£400 gaming/3d-art machine

[mryogesh123]

Approximate Purchase Date: 16/10/2010


Budget Range: 300-500


System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, 3D high end art (zbrush,UDK,max,marmoset engine), films, surfing the web


Parts Not Required: Keyboard, mouse, Monitor HP w2228h 1680x1050(current resolution)


Preferred Website(s) for Parts: www.overclockers.co.uk , www.ebuyer.co.uk , any other site that does uk delivery


Country of Origin: UK - England


Parts Preferences: AMD Phenom2 Black edition (x3 or higher)


Overclocking: Maybe


SLI or Crossfire: Maybe


Monitor Resolution: 1680x1050


Additional Comments: Mainly need recommended parts that will get the job done and be future proof (5 years max)

 

[mosox]

Gigabyte GA-870A-UD3
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/218937
AMD Athlon II X4 640
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/242140
Corsair 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 1333MHz
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/178943
Samsung SpinPoint F3 500GB
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/146252
LG GH22NS50
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/169683
Sapphire HD 5770 1GB GDDR5
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/189741
Antec 200 Two Hundred
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/168615
Corsair 450W VX
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/131052

£499.12

Can be done cheaper but not much future proof. Anyway maybe 3 years not 5 even so.

 

[mryogesh123]

Well i also found a setup from www.overclockers.co.uk with an intel i3 but am not sure which would be better

Argon Intel Core i3 2.93GHz @ 4.00GHz Overclocked Bundle


HIS ATI Radeon HD 5770 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
[url= http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-122-HT[/url]

Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black
[url= http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-101-AN[/url]

Corsair CX 500W ATX Power Supply
[url= http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-034-CS[/url]

Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500418AS)
[url= http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-206-SE[/url]

LG GH22NS50 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM
[url= http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CD-090-LG[/url]

 

[mryogesh123]

Sorry this came to around £493.93
Is there any performance difference between the overclocked i3 and the amd anthlon