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Right my mate needs a pc for his mum :D Its got to be under £300 but have a speedy performance.

I've decided to go with AMD Trinity as its onboard GPU will do.

Can anyone improve this? No OS needed.

YOUR BASKET
1 x AMD A8-5600K Black Edition 3.60GHz (Socket FM2) APU Trinity Quad Core Processor (AD560KWOHJBOX) £79.99
1 x ASRock FM2A75 Pro4-M AMD A75 Chipset (Socket FM2) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £54.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £49.99
1 x Antec VP350P 350W '80 Plus' Continuous Power Supply £32.99
1 x Bos Midi Tower Case - Black/Red £24.98
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU) £23.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
1 x OcUK USB Keyboard - Black £4.99
1 x OcUK USB Optical Mouse - Black £4.99
Total : £306.00 (includes shipping : £11.75).

 
suit anyone mum tbh, mine would love it as she has my old cast off's from years gone by so on a dual core old donkey atm.

so quick answer is no, could knock it down to 4gb but wouldn't really save you that much
 
zakblood said:
suit anyone mum tbh, mine would love it as she has my old cast off's from years gone by so on a dual core old donkey atm.

so quick answer is no, could knock it down to 4gb but wouldn't really save you that much
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Thats what I thought aswell :D His mum can play games on low with this setup... not bad :rolleyes:
 
 
Managed to shave a few quid more off to bring you a slightly cheaper spec than RJC's, could be even cheaper if you went for a 320GB 2.5" drive but they are a bit slower overall.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte A55M-DS2 A55 Chipset (Socket FM1) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £44.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 500GB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA050) £43.99
1 x Antec VP350P 350W '80 Plus' Continuous Power Supply £32.99
1 x AMD A4-3300 2.50GHz (Socket FM1) APU Processor (AD3300OJGXBOX) £27.95
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU) £23.99
1 x Zalman T1 Mini Tower Case - Black £17.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
Total : £219.48 (includes shipping : £10.50).

 
Prices have changed fella. That Ballistix RAM is no longer that cheap

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte F2A85XM-D3H AMD A85X Chipset (Socket FM2) DDR3 micro ATX Motherboard £58.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) £54.98
1 x AMD A6-5400K Black Edition 3.60GHz (Socket FM2) APU Trinity Dual Core Processor (AD540KOKHJBOX) £49.99
1 x Antec High Current Gamer 400W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £40.00
1 x Patriot Intel Extreme Masters 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-14900C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (PVI38G186C9K) £35.99
1 x Zalman T1 Mini Tower Case - Black £17.99
1 x Asus 24x DVD±RW DRW-24B5ST SATA ReWriter - Black (Retail) £17.99
1 x Gigabyte M6800 1600DPI Gaming Mouse £7.98
1 x OcUK USB Keyboard - Black £4.99
Total : £301.50 (includes shipping : £10.50).



FM2 wants fast RAM for the IGP. 1TB of storage if she wants to add an SSD later then that will seriously speed the rig up
 
A couple of changes to accommodate the new TWO offers, cheaper HDD, PSU (still a reasonable brand) but much dearer ram and optical drive but overall still a really nice machine for the budget.

changed case to allow for full ATX motherboard. (saving a a couple of quid on the board to outweigh the extra on the case :) )

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus F1A55-M LK AMD A55 (Socket FM1) DDR3 Motherboard ** WINDOWS 8 READY ** £41.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £41.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £29.99
1 x Cooler Master Elite Power 500W Power Supply £29.99
1 x AMD A4-3300 2.50GHz (Socket FM1) APU Processor (AD3300OJGXBOX) £27.95
1 x Tsunami Gaming Case - Black £19.99
1 x Asus 24x DVD±RW DRW-24B5ST SATA ReWriter - Black (Retail) £17.99
Total : £223.98 (includes shipping : £11.75).

 
bru said:
A couple of changes to accommodate the new TWO offers, cheaper HDD, PSU (still a reasonable brand) but much dearer ram and optical drive but overall still a really nice machine for the budget.

changed case to allow for full ATX motherboard. (saving a a couple of quid on the board to outweigh the extra on the case :) )

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus F1A55-M LK AMD A55 (Socket FM1) DDR3 Motherboard ** WINDOWS 8 READY ** £41.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £41.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £29.99
1 x Cooler Master Elite Power 500W Power Supply £29.99
1 x AMD A4-3300 2.50GHz (Socket FM1) APU Processor (AD3300OJGXBOX) £27.95
1 x Tsunami Gaming Case - Black £19.99
1 x Asus 24x DVD±RW DRW-24B5ST SATA ReWriter - Black (Retail) £17.99
Total : £223.98 (includes shipping : £11.75).

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The mobo doesnt do sataIII and the PSU is naff, not even bronze rated for efficiency.
 
just out of interest, if i was to build a PC like the £220 specs that you guys have been suggesting, and added a 7850 for £150, what kind of gaming performance would i get?
would i be able to play modern games at 1080p? (dirt3, skyrim, etc.)
 
honosuseri said:
The mobo doesnt do sataIII and the PSU is naff, not even bronze rated for efficiency.
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It is a spec for a £224 PC what do you expect.
sataIII is irrelevant for mechanical HDD, OK yes the PSU isn't particularly good but again it is a £234 PC and at least the PSU is from a reputable company.




martinoheat said:
just out of interest, if i was to build a PC like the £220 specs that you guys have been suggesting, and added a 7850 for £150, what kind of gaming performance would i get?
would i be able to play modern games at 1080p? (dirt3, skyrim, etc.)
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In short no.

The CPU isn't really much good for anything other than basic windows tasks. maybe OK for a bit of browser based gaming.
 
martinoheat said:
just out of interest, if i was to build a PC like the £220 specs that you guys have been suggesting, and added a 7850 for £150, what kind of gaming performance would i get?
would i be able to play modern games at 1080p? (dirt3, skyrim, etc.)
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YOUR BASKET
1 x AMD A8-5600K Black Edition 3.60GHz (Socket FM2) APU Trinity Quad Core Processor (AD560KWOHJBOX) £79.99
1 x Gigabyte F2A85XM-D3H AMD A85X Chipset (Socket FM2) DDR3 micro ATX Motherboard £58.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) £54.98
1 x XFX Pro 450W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £43.99
1 x Patriot Intel Extreme Masters 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-14900C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (PVI38G186C9K) £35.99
1 x Zalman T1 Mini Tower Case - Black £17.99
1 x Asus 24x DVD±RW DRW-24B5ST SATA ReWriter - Black (Retail) £17.99
Total : £322.52 (includes shipping : £10.50).



Something like that would be gaming capable. Add a second hand 1GB 460 or a 6850 for £50ish later on and you are laughing.

This mobo has a 3 year uk based warranty from gigabyte. It has sataIII so if you want to add a small SSD later for lightning fast boot times you can use the faster sataIII ones. The mobo can also overclock the AMD APU which improves the graphics performance and also has a HDMI output
 
 
lee32uk said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x AMD A10-5800K Black Edition 3.80GHz (Socket FM2) APU Trinity Quad Core Processor (AD580KWOHJBOX) £86.39
1 x Gigabyte F2A55M-HD2 AMD A55 Chipset (Socket FM2) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £49.99
1 x Antec High Current Gamer 400W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £40
1 x Hitachi GST Travelstar Z5K320 2.5" 320GB 5400RPM 8MB Cache SATA-II - OEM (0A78603) £34.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £29.99
1 x Asus 24x DVD±RW DRW-24B5ST SATA ReWriter - Black (Retail) £17.99
1 x Zalman T1 Mini Tower Case - Black £17.99
1 x OcUK USB Keyboard - Black £4.99
1 x OcUK USB Optical Mouse - Black £4.99
Total : £299.92 (includes shipping : £10.50).

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RAM is too slow really for the FM2 socket. The HDD is also slow at 5400rpm. My spec in post #7 is better rounded for the OPs brief.
 
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