Spec for Uncle

[Chihero]

Needs:

Mobo
Ram
CPU
GPU

Budget £300

He plays WoW mostly, and could be playing TERA online when it comes out

 

[cmndr_andi]

May I ask what make and model number psu he had?

 

[RJC]

And case, just in case its only holds m-atx boards.

 

[RJC]

Couple of options assuming quality branded PSU:

Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
XFX HD 6870 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £131.99
(£109.99) £131.99
(£109.99)
Intel Core i3-2120 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £93.59
(£77.99) £93.59
(£77.99)
Gigabyte H61MA-D3V Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £44.40
(£37.00) £44.40
(£37.00)
Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/4GX) £19.99
(£16.66) £19.99
(£16.66)
Sub Total : £241.64
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £9.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £50.23
Total : £301.37



OR



Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
OcUK HD 6850 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £94.99
(£79.16) £94.99
(£79.16)
Intel Core i3-2120 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £93.59
(£77.99) £93.59
(£77.99)
Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard REV 1 £84.98
(£70.82) £84.98
(£70.82)
Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/4GX) £19.99
(£16.66) £19.99
(£16.66)
Sub Total : £244.63
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £9.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £50.83
Total : £304.96

 

[Redmint]

I would favour this card over the 6870 as WoW tends to run faster on Nvidia cards:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-156-OK&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=1341

 

[jamesfreddie]

YOUR BASKET
1 x AMD Llano A6-3500 2.40GHz (Socket FM1) APU Processor £59.99
1 x Asus HD 6670 1024MB GDDR3 PCI-Express Graphics Card £56.99
1 x Asus F1A55-M LX AMD A55 (Socket FM1) DDR3 MicroATX Motherboard £49.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9) £35.99
1 x Asus Royal Knight CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/AM2/AM2+) £12.98
Total : £227.34 (includes shipping : £9.50).



YOUR BASKET
1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 460 Superclocked *** 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (01G-P3-1363-KR) £119.99
1 x Intel Pentium G840 2.80GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £52.79
1 x Gigabyte H61MA-D3V Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £44.40
1 x Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9) £35.99
1 x Asus Royal Knight CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/AM2/AM2+) £12.98
Total : £277.55 (includes shipping : £9.50).

 

[stulid]

Are his drives all SATA?

 

[Hyburnate]

I like the Llano build, however change the cooler. @Cleeecooo had one and said it felt cheap.

 

[jamesfreddie]

I like the Llano build, however change the cooler. @Cleeecooo had one and said it felt cheap.

It feels cheap because it is cheap.

 

[Hyburnate]

Change it to this:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-035-AR&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=1395

 

[stulid]

I prefer this one - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-012-XG&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=1395

 

[Hyburnate]

Do you think this is worth the extra money?
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-001-GD&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=1395

 

[stulid]

Do you think this is worth the extra money?
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-001-GD&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=1395

Nope, this is cheaper and a great performer according to reviews - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-001-CS&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=1395