Dual Core System

Dantoshou · 25 Oct 2009 at 19:46

my cousin has asked me to see if i could build him a computer for a price limit of £400
im hoping to get a half decent dual core Amd system, as the budget is quite tight intel would not be a great idea, he basically wants it to run faster then the family computer they have that seems to be from the dark ages, probably 8 years old at least!
nothing is definate yet and he may not even get it, but if everyone can help me find a decent spec for £400 with all the right stuff, id appreciate it! it doesnt need to run crysis on full graphics guys! xD

RJC · 25 Oct 2009 at 19:52

Does he require a monitor ect.

JonJ678 · 25 Oct 2009 at 19:52

Just to clarify, do you need screen/keyboard/mouse?

edit: beaten by less than a minute

RJC · 25 Oct 2009 at 20:02

Done a build:

Gigabyte GA-MA770T-UD3P AMD 770 (Socket AM3) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £76.99
(£66.95) £76.99
(£66.95)

Patriot Viper Kit 4GB (2x2GB) PC3-12800 1600MHz Dual Channel (PVS34G1600ELK) £70.99
(£61.73) £70.99
(£61.73)

Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 4730 512MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £69.99
(£60.86) £69.99
(£60.86)

Corsair VX 450W ATX Power Supply (CMPSU-450VXUK) £54.99
(£47.82) £54.99
(£47.82)

AMD Athlon II X2 Dual Core 245 2.90GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £50.99
(£44.34) £50.99
(£44.34)

Samsung SpinPoint F1 320GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD322HJ) £34.99
(£30.43) £34.99
(£30.43)

Coolermaster Elite 330 Midi Tower Case - Black (No PSU) £30.99
(£26.95) £30.99
(£26.95)

Sony Optiarc AD-7240S 24x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.99
(£16.51) £18.99
(£16.51) Sub Total : £355.59 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 15% VAT : £55.10 Total : £422.44

Dantoshou · 26 Jul 2010 at 00:55

sorry my freind obviously lost interest, thanks for the help if he ever wants to get a pc ill get him one sorted like that, but hes spent all his money on a car, what a fail! XD

AiiR · 26 Jul 2010 at 01:42

Pff who needs a car.

PhoenixUK · 26 Jul 2010 at 02:19

RJC said:
Done a build:

Gigabyte GA-MA770T-UD3P AMD 770 (Socket AM3) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £76.99
(£66.95) £76.99
(£66.95)

Patriot Viper Kit 4GB (2x2GB) PC3-12800 1600MHz Dual Channel (PVS34G1600ELK) £70.99
(£61.73) £70.99
(£61.73)

Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 4730 512MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £69.99
(£60.86) £69.99
(£60.86)

Corsair VX 450W ATX Power Supply (CMPSU-450VXUK) £54.99
(£47.82) £54.99
(£47.82)

AMD Athlon II X2 Dual Core 245 2.90GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £50.99
(£44.34) £50.99
(£44.34)

Samsung SpinPoint F1 320GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD322HJ) £34.99
(£30.43) £34.99
(£30.43)

Coolermaster Elite 330 Midi Tower Case - Black (No PSU) £30.99
(£26.95) £30.99
(£26.95)

Sony Optiarc AD-7240S 24x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.99
(£16.51) £18.99
(£16.51) Sub Total : £355.59 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 15% VAT : £55.10 Total : £422.44

The spinpoint f3 500gb is only 70p more.
The X3 440 is 7quid more.

Could swap GPU for the 9800GT at 58GBP.
Also a cheaper PSU would do, like the 400W corsair, saving of 15quid there or the antec 550w, at least it's modular.

RJC · 26 Jul 2010 at 07:22

Dantoshou said:
sorry my freind obviously lost interest, thanks for the help if he ever wants to get a pc ill get him one sorted like that, but hes spent all his money on a car, what a fail! XD

Buying a car!!! thats no excuse

Post back if your friend wants a new and we can do another spec me thread as things have moved on