£450 bulid - Intel cpu and using XP.
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Intel Core i5-2400 3.10GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £154.99
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Foxconn H67A-S Intel H67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro-ATX Motherboard - (Sandybridge) £79.98
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Club 3D ATI Radeon HD 5770 512MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £74.99
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Coolermaster Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black (with 500w Elite Power PSU) £64.33
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OCZ Special OPS 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (OCZ3SOE1600LV4GK) £31.19
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Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500418AS) £28.99
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Samsung SH-S223C/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £11.99
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Sub Total : £372.05
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Intel Core i5-2400 3.10GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £154.99
(£129.16) £154.99
(£129.16)
Foxconn H67A-S Intel H67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro-ATX Motherboard - (Sandybridge) £79.98
(£66.65) £79.98
(£66.65)
Club 3D ATI Radeon HD 5770 512MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £74.99
(£62.49) £74.99
(£62.49)
Coolermaster Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black (with 500w Elite Power PSU) £64.33
(£53.61) £64.33
(£53.61)
OCZ Special OPS 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (OCZ3SOE1600LV4GK) £31.19
(£25.99) £31.19
(£25.99)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500418AS) £28.99
(£24.16) £28.99
(£24.16)
Samsung SH-S223C/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £11.99
(£9.99) £11.99
(£9.99)
Sub Total : £372.05
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he won't be able to use the 4GB of ram without 64bit
It's still better than 2gb, but it's true he'll be limited to 3.25gb.
To OP, what version of XP do you have? Stulid's build is a good choice for your usage.
OH MY GOD!!!
did you really just say that? did your brain fart again?
what would you spec him? 2GB? lol
Please, keep any future comments you may think worthy of posting to yourself.
I appreciate that it won't be able to use the full 4gb with XP. But it will with a later upgrade to windows 7.
Also, would this cpu be the best choice. Given it's just going to be used for wow and lineage 2, would a lesser cpu/mobo/ram set up be able to cut it?
Could I put together a build for less that would still do a good job?
Thanks.
Orcvader ... its XP pro 32 bit
The build is for a friends son. It's been a while since I built a pc - last one was an e8400, 2gig of ddr2 pc6400 and a 4870.
Also, would this cpu be the best choice. Given it's just going to be used for wow and lineage 2, would a lesser cpu/mobo/ram set up be able to cut it?
Could I put together a build for less that would still do a good job?
Thanks.
Orcvader ... its XP pro 32 bit
The build is for a friends son. It's been a while since I built a pc - last one was an e8400, 2gig of ddr2 pc6400 and a 4870.
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well its an Intel like you wanted, and if I spec'd you a i3 socket 1156 system, it would be cheaper, but with no future, with this being sandybridge all the cpu's will just slot in.
you can find the 2400cpu performance results in here - http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/core-i5-2500-2400-2300.html
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Intel Core i3 540 3.06GHz (Clarkdale) (Socket LGA1156) - Retail £99.98
(£83.32) £99.98
(£83.32)
Club 3D ATI Radeon HD 5770 512MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £74.99
(£62.49) £74.99
(£62.49)
Gigabyte GA-H55M-UD2H Intel H55 (Socket 1156) DDR3 microATX Motherboard £69.98
(£58.32) £69.98
(£58.32)
Coolermaster Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black (with 500w Elite Power PSU) £64.33
(£53.61) £64.33
(£53.61)
OCZ Special OPS 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (OCZ3SOE1600LV4GK) £31.19
(£25.99) £31.19
(£25.99)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500418AS) £28.99
(£24.16) £28.99
(£24.16)
Samsung SH-S223C/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £11.99
(£9.99) £11.99
(£9.99)
Sub Total : £317.88
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Total : £394.06
for £50 more sandybridge offers more performance.
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Ok thank you.
The reason I ask is purely cost related. If we can put together a system for less then that would be great. World of warcraft would be as taxing as it gets.
I'm happy to get the sandybridge. The budget will cover it. But would a lesser cpu like the i3 ( yes, I know it's not in the same leage) still do the job. Sorry if that's a daft question. ....
It's just that we could add a tv card and a better quality monitor if the lower cpu will cut it.
He's right you arrogant muppet. 32 bit XP wont address 4gb of ram.
@OP, why must it be intel? AMD have a lot going for them around your budget.
Doesnt matter if hes right or wrong, the fact he made such a pointless comment, when 4GB ram kits are so cheap at the moment its fool hardy not to buy one.
what am I suppose to spec? 2X 1GB ram kit? lol
And he made that comment before the OP confirmed what version 32/64bit of XP he had.
you fail too.
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More than likely, there will be no upgrade.
With the exception of an OS change from XP to 7. Possibly.
This is a PC for a kid who will be playing WOW most of the time.
It's hard to knock 4gb of ram at £40, even though a percentage will not be used with xp.
With the exception of an OS change from XP to 7. Possibly.
This is a PC for a kid who will be playing WOW most of the time.
It's hard to knock 4gb of ram at £40, even though a percentage will not be used with xp.
you fail too! just spec him 2 gb and when he upgrades to win 7 he can buy more ram and it probably will be even cheaper by then
duh!
you fail too! just spec him 2 gb and when he upgrades to win 7 he can buy more ram and it probably will be even cheaper by then
duh!
2Gb for gaming? you fail twice in one thread!!!
then adding more? to fill up all the ram slots? so no more can be added later again without removing some? you really are full of fail.
you fail too! just spec him 2 gb and when he upgrades to win 7 he can buy more ram and it probably will be even cheaper by then
duh!
You say that.
Look what's happening with ddr2 and by the time he can buy windows 7 maybe ddr3 will be dated so he might as well go with 4gb for now.
Just before I built my first rig last week, I recently added an extra 1gb stick of PC 3200 ram to my very old Windows XP machine, bringing it up to a lofty 2gb - it cost me 40 quid locally so, ram never gets cheaper! When faster ram comes onto the market, older ram production always drops and gets much more expensive when available.
Given the current price of DDR3 ram, anything less than 4gb is heritical! Also given that 2 x 1gb sticks take up 2 whole slots, one would need to fit two more single 1gb sticks to bring it up to 4gb, therefore all slots would be full with just 4gb and would mean wasting 2 x 1gb sticks if more ram was needed.
Far better to fit 4gb now as a starter for the few quid it might or might not save if only 2 x 1gb sticks were fitted initially. It also allows for the OS upgrade too!
Given the current price of DDR3 ram, anything less than 4gb is heritical! Also given that 2 x 1gb sticks take up 2 whole slots, one would need to fit two more single 1gb sticks to bring it up to 4gb, therefore all slots would be full with just 4gb and would mean wasting 2 x 1gb sticks if more ram was needed.
Far better to fit 4gb now as a starter for the few quid it might or might not save if only 2 x 1gb sticks were fitted initially. It also allows for the OS upgrade too!
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