bobbyspangles

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im trying to put together my first build and im on a very tight budget, its main uses is going to just be internet browsing and streaming some video.

heres a couple options ive thought up so far

INTEL PENTIUM DUAL CORE E5700 3.0GHZ
GIGABYTE G41MT-S2P MOBO
CORSAIR XMS3 DDR3 PC3-12800 1600MHZ 4GB (2X2GB)
SAMSUNG SPINPOINT F3 500GB
COOLERMASTER ELITE 360 CHASSIS
CORSAIR CX430W PSU

~£190

or

AMD ATHLON II X3 450 3.2GHZ
BIOSTAR A880G+ MOBO
CRUCIAL DDR3 PC3-8500 1066MHZ 4GB (2x2GB)
SAMSUNG SPINPOINT F3 500GB
COOLERMASTER ELITE 360 CHASSIS
CORSAIR CX430W PSU

~£210

i do intend to add a graphics card at a later date but even then it will only be used for world of wacraft

so will either of these do? which one would be best? or perhaps a altogether different build?

any advice would be good

thanks

 
Well, more parts are needed of course, like an optical drive and operating system.

AMD CPU Athlon II X3 455 Triple Core Processor £59.34 Inc VAT
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/amd-athlon-ii-x3-455-triple-core-rana-socket-am3-33ghz-15mb-cache-ht-4000mhz-95w-retail

Gigabyte GA-880GM-USB3 AMD 880G AM3+ Motherboard £68.26 Inc VAT
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/gigabyte-ga-880gm-usb3-amd-880g-s-am3plus-ddr3-sata-ii-3gb-s-raid-sata-pcie-20-%28x16%29-graphics-on-boa
This board is AM3+, so it's much more upgradeable. It also has USB 3.0 and SATA 6GB/S.

RAM £20.88 Inc VAT
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/4gb-%282x2gb%29-corsair-ddr3-pc3-10666-%281333%29-non-ecc-unbuffered-cas-9-9-9-24-150v

Samsung Spinpoint F3 500GB Hard Drive £30.58 Inc VAT
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/500gb-samsung-spinpoint-f3-hd502hj-sata-3gb-s-7200rpm-16mb-cache-89ms-ncq

Coolermaster Elite 342 micro-ATX £31.18 Inc VAT
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/coolermaster-elite-342-micro-atx-black-mini-tower-case-w-o-psu

XFX P1-450S-XXB9 PRO450W £35.34 Inc VAT
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/450w-xfx-core-edition-p1-450s-xxb9-85-eff-80-plus-bronze-sli-crossfire-fan-atx
Better PSU than the Corsair, and a bit more power as well. About the same price, but on order.

Total £245.58

I realize that's a bit more but it gets you a lot more for the money.
 

bobbyspangles

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That looks much better, i was unsure of the biostar motherboard I wanted a decent name. Will that PSU cope with a HD 6670 or something similar when i get around to sticking one in?