Need a PSU and GPU.

Amraam · 12 Sep 2011 at 17:38

OK, so I was going to flog my current rig to make way for an i5 setup. However, the parents have got wind of this and have asked to have it setup as an office PC downstairs. It will be an E6750 (old chip I have spare so I can flog the E8400), 4GB RAM, 680i mobo (I will sell 2GB

) and a single budget GPU.

Obviously the HX620W PSU will stay in my system, so I need a cheap GPU and PSU to run the above spec.

What can you recommend me? Needs to be cheap, so let's say £75 for both if possible.

Thinking this for the GPU:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-098-MS&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=1833

Thanks!

Jony27 · 12 Sep 2011 at 17:40

budget for both?

Amraam · 12 Sep 2011 at 17:41

Jony27 said:
budget for both?

Sorry I accidentally submitted it before finishing. It's updated, with a £75 budget, but if needs must, I'll tell them to cough up.

Jony27 · 12 Sep 2011 at 17:48

i know you said the PC will be used as an office PC but will there be any sort of gaming going to be done with PC?

Amraam · 12 Sep 2011 at 17:50

Jony27 said:
i know you said the PC will be used as an office PC but will there be any sort of gaming going to be done with PC?

None whatsoever, it's going to be used by my mother for purely Internet browsing and Office 2007 use. The odd DVD or mp3 playlist may be played occasionally, nothing that needs any real GPU rendering power.

Jony27 · 12 Sep 2011 at 17:55

Amraam said:
None whatsoever, it's going to be used by my mother for purely Internet browsing and Office 2007 use. The odd DVD or mp3 playlist may be played occasionally, nothing that needs any real GPU rendering power.

ever thought going second?

[WU-TANG]GZA · 12 Sep 2011 at 17:58

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-042-BQ&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=

That PSU should suffice

And the MSI 8400GS low profile should be fine also.

Wu

panyan · 12 Sep 2011 at 18:01

Amraam said:
a cheap GPU and PSU

What can you recommend me? Needs to be cheap, so let's say £75 for both if possible

£75 for a PSU and GPU?

i hope that is £75 each...

The__Malteser · 12 Sep 2011 at 18:03

If there will be no gaming, and not much stress on the system, I would try get a decent second hand card to save up on the money. As for the PSU, newer is always better, for obvious reasons, so the BeQuiet above is good, but second hand is an option too.

[WU-TANG]GZA · 12 Sep 2011 at 18:03

panyan said:
£75 for a PSU and GPU?

i hope that is £75 each...

Why? It's not for gaming just for Browsing and Outlook 2007. He doesn't need anything more than £75 for both....

not a very helpful post.....

PapaLazaru · 12 Sep 2011 at 18:05

Easy - Lepa N-Series 600W Power Supply & MSI GeForce 8400GS 512MB

Jony27 · 12 Sep 2011 at 18:06

quality modular 550w unit
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-118-AN&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1088

and get the GPU second hand, ive seen a GTS 250 go for ~£25

panyan · 12 Sep 2011 at 18:14

[WU-TANG]GZA;20053674 said:
Why? It's not for gaming just for Browsing and Outlook 2007. He doesn't need anything more than £75 for both....

not a very helpful post.....

because the minimum psu i'd buy is

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-042-BQ&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=

which only leaves £30 for a graphics card

Jony27 · 12 Sep 2011 at 18:21

panyan said:
because the minimum psu i'd buy is

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-042-BQ&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=

which only leaves £30 for a graphics card

yeah GPU that can run MS Word and browse the internet on ultra high settings with AA maxed out.

Amraam · 12 Sep 2011 at 18:22

panyan said:
because the minimum psu i'd buy is

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-042-BQ&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=

which only leaves £30 for a graphics card

And the GPU I'm looking at is £26 so you've just contradicted yourself?

There is no need whatsoever to spend £150 on a PSU and GPU for a basic office PC that won't EVER game.

PapaLazaru · 12 Sep 2011 at 18:31

Just get the cheapest branded components you can get. It really is that simple.

Amraam · 12 Sep 2011 at 18:56

Yeah I thought so. Obviously I want a stable PSU, as the CPU will get a mild OC (would be rude not to!

).

pastymuncher · 12 Sep 2011 at 18:59

Op's rig would pull no more than 150w at the wall. My second pc has a E8500, Gigabyte EP43 UD3L, ATI 4650, 2x2Gb Hyper X PC2 6400, DVDRW, 2x HDD, Zalman ZM-MFC2 multifunction controller, 4x case fans plus the cpu fan and idle is 75w, 100% CPU load (IBT) is 124w, max load (furmark and IBT both together) is only 147w. The rig is running off a Enermax Pro 82+ 385w psu.

Have a look around for a Corsair Builder Series CX430 V2 for around £35.