Another Build!

ManiacVirus · 12 Jul 2011 at 15:47

OK so my cousin was impressed with my last build and now wants me to build a budget PC for him.

The main uses will be general web browsing, web hosting and possibly light gaming.

Budget is around £500 and he will need everything.

Do you think this is possible? If so throw your recommendations up!

I was thinking maybe a i3 configuration.

anuraj · 12 Jul 2011 at 15:51

Needing os?

Jony27 · 12 Jul 2011 at 15:54

OcUK V-Line 221V2SB 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black OcUK V-Line 221V2SB 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black £89.99
(£74.99) £89.99
(£74.99)
AMD Llano A6-3650 2.60GHz (Socket FM1) APU Processor (AD3650WNGXBOX) AMD Llano A6-3650 2.60GHz (Socket FM1) APU Processor (AD3650WNGXBOX) £88.99
(£74.16) £88.99
(£74.16)
Asus F1A75-M AMD A75 Chipset (Socket FM1) DDR3 Motherboard Asus F1A75-M AMD A75 Chipset (Socket FM1) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
(£66.66) £79.99
(£66.66)
Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit £68.40
(£57.00) £68.40
(£57.00)
Options applied to the above product:
Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) £32.99
(£27.49) £32.99
(£27.49)
Cooler Master Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black (with 500w Elite Power PSU) Cooler Master Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black (with 500w Elite Power PSU) £61.98
(£51.65) £61.98
(£51.65)
Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £29.99
(£24.99) £29.99
(£24.99)
Sony Optiarc AD-7260S 24x DVD±RW SATA Lightscribe ReWriter (Black) - OEM Sony Optiarc AD-7260S 24x DVD±RW SATA Lightscribe ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.98
(£14.15) £16.98
(£14.15)
OcUK Value 2.0 2 W RMS USB powered Speaker Set OcUK Value 2.0 2 W RMS USB powered Speaker Set £4.99
(£4.16) £4.99
(£4.16)
OcUK USB Keyboard - Black OcUK USB Keyboard - Black £4.99
(£4.16) £4.99
(£4.16)
OcUK USB Optical Mouse - Black OcUK USB Optical Mouse - Black £2.99
(£2.49) £2.99
(£2.49)
Sub Total : £401.90
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £13.75
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £83.13
Total : £498.78

anuraj · 12 Jul 2011 at 15:57

This will let him upgrade to buldozer later on if he wants to:

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI 990FXA-GD65 AMD 990 FX (AMD AM3/AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard *WITH FREE MSI GRENADE* £112.98
1 x OcUK GeForce GTX 460 OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £109.99
1 x AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 850 "95W Edition" 3.30GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £79.99
1 x Antec High Current Gamer 620W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £56.99
1 x Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £44.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £29.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500413AS) £29.99
1 x Sony Optiarc AD-7260S 24x DVD±RW SATA Lightscribe ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.98
Total : £496.90 (includes shipping : £12.50).

Moothead2 · 12 Jul 2011 at 15:57

Jony's build looks very good but I'd maybe go a tenner over budget and get the 430w Corsair PSU and the CM 430 case w/o the PSU. That's just me though and the PSU with the case should do the job.

anuraj - I'm pretty sure he needs OS, monitor, speakers, M&KB etc since the OP said "Everything"

.

anuraj · 12 Jul 2011 at 15:58

Whops didnt see that.

ManiacVirus · 12 Jul 2011 at 16:00

Man u guys work fast I haven't even done making a list yet!! LoL

anuraj · 12 Jul 2011 at 16:03

YOUR BASKET
1 x Xenon AMD Phenom II X4 850 3.30GHz Bundle - Quad Core £164.98
1 x OcUK V-Line 221V2SB 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black £89.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit £68.40
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) £32.99
1 x BeQuiet Pure Power L7 530W '80 Plus' Power Supply £44.99
1 x Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £44.99
1 x Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 6450 1024MB GDDR3 PCI-Express Graphics Card (11190-02-20G) £43.99
1 x Sony Optiarc AD-7260S 24x DVD±RW SATA Lightscribe ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.98
1 x OcUK USB Keyboard - Black £4.99
1 x OcUK USB Optical Mouse - Black £2.99
Total : £535.50 (includes shipping : £16.85).

It's a bit very but very good.

I think sound can come out of the monitor if not add jonys in

YOUR BASKET
1 x Xenon AMD Athlon X2 255 3.10GHz Bundle - Dual Core £119.99
1 x OcUK V-Line 221V2SB 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black £89.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit £68.40
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) £32.99
1 x BeQuiet Pure Power L7 530W '80 Plus' Power Supply £44.99
1 x Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £44.99
1 x Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 6450 1024MB GDDR3 PCI-Express Graphics Card (11190-02-20G) £43.99
1 x Sony Optiarc AD-7260S 24x DVD±RW SATA Lightscribe ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.98
1 x OcUK USB Keyboard - Black £4.99
1 x OcUK USB Optical Mouse - Black £2.99
Total : £490.51 (includes shipping : £16.85).

Use that build if you can't go over.

ManiacVirus · 12 Jul 2011 at 16:06

Nice one guys. I'm guessing he may want to go slightly over budget and get a 24" monitor as that's what I've got..

anuraj · 12 Jul 2011 at 16:09

Here you go.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Iiyama ProLite E2409HDS 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black £149.99
1 x Xenon AMD Athlon X2 255 3.10GHz Bundle - Dual Core £119.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit £68.40
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) £32.99
1 x Cooler Master Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black (with 500w Elite Power PSU) £61.98
1 x Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 6450 1024MB GDDR3 PCI-Express Graphics Card (11190-02-20G) £43.99
1 x Sony Optiarc AD-7260S 24x DVD±RW SATA Lightscribe ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.98
1 x OcUK USB Keyboard - Black £4.99
1 x OcUK USB Optical Mouse - Black £2.99
Total : £526.42 (includes shipping : £20.10).

Murray · 12 Jul 2011 at 16:12

YOUR BASKET
1 x OcUK V-Line 221V2SB 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black £89.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit £68.40
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) £32.99
1 x AMD Athlon II X4 Quad Core 640 3.00GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £65.99
1 x Gigabyte GA-MA78LMT-US2H 760G (Socket AM3) DDR3 Motherboard £49.99
1 x Antec 100 One Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black £43.99
1 x Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 6450 1024MB GDDR3 PCI-Express Graphics Card (11190-02-20G) £43.99
1 x OCZ StealthXStream 2 500W Power Supply £39.98
1 x Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £29.99
1 x Sony Optiarc AD-7260S 24x DVD±RW SATA Lightscribe ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.98
1 x Logitech 600 Media Keyboard (920-000031) £11.99
1 x Blaze M2051 Optical Notebook Mouse - Silver/Black £5.99
Total : £517.97 (includes shipping : £14.75).

anuraj · 12 Jul 2011 at 16:13

Murray it's possible that he wants a 24" monitor.

Jony27 · 12 Jul 2011 at 16:14

Isnt Llano's on board graphics on par/better than a hd6450?

anuraj · 12 Jul 2011 at 16:15

Jony27 said:
Isnt Llano's on board graphics on par/better than a hd6450?

Going to check

Murray · 12 Jul 2011 at 16:17

What sort of games does he play?

Murray · 12 Jul 2011 at 16:20

YOUR BASKET
1 x Iiyama ProLite E2409HDS 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black £149.99
1 x Intel Core i3-2120 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £89.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit £68.40
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) £32.99
1 x Cooler Master Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black (with 500w Elite Power PSU) £61.98
1 x MSI H61M-E33 Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard **B3 REVISION** *WITH FREE MSI GRENADE* £46.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £29.99
1 x Sony Optiarc AD-7260S 24x DVD±RW SATA Lightscribe ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.98
1 x OcUK USB Keyboard - Black £4.99
1 x OcUK USB Optical Mouse - Black £2.99
Total : £528.20 (includes shipping : £19.10).

anuraj · 12 Jul 2011 at 16:20

Apparently they perform very similarly

Murray · 12 Jul 2011 at 16:21

i3 Sandbridge > AMD Athlon X2 LOL

anuraj · 12 Jul 2011 at 16:23

Murray said:
i3 Sandbridge > AMD Athlon X2 LOL

True,

Marine-RX179 · 12 Jul 2011 at 16:24

Murray said:
i3 Sandbridge > AMD Athlon X2 LOL

Actually SandyBridge i3 > than even the Phenom II X4 980BE at 3.7GHz

:
http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/cpus/2011/07/01/intel-core-i3-2100-review/4
http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/cpus/2011/07/01/intel-core-i3-2100-review/6

But anyway SandyBridge i3 is not gonna be possible with the £500 budget...not when with monitor AND Windows 7 required within the budget as well. The AMD APU platform is probably the best option considering the budget.