Building a rig for about £350

Woody_FX · 25 Mar 2011 at 01:06

Hi guys,

I'm pretty skint but can spare about 350quid to build myself a rig to play some Wow on. Wow is pretty old game so doesnt need the latest gcard to push over 60fps.

So i was thinking of going for these parts

GCard: ATI Radeon HD 5770 based card.
CPU: AMD Athlon II X4 640 / 3 GHz
HDD: Samsung SpinPoint T166 HD321KJ
Motherboard: MSI 870A-G54
PSU: Corsair Builder CX500
RAM: 2GB DDR3 1333(PC10600)
Case: NZXT Classic Series GAMMA - Mid tower - ATX

What ye think?

Would choose reliability over speed. So if any part is a complete dog then please shout at me!

Thanks
-W

mufcmark · 25 Mar 2011 at 01:21

You should definitely get 4gb or ram instead of 2 for a start

Essexraptor · 25 Mar 2011 at 04:57

Echo the above i would go with a 4Gb (2 x 2Gb sticks) of RAM minimum

given your budget restrictions... this could be contender?

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BU-006-CS&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1516

looks capable of playing WOW easily

If XFire is not a future option...( your PSU would struggle anyway to be honest)... have you considered going for a cheaper mATX MB?

something like this

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-405-AS&groupid=701&catid=1903&subcat=1782

Pighardia · 25 Mar 2011 at 05:16

XFX ATI Radeon HD 5770 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £89.99
(£74.99) £89.99

AMD Athlon II X3 Tri Core 445 3.10GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £56.99
(£47.49) £56.99

Asus M4A78LT-M 760G (Socket AM3) DDR3 Motherboard £49.99
(£41.66) £49.99

Antec 100 One Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black £43.99
(£36.66) £43.99

Coolermaster Elite Power 500W Power Supply £34.99
(£29.16) £34.99

Patriot Viper 4GB (2x2GB) PC3-10666 1333MHz Dual Channel (PVS34G1333ELK) £29.99
(£24.99) £29.99

Samsung SpinPoint F3 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD502HJ) £29.99
(£24.99) £29.99

Samsung SH-S223C/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
(£11.66) £13.99
(£11.66) Sub Total : £291.60 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 20.00% VAT : £60.42 Total : £362.52

you get free delivery don't you?

olivier renault · 25 Mar 2011 at 05:36

My take.

YOUR BASKET
1 x XFX ATI Radeon HD 5770 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £89.99
1 x AMD Phenom II X2 Dual Core 555 3.20GHz Black Edition (Socket AM3) - Retail £69.98
1 x Gigabyte GA-MA78LMT-US2H 760G (Socket AM3) DDR3 Motherboard £49.99
1 x OCZ StealthXStream 2 500W Power Supply £40.99
1 x OCZ Special OPS 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (OCZ3SOE1600LV4GK) £39.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500418AS) £29.99
1 x Coolermaster Elite 330 Midi Tower Case - Black £29.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus CPU Cooler (Socket AM2/AM2+/AM3/775/1155/1156/1366) £20.99
1 x Samsung SH-S223C/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £400.90 (includes shipping : £12.50).

Unlock 555 to 955.

Added a 3rd party cooler and optical drive, but hits £350 without them and shipping.

pv123 · 25 Mar 2011 at 09:25

Good specs already posted, and glad they didn't include the CX PSU, since it's pretty bad apprently.

Cookeh · 25 Mar 2011 at 09:46

Unlocking is never guaranteed.

Could be stuck with a X2 555BE - still capable for WoW however.

I would aim for X3+4GB ram+HD5770 or similar

kain666 · 25 Mar 2011 at 10:52

do you need a operating system?

olivier renault · 25 Mar 2011 at 16:21

Cookeh said:
Unlocking is never guaranteed.

Could be stuck with a X2 555BE - still capable for WoW however.

I would aim for X3+4GB ram+HD5770 or similar

fair point. I would just add this comparaison between the two processors to sway the debate on my favour.

Although 7 fps on WoW isn't really that big of a deal (well, 10%).

Either imo will be fine. And if they unlock, they'll be more than fine!

If you add an OS, the build is blown but possible to go £400.

Cookeh · 25 Mar 2011 at 16:29

Oh, yeah, I read that benchmark ages ago

. But I don't imagine WoW is the sole game he'll play!? :eek:

With a HD5850 now at £107 and the HD5830 at a mere £85 they would be better alternatives by far than the HD5770 or similar.

Pighardia · 25 Mar 2011 at 16:35

Cookeh said:
With a HD5850 now at £107 and the HD5830 at a mere £85 they would be better alternatives by far than the HD5770 or similar.

£107!!!!!!!!
didn't see that. think i'll pick up another one. Cheers

PS- 5850 is def worth it for the extra over a 5770

Cookeh · 25 Mar 2011 at 16:43

Pighardia said:
£107!!!!!!!!
didn't see that. think i'll pick up another one. Cheers

PS- 5850 is def worth it for the extra over a 5770

1/3rd faster for £4 more

olivier renault · 25 Mar 2011 at 18:18

yup. Not sure when they will be available for the deal. And as always, the 5850 is quite a big card, although it should those cases (Antec 100, Elite 330).

elite 330.

revised my build

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 5850 Extreme 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **OcUK Exclusive** £107.99
1 x AMD Athlon II X3 Tri Core 445 3.10GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £56.99
1 x Gigabyte GA-MA78LMT-US2H 760G (Socket AM3) DDR3 Motherboard £49.99
1 x OCZ StealthXStream 2 500W Power Supply £40.99
1 x OCZ Intel Extreme XMP 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 10666C7 1333MHz Low Voltage Dual-Channel Kit (OCZ3X1333LV4GK) £33.98
1 x Coolermaster Elite 330 Midi Tower Case - Black £29.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500418AS) £29.99
Total : £364.02 (includes shipping : £11.75).