Bargin Spec Challenge

jameskirstylou

jameskirstylou

jameskirstylou

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ok well i need a few bits upgrading in a 2nd PC, and ive been lookign around and see what some other people say,

I NEED :

CPU + HS - Fan
Graphics Card
Memory (2GB)
Motherboard


I HAVE :

Just 200, possibly at a push 250.



This is pretty much just used for gaming so i want the best i can expect.


thanks guys
 
ahh i planned something like this

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howabout a nice intel setup? :D should get 3ghz easily on stock cooling (if not more).

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that gpu you picked is pre-order so i chose the next one up in price that's in stock. :)
 
E2180 Will not hit 3ghz with stock cooler, he will have to be extremely lucky.

They're good OCers but not THAT GOOD.

I'll go with

Product Name Qty Price Line Total
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5200+ 2.70GHz (Socket AM2) - Retail AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5200+ 2.70GHz (Socket AM2) - Retail £42.99
(£50.51) £42.99
(£50.51)
Abit AX-78 AMD 770 (Socket AM2) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard Abit AX-78 AMD 770 (Socket AM2) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £44.99
(£52.86) £44.99
(£52.86)
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Black Dragon DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GB22GB6400C4DC) GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Black Dragon DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GB22GB6400C4DC) £27.99
(£32.89) £27.99
(£32.89)
Powercolor ATI Radeon HD 4850 512MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail Powercolor ATI Radeon HD 4850 512MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail £101.99
(£119.84) £101.99
(£119.84)
Sub Total : £217.96
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £8.25
VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £39.59
Total : £265.80
 
Go with Marc's suggestion, perfect for the money and from what i have read on this forum most e2*** series CPUs will hit 3GHz on stock heatsink and it will defo be faster in games than the AMD equivalent event if u only get to 2.8GHz.
 
Just a quick spec here should do the job you should upgrade the graphics card for gaming ut ive only done it to your budget






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Asrock 4CoreDual-SATA2 Rev2 (Socket 775) PCI-Express/AGP DDR2 Motherboard £34.99
(£41.11) £34.99
(£41.11)
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Intel Core 2 Duo E2200 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.20GHz (800FSB) - Retail £44.99
(£52.86) £44.99
(£52.86)
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Asus GeForce 8600 GT OC Gear HTDP 256MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £47.99
(£56.39) £47.99
(£56.39)
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Corsair 2GB DDR2 XMS2 DHX PC2-6400C4DHX TwinX (2x1GB) £32.99
(£38.76) £32.99
(£38.76) Sub Total : £160.96 Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £8.95 VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £29.73 Total : £199.64
 
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marc2003 said:
a 3650 for gaming? :eek:
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I'm still on a 6600 and it still runs cod4 and stuff fine and I was trying to speck to the £200 mark as well.
Id rather have a better base spec as gpu is easy to upgrade.

All though your spec is rather tasty.. What's the heat sinks like?

could replace the 4850 with a 2nd hand 8800 series for around £50 to get it down to the £200 mark
 
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AcidHell2 said:
I'm still on a 6600 and it still runs cod4 and stuff fine and I was trying to speck to the £200 mark as well.
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but at what res/details? i hear cod4 is well optimised but a 6600? come on, be serious. :)

All though your spec is rather tasty.. What's the heat sinks like?
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well the stock isn't great.... but it's not terrible either. i had a 2180 myself @ 3ghz with the stock cooler and it maxed out around 70c under prime load.... but remember not many programs utilise a cpu like prime does. certainly games will never cause it to get anywhere near those temps.....

could replace the 4850 with a 2nd hand 8800 series for around £50 to get it down to the £200 mark
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that's certainly a valid option. :)
 
Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
OCZ 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 Dual Channel Platinum Revision 2 XTC Series DDR2 (OCZ2P800R22GK) £23.99
(£28.19) £23.99
(£28.19)
**B Grade** Abit IP35 Pro (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 (MB-135-AB) £39.99
(£46.99) £39.99
(£46.99)
Intel Core 2 Duo E2180 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.00GHz (800FSB) - Retail £38.99
(£45.81) £38.99
(£45.81)
Powercolor ATI Radeon HD 4850 512MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail £101.99
(£119.84) £101.99
(£119.84)
Sub Total : £204.96
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £8.95
VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £37.43
Total : £251.34

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Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Asus GeForce 8800 GS 384MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £49.99
(£58.74) £49.99
(£58.74)
OCZ 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 Dual Channel Platinum Revision 2 XTC Series DDR2 (OCZ2P800R22GK) £23.99
(£28.19) £23.99
(£28.19)
Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 LGA775 'Wolfdale' 2.53GHz (1066FSB) - Retail £69.99
(£82.24) £69.99
(£82.24)
**B Grade** Abit IP35 Pro (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 (MB-135-AB) £39.99
(£46.99) £39.99
(£46.99)
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775) £14.99
(£17.61) £14.99
(£17.61)
Sub Total : £198.95
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £8.95
VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £36.38
Total : £244.28
 
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