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TacticalAssault

TacticalAssault

TacticalAssault

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Building another PC, picked up a 9800gx2 on the cheap.
Have a budget of around £320 to build the best gaming pc I can.
I heard the GX2 requires at least a 600w PSU? is that true?
I don't need a monitor,OS, keyboard or mouse speakers or any accessories, just need to get the tower built.

Thanks in advance for any help

Tact
 
Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
AMD Athlon II X4 Quad Core 630 2.80GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £75.19
(£63.99) £75.19
(£63.99)
Gigabyte GA-880GM-UD2H AMD 880G (Socket AM3) microATX DDR3 Motherboard £69.99
(£59.57) £69.99
(£59.57)
Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £65.99
(£56.16) £65.99
(£56.16)
Coolermaster Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black (with 500w Elite Power PSU) £62.99
(£53.61) £62.99
(£53.61)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500418AS) £29.99
(£25.52) £29.99
(£25.52)
LG GH22LS50 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter Lightscribe Drive - Retail £14.99
(£12.76) £14.99
(£12.76)
Sub Total : £271.61
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.00
VAT is being charged at 17.50% VAT : £49.28
Total : £330.89

PSU supplied with the case is enough for a 9800GX2
 
Thanks stulid,
Hmmm AMD..had real trouble with them in the past..
Can my budget afford an intel processor?


I bought an had a 4400+ which was clocked at 2.4ghz and my e6400 at 2.13, but the amd felt like a pentium 4 in comparison a few years ago
 
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yes.

Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i3 540 3.06GHz (Clarkdale) (Socket LGA1156) - Retail £79.98
(£68.07) £79.98
(£68.07)
Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £65.99
(£56.16) £65.99
(£56.16)
Coolermaster Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black (with 500w Elite Power PSU) £62.99
(£53.61) £62.99
(£53.61)
Gigabyte GA-H55M-S2 Intel H55 (Socket 1156) DDR3 Motherboard £59.98
(£51.05) £59.98
(£51.05)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500418AS) £29.99
(£25.52) £29.99
(£25.52)
LG GH22LS50 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter Lightscribe Drive - Retail £14.99
(£12.76) £14.99
(£12.76)
Sub Total : £267.17
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.00
VAT is being charged at 17.50% VAT : £48.50
Total : £325.67

link to the case - http://www.coolermaster.co.uk/product.php?category_id=19&product_id=6640
 
Just found out i can stretch to 400, as an absolute max. Quad core?! :eek:


p.s sorry for the time waste on the 320, literally just found out

I'd actually be happy with that PC though.
 
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just over £400.

Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i5 760 2.80GHz (Lynnfield) (Socket LGA1156) - Retail £140.99
(£119.99) £140.99
(£119.99)
MSI P55A-G55 Intel P55 (Socket 1156) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
(£76.59) £89.99
(£76.59)
Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £65.99
(£56.16) £65.99
(£56.16)
Coolermaster Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black (with 500w Elite Power PSU) £62.99
(£53.61) £62.99
(£53.61)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500418AS) £29.99
(£25.52) £29.99
(£25.52)
LG GH22LS50 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter Lightscribe Drive - Retail £14.99
(£12.76) £14.99
(£12.76)
Sub Total : £344.63
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.00
VAT is being charged at 17.50% VAT : £62.06
Total : £416.69
 
you sure you wont consider AMD?

Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 970 Black Edition "140W Edition" 3.50GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £149.99
(£127.65) £149.99
(£127.65)
Gigabyte GA-880GM-UD2H AMD 880G (Socket AM3) microATX DDR3 Motherboard £69.99
(£59.57) £69.99
(£59.57)
Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £65.99
(£56.16) £65.99
(£56.16)
Coolermaster Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black (with 500w Elite Power PSU) £62.99
(£53.61) £62.99
(£53.61)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500418AS) £29.99
(£25.52) £29.99
(£25.52)
LG GH22LS50 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter Lightscribe Drive - Retail £14.99
(£12.76) £14.99
(£12.76)
Sub Total : £335.27
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.00
VAT is being charged at 17.50% VAT : £60.42
Total : £405.69

comparison between the i5 760 vs 970BE cpu - http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/186?vs=191
 
The AMD setup looks good, done the i5 below:

Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i5 760 2.80GHz (Lynnfield) (Socket LGA1156) - Retail £140.99
(£119.99) £140.99
(£119.99)
Gigabyte GA-H55M-UD2H Intel H55 (Socket 1156) DDR3 microATX Motherboard £69.99
(£59.57) £69.99
(£59.57)
Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £65.99
(£56.16) £65.99
(£56.16)
Corsair CX 500W ATX Power Supply (CMPSU-500CXUK) £49.98
(£42.54) £49.98
(£42.54)
Samsung SpinPoint F3 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD502HJ) £33.98
(£28.92) £33.98
(£28.92)
Coolermaster Elite 370 Case - Black £32.99
(£28.08) £32.99
(£28.08)
OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £12.91
(£10.99) £12.91
(£10.99)
Sub Total : £346.25
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.50
VAT is being charged at 17.50% VAT : £62.43
Total : £419.18
 
your a bit late to the party, already done a i5 spec and its cheaper and has a better motherboard and case!!!!
 
yes.

titan fenrir.

akasa venom.

thermaltake frio.

coolermaster 212.

all good.

but you can do some small overclock with the stock cooler that is supplied, and you don't have to buy straight away, as luckily the coolermaster case has a hole on the motherboard tray to allow easy fitment later on.
 
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