Advice needed on upgrade

Jolt2007

Hey, been a while since I paid much attention to the latest technology so I'm hoping some of you fine folk can help me out

At the moment I'm looking at these parts from pixmania:

AMD Athlon II X3 440 - 3 GHz - AM3 Socket - € 71,90
ASUS M4A78LT-M LE - AM3 Socket - 760G - Micro ATX Chipset - € 46,90
KINGSTON 2 x 2 GB DDR3-1333 PC3-10600 CL9 HyperX blu PC Memories (KHX1333C9D3B1K2/4G) - € 63,90
SAPPHIRE TECHNOLOGY Radeon HD 5750 - 1 GB GDDR5 - PCI-Express 2.0 (11164-00-20R) - € 96,90
COOLER MASTER Elite Power 460W PC Power Supply - € 49,90
Total - € 329,50

I already have keyboard, mouse, hard drives, dvd drive and a case, and for now I'll just use my really old monitor to keep the costs down. I don't think I'm overlooking anything here. I'm just looking for something that can play pretty recent games on decent settings at a low cost (In and around the €300+ mark). Don't need the highest settings or a high resolution (not that I could have that on my existing monitor anyway). Is this lot ok? Any stinkers I've chosen that I should avoid? I'm thinking the mobo may fall under that title but looking at reviews on new egg it seems like it might be ok value. Perhaps there's a cheaper gpu and/or psu that'd suit my needs just as well? Would they even all work together?:pac: Reason I'm planning to use pixmania is it's just handiest since it accepts laser card.

Thanks in advance

Monotype

Those elite power PSUs are said to be a load of sh--, especially the 460W one which is the same as the 400W one. I don't have time to check through pixmania now, but this one would be better if you could stretch the extra distance.
http://www.pixmania.ie/ie/uk/675269/art/corsair/cmpsu-450vxeu-pc-power-un.html

Maybe consider the 5770 1GB for €13 more
http://www.pixmania.ie/ie/uk/4122063/art/sapphire-technology/radeon-hd-5770-1-gb-gddr5.html

Jolt2007

Thanks for that. What about the OCZ StealthXStream 2 500 W PC Power Supply? It's the same price as the Elite Power. I don't like to try save on something so important but if I can save a bit I'd like to do so

Deano12345

Jolt2007 wrote: »

Thanks for that. What about the OCZ StealthXStream 2 500 W PC Power Supply? It's the same price as the Elite Power. I don't like to try save on something so important but if I can save a bit I'd like to do so

Those StealthXStreams use FSP group as their OEM I think. Middle of the road unit, wouldnt run to it.

The new Corsair CX430 seems like a excellent buy (not sure of the OEM on these, could be CWT) The old CX400 was an excellent PSU for its price.

The CX430 will run that setup no bother at all

Monotype

The CX430 is CWT alright - they don't look to be as good as the CX400 from a specs and quality point of view but I haven't seen any reviews tearing them apart.
I think the OCZ SXS II would be a better choice for now. Here's a review of the 600W version.

I hope you have 3 or less harddrives (although you could use adapters/molex cables for more)

Deano12345

Monotype wrote: »

The CX430 is CWT alright - they don't look to be as good as the CX400 from a specs and quality point of view but I haven't seen any reviews tearing them apart.
I think the OCZ SXS II would be a better choice for now. Here's a review of the 600W version.

I hope you have 3 or less harddrives (although you could use adapters/molex cables for more)

Hmm, switched from Seasonic to CWT (DSA) with a lower output on the 12v rail than the CX400. Poor poor form from Corsair :mad: