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Well my brothers uni house got broken into on halloween and all of the laptops in the house got stolen :mad:
They checked the insurance and it only covers desktops so this time around my borther would like a desktop :)

Budget of £350, used for pretty generic stuff but some light gaming aswell, starcraft II, Total War games etc.

I currently have:
- 4gb DDr 1600mhz (XMS3 saved from an old build)
- HD 4850 512 mb ( somewhere)
- Copy of win7 professional
- I think theres an old 320gb external hard drive lying around ( i shal enquire into that xD)

He already has speakers,keyboard,mouse and a nice 1080p samsung monitor i think its 21".

Whats left to get:
- Mobo
- Processor
- PSU
- Case
- Optical drive
-Maybe a Hard drive

I was thinking Llano was basically designed for this type of build?
-AMD Llano A6-3650
-Mobo i have no clue about for llano?
-Bequiet 530w
-Cooler Master Elite 430
-LG GH24NS70 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter

However if sandybridge is still the way forward then i dont really mind, bit of advice please :D
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-2300 2.80GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £145.99
1 x MSI P67A-C45 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard ** B3 REVISION ** £87.98
1 x Antec TruePower New Modular 650W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £69.98
1 x Cooler Master Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black £39.98
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £376.03 (includes shipping : £11.75).

Since you said a "maybe" on the HDD I didn't include one, it is a little over budget but not vast amounts, though if you can stretch to about £430 then you get him the top end i5 chip which would give him room for over clocking in the future (after buying a after market CPU cooler, but those are about £20 ish for something decent).

Stoner81.

EDIT - Monkey nuts I forgot to add RAM what a plonker... anyway here is 4GB of RAM currently out of stock but a bargain at £30 ---> http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-203-CS&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1517
 
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This allows you to overclock as I have included a "K" CPU and a Z68 chipset motherboard, I also left out the harddrive as you diid say "maybe" so aslong as you have a SATA harddrive then you can use it.

The motherboard is a great budget overclocker also,

http://www.kitguru.net/components/m...-z68ap-d3-z68-review-bargain-buy-of-the-year/
http://www.vortez.net/articles_pages/gigabyte_ga_z68ap_d3_review,1.html
http://www.techradar.com/reviews/pc...herboards/gigabyte-ga-z68ap-d3-1026263/review
http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/motherboards/2011/10/11/gigabyte-ga-z68ap-d3-review/1
 
Quick question, when he leaves uni he might get a nice graphics card for it so is 500w psu enough and should i change the case to an antec 100?
 
The 500W PSU will be fine for cards upto the GTX560ti/6950 mark.

should i change the case to an antec 100?
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If he likes the case, then go for it, the Antec300 is cheaper and actually a slightly bigger case.
 
Good news, Budget increase to £410, im tempted to deop im to the i5 2300 so he can get a more powerful graphics card maybe a 4890/5850(if im lucky) i doubt he'd ever overclock anywho.

I might be able to find a 4890 on the mm for cheeper but i dont think he wants me buying 2nd hand parts really, ideas xD?
 
Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i5-2400 3.10GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £151.99
(£126.66) £151.99
(£126.66)
MSI H67MA-E35 Intel H67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro-ATX Motherboard - (Sandybridge) **B3 REVISION** £61.99
(£51.66) £61.99
(£51.66)
Lepa W-Series 500W '80 Plus' Power Supply - with FREE LEPA Hard Drive Enclosure £47.99
(£39.99) £47.99
(£39.99)
Antec 100 One Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black £46.99
(£39.16) £46.99
(£39.16)
OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
(£14.99) £17.99
(£14.99)
Sub Total : £272.46
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £11.75
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £56.84
Total : £341.05

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http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18338392
 
Umm,

You will get the SSD caching/Lucid/quicksync etc, and I suppose if he eventually got a "k" cpu (ivybridge maybe?) then the overclocking option is there.
 
yeh thats what i was thinking but he doesnt really give a **** about his computer xD
So i think il just save on the Mobo and get him a GPU capable of some gaming :).

Part of me wants to order the Dragonlord case and give him my CM690 but im poor at the moment :(
 
Well the Gigabyte has 4 vs 2 RAM slots, an arguably better selection of slots ( no old pci), ther MSI has USB3.0 at the rear, the only thing to make sure of is that an I/O shield plate is included as they are B grade (sata cables cost bobbins if none are included)
 
Thank you :) il send them a query about both. Now its just the psu to decide on
lepa500w or the bequiet 530w.

If i get the Bgrade mobo's i can afford a 6850 with dues ex and dirt3 i believe :D
 
Its all in the basket :D
Just waiting until tomorrow ordering it through my dads company :)

The question is do i give my brother the codes for the games ;P
 
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