Quick Spec Check Before I Order

janp · 21 Sep 2009 at 13:06

Greetings,

Just about to order but wondered if somebody with greater wisdom could quickly skim through and make sure I haven't missed anything glaringly obvious.

I've already got keyboard and mouse, along with a 23" monitor. I'm re-using existing hardrives.

Here is my planned spec:

XFX ATI Radeon HD 4870 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
99.58

Gigabyte GA-P43-ES3G Intel P43 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
58.98

Corsair XMS2 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 PC2-8500C5 TwinX Dual Channel (TWIN2X4096-8500C5C)
57.49

Samsung SH-S223B/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM
16.99

Intel Pentium Dual-Core E5200 "LGA775 Core 2" 2.50GHz (800FSB) - Retail
51.99

Coolermaster Elite 335 Case - Black (No PSU)
32.99

You'll also notice I haven't included a PSU. I was hoping to reuse my existing Tagan TG380-UO1 which is a 380W. I've used a power calc which stated I would need 260-270W but I just wanted to check that this PSU would be compatible.

Thanks for your help.

SfnX · 21 Sep 2009 at 13:17

ye seems fine. however id still gof ro a new power supply just for future proof.
system seems fine. gl with ur build!

janp · 21 Sep 2009 at 13:20

Unfortunately at the moment I'm on a very strict budget, my main PC has died so I just need a replacement ASAP.

I'll be making another order in November for a new PSU along with an SSD drive. Do you think the Tagan will suffice untill then?

mp260767 · 21 Sep 2009 at 13:49

i wouldn't use one with a 4870.

whats ya max budget, and what do u use the system for ?

rodo · 21 Sep 2009 at 13:54

4870 is a recommended 500W minimum PSU IIRC

Check on ATI website

janp · 21 Sep 2009 at 15:09

I suspected that might have been a problem. Budget of around £350 closest as possible but I can go over by 10-20 pounds. I intend to use it as gaming pc, particularly playing Aion which is suppose to be fairly graphical intensive.

The spec I posted comes to £318.42 (excluding shipping) so I've got some room to play with. Would there be a PSU you can recommend? I've not built a new system in over 7 years so I'm slight outdated

Thanks for all your help.

cmndr_andi · 21 Sep 2009 at 15:32

For that kind of budget I'd go for this cpu with this motherboard and this ram. as for the psu, this one should do the job. Here is a review of that CPU, its much faster than even an e5400 in games.

vian_siu · 21 Sep 2009 at 15:36

i would suggest this over 4870 because i think your cpu might bottle-neck the gpu anyway, even if your psu is up to scatch

PowerColor ATI Radeon HD 4770 512MB PCI-Express - Retail

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-107-PC&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1434

i would also suggest a Intel Core 2 Duo E7500 LGA775 'Wolfdale' 2.93GHz (1066FSB)

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-272-IN&groupid=701&catid=6&subcat=793

over your cpu if you can afford it, because it has newer architecture hence more speed and its also more overclockable.

95thrifles · 21 Sep 2009 at 15:41

cmndr_andi said:
For that kind of budget I'd go for this cpu with this motherboard and this ram. as for the psu, this one should do the job. Here is a review of that CPU, its much faster than even an e5400 in games.

Id sasve another £9 and just get the 245, but other than that Id go for this

janp · 21 Sep 2009 at 15:41

Now I really can't decide

I quite like the look of the AMD build so may well go for that. Figured I would go for the 4870 and make use of it, if I upgraded again in the not so distant future.

95thrifles · 21 Sep 2009 at 15:44

£1.43 over do you?

XFX ATI Radeon HD 4870 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £99.98 (£86.94)
Asus M4A785D-M Pro AMD 785G (Socket AM3) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £57.99 (£50.43)
AMD Athlon II X2 Dual Core 245 2.90GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £50.99 (£44.34)
Coolermaster eXtreme Power 650W Power Supply £43.99 (£38.25)
OcUK 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-6400C5 800MHz DDR2 Dual Channel £39.99 (£34.77)
Asus TM-261 Case - Black/Silver (No PSU) £25.99 (£22.60)
Sony Optiarc AD-7241S 24x DVD±RW SATA Lightscribe Optical Drive (Black) - OEM £18.99 (£16.51)
Sub Total : £293.84
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £11.75
VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £45.84
Total : £351.43

janp · 21 Sep 2009 at 16:18

That spec looks perfect, thanks 95thrifles. Should certainly do me untill I can afford an i7 build later in the year

I should be able to play pretty much all current games at fairly high detail with that build right?

Still I'm moving from an old NF-7, Athlon 2500M. Anythings gotta be better right?

Thanks again for everyones help, most appreciated.

95thrifles · 21 Sep 2009 at 18:54

no problems, this will do you fine, and tbh you could just drop a quad core like the 955 in later in year when you have more cash, it should see you another coupla years