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Tibbz2

Tibbz2

Tibbz2

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Hey Guys,

I was wondering if anyone could spec me a decent build for £415-£450?

Dont need accessories, but everything else yes. (Well i havent included a GPU here, but if you can build something with one fine...

Intel i3 2100 3.1GHz - £92
Kingston 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 1600MHz HyperX Blu - £23
Coolermaster CM690 II Lite with Coolermaster GX 650W PSU - £98
Asus P8P67 LE Intel P67 (Socket 1155) Mobo - £73
Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit (w/ Cav. Blue HDD) - £100
OP Drive - £15

Im sure this adds up to about £400...

(PS Yes some parts arent from OcUK, but it would help if you could get them all from here, to make it easier)
 
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
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XFX ATI Radeon HD 6770 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE DIRT3 Game £83.99
(£69.99) £83.99
(£69.99)
SW-127-MS_60.jpg
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.99
(£66.66) £79.99
(£66.66)
CP-284-AM_60.jpg
AMD Phenom II X2 Dual Core 560 3.30GHz Black Edition (Socket AM3) - Retail £73.99
(£61.66) £73.99
(£61.66)
MB-466-AS_60.jpg
Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 AMD 760G (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £51.18
(£42.65) £51.18
(£42.65)
HD-248-SE_60.jpg
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS) £44.99
(£37.49) £44.99
(£37.49)
CA-238-CM_60.jpg
Cooler Master GX 450W '80 Plus' Power Supply £35.98
(£29.98) £35.98
(£29.98)
CA-155-CM_60.jpg
Cooler Master Elite 330 Midi Tower Case - Black £29.99
(£24.99) £29.99
(£24.99)
MY-203-CS_60.jpg
Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £25.99
(£21.66) £25.99
(£21.66)
CD-099-LG_60.jpg
OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
(£14.16) £16.99
(£14.16) Sub Total : £369.24 Shipping cost based on delivery to Credit/debit card billing address, *** *** with:
FREE SHIPPING (DPD Next Day)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : FREE VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £73.85 Total : £443.09
 
oh noes, i went abit over budget :(

but this will dump over that Phenom II X2
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/120?vs=289

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i3-2100 3.10GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £94.99
1 x OcUK GeForce GTX 460 768MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card - OEM £85.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit £68.40
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) £30.98
1 x MSI H61M-E33 Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard **B3 REVISION** £46.99
1 x Lepa W-Series 500W '80 Plus' Power Supply £46.99
1 x BitFenix Merc Alpha Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Blu 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9AD3B1K2/4G) £23.99
1 x Samsung SH-S222AB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £465.82 (includes shipping : £13.75).
 
Jony's build looks good so as you can upgrade along the sandybridge route in the future.
To me the only savings could be on the psu
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-059-CS&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=
and you could save £30 getting a g840 instead which is slower, but still aceptable. (personally I think the i3 is over priced)
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-386-IN&groupid=701&catid=6&subcat=2037
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/289?vs=405
 
 
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Haha :P

Thanks for the builds again.

I was just wondering, if i were to cut windows out of the situation, and just use Linux on the PC, would that work?

Eg. Installing Linux, then when i can afford Windows, buy it, and then install it instead? (Will i have to wipe the whole drive? Or can i anyway?)

So, builds for £450 w/o OS?
 
Update, just made one without windows, how will this do for games?

Product Name Qty Price Line Total
OcUK GeForce GTX 460 OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card OcUK GeForce GTX 460 OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £113.99
(£94.99) £113.99
(£94.99)
AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 955 Black Edition "125W Edition" 3.20GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 955 Black Edition "125W Edition" 3.20GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £85.99
(£71.66) £85.99
(£71.66)
Asus M5A97 PRO AMD 970 (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard Asus M5A97 PRO AMD 970 (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £80.98
(£67.48) £80.98
(£67.48)
BeQuiet Pure Power L7 530W '80 Plus' Power Supply BeQuiet Pure Power L7 530W '80 Plus' Power Supply £45.98
(£38.32) £45.98
(£38.32)
Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £44.99
(£37.49) £44.99
(£37.49)
Western Digital Caviar Black 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (WD5002AALX) Western Digital Caviar Black 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (WD5002AALX) £41.99
(£34.99) £41.99
(£34.99)
OCZ Platinum 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C7 1333MHz Dual Channel Kit (OCZ3P1333LV4GK) OCZ Platinum 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C7 1333MHz Dual Channel Kit (OCZ3P1333LV4GK) £26.99
(£22.49) £26.99
(£22.49)
Sony DDU1681S-0B 18x DVD-ROM (Black) - OEM Sony DDU1681S-0B 18x DVD-ROM (Black) - OEM £13.99
(£11.66) £13.99
(£11.66)
Sub Total : £379.08
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £12.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £78.32
Total : £469.90


EDIT: How about the Gigabyte GA-880GM-USB3 AMD 880G (AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard? I know its mATX but will it do the same job?
 
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