Building New System

[beanymattd]

Hi, i've come to the decision to replace my terrible computer.

I have a budget of around £300.

I want the best i can get for that money.

I will be using it for gaming purposes such as AION and World of Warcraft.

I know my budget isn't to high but that's all i can afford currently.

I'm asking you to build me a computer for around that money!

I'm a UK resident if that affects anything.

As a start i've found http://www.cyberpowersystem.co.uk/system/amd_athlon64_x2_custom_builder/
Not sure if that's any good?

Thanks all,i welcome your input.

 

[beanymattd]

I don't require a mouse, monitor or keyboard.
I currently am running 1280x960.
I don't mind websites as long as they can ship to the UK, so preferably UK based websites since shipment will be cheaper.

 

[obsidian86]

Western Digital WD5000AAKS 500GB SATAII 7200RPM 16MB Cache -

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/124228

LG GH22NS50 22x SATA DVD±RW Dual Layer & RAM

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/169683

Kingston 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 800MHz/PC2-6400

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/129177

SunBeam Freezing Storm Black Case - No PSU

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/150298

AMD Athlon X2 240 2.8GHz Socket AM3 2MB Cache

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/168971

PowerColor HD 4670 PCS 1GB DDR3 DVI VGA HDMI

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/173208

ASUS M4A78 770 Socket AM2+ 8 channel audio ATX

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/167128

Enermax Pro82+ 425W PSU - 82+% Efficiency Certified, 2x PCI-E, ATX12V v2.3

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/144083 all for £308

 

[build]

Do you need an OS? That alone costs almost £90 so it'll be very hard to get a decent gaming rig if you dont have one already.

 

[beanymattd]

i don't need an OS as stated above.

 

[shortstuff_mt]

Build's question was valid. You never mentioned that you didn't need an OS.

 

[beanymattd]

ah sorry yeh just realised!


Would that build be better than http://www.cyberpowersystem.co.uk/system/amd_athlon64_x2_custom_builder/

 

[shortstuff_mt]

Yes, the build above is better than that Cyberpower sytem. Notice the description on the PSU "STANDARD CASE POWER SUPPLY ***No OverClocking Possible***". That's NEVER a good sign. You would be much better off building your own so you can ensure all the parts are high-quality components. You never want to scrimp on the PSU.

 

[obsidian86]

bigger hdd bit better graphics card better power supply i would have to say better case

 

[beanymattd]

ok thanks obsidian for your help.

I will wait for other peoples replies before i make my order.

Also i was looking to probably upgrade to 4GB RAM Instead of the 2 GB you have suggested.

 

[obsidian86]

if you can sqeeze another 20 quid you could get this instead of the 4670 http://www.ebuyer.com/product/173741 or http://www.ebuyer.com/product/168023

 

[beanymattd]

yeh should be able to, which is better out of those? in your opinion

 

[obsidian86]

the 4850 would be a lil bit better

 

[beanymattd]

ok thanks

 

[beanymattd]

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/173170
£40.00 case psu
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/161001
£29.82 Mobo
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/145586
£50.00 CPU
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/143844
£44.00 Memory
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/168023
£70.00 GPU
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/124228
£32.60 HDD
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/173553
£17.00 dvd

How does that build rate compared to the one you suggested obsidian?

 

[obsidian86]

its not too bad but i dont trust any nvidia chipsets too many have died on me ,the graphics card might be restricted by a normal pci x16 slot,the newer amd cpu's are faster then previous generations at the same clock speed but not by much. i believe the case and power supply is the exact one used in the cyberpower system

 

[beanymattd]

ok thanks my main priority is your suggestion anyway