Cheap build for gaming

Wepohn · 18 Dec 2011 at 14:11

Wanting to build a computer for a friend that mostly wants to play Guild Wars 2/Diablo 3

I don't expect these games to all that demanding but I'm not sure which hardware to go with. As far as a graphics card goes I figured one of the refurbished 9800gt's for £37 would be enough. (maybe not?)

How does the Llano A6 3650 compare to the i3 530?

Really want to try and keep this as cheap as possible, thanks.

Pohly · 18 Dec 2011 at 14:45

the 9800 might just cut it but it will use a lot of power and generate a lot of heat this will be a better option however their is only one left!

9800 vs 5770

what budget are you setting aside for the build and do you have any spare SATA hdd/ optical drives?

GTO656 · 18 Dec 2011 at 15:04

CPU there both good but i3 is much better for gaming.

Wepohn · 18 Dec 2011 at 15:12

Yeah I've got a spare HDD and Optical Drive, don't need an operating system either. I do have some DDR2 RAM but that wont be getting used.

Pohly · 18 Dec 2011 at 15:25

Intel Core i3-2120 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail
£101.99
(£84.99)

**B Grade** XFX ATI Radeon HD 5770 Single Slot 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
£54.98
(£45.82)

Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 500W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply
£49.99

MSI H61M-E33 Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard **B3 REVISION**
£46.99
(£39.16)

Cooler Master Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black
£39.98
(£33.32)

Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX)
£29.99
(£24.99)

Sub Total : £269.94
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout)

Shipping : £11.75
VAT is being charged at 20.00%

VAT : £56.34

Total : £338.03
with the code cmdouble you get £20 off so its really £318 normaly i would just say get 4gb ram but seeing as its so cheap (only £8 more for an extra 4gb) its a no brainer. this computer would be more than capable of playing games at medium-high and when it begins to tire just put a new gpu in

if its still a bit to pricy you could drop it back to a pentium sandybridge.