Time for a rebuild can anyone help

w1ldhart · 6 Jul 2010 at 15:51

Ive currently got a

Asrock4 coredual-VSTA motherboard
Intel Core 2 Duo E4400
ATI Radeon HD3850
2gb DDR2 memory

I know this is ancient now but im looking to do a rebuild but funds are limited

It will mainly be used for surfing but i also play FM2010 a lot and also play Left For Dead 2 and The Half Life series of games.

I dont need a monitor because i have a ASUS 22inch HD monitor and also have keyboard etc.

I have a 600w watt modular power supply but its not a known make which worries me a bit so would probably need a new PSU.

Any help would be much appreicated.

I currently have a Thermaltake Soprano Case but i have been looking at the Xigmatek Utgard Midi Tower Case to replace it

Orcvader · 6 Jul 2010 at 15:53

What make is the PSU? Bugdet? What speed is the E4400 running at?

stulid · 6 Jul 2010 at 15:55

buy a second hand Q6600 cpu, the motherboard cpu support list shows it will work,

http://www.asrock.com/mb/cpu.asp?Model=4CoreDual-VSTA

get a 4GB memory kit(either a new kit, or addition 2gb) and a ATI 5770

w1ldhart · 6 Jul 2010 at 16:18

Orcvader said:
What make is the PSU? Bugdet? What speed is the E4400 running at?

The PSU is a make called Trendsonic and the E4400 is running at stock speed at the moment because everytime ive tried to overclock i havent got very far before it wont boot

w1ldhart · 6 Jul 2010 at 16:20

stulid said:
buy a second hand Q6600 cpu, the motherboard cpu support list shows it will work,

http://www.asrock.com/mb/cpu.asp?Model=4CoreDual-VSTA

get a 4GB memory kit(either a new kit, or addition 2gb) and a ATI 5770

Doesnt the motherboard cause a big bottleneck with the ATI 5770 tho?

stulid · 6 Jul 2010 at 16:23

w1ldhart said:
Doesnt the motherboard cause a big bottleneck with the ATI 5770 tho?

even at 4X it should be ok, something to reuse when you get a new complete upgrade?

whats the budget anyway?

w1ldhart · 6 Jul 2010 at 16:24

stulid said:
even at 4X it should be ok, something to reuse when you get a new complete upgrade?

whats the budget anyway?

£500 is my ideal but maybe £550 is possible because if i end up rebuilding my system i will sell this one

stulid · 6 Jul 2010 at 16:28

Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
HIS ATI Radeon HD 5770 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £126.99
(£108.08) £126.99
(£108.08)
OCZ Reaper 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 12800C6 (1600MHz) Dual-Channel (OCZ3RPR1600C6LV4GK) £99.99
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(£85.10)
Asus M4A87TD/USB3 AMD 870 (Socket AM3) DDR3 Motherboard £86.99
(£74.03) £86.99
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AMD Athlon II X4 Quad Core 635 2.90GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £80.99
(£68.93) £80.99
(£68.93)
OCZ ModXStream Pro 600w Silent SLI Certified Modular Power Supply £55.99
(£47.65) £55.99
(£47.65)
Silverstone SST-PS03B Precision Midi Tower Case - Black £42.99
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Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500418AS) £39.99
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(£34.03)
Samsung SH-S223C/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
(£11.91) £13.99
(£11.91)
Sub Total : £466.32
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DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £11.75
VAT is being charged at 17.50% VAT : £83.66
Total : £561.73

stulid · 6 Jul 2010 at 16:33

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(£108.08) £126.99
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Patriot G Series 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Dual Channel (PGS34G1333ELK) £88.99
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Gigabyte GA-770T-USB3 AMD 770 (Socket AM3) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £75.99
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Corsair CX 400W ATX Power Supply (CMPSU-400CXUK) £38.99
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Xigmatek Asgard Midi Tower Case - Black £26.99
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Samsung SH-S223C/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
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w1ldhart · 6 Jul 2010 at 16:44

They both look like really good builds and give me something to think about.
Would it be possible to buy a Tri Core CPU tho and try and unlock the extra core(I dont know what the sucess rate of doing this is tho)
And if it wont unlock it would i lose much performance when im playing Half Life 2 Ep2 or Left for Dead 2?

w1ldhart · 6 Jul 2010 at 17:11

HIS ATI Radeon HD 5770 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £126.99
(£108.08) £126.99
(£108.08)

Patriot G Series 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Dual Channel (PGS34G1333ELK) £88.99
(£75.74) £88.99
(£75.74)

Asus M4A87TD Evo AMD 870 (Socket AM3) DDR3 Motherboard £84.99
(£72.33) £84.99
(£72.33)

AMD Athlon II X4 Quad Core 620 2.60GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £81.99
(£69.78) £81.99
(£69.78)

Xigmatek Utgard Midi Tower Case - Black £67.99
(£57.86) £67.99
(£57.86)

OCZ ModXStream Pro 600w Silent SLI Certified Modular Power Supply £55.99
(£47.65) £55.99
(£47.65)

Sub Total : £431.44
Shipping cost based on delivery to home address, ST2 9JL with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £12.50
VAT is being charged at 17.50% VAT : £77.69
Total : £521.63

I know this is the top end of my budget but im hoping i can get some money back by selling my current system

I dont need a hard drive because ive ordered a Samsung Spinpoint 1TB drive this week and ive also got a DVD Rewriter.

stulid · 6 Jul 2010 at 17:15

you know the 635CPU is cheaper.

w1ldhart · 6 Jul 2010 at 17:29

stulid said:
you know the 635CPU is cheaper.

Thanks i hadnt realised lol