Best specs for £320

shadowake · 12 Jun 2009 at 13:06

Updated spec with 4GB ram in the new £350 budget:

Asus ATI Radeon HD 4850 512MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail £79.99
(£69.56) £79.99
(£69.56)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 7850+ Black Edition 2.80GHz (Socket AM2+) - Retail AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 7850+ Black Edition 2.80GHz (Socket AM2+) - Retail £61.99
(£53.90) £61.99
(£53.90)
Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKS) Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKS) £43.69
(£37.99) £43.69
(£37.99)
OCZ StealthXStream 500w Silent ATX2 Power Supply OCZ StealthXStream 500w Silent ATX2 Power Supply £42.99
(£37.38) £42.99
(£37.38)
Foxconn M61PMV nForce 430 (Socket AM2/AM2+) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard Foxconn M61PMV nForce 430 (Socket AM2/AM2+) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £36.79
(£31.99) £36.79
(£31.99)
Coolermaster Elite 335 Case - Black (No PSU) Coolermaster Elite 335 Case - Black (No PSU) £28.99
(£25.21) £28.99
(£25.21)
OcUK 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-6400C5 800MHz DDR2 Dual Channel OcUK 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-6400C5 800MHz DDR2 Dual Channel £28.74
(£24.99) £28.74
(£24.99)
Pioneer DVR-216DBK 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM Pioneer DVR-216DBK 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
(£15.64) £17.99
(£15.64)
Sub Total : £296.66
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £0.00
VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £46.26
Total : £342.92

despotofmidnor · 12 Jun 2009 at 13:07

Ive been fixing their pic of crap xcuse for a pc for the past 3 years, i imagin i will be dragged in atleast once a week fro this build

When Norton pops up to say we stopped a virus they think they have one and painstakingly try and explain what happened lol
Right heres the build:

Im gona fork out the extra £10 for the card and ram upgrades for 2 reasons, one i find the brands more reliable and may make a merginal improvment to speed, two if i get bord i canalways install a game and play away in the back room

This build compatable yeh?

Plec · 12 Jun 2009 at 13:08

shadowake said:
Comes in the box with the graphics card

shadowake's right - i just checked my box and it's got one too - so you're sorted.

shadowake · 12 Jun 2009 at 13:10

despotofmidnor said:
When Norton pops up to say we stopped a virus they think they have one and painstakingly try and explain what happened lol

Dear god don't let norton anywhere near this new build :eek:

get AVG free, or if you must pay Kapersky or NOD32.

despotofmidnor said:
This build compatable yeh?

Looks good, decent setup.

Plec said:
shadowake's right - i just checked my box and it's got one too - so you're sorted.

The xxx edition defo has one, built one two days ago and used it

Plec · 12 Jun 2009 at 13:14

It's compatible - i have no clue what the mobo is like.

If you want to save yourself some potential grief i would stick with the ASUS 4850 - as the xxx edition of that card does have some duff versions floating about. Plus, my Asus is a great clocker with the glaciator heatsink attached. (It's unlikely that you'll get a duff one - but they keep cropping up - and if you want a hassle free build then that would at least rule one factor out.)

despotofmidnor · 12 Jun 2009 at 13:19

I had a duff one :-s but im hoping that given i had a duff one this will be a good one lol.
It was very quiet so thats why i went for it, i will furmark it as soon as its installed to check :-)

Its all ordered now.
Man, all the gaming potential yet its maxpush will be photoshop while listening to music and browsing the web...oh well, the point of it is that that is all they will ever do so in theory they will never need to upgrade untill it dies on them.

Plec · 12 Jun 2009 at 13:27

despotofmidnor said:
Man, all the gaming potential yet its maxpush will be photoshop while listening to music and browsing the web...oh well, the point of it is that that is all they will ever do so in theory they will never need to upgrade untill it dies on them.

And by happy coincidence you've specced it just powerful enough to play Crysis very comfortably - so no more boring hrs for you spent watching 'X-factor' or 'Britons got ***wits' when at your GF's house.

despotofmidnor · 12 Jun 2009 at 13:30

Ha, indeed Plec, but shhhhh

user1453 · 12 Jun 2009 at 13:36

I'd go for the athlon x2 250 or the phemom x2 550 as they are based on a newer core and therefore should have better clock for clock performance than the 7850

shadowake · 12 Jun 2009 at 15:09

user1453 said:
I'd go for the athlon x2 250 or the phemom x2 550 as they are based on a newer core and therefore should have better clock for clock performance than the 7850

With his budget I dont think so... :rolleyes:

the processors you've sugested are dearer to start, plus the extra for an am3 board and DDR3 ram. As a general family PC the spec sugested meets the budget and is more than capable. Plus will last many years without need for a cpu upgrade. By then im sure AM3 will be outdated anyway.