Spec me a build!

manic111 · 2 Sep 2009 at 22:06

Can I do any better than this for sub £400? I've already got a Seagate 320GB 7200.11 hard drive, a Corsair HX520 PSU, and will hold onto my ATI 3850 until they announce the price of the 5850, and then decide between that and a 4890. I've also got Win 7 on pre-order. So...for everything else that goes in the box, can I do any better than this at no greater cost? I'll be using it for internet browsing, a bit of Photoshopping, watching DVDs (and eventually blu-rays) and a fair bit of gaming.

Kennysevenfold · 2 Sep 2009 at 22:09

Looks pretty much perfect to me tbh.
Case depending on your preferences of course.

manic111 · 2 Sep 2009 at 22:11

So horribly tempted to order NOW! Really should wait a week until ATI announce the new GPU prices, but I really would love to hit the buy button!!!

Do you think it's worth waiting for i5? Even conservative estimates seem to imply that a low end i5 bundle will cost more than a high end PII bundle...

Kennysevenfold · 2 Sep 2009 at 22:20

manic111 said:
So horribly tempted to order NOW! Really should wait a week until ATI announce the new GPU prices, but I really would love to hit the buy button!!!

Do you think it's worth waiting for i5? Even conservative estimates seem to imply that a low end i5 bundle will cost more than a high end PII bundle...

If you need the system just now i would go for it, no point in waiting for the I5 when that 955BE will do everything you need it too and more and last years.!

Then when you have a bit more cash to spare see how the new gfx cards mark up, 4890 should come down in price by then too and get the graphics card then.

manic111 · 2 Sep 2009 at 22:23

Kennysevenfold said:
If you need the system just now i would go for it, no point in waiting for the I5 when that 955BE will do everything you need it too and more and last years.!

Then when you have a bit more cash to spare see how the new gfx cards mark up, 4890 should come down in price by then too and get the graphics card then.

I've got the cash now, have budgeted myself an absolute limit of £600 for this build, but obviously don't see the point in buying a GPU until at least seeing some benchies and the prices for the 58xx series.

Namak · 2 Sep 2009 at 22:57

manic111 said:
So horribly tempted to order NOW!

Do it! you know you want to!

yeah the i5s probably will be more expensive than the Phenoms but they should be better so that is to be expected. Your spec seems pretty spot on though.