Dabull

Hi people i'm based in the UK am needing some advice as i'm going to be building my 1st gaming PC.Its gonna be done on quite a budget.I've got a bugdet of about £400 obviously not including monitor,OS keypad and mouse.

You will not have a clue which stores we use over hear so here is a couple but i will do a more intensive search to better the prices once you have come up with a few ideas.

http://www.aria.co.uk/

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/

Cheers people in advance

SZayat

Hello and welcome to OCN m8

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Components:

• CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ Brisbane 2.5GHz
• Mobo: MSI K9A2GM-FIH
• Fan: Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro PWM
• RAM: CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 800
• GFX: Gigabyte HD 4850 512MB PCI-E 2.0
• Sound: Integrated
• HDD: Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB
• Optical: Samsung 20x Lightscribe DVD-RW SATA Black
• Case: Asus TM-21
• PSU: CORSAIR CMPSU-550VX 550W

Total= £398.04

thou you need to overclock the CPU a bit

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Dabull

Cheers SZayat if i say hid some money from the wife and could pay £50-£100 more to spend where would you spend that on maybe 5600 and/or better graphics card.

Also how upgradable is this system and what made you choose the parts you did?

Thanks again for your reply

SZayat

no problem

I don't see any reason to change the graphics cards as its one of the fastest atm. however, if you don't have plans to overclock then a faster stock CPU would be a wise replacement. I'd also consider adding a soundcard, like Asus Xonar DX.


The mobo supports up to a 125W quad-core Phenom. so you got some good upgradable advantage when the price drops.

explanation:

CPU: Brisbane revision is easier to overclock than Windsor and more energy efficient as well
Mobo: AM2+ mobo, based on the newer AMD SB700 southbridge
Fan: for overcloacking purposes only
RAM: reliable brand
GFX: need no explanation
HDD: one of the biggest bang-for-the-buck drives
Optical: sata for easier cable management
Case: the case just looks nice, change it to a full ATX one if you want to.
PSU: a quite and highly efficient one

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Dabull

I would not be bothered about a sound card because i would be just using headphones for now.

But if i did say come across an extra £50-£100 what processor would you recomend and why, assuming that i don't want to overclock.

The Master Chief

https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...roductId=31957

Either that one, or http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103233

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bucdan

for the 5600 id recommend the newer one that has 2mb l2 cache instead. the etra mb is alot better than the extra 100mhz!

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