Quick Spec Check Before I Order

janp

janp

janp

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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.
 
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?
 
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 I've not built a new system in over 7 years so I'm slight outdated :)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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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