£350 budget gaming pc run over/check

[lezla]

hello one and all

Approximate Purchase Date: tomorrow hopefully


Budget Range: £350


System Usage from Most to Least Important: gaming(sc2 mainly),schoolwork

Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse, monitor, OS


Preferred Website(s) for Parts: dabs,ebuyer(would like to order all parts from one place as postage charges to N.I are crazy(for me) ,unless ofc you can find good priced items with low postage elsewhere )


Country of Origin:northern ireland


Parts Preferences: amd mainly


Overclocking/core unlocking: highly possible


SLI or Crossfire: doubtful


Monitor Resolution: 1024x768 at this moment,upgrade later hopefully


Additional Comments: most bang for buck please,I have also tried to make this build as upgrade friendly as possible for the future.

Here is the build I have atm.Could I get confrmation that it will all work together please?

PSU:
http://www.dabs.com/products/corsair-memory-600w-builder-series-cx-v2-atx-psu-7JSQ.html

Case:
http://www.dabs.com/products/xigmatek-asgard-chassis-77R3.html

Hard drive:
http://www.dabs.com/products/western-digital-500gb-caviar-blue-7200rpm-16mb-sata-6gb-s-7823.html

optical drive:
http://www.dabs.com/products/sony-optiarc-ad-7260s-0b-24x-dvd-rw-sata-burner-optical-drive-71H0.html

Speakers:
http://www.dabs.com/products/logitech-s120-2-0-speakers-black---for-business-4NCW.html

Cpu:
http://www.dabs.com/products/amd-athlon-ii-x3-455-3-3ghz-1-5mb-95w-78XF.html

extra Case fan:
http://www.dabs.com/products/arctic-cooling-arctic-f12-pro-tc-120mm-thermally-controlled-fan-73WT.html

Ram:
http://www.dabs.com/products/patriot-memory-4gb-signature-ddr3-1333mhz-pc3-10600-dimm-cl9--with-heatshield--7JGC.html

Motherboard:
http://www.dabs.com/products/asrock-880g-pro3-am3--amd-880g-ddr3-atx-7LCQ.html

Anti-Static wristband:
http://www.dabs.com/products/best-value-duratool-antistatic-wrist-band-7GHG.html

Total Including Vat =£301.42
plus £15 delivery=£316.42

I'll also be getting an ati 5770 somewhere down the line for £60(which is part of this budget) I think,but the integrated gpu on the mobo should get me by on SC2 until then.

Some additional questions:
REALLY IMPORTANT= the motherboard says it is am3+ in the product title but in the product specification it says it is only am3 on the dabs website.I've checked the asrock website and it says the motherboard has an am3+ socket but Im sorta worried that maybe dabs have an older revision of the motherboard or something?can anyone confirm if these asrock 880g pro3 are am3+ only.I would greatly appreciate it.
Link to mother board on asrock website:
http://www.asrock.com/mb/overview.asp?Model=880G%20Pro3

Also can anyone vouch for this patriot memory or should I just get kingston?

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Thanks for any help

 

[wintermint]

Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB 7200RPM £40
http://www.dabs.com/products/samsung-1tb-spinpoint-f3-7200rpm-sata-3gb-s-32mb-65QC.html?refs=52450000

AMD Phenom II X4 955 £94
http://www.dabs.com/products/amd-phenom-ii-x4-955-3-2ghz-black-edition-socket-am3-l2-l3-6mb-6K8D.html?refs=4294946173-12

I don't know how this site works. Does this mean you get to save an additional $10 for the Gigabyte 6770?
http://www.dabs.com/products/gigabyte-ati-radeon-6770-hd-850mhz-1gb-pci-express-hdmi-7JY2.html?refs=43280000
If not go for this one instead:
http://www.dabs.com/products/sapphire-technology-ati-radeon-6770-hd-1gb-pci-express-hdmi-7HRH.html?refs=472950000

The 6770 is a rebadged 5770. I think it runs a bit better too. My friend plays SC2 fine with a 5770 using AMD Phenom II. If you can't afford all of this, then just get the graphic card since you didn't list one. I know the 880 has integrated graphics but that's crap.

 

[lezla]

Thanks for the reply, but man...I'm not really rollin in the money right now:/

I'm already over budget(£10-£20 might not seem much to you,but it is to me) and your suggestions(not inc. gfx) bumps the price up £50.

By obtaining the 5770 I meant purchasing it off another site down the line(maybe 2nd hand/refurbished)for £60.

Also the 4250(the integrated gfx)can run sc2 on low at 60 fps so that'll do me till I can afford the dedicated gfx card.

I'm assuming these parts will all work together then?And you can't answer the mobo question can you?

quote from OP:
"Some additional questions:
REALLY IMPORTANT= the motherboard says it is am3+ in the product title but in the product specification it says it is only am3 on the dabs website.I've checked the asrock website and it says the motherboard has an am3+ socket but Im sorta worried that maybe dabs have an older revision of the motherboard or something?can anyone confirm if these asrock 880g pro3 are am3+ only.I would greatly appreciate it.
Link to mother board on asrock website:
http://www.asrock.com/mb/overview. [...] 80G%20Pro3 "

Thanks for the help

 

[yummerzzz]

Aria.co.uk Delivery is £5 more expensive for N.I, I made you this Build, check it out,.
Not sure if i forgot anything, but this come to £335 Inc VAT and Delivery.

Your Build :

https://www.aria.co.uk/WishList/Nz89WsviaQwlfacYsu3k3w,,

 

[lezla]

Thanks yummerzzz for the suggestion,thats a very good value build you have there but I'm afraid it's not for me.I don't like the odds of that cpu unlocking and tbh I would not be happy with a x2,but i would be content with a x3.

I also forgot to mention that I have a get genuine online windows 7 kit(very similair license to OEM) which is why I want this build to be as upgradeable in the future as possible,as I will have to get a new OS if i want to swap the motherboard out.

I'm pretty sure know after some more research that the asrock 880g pro3 mobo is am3+,but can anyone confirm?

 

[metal orient]

You could look at the product specifications on the website:

http://www.asrock.com/mb/overview.asp?Model=880G%20Pro3

The answer is yes.

 

[ps3hacker12]

that PSU is much more than you need, this CX430 will even allow for crossfire 5770s:
http://www.dabs.com/products/corsair-430-watt-cx430-v2-builder-series-80-plus-power-supply-7K9K.html?refs=50113

 

[lezla]

thank you metal orient,for some reason i felt like i was missing something obvious.I appreciate the confirmation.

also,i realise that 600w is way more than i need for this current system,but it gives me alot of headroom to add or change stuff in the future,which i plan to do =D.

i'll order tonight hopefully and let you guys know how the build goes or if i need help(it'll be my first build)
.thanks again.