So far I've had a quick look on scan and decided on this. I'm not great a picking out parts, so I've decided to post on here before making any purchases. Could any one advise me on alternative options, if better that is. CPU................. AMD Phenom II X4 945, Deneb core, socket AM3, ........................ 3.0GHz, 8mb Total cache, HT 2000Hz, 95w Memory............4GB (2x2GB) Corsair DDR3 1333 Hard drive........500GB Samsung Spinpoint F3 GPU..................XFX HD 5770 PSU..................400w corsair CPU cooler........Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 pro v2.1 Mobo................Gigabyte AMD 770 AM2+ At the moment this totals upto £436 (I think) including £16 for a optical drive, but excluding a case (which I wouldn't mind a recommendation on). Budget <£450 The price isn't too bad, but I would like to be able to make some adjustments to lower the price (including the case) with affecting the performance as little as possible. Main Uses Gaming, Web browsing, watching videos, listening to music and coursework. Monitor resolution 1600 - 1050 Will be buying all parts. Thanks in advance
https://secure.scan.co.uk/aspnet/Shop/Basket.aspx Let me know if the parts actually show up, not sure that they will
Your Basket Qty Link No. Description Scansure Available Ex VAT Inc VAT LN24874 400W Corsair CMPSU-400CXUK Power Series PSU, ATX, PS/2, 80+ Efficiency, UK Version £25.49 £29.95 LN25471 Silverstone PS02B Precision Black Mid Tower Case w/o PSU £29.97 £35.21 LN27738 4GB (2x2GB) Corsair XMS3 Classic, DDR3 PC3-10666 (1333) Non-ECC Unbuffered, CAS 9-9-9-24, 1.50V £62.10 £72.97 LN28632 Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro v2.1 - S1366/S1156/S775/AM3/AM2+/AM2/939 Up to 130 Watts! £14.10 £16.57 LN28751 500GB Samsung HD502HJ Spinpoint F3, SATA 3Gb/s, 7200rpm, 16MB Cache, 8.9 ms, NCQ, OEM £26.94 £31.65 LN28876 MSI 770-C45, AMD 770, AM3, PCI-E 2.0(x16), DDR3 1600(OC), SATA 3Gb/s, SATA RAID, ATX £42.69 £50.16 LN32060 AMD Phenom II X2 555 Black Edition, Callisto, Dual Core, S AM3, 3.2GHz, 7MB Total Cache, 80W, Retail £59.98 £70.48 LN34394 768MB Palit GTX 460, 3600MHz GDDR5, GPU 675MHz, Shader Clock 1350MHz, 336 Cores, DVI/ D-Sub/ HDMI £105.46 £123.92 Recalculate Basket Save Basket View Saved Baskets Net Total Carriage VAT £366.73 £12.47 £66.36 Total£445.56
Be quick with the Corsair 400W, word is they are soon EOL (end of life) hence they are so cheap at present, the replacement is going to be 430w but at least £15 more (so i hear).
Build Update! Wasn't sure whether to do this or edit my first post. Here it goes: CPU AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition, Sok AM3, 3.2GHz, 8MB Total Cache, Retail £111.57 GPU 768MB Palit GTX 460, 3600MHz GDDR5, GPU 675MHz, Shader Clock 1350MHz, 336 Cores, DVI/ D-Sub/ HDMI £123.92 PSU 550W Coolermaster GX, SLI/CrossFire, 85% Eff', 120mm Fan, EPS 12V, 20+4 Pin, 5 Year Warranty £50.49 Case Antec 300 Three Hundred, Black Midi Tower Ultimate Gaming Case w/o PSU £46.98 CPU cooling Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro v2.1 - S1366/S1156/S775/AM3/AM2+/AM2/939 Up to 130 Watts! £16.57 Hard Drive 500GB Samsung HD502HJ Spinpoint F3, SATA 3Gb/s, 7200rpm, 16MB Cache, 8.9 ms, NCQ, OEM £31.65 Mother Board MSI 770-C45, AMD 770, AM3, PCI-E 2.0(x16), DDR3 1600(OC), SATA 3Gb/s, SATA RAID, ATX £50.16 Memory 4GB (2x2GB) Corsair DDR3 PC3-10666 (1333) Non-ECC Unbuffered, CAS 9-9-9-24, 1.50V £72.97 I know thats over the price that I said before, but I don't mind for the extra I'm getting. (Wouldn like it to be under £500) Any advice on other alternatives?
A 1TB F3 will only be about £10 more which would be worth it (just bought 2 myself) Maybe some faster RAM too http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/4GB-...600)-Non-ECC-Unbuffered-CAS-9-9-9-24-XMP-165V
Alternatively you could go for the cheaper AMD Phenom II X2 555 Black Edition which is £40 less but use that money on a better board that has the core unlocking feature (almost all ASUS boards it think) such as this? http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Asus...3-1066-1333-1866(OC)-SATA-3Gb-s-RAID-MATX-VGA You get a few more features too such as USB 3 Of course there is no guarantee that the cores will unlock but I imagine at least one will. If you have no idea what I'm talking about then look here http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/motherboards/2010/05/04/how-amd-core-unlocking-works/1
