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Good afternoon everyone,

I have £500 to spend on my new built. From the old PC I have HDD and DVD rom, not much, but saves few pounds ;)

I want this PC to be in MicroATX case. I have very small room to fit ATX so I would prefrer to use mATX.

General puropse of PC is gaming... I'm currently using 1680x1050 resolution. I'm not expecting any super-duper-mega detalis, but I want to play quite comfortable for couple years. Thanks for any help, ;)
 
Sandy Bridge option:


Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor £164.99

Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 5850 Extreme 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **OcUK Exclusive** £119.99

Asus P8P67-M Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 MicroATX Motherboard - (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION ** £94.98

Cooler Master Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black (with 500w Elite Power PSU) £64.99

Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £39.98

Total : £496.93 (includes shipping : £10.00)





AMD option with better graphics card:

MSI ATI Radeon HD 6950 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £205.99

AMD Phenom II X6 Six Core 1090T Black Edition 3.20GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £125.99

Cooler Master Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black (with 500w Elite Power PSU) £64.99

Gigabyte GA-880GM-UD2H AMD 880G (Socket AM3) microATX DDR3 Motherboard £54.98

Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £39.98

Total : £503.94 (includes shipping : £10.00)

 
sk82jack said:
Are your old drives SATA drives yeah?

Also need an OS?
Click to expand...

yep, WD500GB Blue.

I don't need new OS.

sk82jack, thanks for suggestions. What would you recommend me ? Intel or AMD? Like I said, I will just play on this machine in 1680x1050 resolution.

Thanks, ;~)
 
Well the intel CPU will out perform the AMD, but the graphics card is a lot better on the AMD system.

For better gaming performance I'd be more tempted by the AMD build I think, but wait for other opinions too:)
 
Unless you're planning on upgrading your monitor resolution, or tessellation is a big deal to you, the 5850 is considerable overkill for 1680x1050, and there's no reason to shoot for a 6950.

The i5 2500K is a far better processor, and if I was going AMD, I'd drop down to an X4 anyway- the X6 offers no benefits for gaming relative to an X4.
 
Well, I don't think I'll change my monitor soon.

XFX ATI Radeon HD 5870 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE Stalker Call of Pripyat PC Game Voucher £149.99
(£124.99) £149.99
(£124.99)
Intel Core i5-2300 2.80GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £137.99
(£114.99) £137.99
(£114.99)
Asus P8P67-M Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 MicroATX Motherboard - (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION ** £94.98
(£79.15) £94.98
(£79.15)
BeQuiet Pure Power L7 530W Power Supply £42.98
(£35.82) £42.98
(£35.82)
G.Skill RipJawsX 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (F3-12800CL9D-4GBXL) £39.98
(£33.32) £39.98
(£33.32)
Xigmatek Asgard Midi Tower Case - Black

What you think about this ? It fits my budget and I think it's more powerful
 
 
Heh, I didn't know that 2300 can't be overclocked :|
Your built looks all right, I just need to know that it is the best option for my budget
This cooler will fit on socket 1155 ?
 
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Just realised I didn't even spec a mATX case in my first post:rolleyes:

They don't have a good selection of cheap mATX cases here.
 
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Cooler Master Elite 342 Case - Black its only one which is mATX, I don't need very good case, it just need to fit. I have few fans, so it should be cool.
 
 
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