Possible New Build(£400 budget)

[FilipM]

awesome thanks for heads up file_1993
@MilkyWay i agree corsair is better but it cost alot for the 450w extra £8 for the corsair 450w
Keep in mind i will be playing at resolution 1280x1024 which is why i think 5750 is good enough for me

Well, the HD5770 drains less than your 8800GT/9800GT, HD5750 will be even more efficent

 

[kurosagi01]

Well, the HD5770 drains less than your 8800GT/9800GT, HD5750 will be even more efficent

yeah thats what good about the new 5000 series

 

[kurosagi01]

sorry for double post but i did some re-adjustment to the list and i think it would work better this way:
What are you guys thought?

 

[InnocentCriminal]

No offence but why go DDR2 when DDR3 is obviously better and only a few quid more? That doesn't make any sense to me. Why bother about case fans when all you need is a simple system to get started and then add to at a later date when the funds are available.

 

[kurosagi01]

No offence but why go DDR2 when DDR3 is obviously better and only a few quid more? That doesn't make any sense to me. Why bother about case fans when all you need is a simple system to get started and then add to at a later date when the funds are available.

I surpose,although is the MSI board really good for AM3 board?
i've just re-made the list,its same components but i have changed the motherboard to the MSI you reconmended:
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/165438
is this good DDR3 ram?:
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/159919
would the corsair 400w be enough with the 4870 and the cpu and motherboard and the 500GB WD black

 

[pantherx12]

I still don't get why you want another PSU anyway, you already have 400 watts XD

Also why not 5 series card anymore?

 

[kurosagi01]

I still don't get why you want another PSU anyway, you already have 400 watts XD

Also why not 5 series card anymore?

well from what i heard from 2 people,1 is a friend and other is AlexP from TPU he says the corsair 400w is a better PSU than the antec basiq 500w,it was same with OCZ stealthxstream 500w i bought which was DOA and switched it with the corsair 400w and it was alexP who reconmended it
And my friend says 5750 isn't worth the future proof,i dunno why but if i did get the 4870 i've saved myself like near £20 to purchase other things.

 

[pantherx12]

No I mean, I swear you have a 400w corsair in your system specs?

As for the card,I'd still rather get a 5 series personally XD

 

[kurosagi01]

No I mean, I swear you have a 400w corsair in your system specs?

As for the card,I'd still rather get a 5 series personally XD

yeah i do and i'm selling my whole rig with all of the components,the corsair 400w is very good psu,you could say its a demon to all 400w psu because it blows all of them away including some 500w psu.
And my friend says 5850 is more future proof card to get than the 5750

 

[InnocentCriminal]

I surpose,although is the MSI board really good for AM3 board?
i've just re-made the list,its same components but i have changed the motherboard to the MSI you reconmended:

I haven't heard anything bad about that MSI board, in fact Bit-Tech even recommend it.

is this good DDR3 ram?

Can't say if it is or not as I've never used it - saying that I have got Crucial Ballistix and they freaking own!

would the corsair 400w be enough with the 4870 and the cpu and motherboard and the 500GB WD black

I wouldn't bother purchasing a 4870, especially if it's a 512MB model. Definitely go for a 5 series (even if it is a 5750) the MOBO & CPU would be fine with the Corsair 400W in my opinion. Great PSU as you already know. You may want to look into the RAM and the board working well together, I mean, the board may not like 1.5v modules.

 

[kurosagi01]

would any DDR3 ram thats not module? i mean you get i5 kits and so on

 

[InnocentCriminal]

would any DDR3 ram thats not module? i mean you get i5 kits and so on

Umm... it's early I know, but what? You need to be careful when selecting RAM anyway, so I did you a favour and checked out the MSI site for the mobo and it supports 1.5v modules.

Main Memory

• Supports four unbuffered DIMM of 1.5 Volt DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600* (OC) SDRAM, 16GB Max

You should be fine with that Crucial RAM - why not buy bits from different etailers, that way you can get the best deals?

MSI site link.

 

[pantherx12]

Yeah you only need to spend as much to get free delivery on each one.

 

[DJEscreet]

I have found in the past that surprisingly Play.com is the cheapest place for decent OCZ DDR3 modules..... and they normally have free delivery.

 

[InnocentCriminal]

Hmmm.... maybe swap the HDD out for a cheaper one so that you can include a DVD drive - but if you follow Kyle's guide on installing Win7 onto a USB memory stick you could always get one at a later date.

 

[InnocentCriminal]

Ooooh, cheap HDD FTW!

However, you need to make room for compromises with such a low budget. With the Antec 300 you won't need so many fans to be with and once the money comes in you can get Panther's if he still has them.

 

[pantherx12]

Just got rid of my post, HDD is going today.

Still got fans though.

 

[InnocentCriminal]

D'oh!

 

[kurosagi01]

its cool guys,i'm probably selling them in november or so since my friend is getting his pay check from work in november and my birthday is in november too on 29th so i would probably get money off my parents too so i might be able to extend my budget.
The antec 300 is a good case i agree with that but purchasing all of the fans and so on are kinda expensive,i think it be better to stay with the NZXT beta,the interior is a lot nicer than the 300 too
So i would probably be making my purchase around december which be great there be great deals by then.
Well how can i install things without DVD drive like games?

 

[InnocentCriminal]

.... I did explain you wouldn't need to purchase the fans. As for the DVD if it's a necessity then you'll need to make a compromise somewhere else, but from what you've just said you'll have enough money to fit it into the budget.

 

[pantherx12]

I'll give you an IDE dvd drive for free to tide you over til you get a decent sata one.

 

[InnocentCriminal]

^^

Feel the love!

 

[kurosagi01]

well if i can extend the budget then how about this..:
PSU- Antec EarthWatts 650W £64
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/141006
Case-Antec 300 £40
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/143854
1xFan-Xilence Black wing 120mm £4.46
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/151390
Motherboard-MSI 770-C45 AMD 770 AM3 £48.96
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/165438
CPU-AMD Athlon II X4 2.6GHZ £78.06
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/173368
Ram-Crucial 2GB DDR3 module £33.86
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/159919
GFX card-ATI radeon 5750 1GB £107.99
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/175722
HD-Western Digital Caviar black 500GB
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/150246
DVD drive-some Sony DVD drive £15.98
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/170014
Total= 434.86

Should i change the PSU to the 450w corsair to lower the price?

 

[InnocentCriminal]

I don't like Antec PSUs but if you're happy with that, then that's all good. However, you could replace it with a the 450W Corsair and the extra money to go towards a 5770 maybe?

You could also look into getting a X2 or X3 and see if you can get a suitable board that'd allow you to unlock the extra core(s)... all depends on the cost tbh. Food for thought...

 

[kurosagi01]

i don't think i would try and unlock the other core i don't i would overclock this build until i find a need to.
I've switched the antec 650w to the corsair HX450W and switched the athlon II X4 to a phenom X3 720 and its only an extra £1