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lazkopat

lazkopat

lazkopat

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Hi guys,

I have about 500 to 600 pound Max to spend on a budget gaming PC.
Now I need a small tower as I have limited space under my desk.

Can some one help me on the specs, this is what I came up with. Dont know if this good or bad
YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus HD 7850 DirectCU II V2 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card *£169.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 350D Windowed Micro ATX Case - Black *£86.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-6 Six Core 6300 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail *£83.99
1 x Asus F2A55-M AMD A55 Chipset (Socket FM2) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard *£67.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 600w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020060-UK) *£62.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CML8GX3M2A1600C9) *£59.99
Total : £546.04 (includes shipping : £11.75).




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I don't need a hard drive, monitor and OS.
 
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thanks

This is a small tower with limited space thats why I went for that cooler. What do you suggest then?

also plugin do i install for chrome?, I'm no expert in chrome getting used to it..
 
scotsdragon said:
all parts look fine but why the low profile cooler and im not amd chipset guru but im sure most have said get the 990 chipset for gaming as its a lot better.



YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3 AMD 990FX (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £109.99
Total : £119.89 (includes shipping : £8.25).



Somthing like this that will allow crossfire or sli and its not much dearer and has the more desirable chipset.
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The 350D is a mATX case that motherboard won't fit..

The reason 990's are mentioned is because they overclock really well, they are needed for 8320's and 8350's but for the 6300 the board he picked will be fine (atleast its mATX. :))

lazkopat said:
thanks

This is a small tower with limited space thats why I went for that cooler. What do you suggest then?

also plugin do i install for chrome?, I'm no expert in chrome getting used to it..
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That case gives you 160mm of CPU cooler clearence, so my suggestions would be:

Matterhorn pure: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-037-AL&groupid=701&catid=2330&subcat=2337

Silverstone AR01: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-007-SV&groupid=701&catid=2330&subcat=2351
 
Anytime you over clock cpu/gpu and ram you see performance increase, the trick is balancing many factors such as cooling and case air flow and voltages. Doomspeed is a lot more knowledgable in these areas. but with something like the

YOUR BASKET
1 x Noctua NH-D14 Dual Radiator CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1150 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £62.98
Total : £72.88 (includes shipping : £8.25).



You would be able to over clock cpu fine (choose this as i know its only 160mm tall) others such at mount doom and that could fit but again Doomspeed will keep you wright :)


Ram over clocking is way above my knowledge i noramly just get the speed i want eg 1600,2333 and so on
 
Hmm, ok

so we have then;

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus HD 7850 DirectCU II V2 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £169.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 350D Windowed Micro ATX Case - Black £86.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-6 Six Core 6300 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £83.99
1 x Asus F2A55-M AMD A55 Chipset (Socket FM2) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £67.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 600w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020060-UK) £62.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £43.99
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1150 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £29.99
Total : £560.93 (includes shipping : £12.50).




I'm a technician myself but I'm no expert in building custom gaming PC, so I want to do it the best possible for the cash I have.
 
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