£450 bulid - Intel cpu and using XP.

Failsafe · 21 Feb 2011 at 16:03

Any recommendations on a build for around £450.
Don't need monitor.
Will be using existing copy of XP.
Must use intel cpu.
Will be used mailnly for online gaming - Wow, Lineage 2.
Thanks

Failsafe · 21 Feb 2011 at 18:59

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.

Failsafe · 21 Feb 2011 at 19:12

stulid said:
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

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.

Failsafe · 21 Feb 2011 at 19:17

Thanks for your advice, stulid

Failsafe · 21 Feb 2011 at 22:01

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.

Failsafe · 24 Feb 2011 at 19:51

stulid said:
Intel Core i3 540 3.06GHz (Clarkdale) (Socket LGA1156) - Retail £99.98

Gigabyte GA-H55M-UD2H Intel H55 (Socket 1156) DDR3 microATX Motherboard £69.98

OCZ Special OPS 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (OCZ3SOE1600LV4GK) £31.19

I'm really sorry if this is a stupid question ... but is 1600MHz the best choice for this combination? Will it work at that frequency? Intel site says that the correct RAM for this cpu is max 1333.

Could you please explain this choice ... again ... I'm sorry if this is a stupid question. I am obviously missing something.

Thanks

Failsafe · 24 Feb 2011 at 23:44

Failsafe said:
I'm really sorry if this is a stupid question ... but is 1600MHz the best choice for this combination? Will it work at that frequency? Intel site says that the correct RAM for this cpu is max 1333.

Could you please explain this choice ... again ... I'm sorry if this is a stupid question. I am obviously missing something.

Thanks

Can anyone confirm the Ram choice for this set up please?