Soldato
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Just need a quick spec check on this, pretty sure it's all good though. 
As per my sig I'm planning to build a LGA2011 based system once it's released later this year/early 2012, in the meantime I've been getting by on an old (2007) macbook, however it's on it's deathbed and could completely die anytime soon!
So, I'm looking to replace it with a very basic system, I don't need a case, monitor, keyboard & mouse, hard drive or OS, just need CPU, Mobo, PSU, ram and optical drive (even though I'll use it once for installing windows and probably never use it again!)
Looking at going with an i3 2100, will use the integrated graphics for the time being, going this route rather than super cheap (1155 pentium/AMD) gives me the option of adding a 1GB GTX 460 in a month or 2 which would let me play BF3 at medium settings (roughly) until I can build my new rig.
Don't want to spend more than £250-300 max. Gone for the 500w corsair rather than the 430w as I'll want to add the GTX 460 later, I think 430w would be pushing it and the 430w only has 1 6-pin pci-e connector (500w has 2 6+2-pin connectors), the 460 needs 2.
Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i3-2100 3.10GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail Intel Core i3-2100 3.10GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £94.99
(£79.16) £94.99
(£79.16)
MSI H67MA-E35 Intel H67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro-ATX Motherboard - (Sandybridge) **B3 REVISION** MSI H67MA-E35 Intel H67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro-ATX Motherboard - (Sandybridge) **B3 REVISION** £64.99
(£54.16) £64.99
(£54.16)
Corsair Builder Series CX 500W V2 '80 Plus' 500W ATX Power Supply (CMPSU-500CXUK) Corsair Builder Series CX 500W V2 '80 Plus' 500W ATX Power Supply (CMPSU-500CXUK) £52.99
(£44.16) £52.99
(£44.16)
Corsair Value 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Low Voltage Dual-Channel Kit Corsair Value 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Low Voltage Dual-Channel Kit £29.98
(£24.98) £29.98
(£24.98)
LG GH22NS70 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM LG GH22NS70 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
(£14.16) £16.99
(£14.16)
Sub Total : £216.62
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 : £45.32
Total : £271.94
Once I build my new rig I'll probably chuck these bits into a HTPC case or similar, or may just sell them on, also depending on when Nvidia release the next gen of graphics cards I may use the GTX 460 from this and add another for SLI in the new rig until the new cards are released.
As per my sig I'm planning to build a LGA2011 based system once it's released later this year/early 2012, in the meantime I've been getting by on an old (2007) macbook, however it's on it's deathbed and could completely die anytime soon!
So, I'm looking to replace it with a very basic system, I don't need a case, monitor, keyboard & mouse, hard drive or OS, just need CPU, Mobo, PSU, ram and optical drive (even though I'll use it once for installing windows and probably never use it again!)
Looking at going with an i3 2100, will use the integrated graphics for the time being, going this route rather than super cheap (1155 pentium/AMD) gives me the option of adding a 1GB GTX 460 in a month or 2 which would let me play BF3 at medium settings (roughly) until I can build my new rig.
Don't want to spend more than £250-300 max. Gone for the 500w corsair rather than the 430w as I'll want to add the GTX 460 later, I think 430w would be pushing it and the 430w only has 1 6-pin pci-e connector (500w has 2 6+2-pin connectors), the 460 needs 2.
Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i3-2100 3.10GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail Intel Core i3-2100 3.10GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £94.99
(£79.16) £94.99
(£79.16)
MSI H67MA-E35 Intel H67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro-ATX Motherboard - (Sandybridge) **B3 REVISION** MSI H67MA-E35 Intel H67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro-ATX Motherboard - (Sandybridge) **B3 REVISION** £64.99
(£54.16) £64.99
(£54.16)
Corsair Builder Series CX 500W V2 '80 Plus' 500W ATX Power Supply (CMPSU-500CXUK) Corsair Builder Series CX 500W V2 '80 Plus' 500W ATX Power Supply (CMPSU-500CXUK) £52.99
(£44.16) £52.99
(£44.16)
Corsair Value 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Low Voltage Dual-Channel Kit Corsair Value 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Low Voltage Dual-Channel Kit £29.98
(£24.98) £29.98
(£24.98)
LG GH22NS70 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM LG GH22NS70 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
(£14.16) £16.99
(£14.16)
Sub Total : £216.62
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 : £45.32
Total : £271.94
Once I build my new rig I'll probably chuck these bits into a HTPC case or similar, or may just sell them on, also depending on when Nvidia release the next gen of graphics cards I may use the GTX 460 from this and add another for SLI in the new rig until the new cards are released.
