New Build - £550-600

djmc0

djmc0

djmc0

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Hello,

I'm In the process of putting the bits together for a new build, the budgets is around the £550 - £600 mark, I dont need a moniter, keyboard, mouse or OS, System is going to be mainly used for gaming, and web browsing, and some photoshop. I have come up with this

Picked this cpu and motherboard combination as its reputable for overclocking, I wont be overclocking to extreme, so hopefully stock heatsink and fan will be ok, and I'm not going for the 8800GTX as I'm only using a 19inch widescreen moniter (1440x900)

Also I hopefully wont need a new PSU, as I have an Xconnect Ultra 500W
(http://www.extremeoverclocking.com/reviews/cases/Ultra_X-Connect_1.html)

Any help would be apreciated, as in all the parts will play nice together, and any potential problems.

build.jpg


Cheers.
 
Looks good

I'd switch out the Maxtor and get a WD AAKS 320GB hard drive, also the 650i Ultra for either (depending on budget) an Abit IP35-E, or if comes in budget then a Gigabyte P35C-DS3R.
 
djmc0 said:
Thanks for the input, is there a reason why you swap the hdd and moniter for the ones you have stated?
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Yeah, I own 2 Maxtors are they were forged in the fiery pits of Hell. But the WD AAKS are faster, more reliable and quieter than the Maxtors. I would swap out the motherboard because it's the older 650i Ultra chipset. For another tenner and being £50 nearly under budget you could get a P35 chipset which is a lot newer, arguably better for overclocking and future-proofed.

Also, if you skimped on the case somewhat you could *maybe* fit in a quad core CPU, or at least at E6750.
 
Again thanks for the advice, I have decided to keep the case swap the hdd and motherboard (Abit) for you suggestions, after read reviews on both products. And also for an extra £27 over budget I can get an E6750, I thought that was a worthwhile upgrade to my build.

So Now it looks like this,

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Will be pressing the buy button within the next few days.

Fibby, thanks for the help mate.
 
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Flibby's advice is excellent here. If you wanted to get under 600 you could drop down to a cheaper CPU and overclock it. An E2160 should be good for 3-3.4 GHz without breaking a sweat.
 
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