Cheap £220 build

Joshlad · 12 Jan 2011 at 11:22

Main concerns are The power supply connecting and powering everything without a hitch, and the overall connectability of it.
Josh

iamtheoneneo · 12 Jan 2011 at 11:43

whats it being used for?

FrenchTart · 12 Jan 2011 at 11:47

I'd have thought if you're going for a very cheap build you'd be better served by AMD rather than Intel.

Joshlad · 12 Jan 2011 at 11:47

Right now just for light gaming, flash games etc, oh and runescape, and general use current system is 9 years old, so it's definately time for an upgrade

FXL5 · 12 Jan 2011 at 11:50

Is there supposed to be a case in there somewhere, or are you re-using that?

Joshlad · 12 Jan 2011 at 11:51

Re using case, motherboard size is compatable, forgot to mention that >.>

Dark_Angel · 12 Jan 2011 at 11:51

Define light gaming...

Also, AMD could be a better option as mentioned. Especially a tri core. Then again, my take on light gaming is the odd blast of Half Life 2... and that GPU isn't really beefy enough for those type of games.

For just flash games though, it'd be fine.

s innes · 12 Jan 2011 at 11:52

looks good but not sure about that psu
having looked at you build you require 2 sata connecters this psu only has one
and no pci-e power cable it could be very limmiting if you want to upgrade later

if not then a simple molex to sata cable will solve issue of only having one sata

i would suggest going for something like this http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-045-OC&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=

if you can i know it's amlost twice the price but a better option ihmo

if you bugget can allow there are quite a few psu at the £44 mark

Joshlad · 12 Jan 2011 at 11:54

Err, light gaming, online game sists like kongregate stuff like that, i'd say heavy gaming would be things like call of duty or crysis.

Dark_Angel · 12 Jan 2011 at 11:55

Ah right

heavy / light gaming to me is how much time you play you see.

In which case, that GPU is more than fine.

Joshlad · 12 Jan 2011 at 12:25

Will take the comments on board, have another shop around for a PSU supporting 2 sata and a PCI-E if it's essential.

Alasdairhurst · 12 Jan 2011 at 12:29

pci-e power should be essential for a gpu to run online games
i'd probably go for the corsair 430w as it is pretty good quality (however may be a bit too much) the cheap £20 psu's may be an alright choice for a cheap pc like this as it wont require much on the 12v rail
(sorry cant see the specs at college - just getting the overall picture from the comments)

pepp77 · 12 Jan 2011 at 12:30

The cheapest PSU I would go for on here would be the CX430 - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-033-CS&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=

Has enough Sata and a PCI-e connector.

Dave0w · 12 Jan 2011 at 12:42

that is ok but dont get that GFX, if your budget is low get an 8800gts off of the bay for £40 and that system will run games like COD on low setting because i had the same set up 6 months ago.

DragonQ · 12 Jan 2011 at 12:42

I would go AMD with that budget because you have a chance of getting a performance boost from unlocking cache/cores.

Dave0w · 12 Jan 2011 at 12:43

The PSU your using will work fine

Orcvader · 12 Jan 2011 at 12:54

From what you stated as light gaming, the most demanding game I say is RuneScape.
I would try go for a 5470 at least, and a decent dual core. You should be able to max out the game then, although I heard Jagex will add more Direct X features. An integrated GPU will also work.

Joshlad · 12 Jan 2011 at 13:05

Very helpfull forum indeed

I'll keep looking around and try to fit it all in a budget.

daver · 12 Jan 2011 at 13:07

Antec 380W Earthwatts should be able to run this comfortably and can be had for £35 but OCUK don't stock that model.

ShaolinDreams · 12 Jan 2011 at 13:23

Can you hold out and save another £100? It will make quite a bit of difference, you said you don't upgrade very often so might aswell push the budget up a fraction and get something that will last you a while

Just a thought.