Really tight budget gamer PC

cyborg · 22 Nov 2009 at 12:59

Hey, friend of mine has £400 to spend on a PC, wants to play fallout 3 and borderlands at a decent framerate on it, and isn't the overclocking type. No monitor/keyboard/mouse needed just the main base unit.

I've been looking at what AMD has to offer, do AM3 socket CPUs (like that new x4 620) work with the AM2+ boards? Also, can anyone do a spec up for me?

DisrupTor75 · 22 Nov 2009 at 13:24

Heres a link to OC's Titan Pyro, £419, seems his best bet for the money

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-192-OK&tool=5

RJC · 22 Nov 2009 at 13:37

How does this look:

AMD Athlon II X4 Quad Core 620 2.60GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £79.99
(£69.56) £79.99
(£69.56)

OcUK ATI Radeon HD 4850 512MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail + Colin McRae Dirt 2 Full Game £77.99
(£67.82) £77.99
(£67.82)

Asus M4A785TD-M Evo AMD 785G (Socket AM3) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £67.99
(£59.12) £67.99
(£59.12)

OCZ Obsidian 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 Dual Channel (OCZ3OB1600LV4GK) £66.99
(£58.25) £66.99
(£58.25)

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

Sony Optiarc AD-7241S 24x DVD±RW SATA Lightscribe Optical Drive (Black) - OEM £19.99
(£17.38) £19.99
(£17.38)

Akasa Genesis AK-5004 Midi Tower Case - Black £16.99
(£14.77) £16.99
(£14.77) Sub Total : £352.10 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 : £54.32 Total : £416.42

PermaBanned · 22 Nov 2009 at 13:38

The 550 would probably be a better bet for most games - what with the L3 cache and all...

Tony Williams · 22 Nov 2009 at 18:18

RJC said:
How does this look:

AMD Athlon II X4 Quad Core 620 2.60GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £79.99
(£69.56) £79.99
(£69.56)

OcUK ATI Radeon HD 4850 512MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail + Colin McRae Dirt 2 Full Game £77.99
(£67.82) £77.99
(£67.82)

Asus M4A785TD-M Evo AMD 785G (Socket AM3) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £67.99
(£59.12) £67.99
(£59.12)

OCZ Obsidian 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 Dual Channel (OCZ3OB1600LV4GK) £66.99
(£58.25) £66.99
(£58.25)

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

Sony Optiarc AD-7241S 24x DVD±RW SATA Lightscribe Optical Drive (Black) - OEM £19.99
(£17.38) £19.99
(£17.38)

Akasa Genesis AK-5004 Midi Tower Case - Black £16.99
(£14.77) £16.99
(£14.77) Sub Total : £352.10 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 : £54.32 Total : £416.42

Very good build I was thinking of this but with this video card insted:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-130-OK&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1576

It's mainly for The Sims 3.

MeatLoaf · 22 Nov 2009 at 18:44

Id go for this :

Or for £408 plus delivery you could get yourself the same spec but with a 5770 instead of the GTS250

b-star · 22 Nov 2009 at 20:52

I would buy second handed

Tony Williams · 23 Nov 2009 at 03:58

MeatLoaf said:
Id go for this :

Or for £408 plus delivery you could get yourself the same spec but with a 5770 instead of the GTS250

Looks good mate. I might drop to a 240 video card and I don't need the rewriter. Would this machine run The Sims 3 fine and Wndows 7?

NeoVo · 23 Nov 2009 at 04:07

Meatloads spec is missing a power supply.

inam22 · 23 Nov 2009 at 04:22

NeoVo said:
Meatloads spec is missing a power supply.

Power supply comes with the casing buddy.

95thrifles · 23 Nov 2009 at 04:54

RJCs build is much better, better cpu, better gfx and offers an upgrade path.
Intel socket 775 is End of Line so no upgrade path, only dual core cpu and 250 not quite as good as 4850

sastusbulbas · 23 Nov 2009 at 07:14

Akasa Genesis AK-5004 Midi Tower Case - Black £16.99
Corsair CX 400W ATX Power Supply (CMPSU-400CXUK) £39.99
Sony Optiarc AD-5240S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Gigabyte GA-MA770T-UD3P AMD 770 (Socket AM3) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £76.99
AMD Phenom II X2 Dual Core 550 3.10GHz Black Edition (Socket AM3) - Retail + Colin McRae Dirt 2 Full Game £77.99
OCZ Obsidian 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 Dual Channel (OCZ3OB1600LV4GK) £66.99
Samsung SpinPoint F3 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD502HJ) £38.99
OcUK ATI Radeon HD 4850 512MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail + Colin McRae Dirt 2 Full Game £77.99

I see no point buying a motherboard with extra features such as on board graphics, in reality you are getting a lesser spec elsewhere on such a purchase.

I am also under the impression the Phenom II Black 550 is the better choice for gaming, this is the only forum where I have seen the 630 recommended? Is there any reviews showing it as the better choice?

95thrifles · 23 Nov 2009 at 08:18

You're right for gaming a phenom will be better, probably included the Athlon as it was mentioned by the OP

CoxyBoy123 · 23 Nov 2009 at 15:34

Get a 9800gt, swallows every game, and if you upgrade in future you can use it as a PhsyX card