Budget build.

BobbyBBB · 17 May 2011 at 15:01

so far I have this

http://postimage.org/image/2eab4wjd0/

What graphics card is best for around £30? also does that build look ok (all compatible etc). Oh and is that PSU and CPU cooler quiet?

EDIT: should have said looking for a quiet graphics card. The build is for someone who does not game but does some video editing.

Thanks for the help.

stulid · 17 May 2011 at 15:02

Just change the cpu and motherboard for these,

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-282-AM&groupid=701&catid=6&subcat=1945

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-331-GI&groupid=701&catid=1903&subcat=1948

Tri core 450 vs a E6550 - http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/189?vs=61 - some of the results are lower is better.

Just use the Nforce onboard gpu.

The motherboard aslo gives you the chance to unlock extra cpu cores, so you could get lucky and end up with a quad core cpu

The PSU is quiet, but do consider the Corsair CX430 PSU.

BobbyBBB · 17 May 2011 at 15:08

Not really sure if I wanna go onboard as I have 300 for the build and have only used 220 and its possible the person may in the future want to run some 3d apps. I will consider it tho since its so easy to add a card at any time i guess. thanks for the fast reply

stulid · 17 May 2011 at 15:10

But a £30 card wont be very fast either, its a bit of a waste of money, either spend more to buy a card with some actual power, or use the onboard gpu and see how things go.

Search the MM? find a 8800GT or 4850 etc at around £30-35

Liquiduk · 17 May 2011 at 15:18

I'd suggest a second hand one of these? Check MM
http://overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-258-SP&tool=3

If you can get hold of it that is.

olivier renault · 17 May 2011 at 15:20

A 5830 maybe within your budget.

EDIT : Holy Price Hike Batman. No more 5830 for £80 :'(

lil bit over budget with shipping.

EDIT 2 : Wrong RAM.

BobbyBBB · 17 May 2011 at 15:30

Yeah that's my dilemma I figured a £30 card would be kinda bad/not worth it. Not sure what to do i'll have a think on it and ring the customer. But if they do want a card I should spent at least £50 on it? and yes the second hand idea is decent.

Liquiduk · 17 May 2011 at 15:34

BobbyBBB said:
But if they do want a card I should spent at least £50 on it? and yes the second hand idea is decent.

Do you mean what you should spend :L? looking for something for £80 second hand may stumble you into a nice GTX 460 1GB or something very similar.

BobbyBBB · 17 May 2011 at 15:45

Thanks all, some nice ideas to think about.

stulid · 17 May 2011 at 15:54

Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
AMD Athlon II X3 Tri Core 450 3.20GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £59.99
(£49.99) £59.99
(£49.99)
Asus M4A78LT-M 760G (Socket AM3) DDR3 Motherboard £49.99
(£41.66) £49.99
(£41.66)
Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £35.99
(£29.99) £35.99
(£29.99)
Corsair Builder Series CX 430W ATX Power Supply (CMPSU-430CXUK) £35.99
(£29.99) £35.99
(£29.99)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500413AS) £28.99
(£24.16) £28.99
(£24.16)
Sub Total : £175.79
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.00
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £37.16
Total : £222.95

The motherboard has DVI/HDMI and D-SUB outputs - http://uk.asus.com/Motherboards/AMD_AM3/M4A78LTM/

Well reviewed PSU - http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/Corsair-CX430-Power-Supply-Review/1200

BobbyBBB · 17 May 2011 at 17:35

Gonna go with your on-board build stulid, with free shipping its no hassle if I want to get a g-card later

Thanks again!