£450 Gaming machine

Matty_LUFC

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APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: This week BUDGET RANGE: £450 After Rebates

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming, browse the internet,

PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Monitor, mouse, keyboard, OS.

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Anywhere that ships to the UK e.g. eBuyer, Overclockers COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: UK
PARTS PREFERENCES: None

OVERCLOCKING: Maybe SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Maybe

MONITOR RESOLUTION: No Preference
 

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Yup, that's a good budget gaming build. The psu is sufficient. However, I'm not sure about the psu quality.

"Minimum System Power Requirement (W) 500W"

http://www.nvidia.com/object/product_geforce_gtx_260_us.html

This is a well known make.

500W OCZ ModXStream Pro Modular Power Supply
x 1 24 Pin + P8 and P4
x 1 PCI-e 8/6 Pin
x 1 PCI-e 6 Pin
x 6 SATA
x 4 Molex
x 2 Floppy
SLi Ready / 80 PLUS Certified / 3 Year Warranty
Compare CCL Code: PSU1078 OCZ
OCZ500MXSP-UK
£53.92

http://www.cclonline.com/product-info.asp?product_id=28149&category_id=646&manufacturer_id=0&tid=ocz500mxsp-uk
 

Matty_LUFC

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What's a good build? Can't see anything in here apart from your post?
 

p55ibexpeak

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A post before mine got deleted.

My cart:
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You can swap the cpu/hdd/dvd out for others.
 

Matty_LUFC

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Ahh thanks, what's the chances of the machine been able to run Cod6?
 

Matty_LUFC

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cheers, I got this PSU a few months back, could I use it instead of the one you suggested?

Antec TruePower Trio 550W PSU - With 3x 12v Rails and 120mm Fan