Spec me an AM3..................

doddsy105

doddsy105

doddsy105

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Spec me the most reliable AM3 system, motherboard, quad core CPU and RAM already have old hard drive, graphics card etc. Try get as cheap as possible :)
 
can be any OS as i get them free with uni. About £200 -£250 ? probs be overclocking a little bit yes. just for programming, design, general use and some gaming really. :D
 
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  • G.Skill RipJaw 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C8 1333MHz Dual Channel Kit £69.99
  • AMD Phenom II X2 Dual Core 555 3.20GHz Black Edition (Socket AM3) - Retail £65.52
  • Gigabyte GA-MA770T-UD3 MA770 (Socket AM3) DDR3 Motherboard £62.12
  • Sub Total : £197.63
  • Shipping : £9.00
  • VAT : £36.16
  • Total : £242.79
 
hp7909 said:
  • G.Skill RipJaw 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C8 1333MHz Dual Channel Kit £69.99
  • AMD Phenom II X2 Dual Core 555 3.20GHz Black Edition (Socket AM3) - Retail £65.52
  • Gigabyte GA-MA770T-UD3 MA770 (Socket AM3) DDR3 Motherboard £62.12
  • Sub Total : £197.63
  • Shipping : £9.00
  • VAT : £36.16
  • Total : £242.79
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This i would hurry though as that patriot ram is on special offer if i believe?
Also you might want to try your hand at unlocking the extra cores on the CPU, but if that failed you still have a decent cpu anyway :)
 
il be alright using the other old stuff from my amd system which is am2 arnt i. E.g. hard drives, graphics card, disk drive, power supply etc?
 
What PSU do you have? And do you have a CPU cooler?


Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £86.94
(£73.99) £86.94
(£73.99)
AMD Athlon II X4 Quad Core 635 2.90GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £81.06
(£68.99) £81.06
(£68.99)
Gigabyte GA-MA785GT-UD3H AMD 785G (Socket AM3) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £74.98
(£63.81) £74.98
(£63.81)
Sub Total : £206.79
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £9.00
VAT is being charged at 17.50% VAT : £37.76
Total : £253.55
 
have this power supply : - Silverstone 500 W Strider PSU
my CPU cooler is an air cooler with a massive radiator, so no problem there.
 
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