Best spec for £350.....

R.O.S.S.I

R.O.S.S.I

R.O.S.S.I

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Hi all, just wondering if you could help me quickly spec up a machine. Doesnt need monitor, keyboard or mouse.
Just need a base unit with decent enough graphics to play World of Warcraft at 1080p res (with HDMI out on it).

4Gb of Ram and Quad core CPU (i5 or i7? I don't know!).
Hard drive and DVD burner are needed also.
Not too fussy when it comes to the case? I'm not too sure about mATX etc with the spec I want
 
Dont think you will manage much with an i7 or i5 as an i5 alone is almost half your budget. And then you need to get expensive 4GB DDR3 RAM to match.

Pretty much imposible with an i5 due to mobo prices and Ram
 
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Yea i supose but Q6600 is still pushing £120.

Id probably go down the second hand route for that money.

Look into unlocking the disabled cores on the AM3 PhenomII chips for a bit of value.
 
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
AMD Athlon II X4 Quad Core 620 2.60GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail AMD Athlon II X4 Quad Core 620 2.60GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £79.99
(£69.56) £79.99
(£69.56)
Asus M4A785TD-V Evo AMD 785G (Socket AM3) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard Asus M4A785TD-V Evo AMD 785G (Socket AM3) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £70.99
(£61.73) £70.99
(£61.73)
OCZ Platinum 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C7 1333MHz Dual Channel (OCZ3P13334GK) OCZ Platinum 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C7 1333MHz Dual Channel (OCZ3P13334GK) £70.99
(£61.73) £70.99
(£61.73)
Corsair CX 400W ATX Power Supply (CMPSU-400CXUK) Corsair CX 400W ATX Power Supply (CMPSU-400CXUK) £39.99
(£34.77) £39.99
(£34.77)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 320GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (ST3320418AS) Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 320GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (ST3320418AS) £34.99
(£30.43) £34.99
(£30.43)
**B Grade** Coolermaster Elite 330 Midi Tower Case - Black (No PSU) **B Grade** Coolermaster Elite 330 Midi Tower Case - Black (No PSU) £29.99
(£26.08) £29.99
(£26.08)
LG GH22NS50 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM LG GH22NS50 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
(£15.64) £17.99
(£15.64)
Coolermaster Hyper TX3 CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM3/775/1156) Coolermaster Hyper TX3 CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM3/775/1156) £13.98
(£12.16) £13.98
(£12.16)
Sub Total : £312.10
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.50
VAT is being charged at 15.00% VAT : £48.39
Total : £370.99
 
Heres your case Casecom 6788 all black interior £24.99

Heres the RAM Corsair DDR3, 1600MHz 4G 2x240DIMM, Unbuffered, 9-9-9-24, XMS3 4GB £88

Heres the Mobo http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/Motherboard/Products_Spec.aspx?ProductID=3168 £73

I havent included the GFX card but i assume the only DX11 card on the table wud be 5770 which will set you back around £125, however, if your screen is bigger than 19` i wud opt for a 4890 at around £140 or save up for a DX11 5850 which are around £200.

Ive tried to cost this as low as pos but you have to decide weather you want to spend the extra on i5 which is well worth it imo otherwise i will help you with a Core2 Duo or AMD set up
Heres the CPU Intel core i5 £145

Heres ya Hard Drive Hard+Drives/Serial+ATA/Hitachi+3.5%22+Deskstar+320GB+16MB+SATA+7200rpm+HDD £32
OR Hard+Drives/Serial+ATA/500GB+Maxtor+DiamondMax+23+SATA+3Gb%2Fs+Hard+Drive
OR Hard+Drives/Serial+ATA/1TB+Samsung+Spinpoint+F3+SATA2+7200RPM+32MB+cache+HD103SJ

Heres your PSU Be Quiet 600W Straight Power E7 PSU £69.99 & free shipping
Heres your DVD Burner LG Super Multi £16
This will total up over your budget but it is worth considering, actually comes to £449 minus the graphics card

Sorry bout that the links are awry, i`ll try to fix it No complete waste of time, i cant understand why the links work when you peview them but when you post it turns into gobbldy gook, geez, if you want to check them out yourself you can still see the part numbers and the prices can be got by visiting @ria dot co dot uk and also £buyer dot com it just turns out that the prices are cheaper than OCUK. So your not allowed to mention competitors OK i`ll know next time
 
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