Spec check please

ivorito

ivorito

ivorito

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If you're buying a B Grade motherboard then there's a possibility that it'll be missing some or all of the accessories such as the I/O panel and SATA cables.

You may get a complete fully boxed version, just the motherboard and nothing else, or something in-between.

Remember that there's no overclocking with the i3-2120.
 
The mobo is B grade so it could well be missing the sata cables, instruction manual etc and has a much shorter warranty (not even 1 year).

I would consider making these changes

YOUR BASKET
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT128M4SSD2) £99.95
1 x Intel Core i3-2120 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £99.95
1 x OcUK E2250SWDA 22" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £89.99
1 x MSI HD 6850 "Dual Fan Edition" 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £83.99
1 x Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case / Antec VP550P 550W '80 Plus' Continuous Power Supply £81.95
1 x Gigabyte H61MA-D3V Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £47.99
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU) £38.39
Total : £555.70 (includes shipping : £11.25).



You didn't spec an optical drive.....are you reusing a sata one?
 
honosuseri said:
The mobo is B grade so it could well be missing the sata cables, instruction manual etc and has a much shorter warranty (not even 1 year).

I would consider making these changes

YOUR BASKET
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT128M4SSD2) £99.95
1 x Intel Core i3-2120 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £99.95
1 x OcUK E2250SWDA 22" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £89.99
1 x MSI HD 6850 "Dual Fan Edition" 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £83.99
1 x Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case / Antec VP550P 550W '80 Plus' Continuous Power Supply £81.95
1 x Gigabyte H61MA-D3V Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £47.99
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU) £38.39
Total : £555.70 (includes shipping : £11.25).



You didn't spec an optical drive.....are you reusing a sata one?
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Oh yeah thanks, I thought B grade just meant second hand or something and assumed it would be the same as original. Your spec seems good so thank you. On the dvd drive, I forgot about that. Originally i had intended to reuse an old one but the type is ide or something so yeah i need a new one. Do you know if that case bundle is worth getting? Originally i was going to buy psu and case separately but that seems pretty good value.
 
ivorito said:
Oh yeah thanks, I thought B grade just meant second hand or something and assumed it would be the same as original. Your spec seems good so thank you. On the dvd drive, I forgot about that. Originally i had intended to reuse an old one but the type is ide or something so yeah i need a new one. Do you know if that case bundle is worth getting? Originally i was going to buy psu and case separately but that seems pretty good value.
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This one is better
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BU-012-AN&groupid=701&catid=7&subcat=160
Cheaper and a better case
450w quality PSU will be fine to power that :)
 
Idleman said:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BG-034-AC&groupid=595&catid=670&subcat=

Before buying any Bgrade items, check with OCUK as to its condition, warranty and what if any, accessories are missing.
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Thank you. Screen looks good value. I contacted OCUK about the monitor i specced and its supposed to be in stock by the end of the next week so if the quality if the one you just suggested isn't particularly good i think i will hold one and wait fo the other. Thanks
 
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