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anemos101

anemos101

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Could someone check this build please? Any hints as to how I could drop below the £500 mark would be great

Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB SATA 6Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM (ST2000DL003) Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB SATA 6Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM (ST2000DL003) £97.99
(£81.66) £97.99
(£81.66)
Asus HD 6850 DirectCU V2 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card Asus HD 6850 DirectCU V2 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £89.99
(£74.99) £89.99
(£74.99)
AMD Bulldozer FX-4 Quad Core 4100 Black Edition 3.60Ghz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail with FREE Deus Ex PC Game AMD Bulldozer FX-4 Quad Core 4100 Black Edition 3.60Ghz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail with FREE Deus Ex PC Game £89.99
(£74.99) £89.99
(£74.99)
Corsair Enthusiast Series TX650M High Performance 650W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020002-UK) Corsair Enthusiast Series TX650M High Performance 650W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020002-UK) £79.99
(£66.66) £79.99
(£66.66)
Fractal Design Arc Mini Tower Case - Black Fractal Design Arc Mini Tower Case - Black £69.98
(£58.32) £69.98
(£58.32)
Gigabyte GA-880GM-USB3 AMD 880G (Socket AM3+) DDR3 MicroATX Motherboard Gigabyte GA-880GM-USB3 AMD 880G (Socket AM3+) DDR3 MicroATX Motherboard £59.98
(£49.98) £59.98
(£49.98)
Samsung Green 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz 30nm Dual Channel Kit (MV-3V4G3D/US) **WEEKEND SPECIAL** Samsung Green 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz 30nm Dual Channel Kit (MV-3V4G3D/US) **WEEKEND SPECIAL** £45.59
(£37.99) £45.59
(£37.99)

Also - Will that GFX card fit in the case? I can't seem to find its length.
PS I Already have an optical drive
 
Sandybridge is what you want

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i3-2120 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £97.99
1 x Asus HD 6850 DirectCU V2 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £89.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) £78.98
1 x Fractal Design Arc Mini Tower Case - Black £69.98
1 x XFX Pro 550W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £52.99
1 x Gigabyte H61MA-D3V Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £47.99
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU) £33.59
Total : £492.04 (includes shipping : £17.10).



Also - Will that GFX card fit in the case? I can't seem to find its length.
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It will

PS I Already have an optical drive
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Is it SATA?
 
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at 100 posts you get free delivery......worth discussing your options i think ;)

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire HD 7850 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £189.98
1 x Intel Core i3-2120 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £97.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £57.98
1 x XFX Pro 550W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £52.99
1 x Gigabyte H61MA-D3V Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £47.99
1 x Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £46.98
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU) £33.59
Total : £527.51 (includes shipping : FREE).



That might have less storage but a much better GPU which dragged it over budget. What is the main purpose of the machine?
 
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The two builds you've been prompted with are fine, the 450W PSU is probably the best choice, it's plenty for what you're doing. Go with the graphics card Stulid suggested, as it's on special this week.

You could shave a little off by going for a cheaper case, the one recommended is a good case, but they're down to personal taste from the outside, and while it's nice to work with a ducted case with rounded edges etc... you're not in and out of the case that often so it is a luxury.

The Samsung memory you picked in your build is super stuff, however it's not the best place for you to spend your money. If your build had a 2500K, good motherboard, an SSD and a 570 then that's probably when it'd be worth looking at premium memory.

Edit : I've not looked at Honosuseri's post, he posted as I was typing.

You might want to skip the hard drive, and see if you can get by with whatever drive you have at the moment. You may even be able to squeeze a 60GB SSD in there if you shave a little off as I suggested and you have another drive you can use. 120GB is preferable for an SSD in my opinion, but an SSD will make a monumental difference to your overall experience.
 
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The Halk said:
Edit : I've not looked at Honosuseri's post, he posted as I was typing.
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How did you know i posted then if you didn't look to see it? lol

The case is cheaper (as you suggested) for £46 that really is a steal, especially as it comes with 4 120mm fans and a fan controller. The CPU, mobo and RAM combo is bang on....you get USB3 and sata 3 from that mobo, you'll only do better by spending more....not less.

I used a smaller HDD to save a few quid, the 550W PSU removes power concerns later if he upgrades. Ok the GPU i used put me over budget but it was £100 more than the asus 6850.

If we knew what the machine was for it's easier to balance it out
 
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