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€400 build incl Keyboard and Mouse...............
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11-08-2011 8:04pm#1
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Total build cost: €359.06 + €30 shipping
4GB-Kit Kingston ValueRAM PC3-10667U CL9 €19.59
Samsung SpinPoint F3 500GB, SATA II (HD502HJ) €32.95
Xigmatek Asgard II Midi Tower - black/black, ohne Netzteil €31.89
Super-Flower Amazon 80Plus 450W €40.92
Samsung SH-222AB bare schwarz SATA €16.57
MSI 870-C45, Sockel AM3, ATX, PCIe €47.26
TP-Link TL-WN851N, 300Mbps PCI-Adapter €15.38
Club 3D Radeon 6770 1024MB, AMD Radeon 6770, PCI-Express €88.75
AMD Athlon II X3 450 "Boxed" 95W, Sockel AM3 €60.89
Logitech B110 optical USB Mouse OEM €4.86
You have a chance to unlock the X3 into a Phenom X4 as well. You should get a keyboard elsewhere unless you don't mind German layout.
That's impressive, thank you, I tried doing it but kept going over budget. Would it be difficult to unlock the fourth core?
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What kind of monitor are you using? And what is its maximum resolution?
Unless you want to use (or upgrade to) a 1080p monitor/TV with it you could probably drop a little bit lower on the GPU
Yeah, that's the thing, it's a really old monitor (only VGA input afaik). The resolution is something like 1024 x 768 so far from HD. I would like to be able to pick up a better monitor on the cheap sometime though. How much would a decent monitor set me back?0 -
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Looks fine to me
You could upgrade the CPU to a quad-core and still have a tenner left over to pick up a keyboard, but you could also save that extra €20 toward getting that new monitor all that sooner
Heck, if you could stretch it get a new monitor now
HWVS is cheap for low-end Full HD models and without one that HD6770 really is going to waste... 
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Looks fine to me You could upgrade the CPU to a quad-core and still have a tenner left over to pick up a keyboard, but you could also save that extra €20 toward getting that new monitor all that sooner
Heck, if you could stretch it get a new monitor now HWVS is cheap for low-end Full HD models and without one that HD6770 really is going to waste...
What would be your pick from hvs ?0 -
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Dont buy that case!!LakesKeane wrote: »anything here that jumps out as being wrong ? Decided not to go with wireless card, i have an adaptor that'll do for now
Any suggestions on cpu , gfx card welcome .
what i mean is, dont buy anything from HWVS that is a "special item" its not worth the discount to find that something important is missing.0 -
[COLOR="Red"]Dont buy that case!![/COLOR]LakesKeane wrote: »anything here that jumps out as being wrong ? Decided not to go with wireless card, i have an adaptor that'll do for now
Any suggestions on cpu , gfx card welcome .
what i mean is, dont buy anything from HWVS that is a "special item" its not worth the discount to find that something important is missing.
Cheers . I guess it's a reduced item that's faulty ?!0 -
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the CPU is ok, but not great. it doesnt have an L3 cache so its really just an athlon x4.LakesKeane wrote: »Sorry to bump this again. Going to order this in the evening. I just need someone to confirm that everything is ok on the order thanks in advance
if you can find €12 the Phenom II X4 955 is a much better chip and i would argue its more futureproof because you can OC it quite well later in life to get a few drops out of it.
everything else looks fine, but again, if you put a bit more money into this (i know, im sorry) but for €6 more this Nvidia GTX550 OC 2gb is better than the 6770, and thats before its OC. i actually think it may be a price mistake tbh so jump fast if you do.0 -
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No sign of an actual OC on that card other than in the title
AFAIK the GTX550Ti is a bit better than our endlessly rebadged friend the GTS450 but its not really any better than the HD6770 except when running loads of AA, something it doesn't really have the horsepower for anyway at 1080p The only difference is that the GTX550Ti is usually a lot pricier and thirstier than the HD6770
And if you say its only €6 more for 3-5% better performance, then bear in mind it in turn gets curb-stomped by the slightly pricier HD6790 and HD6850. That cycle never ends
Also is that the cheapest 22" monitor?0 -
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marco_polo wrote: »Yeah for sure, you can literally pick up an adapter for peanuts on amazon
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Cabling4Less-DVI-VGA-HD15-Adaptor/dp/B000FII810/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1313344777&sr=8-3
That's great, should I spend the extra I save on that on case fans? Better mouse maybe?
Like I said before, I do not need this to run bf3 or any of the latest fps' at full tilt (I know it won't).
How much is a g15 keyboard?
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LakesKeane wrote: »That's great, should I spend the extra I save on that on case fans? Better mouse maybe?
Like I said before, I do not need this to run bf3 or any of the latest fps' at full tilt (I know it won't).
How much is a g15 keyboard?
Wouldn't bother with extra case fans unless you have a good reason to get one. I guess you you could spend a bit more one wherever you want really, nicer peripheral, slightly fancier case, bigger hard drive etc.
I think the core build (PSU CPU etc) is solid enough and doesn't need much improvement.0
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