal preference. what do you think?