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Low Budget Build - $500/£300
- Thread starter adilking
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| System Name | Barb's Domain |
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| Processor | i9 10850k 5.1GHz all cores |
| Motherboard | MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI |
| Cooling | Deep Cool Assassin III |
| Memory | 2*16gig Corsair LPX DDR4 3200 |
| Video Card(s) | RTX 4080 FE |
| Storage | 500gb Samsung 980 Pro M2 SSD, 500GB WD Blue SATA SSD, 2TB Seagate Hybrid SSHD |
| Display(s) | Dell - S3222DGM 32" 2k Curved/ASUS VP28UQG 28" 4K (ran at 2k), Sanyo 75" 4k TV |
| Case | SilverStone Fortress FT04 |
| Audio Device(s) | Bose Companion II speakers, Corsair - HS70 PRO headphones |
| Power Supply | Corsair RM850x (2021) |
| Mouse | Logitech G502 |
| Keyboard | Logitech Orion Spectrum G910 |
| VR HMD | Oculus Quest 2 |
| Software | Windows 10 Pro 64 bit |
| Benchmark Scores | https://www.3dmark.com/spy/34962882 |
Here's a idea for the $500 range.
https://secure.newegg.com/WishList/MySavedWishDetail.aspx?ID=10654906
https://secure.newegg.com/WishList/MySavedWishDetail.aspx?ID=10654906
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7850 kuma, 4770, a 790GX board, 4gb ram some 450w-500w psu and u choose the rest))
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| System Name | Barb's Domain |
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| Processor | i9 10850k 5.1GHz all cores |
| Motherboard | MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI |
| Cooling | Deep Cool Assassin III |
| Memory | 2*16gig Corsair LPX DDR4 3200 |
| Video Card(s) | RTX 4080 FE |
| Storage | 500gb Samsung 980 Pro M2 SSD, 500GB WD Blue SATA SSD, 2TB Seagate Hybrid SSHD |
| Display(s) | Dell - S3222DGM 32" 2k Curved/ASUS VP28UQG 28" 4K (ran at 2k), Sanyo 75" 4k TV |
| Case | SilverStone Fortress FT04 |
| Audio Device(s) | Bose Companion II speakers, Corsair - HS70 PRO headphones |
| Power Supply | Corsair RM850x (2021) |
| Mouse | Logitech G502 |
| Keyboard | Logitech Orion Spectrum G910 |
| VR HMD | Oculus Quest 2 |
| Software | Windows 10 Pro 64 bit |
| Benchmark Scores | https://www.3dmark.com/spy/34962882 |
Ketxxx
Heedless Psychic
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| System Name | Ravens Talon |
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| Processor | AMD R7 3700X @ 4.4GHz 1.3v |
| Motherboard | MSI X570 Tomahawk |
| Cooling | Modded 240mm Coolermaster Liquidmaster |
| Memory | 2x16GB Klevv BoltX 3600MHz & custom timings |
| Video Card(s) | Powercolor 6800XT Red Devil |
| Storage | 250GB Asgard SSD, 1TB Integral SSD, 2TB Seagate Barracuda |
| Display(s) | 27" BenQ Mobiuz |
| Case | NZXT Phantom 530 |
| Audio Device(s) | Asus Xonar DX 7.1 PCI-E |
| Power Supply | 1000w Supernova |
| Software | Windows 10 x64 |
| Benchmark Scores | Fast. I don't need epeen. |
I love doing other peoples shopping 
Heres the absolute best you can get for such a tight budget (assuming £350ish as your limit). The PSU while not the greatest will provide decent power to OC that setup.
Heres the absolute best you can get for such a tight budget (assuming £350ish as your limit). The PSU while not the greatest will provide decent power to OC that setup.Attachments
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| System Name | My pc |
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| Processor | Ryzen 5 3600 |
| Motherboard | Asus Rog b450-f |
| Cooling | Cooler master 120mm aio |
| Memory | 16gb ddr4 3200mhz |
| Video Card(s) | MSI Ventus 3x 3070 |
| Storage | 2tb intel nvme and 2tb generic ssd |
| Display(s) | Generic dell 1080p overclocked to 75hz |
| Case | Phanteks enthoo |
| Power Supply | 650w of borderline fire hazard |
| Mouse | Some wierd Chinese vertical mouse |
| Keyboard | Generic mechanical keyboard |
| Software | Windows ten |
I can't recommend using this enough
http://www.lambda-tek.com/computing/index.htm
great for getting the basics then you just have a fiddle after wards. ( upgrade CPU or what ever etc )
http://www.lambda-tek.com/computing/index.htm
great for getting the basics then you just have a fiddle after wards. ( upgrade CPU or what ever etc )
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- Essex, England
| System Name | My pc |
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| Processor | Ryzen 5 3600 |
| Motherboard | Asus Rog b450-f |
| Cooling | Cooler master 120mm aio |
| Memory | 16gb ddr4 3200mhz |
| Video Card(s) | MSI Ventus 3x 3070 |
| Storage | 2tb intel nvme and 2tb generic ssd |
| Display(s) | Generic dell 1080p overclocked to 75hz |
| Case | Phanteks enthoo |
| Power Supply | 650w of borderline fire hazard |
| Mouse | Some wierd Chinese vertical mouse |
| Keyboard | Generic mechanical keyboard |
| Software | Windows ten |
I can't recommend using this enough
http://www.lambda-tek.com/computing/index.htm
great for getting the basics then you just have a fiddle after wards. ( upgrade CPU or what ever etc )
Here's an example, all I changed was the Graphics card and case.
Also sorry for double post, I did click edit ha ha.
http://www.lambda-tek.com/computing/index.htm
great for getting the basics then you just have a fiddle after wards. ( upgrade CPU or what ever etc )
Here's an example, all I changed was the Graphics card and case.
Also sorry for double post, I did click edit ha ha.
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| System Name | WTF?!.... Oh u bastard! |
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| Processor | I5 2500k |
| Motherboard | Asus p8p67 pro |
| Cooling | Water |
| Memory | 8GB Ripjawx |
| Video Card(s) | MSI 5870 |
| Storage | 60gb vertex 2e 2*1gb samsung f3 IN RAID 0, 1TB WD Caviar Black, 750GB Seagate Barracuda |
| Case | Cooler Master ATCS 840 |
| Power Supply | 650W Be Quiet Dark Power PRO |
| Software | 7 64bit |
dont get that ram, bad ram! bad!
better ram
http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?CSR-X644G5
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| System Name | Compy 386 |
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| Processor | 7800X3D |
| Motherboard | Asus |
| Cooling | Air for now..... |
| Memory | 64 GB DDR5 6400Mhz |
| Video Card(s) | 7900XTX 310 Merc |
| Storage | Samsung 990 2TB, 2 SP 2TB SSDs and over 10TB spinning |
| Display(s) | 56" Samsung 4K HDR |
| Audio Device(s) | ATI HDMI |
| Mouse | Logitech MX518 |
| Keyboard | Razer |
| Software | A lot. |
| Benchmark Scores | Its fast. Enough. |
I just bought my parents a set of hardware, and the total with MIR's and discounts was under $500, and for a slight bit more a better CPU cooler can be had to allow more overclocking room.
7750 BE
4GB OCZ 1066, 2T 5.5.5.15
500W PSU
1TB HDD
22X DVD burner sata
Look http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=93337 here for the complete build. With stock cooling 3.1Ghz will be easily attainable.
7750 BE
4GB OCZ 1066, 2T 5.5.5.15
500W PSU
1TB HDD
22X DVD burner sata
Look http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=93337 here for the complete build. With stock cooling 3.1Ghz will be easily attainable.
DrPepper
The Doctor is in the house
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| System Name | Rusky |
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| Processor | Intel Core i7 D0 3.8Ghz |
| Motherboard | Asus P6T |
| Cooling | Thermaltake Dark Knight |
| Memory | 12GB Patriot Viper's 1866mhz 9-9-9-24 |
| Video Card(s) | GTX470 1280MB |
| Storage | OCZ Summit 60GB + Samsung 1TB + Samsung 2TB |
| Display(s) | Sharp Aquos L32X20E 1920 x 1080 |
| Case | Silverstone Raven RV01 |
| Power Supply | Corsair 650 Watt |
| Software | Windows 7 x64 |
| Benchmark Scores | 3DMark06 - 18064 http://img.techpowerup.org/090720/Capture002.jpg |
Doh I just realised he asked for £300 which is $500