General/Gaming computer build please

GiantMidget

GiantMidget

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my friend wants to get himself a computer and i was wondering what to do with his budget as it is rather low
around 200 pounds
its a full build, peripherals included,

and feedback and builds would be greatly appreciated, thanks
 
I keep trying to make a build for around that price, it just never seems doable.

There are amd options, but as soon as you add a gfx card your over budget.

Very much depends on what games too.
 
yeah i said that it would be very tricky to make such a build, how much would a cheap build be then (trying to stay as close as possible to the budget)
OS not included either.
 
I really can't see this being doable...

At a guess, you might be able to scrape together the mobo/CPU(Core2Duo or Quad?)/RAM, along with a GPU (2nd hand 4870 or 4890?) all second hand for £100 or so if you're lucky, but that leaves you with little cash to get a case, PSU, Keyboard, Mouse...

You don't say what it's for... general day to day browsing and work, or gaming? If it's the former then you can probably get hold of a super cheap Compaq or something from the bay, whack more memory in it and stay in budget.

EDIT: Didn't read title properly... d'oh.
 
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i think he has just decided that he will wait rather than wasting money on what would probably be a big downgrade, what could you get from a budget of around £500?
 
£500 is much, much more realistic. At that budget, you're looking at a modern Core i3, 4+ GB of RAM, Radeon 6850 or similar.
 
You might be able to get a Llano build for near £200, but £500 will get a much better PC!

Edit: Such as...


YOUR BASKET
1 x OcUK ATI Radeon HD 6850 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £107.99
1 x Intel Core i3-2120 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £101.99
1 x Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £84.98
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) £79.99
1 x Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 500W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £41.99
1 x Cooler Master Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black £39.98
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £539.00 (includes shipping : £11.75).



With £20 off too, http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18347004
 
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