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falcodakrzz   09-07-2008 at 07:49:37 PM

Hey
Ive built a lot of computers, but had very little experience in the budget sector of pcs. A friend wants a budget pc, for media and a bit of gaming, budget of around 300 quid ($600).
Has anyone got any suggestions?
So far I was thinking:
E5200
ATI 3850
EVGA 650I ultra (cheap, and he wont be crossfiring anyway, found it for 40 quid new)

Thanks

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Silverion77   09-07-2008 at 08:01:07 PM
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Id get an intel board, much more stable over the Nvidia ones, even if hes not OCing

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dirtmountain   09-07-2008 at 08:02:45 PM
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You're on the right track, the E5200 looks sweet for budget builds, same for the 3850/9600GSO, cheap motherboard, you might check out the P31/35 or the G31/33/35 some can be had very cheap. I'd set it up with a conservative and stable overclock.


Message edited by dirtmountain on 09-07-2008 at 08:04:00 PM
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