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Here's another option I've come up with, a bit cheaper:

Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 6670 512MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (11192-03-20G) £64.99
(£54.16) £64.99
(£54.16)
AMD Athlon II X3 Tri Core 455 3.30GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail AMD Athlon II X3 Tri Core 455 3.30GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £61.99
(£51.66) £61.99
(£51.66)
Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 AMD 760G (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 AMD 760G (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £54.98
(£45.82) £54.98
(£45.82)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS) Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS) £41.99
(£34.99) £41.99
(£34.99)
Corsair Builder Series CX 430W V2 ATX '80 Plus' Power Supply (CMPSU-430CXUKV2) Corsair Builder Series CX 430W V2 ATX '80 Plus' Power Supply (CMPSU-430CXUKV2) £39.98
(£33.32) £39.98
(£33.32)
Cooler Master Elite 335 Case - Black Cooler Master Elite 335 Case - Black £30.98
(£25.82) £30.98
(£25.82)
Crucial Ballistix Sport 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C10 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BL2KIT25664BA160A) Crucial Ballistix Sport 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C10 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BL2KIT25664BA160A) £22.79
(£18.99) £22.79
(£18.99)
LG GH22NS70 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM LG GH22NS70 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM

350 total
 
Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
MSI H67MA-E35 Intel H67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro-ATX Motherboard - (Sandybridge) **B3 REVISION** MSI H67MA-E35 Intel H67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro-ATX Motherboard - (Sandybridge) **B3 REVISION** £64.99
(£54.16) £64.99
(£54.16)
Intel Pentium G840 2.80GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail Intel Pentium G840 2.80GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £59.99
(£49.99) £59.99
(£49.99)
Asus ATI Radeon HD 6670 1024MB GDDR3 PCI-Express Graphics Card Asus ATI Radeon HD 6670 1024MB GDDR3 PCI-Express Graphics Card £59.99
(£49.99) £59.99
(£49.99)
Corsair Builder Series CX 430W V2 ATX '80 Plus' Power Supply (CMPSU-430CXUKV2) Corsair Builder Series CX 430W V2 ATX '80 Plus' Power Supply (CMPSU-430CXUKV2) £39.98
(£33.32) £39.98
(£33.32)
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £39.98
(£33.32) £39.98
(£33.32)
Cooler Master Elite 370 Case - Black Cooler Master Elite 370 Case - Black £32.99
(£27.49) £32.99
(£27.49)
Kingston HyperX Blu 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9AD3B1K2/4G) Kingston HyperX Blu 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9AD3B1K2/4G) £23.99
(£19.99) £23.99
(£19.99)
Samsung SH-S222AL/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA Lightscribe ReWriter (Black) - OEM Samsung SH-S222AL/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA Lightscribe ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
(£14.16) £16.99
(£14.16)
Sub Total : £282.42
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £58.58
Total : £351.50

The Pentium is much faster - http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/119?vs=405

The motherboard has modern stuff like SATA3.0 and USB3.0

Its also more future proof too.

The case is better too.
 
I'd say Pentium Sandybridge is much better bang for buck than AMD at that price point! Id also put the money youd save by going with a Pentium Sandybridge towards a refurb 460 :)

The rest of your set up looks fine :)
 
I thought of the Sandybridge option at first, but I was told its cheaper to go for the AMD one, and then the Llano.
Then I was thinking of the new 3850 AMD APUs, would that work out as a stronger pc than the Sandybridge? If so, any motherboard reccommendations?
Will the 6670 make a significant difference over the Llano's integrated graphics?
Does the DDR5 not make a good difference in the graphics department, with regards to replacing the sapphire with the asus?
 
MSI H67MA-E35 Intel H67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro-ATX Motherboard - (Sandybridge) **B3 REVISION** £64.99
(£54.16) £64.99
(£54.16)
Intel Pentium G840 2.80GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail Intel Pentium G840 2.80GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £59.99
(£49.99) £59.99
(£49.99)
Corsair Builder Series CX 430W V2 ATX '80 Plus' Power Supply (CMPSU-430CXUKV2) Corsair Builder Series CX 430W V2 ATX '80 Plus' Power Supply (CMPSU-430CXUKV2) £39.98
(£33.32) £39.98
(£33.32)
Cooler Master Elite 370 Case - Black Cooler Master Elite 370 Case - Black £32.99
(£27.49) £32.99
(£27.49)
Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) £30.98
(£25.82) £30.98
(£25.82)
Kingston HyperX Blu 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9AD3B1K2/4G) Kingston HyperX Blu 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9AD3B1K2/4G) £23.99
(£19.99) £23.99
(£19.99)
LG GH22NS70 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM LG GH22NS70 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM

ok here's the updated spec.
2 things remain.
1, is LG ok for the DVD drive? Samsung has given me nothing but problems over the years.
2, is the 6670 the best card I can get for that money? I don't have the money to stretch to anything much flashier, but I don't want it to be a waste when if for a few quid less or more I could get something better.
 
Sorry for the late reply.

This compares the llano vs the Pentium - http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/399?vs=405

Its a bit give and take to be honest.

The Llano big advantage is the ability to "crossfire" the CPU'S onboard core with a 6670 card - http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/AMD/A8-3850_Fusion_GPU_Performance/13.html

Also does a 16mb cache or 32mb cache make a big difference on the HDD?
Click to expand...

Not really, but the samsung F3 and seagate barracuda are both faster drives than the WD Blue.

MrSmall said:
Lastly, is this mobo superior to the MSI for a fiver more?
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-448-AS
Click to expand...

Yes it is, but you wont be able to overclock the pentium at all, for this you must have a P67 or Z68 board and a i5 2500K or i7 2600K CPU

1, is LG ok for the DVD drive? Samsung has given me nothing but problems over the years.
Click to expand...

Pick which ever you want as long as the price is reasonable.

2, is the 6670 the best card I can get for that money?
Click to expand...

Theres nothing better without spending closer too £100

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So if you wanted llano with a 6670 card which you can combine together for a performance boost in games?


Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
AMD Llano A8-3850 2.90GHz (Socket FM1) APU Processor (AD3850WNGXBOX) with FREE DIRT3 PC Game £99.98
(£83.32) £99.98
(£83.32)
MSI A75MA-G55 AMD Hudson D3 (Socket FM1) DDR3 Llano MIcro-ATX Motherboard £71.99
(£59.99) £71.99
(£59.99)
Asus ATI Radeon HD 6670 1024MB GDDR3 PCI-Express Graphics Card £59.99
(£49.99) £59.99
(£49.99)
Corsair Builder Series CX 430W V2 ATX '80 Plus' Power Supply (CMPSU-430CXUKV2) £39.98
(£33.32) £39.98
(£33.32)
Cooler Master Elite 370 Case - Black £32.99
(£27.49) £32.99
(£27.49)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500413AS) £30.98
(£25.82) £30.98
(£25.82)
Kingston HyperX Blu 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9AD3B1K2/4G) £23.99
(£19.99) £23.99
(£19.99)
Samsung SH-S222AB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
(£14.16) £16.99
(£14.16)
Sub Total : £314.08
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £64.92
Total : £389.50
 
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Ok thanks for all the info buddy! Not interested in overclocking really.
I'll go for:

Asus P8P67 LE Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard ** B3 REVISION ** £70.98
(£59.15) £70.98
(£59.15)
Asus ATI Radeon HD 6670 1024MB GDDR3 PCI-Express Graphics Card Asus ATI Radeon HD 6670 1024MB GDDR3 PCI-Express Graphics Card £59.99
(£49.99) £59.99
(£49.99)
Intel Pentium G840 2.80GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail Intel Pentium G840 2.80GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £59.99
(£49.99) £59.99
(£49.99)
Corsair Builder Series CX 430W V2 ATX '80 Plus' Power Supply (CMPSU-430CXUKV2) Corsair Builder Series CX 430W V2 ATX '80 Plus' Power Supply (CMPSU-430CXUKV2) £39.98
(£33.32) £39.98
(£33.32)
Cooler Master Elite 370 Case - Black Cooler Master Elite 370 Case - Black £32.99
(£27.49) £32.99
(£27.49)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500413AS) Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500413AS) £30.98
(£25.82) £30.98
(£25.82)
Kingston HyperX Blu 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9AD3B1K2/4G) Kingston HyperX Blu 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9AD3B1K2/4G) £23.99
(£19.99) £23.99
(£19.99)
LG GH22NS70 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM LG GH22NS70 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
(£14.16) £16.99
(£14.16)
Sub Total : £279.91
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £58.08
Total : £348


Last question, ddr3 vs ddr5 on the 6670, any difference? The Sapphire says its gddr5 with 512mb, the asus 1024mb with gddr3.

apart from that, spec look ok? all ok to work together and get along happily?
 
Your right, never saw that.

Get the GDDR5

The rest of the spec is good, and with having a P67 board in place, you are just a CPU change to a i5 2500K or i7 2600K in the future too a really quick PC with overclocking an option.

There may even be a BIOS update to support IvyBridge when its released next year too, chances are very high for this to happen.
 
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Thanks for all your help.
5-6 years since I've put a machine together, out of the loop a little.
Forgot how addictive it is lol.
Good thing I'm on a tight budget!
 
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