My computer build question

jaackla

jaackla

jaackla

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This is a build ive got and i got it for £540 including p&p
but i dont no if i should go ahead and buy it or not?

AMD FX 8350:
Nvidia MSI Twin Frozr GTX 760:
8GB DDR3 MEMORY
1TB Western Digital Green HDD STORAGE
750w Corsair TX Series PSU
NZXT Lexa S Premium Case
dvd/rw multi layer burner
Gigabyte GA78LMT USB3

it will be used for gaming as well
 
Not aloud to give Price checks out side the Memebers Market..

You need 1000 posts 1 years service to gain access..

I've had the Lexa S, its a plasticy case.. :)
 
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its not a price check because i can post my builds up here without getting taken down this is my build from overclockers website but im just wondering if for £540 its worth it if i got 2nd hand?
 
jaackla said:
its not a price check because i can post my builds up here without getting taken down this is my build from overclockers website but im just wondering if for £540 its worth it if i got 2nd hand?
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Do you mean bits from the clearance section as thers no way those parts are £540 new.
 
All I have to say about this is that putting an FX8350 in a GA78LMT-USB3 is a stupid idea. It is an older board with a 4+1 power phase, not cut out for handling that CPU at all.

Anyway, assuming it works without burning, we can't do price checks, but I can do this for you:

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 760 OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £189.95
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8350 Black Edition 4.00GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £149.99
1 x Corsair Enthusiast Series TX 650W V2 High Performance '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020038-UK) £89.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £59.99
1 x NZXT LeXa S Windowed Midi Tower Case - Black £59.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD10EZRX) **SINGLE PLATTER** HDD £53.99
1 x Gigabyte 78LMT-USB3 AMD 760G (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £41.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
Total : £675.86 (includes shipping : £12.50).



The only difference is the PSU (TX650 V2 vs TX750)

It's okay, but bearing in mind that it isn't new and the motherboard is inadequate for the CPU i'd leave it well alone. If you have no ability to claim on warranty for the components I wouldn't even consider it.
 
What can happen to it then because the cpu is to much for the motherboard? and could someone spec me a mothboard that will cope with it fine?
 
Your budget is £550± right?

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire Radeon R9 270X Boost OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Card £143.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-6 Six Core 6300 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £89.99
1 x Antec High Current Gamer 520W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £59.99
1 x Gigabyte 970A-DS3P AMD 970A (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £59.99
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU) £59.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £43.99
1 x NZXT Source 210 Elite Midi Tower Case - Black £39.95
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
Total : £526.97 (includes shipping : £11.75).



Basically that other board will die of death as soon as you tried any sort of overclocking.

Even the one above isnt the greatest, but it only has to cope with a FX6300 so will be fine, you can even overclock it to say 4Ghz.
 
As above really. Its essentially because it will be running at its absolute limit to try and provide the FX8350 with enough power and that could lead to the motherboard failing.
 
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