The £400 Challenge.

TheIrishGuy

TheIrishGuy

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Ladies and gentlemen, your goal is to create the most powerful gaming system you can with £400! (Although a couple of extra pence doesnt matter) :p

Here be the rules:

Must include windows 7
Must include keyboard and mouse.

Good luck, and may the best bargain hunter win!
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire HD 7750 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £79.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £72.00
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £61.99
1 x MSI H61M-P31-G3 Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £35.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430W V2 '80 Plus' Power Supply (CMPSU-430CXUKV2) £34.99
1 x Intel Celeron G530 2.40GHz Socket LGA 1155 Processor - Retail £29.99
1 x Xigmatek Asgard II Midi Tower Case - Black/Silver £29.99
1 x Samsung SH-S222BB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.98
1 x Logitech MK120 Desktop Set (920-002552) £15.98
2 x Crucial 2GB (1x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10600C9 1333MHz 240-Pin Module (CT25664BA1339) £9.95 (£19.90)
Total : £411.80 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 
 
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To actually get something worthwhile I think you need to spend a bit more, closer to £500. For example.

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 6850 OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £99.95
1 x Intel Core i3-2100 3.10GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £83.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £72.00
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £61.99
1 x Gigabyte H61MA-D3V Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £47.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430W V2 '80 Plus' Power Supply (CMPSU-430CXUKV2) £34.99
1 x BitFenix Merc Beta Gaming Case - Black £31.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £23.99
1 x Samsung SH-S222BB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.98
1 x OcUK USB Optical Mouse - Black £4.99
1 x OcUK USB Keyboard - Black £4.99
Total : £499.36 (includes shipping : £13.75).



For £400 your best bet is something along the lines of AMD Llano but this will restrict your future upgrades though.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £72.00
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £61.99
1 x AMD A6-3500 2.40GHz (Socket FM1) APU Processor £56.99
1 x Gigabyte A55M-DS2 A55 Chipset (Socket FM1) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £44.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430W V2 '80 Plus' Power Supply (CMPSU-430CXUKV2) £34.99
1 x BitFenix Merc Beta Gaming Case - Black £31.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £23.99
1 x Samsung SH-S222BB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.98
1 x OcUK USB Optical Mouse - Black £4.99
1 x OcUK USB Keyboard - Black £4.99
Total : £367.91 (includes shipping : £12.50).



If it was my money I would get the first system without the GPU and save up for a 6850 and add it later.
 
 
[/QUOTE]If it was my money I would get the first system without the GPU and save up for a 6850 and add it later.[/QUOTE]


That might be the best course of action. I dont mean to be cheap, but im a student lmao xD

Only problem with that though is that im a complete noob when it comes to the practical areas of pc's. I know the theory, but i'd be terrified to touch anything inside lol.
 
TheIrishGuy said:
That might be the best course of action. I dont mean to be cheap, but im a student lmao xD

Only problem with that though is that im a complete noob when it comes to the practical areas of pc's. I know the theory, but i'd be terrified to touch anything inside lol.
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So are you not going to be building it yourself?

It's quite straight forward, with plenty of guides to help.
 
If it was my money I would get the first system without the GPU and save up for a 6850 and add it later.[/QUOTE]


That might be the best course of action. I dont mean to be cheap, but im a student lmao xD

Only problem with that though is that im a complete noob when it comes to the practical areas of pc's. I know the theory, but i'd be terrified to touch anything inside lol.[/QUOTE]

Well if you are a student then you could get a student discount copy of windows 7. for £30.
 
As your a student, try contacting your IT department at your college or university for a start. Another place to look at is Software4Students (not sure I'm allowed to mention it, but it's not really a competitor to OcUK), they have upgrade versions of Windows 7 Professional and you may be able to use them (Google this). Unfortunately they've recently stopped selling the normal (non-upgrade versions). Stulids build in #2 is also very good as it does allow some sort of upgrade path in the future where as with a Llano build you will be somewhat limited.

Here's how the Radeon HD6850 compares to the 7750.

6850 Vs 7750
 
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