Budget Build Check please (£500)

[Chronictank]

Just a quick spec check please


Processor:AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 810 2.6GHz (Socket AM3) £109.99
CPU Cooler:Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev 2 CPU Cooler£18.99
Motherboard:Asus M4A785TD-V Evo AMD 785G (Socket AM3) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard£72.99
RAM:OCZ Gold Low Voltage 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (OCZ3G1600lV4GK) £83.99
Gfx:Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 5770 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card£119.98
PSU:Corsair VX 550W ATX Power Supply (CMPSU-550VXUK)£68.98
Case:Coolermaster Elite 335 Case - Black
£31.67

Total: £506.69

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Hard Disk
OS

 

[Marvin]

Do you need an optical (CD/DVD) drive?

Where did you get the 810 price from? It's £119 here...

I would stump up the extra £2 and get the 955 Black Edition and get an extra 0.6GHz clock speed and unlimited multiplier.

I'd get the OCZ ModXStream Pro 600W over the Corsair - it's modular - which the Corsair isn't - which will make cable management a little easier. And it's £1 cheaper - almost off sets the CPU!

Also, just personal choice, I'd choose a NZXT Gamma over the Coolermaster - it's better quality, and can support loads of extra fans, or watercooling if you plan to head that way later on.

 

[Chronictank]

Do you need an optical (CD/DVD) drive?

Nop he is recycling it from his old pc, same as the HDD's

Where did you get the 810 price from? It's £119 here...

Cant say here

I'd get the OCZ ModXStream Pro 600W over the Corsair - it's modular - which the Corsair isn't - which will make cable management a little easier. And it's £1 cheaper - almost off sets the CPU!

Good spot thanks, i will look into it

Also, just personal choice, I'd choose a NZXT Gamma over the Coolermaster - it's better quality, and can support loads of extra fans, or watercooling if you plan to head that way later on.

Thanks i will ask the guy i am building it for which he prefers