Is this still the preferred build for £400? First build

danboss88 · 31 May 2010 at 15:59

I was reading 95thrifles' thread and came across the £400 build he configured:

Is this still the best configuration for £400 in terms of performance and gaming power?

I could probably stretch to £450 if there is a better configuration available. This will be my first build so please be kind.

PermaBanned · 31 May 2010 at 16:45

4GB DDR3 - £80
4770/4670/5670/4850/GT 240/GTS 250 - £70
Phenom II X2 555 BE - £80
Asus M4A77 - £55
BeQuiet 530W PSU - £45
DVD Writer - £15
500GB Samsung F3 - £35
xClio Propeller - £25
Coolermaster TX3 - £15

Other than that looks good

danewesley · 31 May 2010 at 16:46

you cant get that gfx card anymore, it just sold out

danewesley · 31 May 2010 at 16:50

i did this, got ddr3 etc ocuk value 4850, but you can change to a 5670 if you want like. or buy parts second hand and you can have a much better system.

danewesley · 31 May 2010 at 16:53

or the am2 nvidia option.

danewesley · 31 May 2010 at 16:57

and the build id get, a little over but well worth it, phenom II, ddr3, 5770, good for gaming atm.

danboss88 · 31 May 2010 at 18:27

Thank you very much for the replies guys. I'm very tempted to purchase the £460.72 build that you have posted.

I have another question. Is that all I will require to build a working PC? Or will I need to buy screws and other little necessities?

Many thanks!

Klo · 31 May 2010 at 18:31

danboss88 said:
Thank you very much for the replies guys. I'm very tempted to purchase the £460.72 build that you have posted.

I have another question. Is that all I will require to build a working PC? Or will I need to buy screws and other little necessities?

Many thanks!

Usually the case comes with most of the stuff needed to install everything.

Marine-RX179 · 31 May 2010 at 18:50

Yea. And things like SATA and IDE cables (if you still use it) comes with motherboard.

Not sure if a 250GB HDD would be enough for you though.

And for motherboard I'd recommend this instead:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-128-MS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1481

Cheaper and a better chipset, plus a decent overclocker.

Sayso · 31 May 2010 at 19:15

And remember there's no OS in there

Big.Wayne · 31 May 2010 at 21:12

If you don't need an IGP . . .

MSI Product Page here

£49.98 inc here

regulus · 31 May 2010 at 21:40

Looking good there Dane

Bz786 · 31 May 2010 at 21:44

Looks good

danewesley · 31 May 2010 at 23:11

it just wouldnt work if you had to buy an os, youd need to up your budget to £550 or so, you want to be able to play the latest games and still be a little fture proof.

PermaBanned · 31 May 2010 at 23:12

Sayso said:
And remember there's no OS in there

You don't need to pay for an OS.

danboss88 · 31 May 2010 at 23:45

Sorry to bother you guys again, but would this not be better:

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CoolerMaster Elite 310 Mid Tower Gaming Case with see-through side panel

Intel® Core™ i3 530 2.93GHZ 4MB L3 Cache LGA1156

Sony Optiarc 22X DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW DRIVE DUAL LAYER

INTEL LGA1156 CERTIFIED CPU FAN & HEATSINK

Single Hard Drive (500GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache HDD

GigaByte P55M-UD2 Intel P55 Chipset SLI/CrossFireX DDR3 ATX Mainboard w/ 7.1 HD Audio, GbLAN, USB2.0, SATA-II RAID, 2 Gen2 PCIe, 2 PCIe X1 & 3 PCI

4GB (2x2GB) PC10666 DDR3/1333mhz Dual Channel Memory (Corsair Value Select or Major Brand)

450Watt Dual Rail Quiet Power Supply

ATI Radeon HD 5770 PCI-E 16X 1GB DDR5 Video Card

£461.01

There are just so many different choices. Very confused! :mad:

PermaBanned · 31 May 2010 at 23:47

I take it that's a prebuilt? It will almost certainly be rubbish.

danewesley · 1 Jun 2010 at 00:00

wheres that system spec from?