Need help building a system

Smoogels · 2 May 2012 at 20:43

Hey there.

I need a cheap budjet computer but of course, the best performence possible in my price range. I need a new computer for my IT colleage course and building a computer would expand my knowlage. I will need the computer to write a lot of documents, program, web design etc but I also use it a lot for leasiure activitys, such as games like WoW (BF3 to, but if the PC can't run it, no problem)

I am spending about £450 (£500 absolute max).

I figured because of the low budjet I should get a AMD CPU 'bang for buck'. I am very happy to go down this route as I am a AMD fan anyways.

So a quick run down:
-It would be great if it could last for years to come

-Decent with heavy multitasking as I do design a lot of websites, code a lot of things, music etc all in the background

-Capable of some sort of gaming (the older games would be fine, I don't expect to run BF3)

-Reliable. As a student, after this build - I will be broke

I don't want to be forking out if it fails quickly.

I also already have mointer, speakers etc but also a 1TB Hard drive from my current computer.

Thank you all in advance for your help. Much appreciated.

Smoogels · 2 May 2012 at 20:46

Yes I have a 64bit Windows Ultimate

Smoogels · 2 May 2012 at 20:58

Thank you both for your builds. They look pretty soild and I am considering something between the two. Is intel really the way to go? I assumed for a budjet build the AMD CPU's where a pretty decent choice.

Currently I'm sitting here with a old i5 (I think 950 @ 2.6GHz) and its rather old now. It's been giving me problems so I have decided to just build a brand new system. Would these i3s compete to the current one I have (if it did not have problems of course ^^) or be better?

Smoogels · 3 May 2012 at 17:14

I may seem a little tight but I don't think I can afford the extra £30

I really am on the lmited budjet of £500 max (with exeption of a few pounds, of course) Idleman your build looks very nice though. I may save up a little more to perhaps get something simular. But I would rather it be below ~£500.

Oh and has the AMD 'bang for buck' famous phrase now gone down hill? Is that not the case anymore?

Smoogels · 4 May 2012 at 18:27

I am certainly considering the second build. I would upgrade the GPU every year / few months, if I have the money and/or if it gets out dated.

I have one question though, is that case tool less? I love the formal design of it, but I would love it even more if its tool less (I did look about, but couldent find anything about it)

Thanks