Cousin Build[UK]

[kurosagi01]

Hey guys just want a comment or any changes in this build i made for my cousin which he will order soon the budget is £500,this build is what i have in mind:
Give me some thoughts.

[WhiteLotus]

Personally I would save £10 and get rid of the case fans.

[Tatty_One]

Looks good to me.

[kurosagi01]

Originally Posted by WhiteLotus

Personally I would save £10 and get rid of the case fans.

The Beta only comes with 1 fan which is why i include more fans,reduced it 2 fans.
I've changed it abit i reduced to 2 fans and included DVD drive.
http://www.scan.co.uk/savedbasket/82...df075d3637be0f

This another build if he can get money:
http://www.scan.co.uk/savedbasket/2e...1764f86bde1700

[aCid888*]

Why does this build need wireless?


Wireless is OK for on-the-go and netbooks...not a desktop, regardless of how 'good' the add-in card is or isnt.




I'd much sooner see you using a cat5 cable.

[kurosagi01]

Originally Posted by aCid888*

Why does this build need wireless?


Wireless is OK for on-the-go and netbooks...not a desktop, regardless of how 'good' the add-in card is or isnt.




I'd much sooner see you using a cat5 cable.

Needs wireless because the router is downstairs and his parents don't allow him drill through wall.
Edit:
This build my cousin wants:
http://www.scan.co.uk/savedbasket/7e...69c4b1f4a29bab

[Dent1]

Change the motherboard, the 770 chipset is old and you can get a 785G chipset for the same price.

With a £500 budget you could probably up the CPU to a Athlon II X4 or maybe a low end Phenom II X4.


Switch over to Ebuyer.com, prices are slightly better and they have free 5 day super saver delivery.

Also Ebuyer has a 550W antec and a OCZ 600W PSU for £54.

Originally Posted by kurosagi01

Needs wireless because the router is downstairs and his parents don't allow him drill through wall.
Edit:
This build my cousin wants:
http://www.scan.co.uk/savedbasket/7e...69c4b1f4a29bab

Your cousins build seems dodgy, the 5850 isnt the best choice in video card, overall its only 10-15% faster than the GTX 460 at maximum, which isnt enough to justify spending twice as much but if he has the money the 5850 is a good consideration.

[Gzero]

Originally Posted by Dent1

Change the motherboard, the 770 chipset is old and you can get a 785G chipset for the same price.

With a £500 budget you could probably up the CPU to a Athlon II X4 or maybe a low end Phenom II X4.


Switch over to Ebuyer.com, prices are slightly better and they have free 5 day super saver delivery.

Also Ebuyer has a 550W antec and a OCZ 600W PSU for £54.




Your cousins build seems dodgy, the 5850 isnt the best choice in video card, overall its only 10-15% faster than the GTX 460 at maximum, which isnt enough to justify spending twice as much but if he has the money the 5850 is a good consideration.

He already gets free delivery with Scan, did you not look at the pic?
Which would be faster than waiting on ebuyer's 5 day delivery which be rather random (even though it's the same courier).

[kurosagi01]

My cousin is coming down to stay for couple days and he wouldn't be able to wait 5 days for the parts from ebuyer unfortunetly,and i get next day delivery from scan so thats a plus.
Also the corsair PSU is a much better choice.
Heres more updated since he said he might spend more money.

[Gzero]

http://www.scan.co.uk/TodayOnly/Index.aspx

A few 785g asus boards going, they no good to you?

[kurosagi01]

Originally Posted by Gzero

http://www.scan.co.uk/TodayOnly/Index.aspx

A few 785g asus boards going, they no good to you?

Hm i may have to check that the day my cousin comes down and see if there is any hot deals,thanks for the reminder My cousin lives in Manchester and i live in Northampton and he wants me build his rig so yeah he probably order it when he comes down.

[Dent1]

Originally Posted by Gzero

He already gets free delivery with Scan, did you not look at the pic?
Which would be faster than waiting on ebuyer's 5 day delivery which be rather random (even though it's the same courier).

That must be a new thing, scan never used to do free delivery.

Either way what I said still stands, Ebuyer is usually cheaper, GTX 460 is a better buy than the 5850 price/performance and you could get a Phenom II X4 or atleast a Athlon II X4 and still be under £500.

[Dent1]

kurosagi01, taking into consideration that your Cousin has new funds. I have matched the price of the updated build with next day delivery on Ebuyer.

Spec wise everything is almost the same except now you've got a much faster processor, the Phenom II X4 945




Total price:

£621 with next day delivery.

or £544.75 with next day delivery with the GTX 460 with Phenom II X4 945

Like I said earlier, the performance gap between the GTX 460 and 5850 isnt that wide apart, so you'll have to decide is the extra £74 worth it?

[mdsx1950]

The 1st build you have posted looks good except i'd try and get the 1GB GTX460.
The 2nd build on the other hand looks great!

[kurosagi01]

This should be the finalise of the build:

[mdsx1950]

Thats a sweet build!

Though it would have been awesome if it had a 955BE or 965BE.
I think it's worth spending that extra money to get atleast a 955BE.

[Dent1]

kurosagi0,

Its looks good, your cousin will be pleased indeed

[Gzero]

Originally Posted by Dent1

That must be a new thing, scan never used to do free delivery.

Either way what I said still stands, Ebuyer is usually cheaper, GTX 460 is a better buy than the 5850 price/performance and you could get a Phenom II X4 or atleast a Athlon II X4 and still be under £500.

It's been around for years: avforums/hexus get 20 posts and you get free del on orders over £20.
Recently added, 20 posts on bit tech and you get free del on scan, aquatuning (never used them) and CCL with the same £20 minimum.

Other shops have similar offers to forum users, aria's is the worst (50 posts a month to keep it going) unless you like their forum imo.