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PC build after old one blew up, cheap, what do you think?

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    #2
    Solitaire
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 18,377 Mod ✭✭✭✭Solitaire


    What are you doing with this build? Seems pretty expensive IMHO - looks more like a gaming rig minus the graphics card! :confused:

    That mobo looks mucho overkill on a non-gaming rig. Hell, the CPU and RAM do too! And that mobo has no onboard video. You need a graphics card, or a different mobo (G4x for Intel), or both.

    A basic non-gaming, non-OCing HD-capable kit should cost around €200 shipped (from HWVS no less!). Beyond that the only limits are budget and requirements - an office or HTPC don't need heaps of processing power. Hardcore coding or graphics or CAD, etc. are another story.


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    LeotCol
    Closed Accounts Posts: 31 ✭LeotCol


    I would be doing some gaming on it though. So I just need a graphics card then and it'd be ready?

    Its just I want a really good computer because I don't want to have to wait for the computer to start up or anything. I want it fast as possible. I do some movie editing and have a lot of music files too. I need something that can handle multiple programs


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    massy086
    Registered Users Posts: 2,845 ✭✭✭massy086


    im using one of this guys e8400 and there sweet and brand new http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Intel-Core-2-Duo-E8400-3GHz-6MB-Cache_W0QQitemZ250485975312QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Motherboards_CPUs?hash=item3a5220a910&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

    ram im using http://www.memoryc.ie/products/description/4GB_OCZ_DDR2_PC2_8500_Reaper_Series-5_5_5-Dual_Channel_kit/index.html


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    #5
    LeotCol
    Closed Accounts Posts: 31 ✭LeotCol


    Well since I'm going to need a graphics card in my rig and I don't have that much money left to spend I'm going to go for this graphics card


    Its cheap and should do the job nicely

    http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=460397


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    Jonathan
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 8,159 Mod ✭✭✭✭Jonathan


    LeotCol wrote: »
    Well since I'm going to need a graphics card in my rig and I don't have that much money left to spend I'm going to go for this graphics card


    Its cheap and should do the job nicely

    http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=460397
    You won't be doing much gaming on a 4350.


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    LeotCol
    Closed Accounts Posts: 31 ✭LeotCol


    This is just a temporary solution really while I get it built, and then when funds are back up I'll add another graphics card.

    The moBo supports crossfire


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    massy086
    Registered Users Posts: 2,845 ✭✭✭massy086


    for some sort of chance of gaming ur better of with this if you went for the 8400 link i gave u you would save nearly 50 quid the price of this card http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=449797


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    Jonathan
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 8,159 Mod ✭✭✭✭Jonathan


    Get one of these and you probably wouldn't need a second card.


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    Solitaire
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 18,377 Mod ✭✭✭✭Solitaire


    You're much better off getting a cheaper CPU and mobo and getting a reasonable graphics card now rather than later.

    For example, your first list came to €400 shipped, without any graphics. For €420-450 shipped both Komplett and HWVS can get you a X3-720BE CPU, a cheap but good AM3 mobo, 4GB DDR3 (1333MHz CL6 or 1600MHz CL9) memory, a good-brand HD4850 and a Corsair VX550W PSU. Plenty for heavy 1650*1080 gaming and the third CPU core will be handy outside gaming. Plus its more futureproof to boot :)


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