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Hi im struggling to get my head around a lot of things regarding my current build...

all i have so far is a little antec sonata 2 with a 450watt psu.

I want to build a relatively sweet system performance wise going for a tri ore amd high end build but this is where my issues start.

I have no idea how big a replacement psu i will need as i know my little 450 won't cut it...

All in all i want to spend £500 max on this build needing a high end cpu, mobo, ddr3 ram,goodish graphics and a good solid psu

Im not really buyist in terms of graphics, i've always been an amd fan boy because of good speed and reliability but would like to try overclocking eventually. I know for what i want £500 is a bit miserly.

I would also like to know if my case will still cut it.

Cheers guys in advance
 
Keep your case and Install W7. Even pop a 120mm fan on the intake on your case to help the cooling.




Product Name Qty Price Line Total
CP-238-AM_60.jpg
AMD Phenom II X3 Tri Core 720 Black Edition 2.8GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £105.00
(£91.30) £105.00
(£91.30)
MB-168-GI_60.jpg
Gigabyte GA-MA790XT-UD4P (Socket AM3) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £98.99
(£86.08) £98.99
(£86.08)
GX-179-SP_60.jpg
Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 4850 512MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail £74.99
(£65.21) £74.99
(£65.21)
CA-032-OC_60.jpg
OCZ ModXStream Pro 700w Silent SLI Ready ATX2 Modular Power Supply £67.99
(£59.12) £67.99
(£59.12)
HD-053-SA_60.jpg
Samsung SpinPoint F1 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103UJ) £64.99
(£56.51) £64.99
(£56.51)
MY-166-OC_60.jpg
OCZ Reaper 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C6 1333MHz Dual Channel (OCZ3RPR13334GKK) £54.99
(£47.82) £54.99
(£47.82)
CD-063-PO_60.jpg
Pioneer DVR-216DBK 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
(£15.64) £17.99
(£15.64) Sub Total : £421.68 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% VAT : £64.83 Total : £497.01
 
Stuck a new case and psu in:

GX-126-XF_60.jpg
XFX ATI Radeon HD 4890 XT 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (Includes Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X.) £154.99
(£134.77) £154.99
(£134.77)
CP-238-AM_60.jpg
AMD Phenom II X3 Tri Core 720 Black Edition 2.8GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £105.00
(£91.30) £105.00
(£91.30)
MB-168-GI_60.jpg
Gigabyte GA-MA790XT-UD4P (Socket AM3) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £98.99
(£86.08) £98.99
(£86.08)
CA-008-CS_60.jpg
Corsair TX 650W ATX SLi Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-650TXUK) £71.99
(£62.60) £71.99
(£62.60)
MY-167-OC_60.jpg
OCZ Platinum AM3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C7 1333MHz Dual Channel (OCZ3P1333LVAM4GK) £47.99
(£41.73) £47.99
(£41.73)
CA-184-CM_60.jpg
Coolermaster Elite 334 Midi Case- Black (No PSU) £30.99
(£26.95) £30.99
(£26.95) Sub Total : £443.43 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 15% VAT : £68.28 Total : £523.46



Edit: Do you require HD ect:

CP-238-AM_60.jpg
AMD Phenom II X3 Tri Core 720 Black Edition 2.8GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £105.00
(£91.30) £105.00
(£91.30)
MB-168-GI_60.jpg
Gigabyte GA-MA790XT-UD4P (Socket AM3) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £98.99
(£86.08) £98.99
(£86.08)
GX-179-SP_60.jpg
Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 4850 512MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail £74.99
(£65.21) £74.99
(£65.21)
CA-008-CS_60.jpg
Corsair TX 650W ATX SLi Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-650TXUK) £71.99
(£62.60) £71.99
(£62.60)
HD-244-WD_60.jpg
Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (WD6401AALS) £53.99
(£46.95) £53.99
(£46.95)
MY-167-OC_60.jpg
OCZ Platinum AM3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C7 1333MHz Dual Channel (OCZ3P1333LVAM4GK) £47.99
(£41.73) £47.99
(£41.73)
CA-184-CM_60.jpg
Coolermaster Elite 334 Midi Case- Black (No PSU) £30.99
(£26.95) £30.99
(£26.95)
CD-038-OT_60.jpg
Sony Optiarc AD-7240S 24x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.99
(£16.51) £18.99
(£16.51) Sub Total : £437.33 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 15% VAT : £67.36 Total : £516.44
 
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AMD Phenom II X3 Tri Core 720 Black Edition 2.8GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £105.00 (£91.30)

XFX ATI Radeon HD 4870 XXX 512MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card XFX £101.99 (£88.69)

Asus M4A78T-E AMD 790GX (Socket AM3) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £98.99 (£86.08)

Coolermaster Real Power 520w Modular Power Supply £67.99 (£59.12)

OCZ Platinum 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C7 1333MHz Dual Channel (OCZ3P13334GK) £46.99 (£40.86)

Western Digital Caviar Black 500GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (WD5001AALS) £44.99 (£39.12)

Pioneer DVR-217FBK 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer LabelFlash ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99 (£15.64)

Sub Total : £420.81
Shipping : £10.00
VAT : £64.62
Total : £495.43
 
To be honest i will get a new HDD so thanks for adding one on the list, i might stretch the budget a bit and try and get a Phenom 955
 
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