£390 build help!?!

grudas · 23 Apr 2012 at 20:59

im going to build my gf a pc at the end of the month and i haven't been in the "Scene" for quite some time now.. i have built this in the basket

what she uses her pc for

facebook/picasa/youtube/movies/browsing music etc etc and she also likes to play an odd game or two.. currently she plays sims 3 at my place so she needs something that will run sims 3 no problems - i am leaving 80 quid for a used gpu from MM and keyboard thats why they are not in the basket.

any help appreciated! i really am not sure if the system is good enough

shes not fuzed about the case style(surprised for a girl?!

) but it needs to fit at least 5850 so i have no problems with space

thanks!

grudas · 23 Apr 2012 at 21:39

thanks, and intel is the way to go for this budget? as we dont mind if its amd if the cpu is more powerful - looking at reviews 620 doesn't look that good and i wont be overclocking her system either

grudas · 23 Apr 2012 at 22:22

and the 620 will be a good enough cpu for the intended use?

grudas · 24 Apr 2012 at 00:28

cereal3 said:
I'd go for a llano, integrated graphics which would be fine for the sims etc

fine as in running at high/medium mix at 1080p? i do think amd is more bang for buck but i cant see any older generation cpu's at ocuk sadly :S

grudas · 24 Apr 2012 at 06:56

beejjacobs said:
Llano is good for a budget gaming system, but as you're setting aside ~£80 for a dedicated GPU that'll give much better performance
[I doubt you'd even need to spend that much for this sort of use]

that will be my max budget maybe even less since i have to get a keyboard for her too.. but it should get a good gpu for her use.. its just that im worried the cpu wont be up to scratch at stock speeds

grudas · 24 Apr 2012 at 07:20

Rizwan1 said:
In that case i'd recommend the overclockers storr for all parts, i mean they do offer the cheapest parts!

mate i know

but im saving 20quid on next day delivery which works out about the same when you add saving from other shops.. so logically i have no reason not to shop here + i have been shopping here for ages and i know the service is perfect

grudas · 24 Apr 2012 at 12:19

Yes os is covered :-)

i have anamd [email protected] and 5850 yet sims 3 get some slow downs at 1440x900.. :O thats maxed out tho! I was a bit surprised at the fps but yeah my budget pc struggles a bit so i wouldnt be surprised if it wont run maxed out at 1080p

grudas · 24 Apr 2012 at 16:39

so here is how it currently stands..

now instead of getting a used gpu im going to get a used/smaller monitor - she thinks my 19" is big enough so no need for 22" in my eyes.. does everything work together just to double check?! also im not sure if the gpu will actually fit the case and if the case is good?

grudas · 24 Apr 2012 at 17:33

yeah i will get a 19" at 1440x900 or 20" at 1600x900

that case looks good too we'll see which design she prefers

thanks for all the help!