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I've got €400 - thoughts?

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    #2
    deconduo
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 4,281 Mod ✭✭✭✭deconduo


    Shiminay wrote: »
    Total build cost: €362.75 + €30 shipping
    8GB-Kit Corsair Vengeance blau PC3-12800U CL9 €34.20
    Sapphire HD6870 1G GDDR5 PCI-E DL-DVI-I+SL-DVI-D / HDMI / DP €146.56
    Gigabyte GA-990XA-UD3, AMD 990X, AM3+, ATX €90.56
    AMD Athlon II X4 645 Box AM3 €91.43

    Cheaper and better :)

    Item|Price
    Total build cost: €317.14 + €30 shipping
    ASRock H61M-HVS (B3), Sockel 1155, mATX|€41.81
    8GB-Kit G.Skill PC3-10667U CL9|€28.40
    Intel Core i3-2100 Box, LGA1155|€100.37
    Sapphire HD6870 1G GDDR5 PCI-E DL-DVI-I+SL-DVI-D / HDMI / DP|€146.56


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    #3
    Eamonn Brophy
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    I'd suggest a 550ti, you'll see little exta performance for the extra €40 you'll spend on the 6870.

    What about everything else? Case, monitor, OS, speakers, mouse/keyboard, hdd?


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    deconduo
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 4,281 Mod ✭✭✭✭deconduo


    Eamonn Brophy wrote: »
    I'd suggest a 550ti, you'll see little exta performance for the extra €40 you'll spend on the 6870.

    What about everything else? Case, monitor, OS, speakers, mouse/keyboard, hdd?

    The 6870 is a lot better than the 550 Ti. No point in getting a 550 Ti anyway considering the 6770 is the same performance for €15 less.


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    Eamonn Brophy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 165 ✭✭Eamonn Brophy


    deconduo wrote: »
    The 6870 is a lot better than the 550 Ti. No point in getting a 550 Ti anyway considering the 6770 is the same performance for €15 less.

    woops, I'm mus-informed then. Pardon me!


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    ShadowHearth
    Registered Users Posts: 22,929 ✭✭✭✭ShadowHearth


    Eamonn Brophy wrote: »
    woops, I'm mus-informed then. Pardon me!

    Maybe you were thinking of 560

    As those 6870 are alot of gpu for the money. ;)


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    Shiminay
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 28,633 Mod ✭✭✭✭Shiminay


    Does the i3 out perform the X4, yea? Interesting... (and good news too). I was looking at an AM3+ board so that when *good* FX chips come out, can do a handy enough upgrade. Also want to allow for Crossfire on the video, so was thinking maybe this board instead (keeps me on budget).

    It'll make my future birthday and Christmas present choices much, much easier to deal with if I leave room for upgrades ;)


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    deconduo
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 4,281 Mod ✭✭✭✭deconduo


    Shiminay wrote: »
    Does the i3 out perform the X4, yea? Interesting... (and good news too). I was looking at an AM3+ board so that when *good* FX chips come out, can do a handy enough upgrade. Also want to allow for Crossfire on the video, so was thinking maybe this board instead (keeps me on budget).

    It'll make my future birthday and Christmas present choices much, much easier to deal with if I leave room for upgrades ;)

    That board allows for crossfire, but only x16/x4. You will take a performance hit compared to x8/x8, but only a small one (~5-8%)

    It also doesn't have any PCI slots, so make sure thats not a problem before you buy it :P


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    #9
    Shiminay
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 28,633 Mod ✭✭✭✭Shiminay


    Yea, no need for PCI and I appreciate that at X16/X4 it'll be a little slower than X8/X8, but it should do the job.

    OK, many thanks for the help, putting the order through now, needs to be delivered to Mayo by the 16th when I travel down to build it for my brother :)


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    Eamonn Brophy
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    The main thing about buying the i3 over and AMd cpu for me would be the potential for replacement with a 2500k or an ivybridge chip in the 1155 socket a year or so from now.


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    #11
    Shiminay
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 28,633 Mod ✭✭✭✭Shiminay


    Yea, makes a lot of sense - have a 2500k myself so it's all good. It'll give the brother something to aspire to... :p


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