new build.... help needed

[farlow2012]

hi guys been a while since ive been on here now and been playing with pcs mainly due to not being able to afford to do them properly ,

but now im back at work got a cheapish bundle for doing a little gaming and still require some advice

currently i have
Asus M4A88TD-V EVO/ USB3
AMD Phenom 2 x 6 1055T
4 x 2gb ddr3 1333mhz ram
2 x 250 sata hdd's


so need everything else bar the case

thanks

 

[ExRayTed]

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7850 OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards £149.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TD120BW) £79.99
1 x XFX Pro 650W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £64.99
1 x OcUK 20x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £323.96 (includes shipping : £10.00).



SSD is optional but recommended

 

[Jony27]

a cooler for some overclocking
Something like the CM 612s or Alpenfohn Materhorn

Would also opt for this GPU for the free games.
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-064-HS&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1502

 

[Rainagul]

Prioritize getting an SSD if you don't have one, the performance gains are worth every penny

 

[farlow2012]

thanks guys

yes ssd definatly needed from what i have read about them , any one ever used the processer /mobo i got and know if there any good fpor a bit of gaming , mw2 ,bo3 etc

 

[Idleman]

thanks guys

yes ssd definatly needed from what i have read about them , any one ever used the processer /mobo i got and know if there any good fpor a bit of gaming , mw2 ,bo3 etc

With a decent Gpu it wont be to bad, although an i3 3220 is better.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-cpu-review-overclock,3106-5.html

 

[Jony27]

If buying new then I would go with intel, but since you already have the phenom then there is no point swapping over, I would just get a decent cooler and overclock your CPU.

 

[farlow2012]

i payed £90 for the motheboard , ram , processor, heatsink , 2 x 500gb hdd s and in a case working so thought it not a bad base to work on

 

[Jony27]

Great deal then as at that price you will only get a brand new i3 processor..

 

[farlow2012]

i thought was good deal just need that decent psu, graphics card and ssd

 

[Rainagul]

Whats your budget for the new parts?

 

[farlow2012]

Whats your budget for the new parts?

yes mate

 

[farlow2012]

also £40-£50 for new case preferably gloss black ,

 

[ExRayTed]

also £40-£50 for new case preferably gloss black ,

My opinion is if you already have the motherboard etc in the case why bother buying another? Use the extra to buy either a better GPU or cooling solution to overclock the CPU

 

[farlow2012]

misses says mine looks shabby and it in her living room lol

 

[ExRayTed]

Glossy black will pick up finger prints and look awful after not long. Plenty of elegant looking cheap as chips cases on offer here, take your pick of whatever floats your boat at your budget

 

[farlow2012]

good point , will have a browse this eveing .....also looking for somegetting everything right in bios to keep this pc running smooth if any suggestion

 

[ExRayTed]

good point , will have a browse this eveing .....also looking for somegetting everything right in bios to keep this pc running smooth if any suggestion

That will depend on whether you want to overclock or not

 

[Idleman]

So what is your total budget for Psu, Gpu, ssd and case?

 

[farlow2012]

So what is your total budget for Psu, Gpu, ssd and case?

£350 might be able to leave case and get one locally