New PC build for a friend!

siclilmonkey · 29 Jun 2009 at 17:44

Hey

my mate wants to build a pc and has asked me for some advice on some parts.

He has 400-500 to spend but would prefer it to be closer to the 400 mark.

This is what i have come up with.

the PSU will be going in an older PC and a Enermax Liberty 620w will be going in to this build.

PC is for gaming and will be doing a light overclock (3.2ghz)

he has monitor mouse and keyboard, DVDRW and a case .

Thanks

RJC · 29 Jun 2009 at 17:55

Not sure how this looks, but gone for AMD setup, will be £484.00 with free del plus has a possibility of better future upgrades.

XFX ATI Radeon HD 4890 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £145.99
(£126.95) £145.99
(£126.95)

Asus M4A78T-E AMD 790GX (Socket AM3) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £98.99
(£86.08) £98.99
(£86.08)

AMD Phenom II X2 Dual Core 550 3.10GHz Black Edition (Socket AM3) - Retail £79.99
(£69.56) £79.99
(£69.56)

OCZ Platinum 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C7 1333MHz Dual Channel (OCZ3P13334GK) £46.99
(£40.86) £46.99
(£40.86)

Corsair CX 400W ATX Power Supply (CMPSU-400CXUK) £40.99
(£35.64) £40.99
(£35.64)

Samsung SpinPoint F1 320GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD322HJ) £34.99
(£30.43) £34.99
(£30.43)

Pioneer DVR-217FBK 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer LabelFlash ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
(£15.64) £17.99
(£15.64)

Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro PWM CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2) £17.24
(£14.99) £17.24
(£14.99) Sub Total : £420.15 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 15% VAT : £64.52 Total : £494.67

Kennysevenfold · 29 Jun 2009 at 18:01

Product Name Qty Price Line Total

XFX ATI Radeon HD 4870 XXX 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £115.99
(£100.86) £115.99
(£100.86)

Gigabyte GA-MA780G-UD3H AMD 780G (Socket AM2+/AM3) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £79.99
(£69.56) £79.99
(£69.56)

AMD Athlon II X2 Dual Core 250 3.00GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £65.99
(£57.38) £65.99
(£57.38)

Corsair CX 400W ATX Power Supply (CMPSU-400CXUK) £40.99
(£35.64) £40.99
(£35.64)

Kingston HyperX 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 8500C5 1066MHz Dual Channel (KHX8500D2K2/4G) £39.99
(£34.77) £39.99
(£34.77)

Samsung SpinPoint F1 320GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD322HJ) £34.99
(£30.43) £34.99
(£30.43)

Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775) £17.99
(£15.64) £17.99
(£15.64)

Pioneer DVR-216DBK 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
(£15.64) £17.99
(£15.64) Sub Total : £359.92 Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : Free VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £55.49 Total : £415.41

shadowake · 29 Jun 2009 at 19:20

^ both good specs, I'd definately get the 'black edition' processor though for the extra £15 if your overclocking.

Dauthi · 29 Jun 2009 at 19:30

Id go for RJC but change the GPU to the OP as cheaper and its OC.
and drop the DVD drive as not needed.

siclilmonkey · 29 Jun 2009 at 20:48

Thats fab

this is what i have so far

would the x3 be worth the extra over the x2

AMD Phenom II X2 Dual Core 550 3.10GHz Black Edition - £79.99

AMD Phenom II X3 Tri Core 720 Black Edition 2.8GHz - £105.00

also CPU cooler

Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme CPU Cooler (Socket AM2/AM2+/AM3) - £34.99

Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro PWM CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2) - £17.24

which one would you recomend?

the Arctic one does not say AM3 will it still fit.

iv read somewhere that the Thermalright one has a dodgey plastic mounts.

After these questions think we is done

Thanks

shadowake · 29 Jun 2009 at 20:53

siclilmonkey said:
would the x3 be worth the extra over the x2

If it's just for gaming get the x2 if you use photoshop, cad etc get the x3

siclilmonkey said:
also CPU cooler

Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme CPU Cooler (Socket AM2/AM2+/AM3) - £34.99

Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro PWM CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2) - £17.24

which one would you recomend?

the Arctic one does not say AM3 will it still fit.

iv read somewhere that the Thermalright one has a dodgey plastic mounts.

After these questions think we is done

Thanks

AM2 is the same fit as AM3 so yes it will fit. Thhe TRUE (Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme) doesn't come with a fan, you need to buy one seperate so it costs a lot more.

siclilmonkey · 29 Jun 2009 at 21:06

ok so dual it is

the Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro PWM CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2) - £17.24 is out of stock and he would like to order tonight any alternatives? as the TRUE is a bit pricey.

Thanks

shadowake · 29 Jun 2009 at 21:22

siclilmonkey said:
ok so dual it is

the Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro PWM CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2) - £17.24 is out of stock and he would like to order tonight any alternatives? as the TRUE is a bit pricey.

Thanks

This is a pretty good budget cooler, good performance for the price:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-052-AK&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=1395

Dauthi · 29 Jun 2009 at 23:23

Purely because its a good coller that can be used on all current sockets i'm putting forward the Fenrir even though i feel its alittle overkill for the moment.

http://http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-008-TI&tool=3

The Deuce · 30 Jun 2009 at 00:13

why not just use the retail cooler and save £18? then maybe change at a later date.

BIGBC · 30 Jun 2009 at 00:21

Retail cooler would be adequate for now, and wait until that Arctic Cooling comes back in stock.
Ive always been pleased with Zalman performance.

siclilmonkey · 30 Jun 2009 at 10:29

Hey

thanks for all the help went with the TRUE with a noctua fan in the end as he decided that the PSU was not needed.

thanks for all the help

gona look forward to helping him build this may get some pics to stick up on here to

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Thanks once again