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MrMunch101

MrMunch101

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Hi everyone

I’m looking to build a £550 pc which includes

Micro ATX board
AMD CPU
4GB ram
AMD GPU
CD drive
HDD
PSU

I don’t need the monitor, keyboard etc.
 
OK
Firstly whats it for? As your original wishlist may not be best suited
Secondly why are you after AMD specifically? Particularly re CPU they have fallen quite far behind Intel
 
General home use, some video editing (very small)

Last time I check AMD was a lot cheaper than Intel (has been a while)

I need a micro ATX bored so it can fit in my old hp case (37Hx17Wx39D)
 
So no gaming then? If not you dont need a dedicated gfx card

Edit: If not then this is vastly superior to anything AMD can offer, and within your budget


YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-2600K 3.40GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £229.99
1 x Asus P8H67-M PRO Intel H67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 MicroATX Motherboard - (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION ** £89.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £69.98
1 x BeQuiet Pure Power L8 430W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply - With 120mm Silent Wing Fan Built in £47.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) **BLACK FRIDAY SPECIAL DEAL** £34.99
1 x Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £25.99
1 x Samsung SH-S222AL/RSMS 22x DVD±RW SATA Lightscribe ReWriter (Beige/Black/Silver) - Retail £18.98
Total : £529.32 (includes shipping : £9.50).



You could do it cheaper and drop the i7 back to the i5 2500k, though as you stated video editing you will get the benfit from the hyper threading. In the same vein 8 gig of RAM will be beneficial and is definitely worth getting considering how cheap it is. Nice modular PSU. HDD prices are high ATM but good deal on this 500gig Seagate
 
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Edited the above with a spec, the integrated gfx of the K chips is very good, no real need to add a dedicated but you could if you wanted, though to be in budget you would have to drop the CPu back to the i5

Heres a comparison of Intel 2600k with AMDs latest Bulldozer chip, which isnt any cheaper either BTW
 
95thrifles said:
So no gaming then? If not you dont need a dedicated gfx card

Edit: If not then this is vastly superior to anything AMD can offer, and within your budget


YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-2600K 3.40GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £229.99
1 x Asus P8H67-M PRO Intel H67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 MicroATX Motherboard - (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION ** £89.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £69.98
1 x BeQuiet Pure Power L8 430W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply - With 120mm Silent Wing Fan Built in £47.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) **BLACK FRIDAY SPECIAL DEAL** £34.99
1 x Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £25.99
1 x Samsung SH-S222AL/RSMS 22x DVD±RW SATA Lightscribe ReWriter (Beige/Black/Silver) - Retail £18.98
Total : £529.32 (includes shipping : £9.50).



You could do it cheaper and drop the i7 back to the i5 2500k, though as you stated video editing you will get the benfit from the hyper threading. In the same vein 8 gig of RAM will be beneficial and is definitely worth getting considering how cheap it is. Nice modular PSU. HDD prices are high ATM but good deal on this 500gig Seagate
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a k CPU on a motherboard you can't overclock on? may as well drop the gelid tranqilo and change the CPU to the non-k 2600, this'll free up ~£20.

would suggest the p8z68-m pro £110 but it's out of stock, going with the p67 equivalent £95 will require a dedicated graphics card as p67 doesn't have onboard VGA support.

you could get 2x 8gb kit of the ram, people may say it's overkill but at these prices why not?

maybe a better psu 500/550w to allow the addition of a decent graphics card should the op decide in the future they want to play games on it?
if you can live with non-modular you have the lepa w series 500w for the same price as the currently suggested psu(£48), or for £8 more you have the ocz zs 550w, just a couple of suggestions but there are other options as well.
 
My attempt

Leaves you a few quid to play with and is nicely overclockable. maybe a beefier PSU.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD4 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £157.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £155.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £69.98
1 x Antec Kúhler H2O 620 CPU Watercooler (Socket Intel LGA 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AMD AM2 / AM3 / AM2+ / AM3+) £40.98
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430W V2 '80 Plus' Power Supply (CMPSU-430CXUKV2) £37.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) **BLACK FRIDAY SPECIAL DEAL** £34.99
1 x Samsung SH-S222AB/RSMS 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black/Silver/Biege) - Retail £19.99
Total : £517.92 (includes shipping : FREE).

 
fowler002 said:
a k CPU on a motherboard you can't overclock on? may as well drop the gelid tranqilo and change the CPU to the non-k 2600, this'll free up ~£20.

No but it does use the 3000 gfx chip rather than the 2000, and seen as how theres no dedicated card that was the reasoning for its inclusion

would suggest the p8z68-m pro £110 but it's out of stock, going with the p67 equivalent £95 will require a dedicated graphics card as p67 doesn't have onboard VGA support.

you could get 2x 8gb kit of the ram, people may say it's overkill but at these prices why not?

maybe a better psu 500/550w to allow the addition of a decent graphics card should the op decide in the future they want to play games on it?
if you can live with non-modular you have the lepa w series 500w for the same price as the currently suggested psu(£48), or for £8 more you have the ocz zs 550w, just a couple of suggestions but there are other options as well.

Why not add a SSD and Blu Ray writer while you;re at it too? If the OP doesnt want to game, why spec him for a possible future change of mind???
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95thrifles fair enough on the cpu side, didn't need to be petty on the psu comment tho. reason didn't mention blueray or ssd is as they wouldn't fit within his £550 budget. other than a possible change of mind in the future a bigger psu will allow for him to use it in the future in a system that the 430w wouldn't be sufficiant for.

why pick on me and not robfosters non-matx mb choice?


robfosters said:
My attempt

Leaves you a few quid to play with and is nicely overclockable. maybe a beefier PSU.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD4 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £157.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £155.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £69.98
1 x Antec Kúhler H2O 620 CPU Watercooler (Socket Intel LGA 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AMD AM2 / AM3 / AM2+ / AM3+) £40.98
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430W V2 '80 Plus' Power Supply (CMPSU-430CXUKV2) £37.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) **BLACK FRIDAY SPECIAL DEAL** £34.99
1 x Samsung SH-S222AB/RSMS 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black/Silver/Biege) - Retail £19.99
Total : £517.92 (includes shipping : FREE).

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op wants a matx board to fit his current case, if you're going atx route will need a new case as well.
 
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