Help please, can it be done?

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Swifty55

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Got a friend that needs help please, his specs are currently;

Motherboard
ASRock AM3 M3A770DE/A/ASR Motherboard Socket S/L 5200MT/S

Proccessor
AMD Phenom II X4 Quad 955 Core 3.2GHz Processor 4 x 512 KB Boxed - Black Edition AMD Phenom II X4 Quad 955 Core 3.2GHz Processor 4 x 512 KB Boxed - Black Edition ) unclocked.

Ram
Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 8GB 1600MHz CL9 DDR3 Vengeance Memory Two Module Kit x2 = 16gb

Video Card
VTX3D 1GB Radeon HD 6450 2GB Hyper Memory PCI-Express 2.1 VTX3D 1GB Radeon HD 6450 2GB Hyper Memory PCI-Express 2.1

HD
Samsung F4 EcoGreen 2TB 32MB 5400RPM 3.5 Inch SATA-II Internal Hard Drive

PSU
Some 650w silent block


He's currently looking to upgrade his Graphics Card and buy a new monitor as he only has a 15" right now, but I'm worried his PSU might not hold up?

He has a budget of £300 and needs;

Graphics Card - would prefer Nvidia is possible
Monitor - 19" or bigger - 22" if possible.

and maybe a PSU?

Can it be done people? All help is appreciated!

Thanks!
 
Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
MSI GeForce GTX 560 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £149.99
(£124.99) £149.99
(£124.99)
OcUK V-Line 221V2SB 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black £99.98
(£83.32) £99.98
(£83.32)
BeQuiet Pure Power L7 530W '80 Plus' Power Supply £44.99
(£37.49) £44.99
(£37.49)
Sub Total : £245.80
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 20.00% VAT : £51.16
Total : £306.96

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stulid said:
Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
MSI GeForce GTX 560 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £149.99
(£124.99) £149.99
(£124.99)
OcUK V-Line 221V2SB 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black £99.98
(£83.32) £99.98
(£83.32)
BeQuiet Pure Power L7 530W '80 Plus' Power Supply £44.99
(£37.49) £44.99
(£37.49)
Sub Total : £245.80
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 20.00% VAT : £51.16
Total : £306.96

Do I win a cookie?
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Possibly, how does that PSU hold up? Is there any better for that price or is that bang for buck?

Thank you for your quick reply. :)
 
Its a good PSU, the only review for it is in German but passed.

You are right in thinking you need a new PSU, so a few alternatives are,
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-037-OC&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1098
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-034-CS&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1084


All of these PSU's mentioned including the bequiet have two PCI-E connectors and the OCZ is modular cabling.

And the 22" monitor is a Philips brand - http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18289130
 
stulid said:
Its a good PSU, the only review for it is in German but passed.

You are right in thinking you need a new PSU, so a few alternatives are,
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-037-OC&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1098
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-034-CS&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1084


All of these PSU's mentioned including the bequiet have two PCI-E connectors and the OCZ is modular cabling.

And the 22" monitor is a Philips brand - http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18289130
Click to expand...

Thank you stulid! Real big help, he will be going with your build and a new HDD!

Cookie for you! :)
 
Nothing wrong with Samsung F4 5400RPM the areal density is pretty high, i get transfers of over 100mb/s going from my F3 7200RPM to F4 5400RPM.
 
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