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2-alex-2

2-alex-2

2-alex-2

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Hello all im new here and new at building/overclocking pc and was wondering if people could tell me weather this is a good starting point for a gaming pc.

Gigabyte GA-H55M-UD2H Intel H55
Intel® Core™ i3-540 Processor
(4M Cache, 3.06 GHz)
2x2gb ocz ddr3 1333ghz
zalman cooler fan
and a midrange 500w power supply

and for now will use onboard graphics but hope to save up and get a ati xfx hd5770.

can you let me know if this is a good spec and will it work.

thanks
 
Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
Coolermaster Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black (with 500w Elite Power PSU) £64.33
(£53.61) £64.33
(£53.61)
Gigabyte GA-880GM-UD2H AMD 880G (Socket AM3) microATX DDR3 Motherboard £60.67
(£50.56) £60.67
(£50.56)
AMD Athlon II X3 Tri Core 445 3.10GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £59.99
(£49.99) £59.99
(£49.99)
GeIL 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz VALUE PLUS Dual Channel (GVP34GB1600C9DC) £38.99
(£32.49) £38.99
(£32.49)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500418AS) £29.99
(£24.99) £29.99
(£24.99)
Samsung SH-S223L/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA Lightscribe ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.39
(£11.99) £14.39
(£11.99)
Sub Total : £223.63
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 20.00% VAT : £46.73
Total : £280.36

Still use the onboard gpu, untill you can afford a 5770, but also consider getting a GTX460 for the little £££ more, its a much faster card.
 
yea low budget at the moment as i dont have to much money at teh moment but im being forced to up grade as my graphics card died on me last night
 
2-alex-2 said:
but want to know what you tink of what im looking at as well
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Bit of a dead end now, been replaced by socket 1155 stuff.

Dont like OCZ ram, especially if its the "GOLD" stuff, to many reports of failed ram sticks.

Dont get a psu without a known brand, you said "midrange"?

Did you need a case/harddrive/optical drive?
 
2-alex-2 said:
ok thanks for that well i have powersupply form my old one cant remember make and have hdd and cd drive so thats ok
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so you only need three parts, motherboard/cpu/ram, giving you a better choice of bits for the £££:D

Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 955 Black Edition "125W Edition" 3.20GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £112.79
(£93.99) £112.79
(£93.99)
Gigabyte GA-880GM-UD2H AMD 880G (Socket AM3) microATX DDR3 Motherboard £60.67
(£50.56) £60.67
(£50.56)
GeIL 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz VALUE PLUS Dual Channel (GVP34GB1600C9DC) £38.99
(£32.49) £38.99
(£32.49)
Sub Total : £177.04
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £9.00
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £37.21
Total : £223.25


Just make sure your psu is a good'un, and that your harddrive is a ok 7200rpm one? be a shame to criple your pc with a 5400rpm or just a really old/slow drive, try to find out some makes and model numbers.
 
2-alex-2 said:
well im wanting intel over amd
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do you want to overclock? what is the max budget?

Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i5-2300 2.80GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £136.99
(£114.16) £136.99
(£114.16)
Asrock H67M Intel H67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro-ATX Motherboard - (Sandybridge) £67.99
(£56.66) £67.99
(£56.66)
GeIL 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz VALUE PLUS Dual Channel (GVP34GB1600C9DC) £38.99
(£32.49) £38.99
(£32.49)
Sub Total : £203.31
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £9.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £42.56
Total : £255.37

no overclocking with a H67 chipset, but a newer tech
 
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to much im looking to spend £300 but thats to include the at5770 which is £101 on ****** so around £200 for the three parts i need that why i was looking at 1156 as the cpu can be upgraded to i5 or i7 in time when i get more money
 
Interesting budget, requirements and Q+A from you!!

Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i3 550 3.20GHz (Clarkdale) (Socket LGA1156) - Retail £97.19
(£80.99) £97.19
(£80.99)
XFX ATI Radeon HD 5770 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £95.99
(£79.99) £95.99
(£79.99)
Gigabyte GA-H55M-S2 Intel H55 (Socket 1156) DDR3 Motherboard £57.18
(£47.65) £57.18
(£47.65)
GeIL 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz VALUE PLUS Dual Channel (GVP34GB1600C9DC) £38.99
(£32.49) £38.99
(£32.49)
Sub Total : £241.12
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £9.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £50.12
Total : £300.74

so if you removed the 5770 for now, and got it later on, bang on £300
 
yea that basicly it nearly same as what i had been looking at and dont want 775 as that getting old now as well but what is that spec like is it good for gaming at low-mid level
 
so you would say its good from gaming then? also i wasnt sure on what the number mean on newer nvida cards thats why i was with ati as i know that the higher the number in the serise like the 770 part means its better and how much is the gtx460
 
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