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mattyjs8   11-08-2009 at 02:25:26 PM

Hey, I'm thinking of building a gaming/internet pc for under £400 (first time ever), what can you guys think of?

 

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: This month

 

BUDGET RANGE: £300 - £400 After Rebates

 

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming, internet

 

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

 

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: any RELIABLE site, please!

 

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: England, UK

 

PARTS PREFERENCES:

 

OVERCLOCKING: Probably not, but may do in the future.

 

SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Maybe

 

MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1680x1050 / 17"

 

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: I would like it to be under £400 please. Also able to play newer games like Dragon Age: Origins and L4D2, and to be upgradable in the future.


Message edited by mattyjs8 on 11-08-2009 at 03:23:09 PM
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mattyjs8   11-08-2009 at 02:26:58 PM
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I've so far thought of these parts, what do you people think?

 

CPU: AMD Phenom II X2 550 AM3 3.1Gh 7Mb - £74.63
http://www.dabs.com/products/amd-p [...] -5KQ7.html

 

Ram: Corsair 4GB TwinX DDR3 PC3-10600 1333Mhz Dual Channel DDR3 (2x2GB) - £60.89
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Com [...] ctId=35381

 

MoBo: MSI 770-C45, AMD 770, AM3, PCI-E 2.0(x16), DDR3 1600(OC), SATA 3Gb/s, SATA RAID, ATX - £49.32
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/MSI [...] GB-LAN-ATX

 

Graphics Card: XFX ATI Radeon 4670 HD 750Mhz 1GB PCI-Express 2.0 DVI - £49.99
http://www.dabs.com/products/xfx-a [...] -654S.html

 

Hard Drive: Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB 7200rpm SATA 3Gb/s 32MB - £36.68
http://www.dabs.com/products/samsu [...] -6605.html

 

DVD: Sony 24x Int DVDRWRAM SATA Black Bare - £16.89
http://www.dabs.com/products/sony- [...] -63FP.html

 

Case + PSU: Coolermaster Elite 330 Black Case With CM eXtreme Power 460W PSU - £56.99
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/135101

 

I think all this comes up to £345.39 w/o P&P


Message edited by mattyjs8 on 11-08-2009 at 08:16:59 PM
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