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Ideas on a amd processor board and ram.

gooseuk

gooseuk

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Hello guys. My friend just been giving some cash and he wants some new parts. Basically all the major parts.

Hes comming from an old p4 2 gig ram set up.

Been looking at the amd processors and am3 boards.

But with the board at least getting a little confused.

Looking at this processor http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-238-AM

So if any of you can reccomend a board and memory around this that would be ace.

Also i have not installed a processor in some time. Would you say a novice can do this?

Also he has a newish powersupply it aint the best make but he think its around 500watt 600 watt. Guessing this is fine for the set up ?
Max spend probley £270
 
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gooseuk said:
Hello guys. My friend just been giving some cash and he wants some new parts. Basically all the major parts.

Max spend probley £270
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Hi gooseuk,

can you confirm all the parts you need please?

CPU, Motherboard, Memory, Graphics Card? or is onboard graphics ok? (does he game etc?)
 
Hi gooseuk,

A little money goes a long way if you shop wisely, AMD are offering some super kit for a price that won't break the bank

First up is a simple AMD Regor Dual Core running at 2.8GHz standard with scope for overclocking in the superb new AMD 785G motherboard backed up with a 4GB set of GSKILL DDR3 . . .

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Adding another £60 to the option above gets you a slightly better processor and slightly better RAM. The AMD 550 Dual Core running at 3.1GHz standard speed with the full 6MB level 3 cache has been *unlocking* into a full fat AMD quad core for a few lucky people . . .

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There really isn't much need to spend more than either of the two specs above, if something in the spec isn't quite right it can be jiggled for something more suitable . . . :cool:
 
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Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Patriot Sector 5 Viper II 4GB (2x2GB) PC3-10666 1333MHz Dual Channel (PVV34G1333LLK) Patriot Sector 5 Viper II 4GB (2x2GB) PC3-10666 1333MHz Dual Channel (PVV34G1333LLK) £79.99
(£69.56) £79.99
(£69.56)
AMD Athlon II X4 Quad Core 620 2.60GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail AMD Athlon II X4 Quad Core 620 2.60GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £79.99
(£69.56) £79.99
(£69.56)
Gigabyte GA-MA770T-UD3P AMD 770 (Socket AM3) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard Gigabyte GA-MA770T-UD3P AMD 770 (Socket AM3) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £72.99
(£63.47) £72.99
(£63.47)
Coolermaster Hyper TX3 CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM3/775/1156) Coolermaster Hyper TX3 CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM3/775/1156) £13.98
(£12.16) £13.98
(£12.16)
Sub Total : £214.75
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £9.50
VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £33.64
Total : £257.89
 
I made a PC for a neighbour out of the mobo and CPU in the first spec by Wayne, it is pretty quick and it is flawless in all that it has to do. A good budget PC.
 
Just had a bit further look into the board and that seems about the right one.

Seen the v version with twin sli probley go for this if its in stock within the next few days.

The brand of psu in unknown as hes not that good with pc parts.

Regarding fitting processors i done it a few times in the past. But i am a bit of an orc when it comes to fiddley bits.

Would you say its simple enough to install them ?
 
Yes it's easy to install the CPU, just take one moment to make sure the chip is the right way round and it just drops into the socket . . .
 
His card is pcie defo i installed that for him last year. 9600gt which acts up a little bit in my pc when i had it installed.

Maybe in a few months he will get the 5770 ati.
 
When you fit the CPU remember not to use ANY force, if it is lined up properly with the holes it will just litterally drop into the socket on its own with no force whatsoever.
 
Just orderd these

OCZ Platinum 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C7 1333MHz Dual Channel (OCZ3P13334GK) £61.73 1 £61.73
AMD Phenom II X2 Dual Core 550 3.10GHz Black Edition (Socket AM3) - Retail £60.86 1 £60.86
Asus M4A785TD-M Evo AMD 785G (Socket AM3) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £59.12 1 £59.12
Western Digital Caviar Green 500GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AADS)


As in the end he wanted a new hdd and some of the parts were not available.

Should be here 2moro woo.
 
Yo guys. Built the rig of saturday with a little bit of help just incase it went wrong.

And no issues what so eva. Boots up really quick and very surprised for the cash paid.

Thanks guys for the small tips.
 
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