wife gives go ahead for OCUK built pc lol

stuscfc · 11 Sep 2009 at 17:05

Hi i need a bit of advice on what to go for been looking for ages on the site and head is hurting.I have a budget of 500 to 550 for a mostly gamming rig which is for wow and newer games.Also would like to beable to upgrade it a bit in the future.I only need the desk top as i have monitor and the rest already.Only after a built pc as i havent got much time or space or peace lol to make it but i am going to dismantle my old one over time to get the feel of doing it.Thanks in advance.

Also i will be doing it at the end of this month pay time lol.

Kennysevenfold · 11 Sep 2009 at 17:09

This

stuscfc · 11 Sep 2009 at 17:12

SEE thats what i was looking at lol could i change the card for an nvidi one,as i havent had a radeon so dont kow much about them,or would that be ok for wow.Also will those cards come down in price and the newer radeon cards be added to that system do you think.Also forgot to add will need a OS to lol sorry.

PermaBanned · 11 Sep 2009 at 17:49

The 4890 will eat wow and spit it out like a fly. Why not build it yourself? This will easily do WoW...

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AMD Phenom II X3 Tri Core 720 Black Edition 2.8GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £92.99
(£80.86) £92.99
(£80.86)
Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 4770 512MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £77.99
(£67.82) £77.99
(£67.82)
Asus M4A785TD-V Evo AMD 785G (Socket AM3) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £70.99
(£61.73) £70.99
(£61.73)
G.Skill Ripjaw 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (F3-12800CL8D-4GBRM) £67.99
(£59.12) £67.99
(£59.12)
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium - Retail £65.99
(£57.38) £65.99
(£57.38)
Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (WD6401AALS) £52.99
(£46.08) £52.99
(£46.08)
NZXT BETA Classic Series Case - Black (No PSU) £45.99
(£39.99) £45.99
(£39.99)
PC Power & Cooling Silencer 420W Power Supply £39.99
(£34.77) £39.99
(£34.77)
Sony Optiarc AD-7240S 24x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.99
(£16.51) £18.99
(£16.51)
Coolermaster Hyper TX3 CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM3/775/1156) £13.98
(£12.16) £13.98
(£12.16)
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Randomface74 · 11 Sep 2009 at 17:51

?buy trousers

stuscfc · 11 Sep 2009 at 18:02

HAHA she wont give me the money for them lol.
Would love to have a go at a build only thing im worried about doing a build is the cpu/heatsink getting that bit right not worried about the other bits been installing psu and graphics cards on my other pcs but never touched the cpu lol like doing a car get the garage to do a timming belt change because if you mess it up you are knackered lol.Not a bad build that one though but would like a better GFX card in it.

Kennysevenfold · 11 Sep 2009 at 18:09

I would build in that case mate

LOADS of vids on youtube and the like for almost every part of a pc build

And you always have here if you come across any problems.

Product Name Qty Price Line Total

Palit GeForce GTX 260 Sonic 896MB GDDR3 PCI-Express Graphics Card (Includes Batman: Arkham Asylum & 3D Discover Glasses) £109.99
(£95.64) £109.99
(£95.64)

AMD Phenom II X3 Tri Core 720 Black Edition 2.8GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £92.99
(£80.86) £92.99
(£80.86)

Asus M4A785TD-M Evo AMD 785G (Socket AM3) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £67.99
(£59.12) £67.99
(£59.12)

G.Skill Ripjaw 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (F3-12800CL8D-4GBRM) £67.99
(£59.12) £67.99
(£59.12)

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium - Retail £65.99
(£57.38) £65.99
(£57.38)

Samsung SpinPoint F1 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103UJ) £60.98
(£53.03) £60.98
(£53.03)

PC Power & Cooling Silencer 420W Power Supply £39.99
(£34.77) £39.99
(£34.77)

Coolermaster Elite 335 Case - Black (No PSU) £28.99
(£25.21) £28.99
(£25.21)

Samsung SH-S223B/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
(£14.77) £16.99
(£14.77) Sub Total : £479.90 Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : FREE VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £73.75 Total : £553.40

PermaBanned · 11 Sep 2009 at 18:10

It's easy. I reseated my stock heatsink with no prior knowledge at all. It's just four screws, then lift. Then to get to the CPU you have to either use a leaver for LGA or not for AM and it's just a drop in. Only fits one way, not worth it. I don't get your metaphor in the middle... but the 4770 is a pretty good card. It's 40nm, so tiny power consumption and heat output, low price and a really good performer. It will be brilliant with WoW, and if you added another one in crossfire later then it would easily beat the 4890.

stuscfc · 11 Sep 2009 at 19:05

Thanks for the replies.Will seriously consider it over the next 2 weeks or so and maybe by then the new atis will be out to.Damn miss playing wow my lol but a break is good get to see the family lol.

Temi_D · 12 Sep 2009 at 00:00

How about a slightly more powerful PSU?

stuscfc · 12 Sep 2009 at 00:24

I was thinking that 480w does seam a bit low how about a coolmaster 650 or ocz 600w for about an extra 20 quid.I like the second build tbh hmmm got my mind thinking now to take the plunge.

fluffmyster · 12 Sep 2009 at 13:23

If you are willing to build it on your own you can get a great quad core cpu, graphics card and a modular 600w psu for your money:

stuscfc · 12 Sep 2009 at 17:08

Thats a nice build fluffy but not sure i need to go for a quad core for gamming not sure.I also have to get an OS to so will be trying to mix and match from these maybe got 2 weeks to decide.

PermaBanned · 12 Sep 2009 at 17:10

That PC P&C is a great PSU and it will power reasonable hardware that you want it too.

stuscfc · 12 Sep 2009 at 17:32

So i would only need a 600w to power that thats good.Also not sure i need a 750 g hhd i have had a 200g for 5 years and i still got 80g free lol may go for a slightly smaller one.Trying to keep the costs down a bit.