I would like some advice on this build please (try 2)

Elliot.93

Elliot.93

Elliot.93

Associate
Joined
25 Jun 2011
Posts
20
Sorry about the first post I forgot your only allowed to buy from overclockers here. Anyway my budget is about £500 and I'd just like to know if everything is compatible and if I could get anything better for under £500. It doesn't need to run the latest game but I'd like to play thing like TF2. It's mainly for general use an programming because i'm doing comp sci at uni in september.

pZLA0.jpg
 
Better motherboard but only 500gb HDD:

AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 955 Black Edition "125W Edition" 3.20GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £89.99
(£74.99) £89.99
(£74.99)
Gigabyte 990XA-UD3 AMD 990X (Socket AM3+) DDR3 PCI-Express ATX Motherboard £89.99
(£74.99) £89.99
(£74.99)
XFX ATI Radeon HD 5770 Single Slot 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £77.99
(£64.99) £77.99
(£64.99)
Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit £68.40
(£57.00) £68.40
(£57.00)
Options applied to the above product:
Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) £32.99
(£27.49) £32.99
(£27.49)
BeQuiet Pure Power L7 530W '80 Plus' Power Supply £44.99
(£37.49) £44.99
(£37.49)
Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £30.98
(£25.82) £30.98
(£25.82)
Cooler Master Elite 335 Case - Black £29.99
(£24.99) £29.99
(£24.99)
Samsung SH-S222AB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
(£14.16) £16.99
(£14.16)
Sub Total : £401.92
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £12.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £82.88
Total : £497.30
 
this?

YOUR BASKET
1 x OcUK GeForce GTX 460 OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £109.99
1 x AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 955 Black Edition "125W Edition" 3.20GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £89.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit £68.40
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) £32.99
1 x Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 AMD 760G (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £54.98
1 x BeQuiet Pure Power L7 530W '80 Plus' Power Supply £44.99
1 x Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £44.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £30.98
1 x LG GH22NS70 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £510.80 (includes shipping : £13.75).



with a CM 430 for under £500 including postage


YOUR BASKET
1 x OcUK GeForce GTX 460 OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £109.99
1 x AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 955 Black Edition "125W Edition" 3.20GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £89.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit £68.40
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) £32.99
1 x Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 AMD 760G (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £54.98
1 x BeQuiet Pure Power L7 530W '80 Plus' Power Supply £44.99
1 x Cooler Master Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black £33.98
1 x Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £30.98
1 x LG GH22NS70 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £496.80 (includes shipping : £11.25).

 
Try and get more money for a i3 2300, as its faster than anything AMD has - http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/core-i5-2500-2400-2300.html


Your basket

Product NameQtyPriceLine Total
CP-363-IN_60.jpg
Intel Core i5-2300 2.80GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail£134.39
(£111.99)£134.39
(£111.99)
GX-140-OK_60.jpg
OcUK GeForce GTX 460 OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card£109.99
(£91.66)£109.99
(£91.66)
SW-000-OP_60.jpg
Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit£68.40
(£57.00)£68.40
(£57.00)Options applied to the above product:
Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX)£32.99
(£27.49)£32.99
(£27.49)
MB-172-MS_60.jpg
MSI H67MA-E35 Intel H67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro-ATX Motherboard - (Sandybridge) **B3 REVISION**£59.99
(£49.99)£59.99
(£49.99)
CA-002-LA_60.jpg
Lepa N-Series 600W Power Supply£42.98
(£35.82)£42.98
(£35.82)
CA-214-CM_60.jpg
Cooler Master Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black £33.98
(£28.32)£33.98
(£28.32)
MY-203-CS_60.jpg
Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9)£30.98
(£25.82)£30.98
(£25.82)
CD-099-SA_60.jpg
Samsung SH-S222AB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM£16.99
(£14.16)£16.99
(£14.16) Sub Total :£442.25Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout)Shipping :£11.25VAT is being charged at 20.00%VAT :£90.70 Total :£544.20
 
stulid said:
Try and get more money for a i3 2300, as its faster than anything AMD has - http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/core-i5-2500-2400-2300.html


Your basket

Product NameQtyPriceLine Total
CP-363-IN_60.jpg
Intel Core i5-2300 2.80GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail£134.39
(£111.99)£134.39
(£111.99)
GX-140-OK_60.jpg
OcUK GeForce GTX 460 OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card£109.99
(£91.66)£109.99
(£91.66)
SW-000-OP_60.jpg
Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit£68.40
(£57.00)£68.40
(£57.00)Options applied to the above product:
Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX)£32.99
(£27.49)£32.99
(£27.49)
MB-172-MS_60.jpg
MSI H67MA-E35 Intel H67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro-ATX Motherboard - (Sandybridge) **B3 REVISION**£59.99
(£49.99)£59.99
(£49.99)
CA-002-LA_60.jpg
Lepa N-Series 600W Power Supply£42.98
(£35.82)£42.98
(£35.82)
CA-214-CM_60.jpg
Cooler Master Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black £33.98
(£28.32)£33.98
(£28.32)
MY-203-CS_60.jpg
Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9)£30.98
(£25.82)£30.98
(£25.82)
CD-099-SA_60.jpg
Samsung SH-S222AB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM£16.99
(£14.16)£16.99
(£14.16) Sub Total :£442.25Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout)Shipping :£11.25VAT is being charged at 20.00%VAT :£90.70 Total :£544.20
Click to expand...

i3 or i5 ;)

yeh i would go with either this or an AM3+ build in preperation for either a ivy bridge or BD upgrade in the later half of the year if you save
 
Thanks for the ideas I'll have more money but the money I'm saving up is to take to uni as well but I reckon I'll be able to spare an extra £50 if it'll make a significant difference in performance.
 
You could get a student account for uni, interest free overdraft or you could get a fantastic machine on finance, then pay it up when you want.
 
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom