can anyone tell me what components should i get for £350

jim dude · Oct 22, 2013

I was hoping to build a new pc so I wondered if you guys could help me out with a cheap but good gaming rig.
that's the motherboard and to the case...
cpu
power supply
graphics card
ram
and every thing else

tracker45 · Oct 22, 2013

for cpu, mobo, and ram , 200

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AMD-8320-FX-3-5Ghz-4GB-DDR3-1600mhz-Corsair-Gigabyte-78LMT-Motherboard-Bundle-/370829027003?pt=UK_Motherboards_CPUs&hash=item565721e6bb

psu , 35, corsair 500w

gtx 650 ti boost, 100

case , 20 , or use existing one

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Envizage-K2-Gaming-PC-Case-with-Blue-LED-Fan-and-USB3-0-No-Power-Supply-/360760324503?pt=UK_Computing_DesktopComponents_RL&hash=item53fefdb197

cpu cooler, 20 - or use existing one

total , about 380

what parts do you currently have ?? you could save money and just upgrade

jim dude · Oct 22, 2013

thanks

jim dude · Oct 22, 2013

thanks

jim dude · Oct 22, 2013

I have no good parts just crappy scraps

tracker45 · Oct 22, 2013

But you could keep your case, to save money.

But what motherboard do you have ? what ram, what power supply ?

jim dude · Oct 23, 2013

tracker45 :

i have an hp dx2400 its very old and just cleaned a crap loadsof dust out of it...

jim dude · Oct 23, 2013

tracker45 :

i have an hp dx2400 its very old and just cleaned a crap loadsof dust out of it...
fromn what i know it has 1gb of ram windows 7 64 bit and a pentium dual core unsure what type, a 120gb hard drive and no wireless card which i would want is i would use this, it ddr2 ram and unsure about the motherboard sorry and its the same case it came in.... the dx2400.... i got it a few day a go for free and is in really bad condition, i have clean it out will comprest air and the cpu need some new thermal gel stuff...

jim dude · Oct 23, 2013

sorry computer just frozen and posted loads sorry

tracker45 · Oct 23, 2013

Yep, get rid of it, it doesn't sound like a good PC.

jim dude · Oct 24, 2013

where should I seek to buy all the stuff for my new pc from??? and what about the hard drive and cd/dvd rom reader

tracker45 · Oct 24, 2013

ebay shops are my personal favourite.

you could use your current hard drive.

and you may not need a cd rom, windows 7 can be installed from USB.

jim dude · Oct 26, 2013

how would I get a usb with windows on it and I have herd that the fx(bulldozer) are not very good, would amd a10 be a better option???

jim dude · Oct 26, 2013

and where can I get gtx 650 ti boost for £100

Vic 40 · Oct 26, 2013

tracker45 :

That and from what i can find out about you're case (?) it's a micro atx case and will fit that mobo/ram/cpu combo,.From what i could see the motherboard now is a m-atx with sata connectors which means you probably are able to reuse the dvd/cd player.

So to further upgrade you could use the next which are the best i could find with your budget,
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx430
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-01gp43655kr
or seeing that games might make more use of Vram,
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-video-card-gtx650tibdc2oc2gd5boost
I don't know where you live,and i don't really need to,so if the pcpartpicker prices work for you i don't know.

jim dude · Oct 28, 2013

what type of hard drive will I need

Vic 40 · Oct 28, 2013

tracker45 :

Like he already said you could use your curent hdd.

tracker45 · Oct 28, 2013

if you want to keep the data on it, you will have to use Sysprep for windows.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/135077-windows-7-installation-transfer-new-computer.html

tracker45 · Oct 28, 2013

jim dude :

Ebay ?

The best AMD processors are, in order :

the 8350
the 8320

the 6350
the 6300

Avoid all the Bulldozer range.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulldozer_%28microarchitecture%29

But maybe you should wait until AMD release the new Steamroller CPUs before buying anything.

jim dude · Oct 28, 2013

thanks fo happing me out so will all this work out I will use an hard drive what I have and cpu cooler plus the disk rom reader...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AMD-8320-FX-3-5Ghz-4GB-DDR3-1600mhz-Corsair-Gigabyte-78LMT-Motherboard-Bundle-/370829027003?pt=UK_Motherboards_CPUs&hash=item565721e6bb

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Corsair-CX500-500W-Builder-Series-CX-80-Bronze-ATX-Power-Supply-PSU-ATX-12V-2-3-/360755806023?pt=UK_Computing_PowerSupplies_EH&hash=item53feb8bf47

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/eVGA-GeForce-GTX-650-Ti-BOOST-Superclocked-Graphics-card-GF-GTX-650-Ti-Boost-/380729072380?pt=UK_Computing_Computer_Components_Graphics_Video_TV_Cards_TW&hash=item58a5389afc

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Envizage-K2-Gaming-PC-Case-with-Blue-LED-Fan-and-USB3-0-No-Power-Supply-/360760324503?pt=UK_Computing_DesktopComponents_RL&hash=item53fefdb197

and is that all I need??? and its cool???

jim dude · Oct 28, 2013

thanks fo happing me out so will all this work out I will use an hard drive what I have and cpu cooler plus the disk rom reader...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AMD-8320-FX-3-5Ghz-4GB-DDR3-1600mhz-Corsair-Gigabyte-78LMT-Motherboard-Bundle-/370829027003?pt=UK_Motherboards_CPUs&hash=item565721e6bb

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Corsair-CX500-500W-Builder-Series-CX-80-Bronze-ATX-Power-Supply-PSU-ATX-12V-2-3-/360755806023?pt=UK_Computing_PowerSupplies_EH&hash=item53feb8bf47

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/eVGA-GeForce-GTX-650-Ti-BOOST-Superclocked-Graphics-card-GF-GTX-650-Ti-Boost-/380729072380?pt=UK_Computing_Computer_Components_Graphics_Video_TV_Cards_TW&hash=item58a5389afc

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Envizage-K2-Gaming-PC-Case-with-Blue-LED-Fan-and-USB3-0-No-Power-Supply-/360760324503?pt=UK_Computing_DesktopComponents_RL&hash=item53fefdb197

and is that all I need??? and its cool???

jim dude · Oct 28, 2013

and are you sure that 500w will be the right mount??? and could I play games like fallout newvegas on mid settings as well a rome total war 2 and mount and blade war band??? and thanks a lot guys!!!

jim dude · Oct 28, 2013

this is my first build so is they any vids to help me out when building it???

I may e able to build it with out tho

Vic 40 · Oct 28, 2013

I think you could do with less then 500watt,i think the following psu would do fine,
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00ALYP208/?tag=pcp0f-21
For a gtx 650 ti boost i found a cheaper one too,it has a better cooler=more quiet then the other one,
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/2gb-msi-gtx-650-ti-boost-tfrozr-iii-oc-28nm-pcie-30-6008mhz-gddr5-gpu-1033mhz-cores-768
with the money saved you could buy a better case like the next one,
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/XIGMATEK-Asgard-PRO-Chassis-PC-Case-Mid-Tower-ATX-Black-SuperSpeed-USB-3-0-/360770603904?pt=UK_Computing_DesktopComponents_RL&hash=item53ff9a8b80
your total amount spend would be the same.
What you choose is up to you,if you think that cheap case just looks better by all means take that one,but i think the other one just is a better quality case.

A guide to build your pc,
http://uk.hardware.info/reviews/2591/build-your-own-pc-2011-edition
it includes a video.

tracker45 · Oct 28, 2013

Maybe go with a gtx 660 if the prices drop.

can anyone tell me what components should i get for £350

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