Need Help With picking parts

shortie19 said:
whats wrong with the crusade psu?
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where to start.

the actual maker of the psu is an unknown factor, it is proven on many review websites that generic cheap psu's fail completely to make their rated power, worse still they often fail in spectacular fashion taking other components with it.

A good psu from a respectable company such as Corsair will give a proper shut down feature and keep your expensive parts safe, will make its wattage and even provide more than the label on the side suggests, voltage ripple will be less, voltages will remain within the ATX specifications.

Never skimp on a psu, its almost an un-written rule, another rule is it should cost about 10p/watt
 
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To give a idea my i7 overclocked with crossfire 5850 gpu pulled 430w from the mains at full load.
 
shortie19 said:
you reckon a 430 watt would run all this
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yes, and it will power up to a GTX460 1gb easily, even a new ATI 6870 should present a problem, and not trying to sound rude or so on, but I doubt come xmas your budget for a graphics card would ever exceed either of those two.
 
Yeah I agree totaly not just decidin wether to buy the parts speperate and save a few pounds and then get pc shop in town to over clock it for a fiver ( or use the new intel software that is easy to use to overclock) or buy in that bundle
 
Bundle Specification
- CPU: Intel Core i3 2.93GHz @ 4.20GHz
- Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H55M-UD2H (Socket 1156) DDR3 Motherboard
- RAM: Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel
- Cooler: Artic Cooling Freezer 7 CPU Cooler
- Artic Silver 5 Thermal Compound



Is there better coolers than that just looks cheap
 
shortie19 said:
Yeah I agree totaly not just decidin wether to buy the parts speperate and save a few pounds and then get pc shop in town to over clock it for a fiver ( or use the new intel software that is easy to use to overclock) or buy in that bundle
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Overclocking is easy, if following guides across the internet.

Stulid has given you some very good options, i would personally go the amd route, the x4 is prob the best bang for buck on your budget.
 
Intel Core i3 530 2.93GHz (Clarkdale) (Socket LGA1156) - Retail Intel Core i3 530 2.93GHz (Clarkdale) (Socket LGA1156) - Retail £81.99
(£69.78) £81.99
(£69.78)
Gigabyte GA-H55M-UD2H Intel H55 (Socket 1156) DDR3 microATX Motherboard Gigabyte GA-H55M-UD2H Intel H55 (Socket 1156) DDR3 microATX Motherboard £69.99
(£59.57) £69.99
(£59.57)
Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £61.09
(£51.99) £61.09
(£51.99)
Corsair CX 430W ATX Power Supply Corsair CX 430W ATX Power Supply £37.98
(£32.32) £37.98
(£32.32)
Sub Total : £213.66
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.00
VAT is being charged at 17.50% VAT : £39.14
Total : £262.80



On budget just need to pick a cooler
 
shortie19 said:
Intel Core i3 530 2.93GHz (Clarkdale) (Socket LGA1156) - Retail Intel Core i3 530 2.93GHz (Clarkdale) (Socket LGA1156) - Retail £81.99
(£69.78) £81.99
(£69.78)
Gigabyte GA-H55M-UD2H Intel H55 (Socket 1156) DDR3 microATX Motherboard Gigabyte GA-H55M-UD2H Intel H55 (Socket 1156) DDR3 microATX Motherboard £69.99
(£59.57) £69.99
(£59.57)
Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £61.09
(£51.99) £61.09
(£51.99)
Corsair CX 430W ATX Power Supply Corsair CX 430W ATX Power Supply £37.98
(£32.32) £37.98
(£32.32)
Sub Total : £213.66
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.00
VAT is being charged at 17.50% VAT : £39.14
Total : £262.80



On budget just need to pick a cooler
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try post #16
 
Ok I am gona go with this


Intel Core i3 530 2.93GHz (Clarkdale) (Socket LGA1156) - Retail Intel Core i3 530 2.93GHz (Clarkdale) (Socket LGA1156) - Retail £81.99
(£69.78) £81.99
(£69.78)
Gigabyte GA-H55M-UD2H Intel H55 (Socket 1156) DDR3 microATX Motherboard Gigabyte GA-H55M-UD2H Intel H55 (Socket 1156) DDR3 microATX Motherboard £69.99
(£59.57) £69.99
(£59.57)
Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £61.09
(£51.99) £61.09
(£51.99)
Corsair CX 430W ATX Power Supply Corsair CX 430W ATX Power Supply £37.98
(£32.32) £37.98
(£32.32)
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev 2 CPU Cooler (Socket 939 / AM2 / AM3 / 775 / 1156 / 1366) Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev 2 CPU Cooler (Socket 939 / AM2 / AM3 / 775 / 1156 / 1366) £18.99
(£16.16) £18.99
(£16.16)
Sub Total : £229.82
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.00
VAT is being charged at 17.50% VAT : £41.97
Total : £281.79







What u say?
 
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I say lose the competitor link, and just buy a case from ocuk to save on postage at the same time.

you like this? £62.99
CA-212-CM_400.jpg

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-212-CM&groupid=701&catid=7&subcat=29
 
Meh I will get the money on new years like my graphics cars I have atm withh do until I get the new graphics card will save for it if thats what you recomend also the board is crossfire compatible so will probs run a second one and up my psu at my bday in june
 
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