Check my new spec please!

wiglet · 15 Oct 2011 at 19:11

Hi guys,

I'm building a new machine for myself.
At the moment I only have the case, everything else is being upgraded including the PSU. Let me know what you think and if compatibility is ok. I'm also trying to keep costs low. No need for heavy graphics hence the cheapy below.

Also - this is my first build with SATA, so I've no old cables lying around. Do OcUK bundles come with SATA cables for the DVD and HD?

Cheers I really appreciate the expertise!

Radon 690a AMD Phenom II X4 840 3.20GHz @ 3.80GHz Overclocked Bundle £118.98
-Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit
-Gigabyte 970A-UD3 AMD 970A (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS) £42.34
Corsair Builder Series CX 430W V2 '80 Plus' Power Supply (CMPSU-430CXUKV2) £38.31
ATI Radeon HD 5450 SILENT 512MB GDDR3 PCI-Express Graphics Card £19.11
Samsung SH-S222AB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.14
Total including VAT and delivery to Dublin: £381.32

wiglet · 15 Oct 2011 at 19:51

danewesley said:
what case is it?

Its an Antec SLK3700-BQE. Nice n quiet, still!

I need the 8gb of ram as will be doing a good bit of vmware lab work on it.
Are the bundles not good value?

Thanks for the input guys!

wiglet · 16 Oct 2011 at 14:22

i think 400 before delivery to Ireland is too expensive for me stulid. i'll have another think about the spec and will post back.

thanks again!

wiglet · 16 Oct 2011 at 16:01

What about this - comes in under 400 quid. I went for a lower CPU but leaving a good motherboard there, so that I can always upgrade the CPU at a later stage if needed.

I was toying with the idea of AMD but decided to stick with Intel for extra oomf!

Intel Core i3-2100 3.10GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £90.74
(£74.99) £90.74
(£74.99)
Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £80.65
(£66.65) £80.65
(£66.65)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS) £42.34
(£34.99) £42.34
(£34.99)
Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £40.32
(£33.32) £40.32
(£33.32)
Corsair Builder Series CX 430W V2 '80 Plus' Power Supply (CMPSU-430CXUKV2) £38.31
(£31.66) £38.31
(£31.66)
Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £24.19
(£19.99) £24.19
(£19.99)
ATI Radeon HD 5450 SILENT 512MB GDDR3 PCI-Express Graphics Card **Lowest Price DX11 Graphics Card in UK** £19.11
(£15.79) £19.11
(£15.79)
Samsung SH-S222AB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.14
(£14.99) £18.14
(£14.99)
Sub Total : £292.38
Shipping cost based on delivery to Dublin with:
DPD Two Day Parcel - Eire & Scottish Islands
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £13.90
VAT is being charged at 21.00% VAT : £64.32
Total : £370.60

wiglet · 16 Oct 2011 at 16:20

Also is that cooler any good? I'd prefer something not too noisy, but dont want to spend a **** load just on a cooler. I wont be doing any major overclocking anyway.

Thanks for your help guys! I might order this evening if the spec above looks good to you geniuses

wiglet · 16 Oct 2011 at 19:30

Blast! Its another 50 quid on top in that case. It would play nice with Windows 7 and the 8gig of ram tho. Aaaaah decisions!!