Help me stop the obscenities.

The lad does his homework. He's just pointed out that the HIS page recommends 500 Watt PSU or greater.

The price is creeping up. ;)

That was the Gigabyte I was looking at earlier.

YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS HD 7850 IceQ X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H785QN2G2M) with Tomb Raider & Bioshock PC Games £155.99
1 x Intel Core i3-3220 3.30GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £92.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00403) £79.99
1 x Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £53.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 500W V2 '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020047-UK) £49.99
1 x Avexir Core Blue Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U16000904G-2CW) - Blue Light £40
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £32.99
Total : £520.93 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 
Smutley said:
The lad does his homework. He's just pointed out that the HIS page recommends 500 Watt PSU or greater.

The price is creeping up. ;)

That was the Gigabyte I was looking at earlier.

YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS HD 7850 IceQ X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H785QN2G2M) with Tomb Raider & Bioshock PC Games £155.99
1 x Intel Core i3-3220 3.30GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £92.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00403) £79.99
1 x Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £53.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 500W V2 '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020047-UK) £49.99
1 x Avexir Core Blue Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U16000904G-2CW) - Blue Light £40
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £32.99
Total : £520.93 (includes shipping : £12.50).

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Ah yes but the CX430 would be fine as it is a quality unit with plenty of amps on the +12v rail. The system would never pull 430W. HiS are probably playing it safe, assuming that it would be a 500W generic PSU :p

That said, getting a 500W would be no bad thing really as it gives you some headroom and it allows for the possibility of upgrading the 7850 to something a bit beefier in the distant future.

As for re-using the drives from the old PC, wouldn't it be an idea to sell it as a complete system along with the Vista licence to claw back some of the money? Should be able to get £120 for it if you sell it in the right place (after figuring out what the issue is that causes it to shut down of course - probably over-heating) :)
 
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Yeah I'd put my money on over-heating, the best thing to do is to install something like HW-Monitor and see how hot things get.
 
I seem to have a nice tan after taking the side panel off this afternoon. ;)

I'll give HW-Monitor a go, nothing ventured nothing gained.

Might be worth getting a fire extinguisher installed in his bedroom until we get the new build. ;)
 
Have you told him it'd be best to stop playing it until he gets a new PC?

I can't see the attraction to that game, can't stand it :D
 
Hyburnate said:
Have you told him it'd be best to stop playing it until he gets a new PC?

I can't see the attraction to that game, can't stand it :D
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I like using it to pass the time :D

If he's been playing it on that PC in this state for this long, I doubt a little while longer will hurt the PC notably more hehe.
 
He's bashing away on it at the moment, so it's still in one bit.

He's been giving me the evil "have you ordered the stuff yet" look today.

Just been reading the post about the Corsair PSU's, should I go with something else. I couldn't put up with two whining things in the same room at the same time. ;) He's a good lad really. :)

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18486375

YOUR BASKET
1 x Enermax Triathlor 450w '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (ETL450AWT) £58.98
Total : £68.88 (includes shipping : £8.25).

 
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Enermax make some great PSU's. Once I hop out of the shower I'll get you a link, I'm guessing you're at work, however I'll edit this post with a link.

AX-650 – Seasonic
AX-750 – Seasonic
AX-850 – Seasonic
AX-1200 – Flextronics

CX-400 – Seasonic
CX-430 – Channel Well(CWT)
CX-430 v2 – Channel Well(CWT)
CX-500 – Channel Well(CWT)
CX-500 v2 – Channel Well(CWT)
CX-600 – Channel Well(CWT)
CX-600 v2 – Channel Well(CWT)

Gaming Series GS600 – Channel Well(CWT)
Gaming Series GS700 – Channel Well(CWT)
Gaming Series GS800 – Channel Well(CWT)

HX-450 – Seasonic
HX-520 – Seasonic
HX-620 – Seasonic
HX-650 – Seasonic
HX-750 – Channel Well (CWT) (DSG platform)
HX-850 – Channel Well (CWT) (DSG platform)
HX-1000 – Channel Well (CWT)
HX-1050 – Channel Well (CWT)

TX-550M – Channel Well (CWT)
TX-650 – Seasonic
TX-650 v2 – Seasonic
TX-650M – Channel Well (CWT)
TX-750 – Channel Well (CWT) (PSH(older) platform)
TX-750 v2 – Seasonic
TX-750M – Channel Well (CWT)
TX-850 – Channel Well (CWT) (PSH(older) platform)
TX-850 v2 – Seasonic
TX-850M – Channel Well (CWT)
TX-950 – Channel Well (CWT) (DSG platform)

VX-450 – Seasonic
VX-550 – Channel Well (CWT) (PSH platform)

You'd want a Seasonic one if you were to get a Corsair.
 
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Can you please stop mentioning people in purple shirts!! ;)

Leprechaun312 said:
the purple shirted people.....o god them......
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Thanks Hyburnate. Think I might go with a more meatier PSU, as you never know what he will want to do next.

Over my budget, but never mind. Sometimes you have to spend that bit extra to buy quality. ;)

Missed out on a couple of the weekly offers, but that's life.

YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS HD 7850 IceQ X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H785QN2G2M) with Tomb Raider & Bioshock PC Games £161.99
1 x Intel Core i3-3220 3.30GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £92.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00403) £79.99
1 x XFX Pro 650W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £69.98
1 x Avexir Core Blue Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U16000904G-2CW) - Blue Light £59.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) HDD £53.99
1 x Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £53.99
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £32.99
Total : £620.90 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 
 
Thanks to all the guys here. ;)

Complete and utter noob at this sort of thing.

I'm more at home fiddling around with Photoshop. :)
 
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Just a thought ....

Why not go for the CeleronG530 as the cpu (saves £54) and up the board to an Asus P8Z77 -V LX (£28 more).

Gives your lad something to save for - i2500k/i3570k - if he wants more performance and the board is the most recent.

(and the £25 saved could mean an improvement to a 7870 gpu?)
 
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