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Budget Gaming Machine for a friend

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    #2
    Bloodwing
    Registered Users Posts: 881 ✭✭✭Bloodwing


    Its not advisable to go for a cheap PSU or a cheap case/PSU combo as suggested. The super flower amazon in your OP is a good brand and some of the others lads will be able to advise you on what sort of power you'll be needing. Just don't buy a cheap one. Take a look at the guide Monotype did on this thread. It's well worth a read.

    EDIT: the assembly doesn't include the installation of the OS as far as I know. That actually costs extra if you want it done. Looking at some of the threads recently a good few people have had issues with systems built by HWVS (possibly down to how it's handled during delivery). It might prove more beneficial in the long run if you build it for him.


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    #3
    Monotype
    Registered Users Posts: 6,710 ✭✭✭Monotype


    Yeah, you'd be mad to go with those PSUs.

    If he could wait, AMD's Trinity APUs will be released in just over a month - the start of October, iirc. These processors have good integrated graphics and would be ideal for a low budget gaming build.

    BTW, they don't put the OS on for the €20.


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    #4
    Kirby
    Registered Users Posts: 13,084 ✭✭✭✭Kirby


    I know that, OS costs 80 euro. But assembly costs 20 and the question was regarding if they offer assembly without buying an OS.....which I'm not sure they do.

    I considered going with the 3rd gen Ivy bridges as they have HD4000 integrated graphics.....but the 6670 outperforms it by quite alot and it works out at roughly the same price.

    Thanks for the input though. He doesn't want to wait a month so waiting for the new AMD's isn't an option unfortunately.


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    #5
    Bloodwing
    Registered Users Posts: 881 ✭✭✭Bloodwing


    Kirby wrote: »
    I know that, OS costs 80 euro. But assembly costs 20 and the question was regarding if they offer assembly without buying an OS.....which I'm not sure they do.

    I considered going with the 3rd gen Ivy bridges as they have HD4000 integrated graphics.....but the 6670 outperforms it by quite alot and it works out at roughly the same price.

    Thanks for the input though. He doesn't want to wait a month so waiting for the new AMD's isn't an option unfortunately.

    Yeah they'll build it without an OS. The point i was making about the extra cost is this. Even if you purchased an OS from them and paid the €20 for them to build it they still wouldn't install the OS unless you pay the extra.


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    Monotype
    Registered Users Posts: 6,710 ✭✭✭Monotype


    Don't go through their build system, but just add everything you want built to your cart and add this on top. They'll assemble the order then.
    http://www1.hardwareversand.de/Service/746/Rechner+-+Zusammenbau.article

    Hmm... looking at the original build... how about if you got the celeron G540 (€40) and bought a better graphics card...? The savings would easily allow you to buy something like a 7770.

    http://www1.hardwareversand.de/Socket+1155/50379/Intel+Celeron+G540+Box%2C+LGA1155.article

    The celeron is actually not that bad when you consider that it's on the Sandy Bridge architecture and that 2.5GHz is quite efficient. It's a dual core too. When it comes to games, you'll be more likely to benefit from the faster graphics card than the CPU.
    The extra tenner you could save from that CPU and graphics card could buy you the Asrock H61 U3S3 board which has SATA USB 3 and 6Gbps.

    http://www2.hardwareversand.de/DDR3/46918/ASRock+H61M+U3S3+(B3)%2C+Sockel+1155%2C+mATX.article


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    #7
    Kirby
    Registered Users Posts: 13,084 ✭✭✭✭Kirby


    Monotype wrote: »
    Don't go through their build system, but just add everything you want built to your cart and add this on top. They'll assemble the order then.
    http://www1.hardwareversand.de/Service/746/Rechner+-+Zusammenbau.article

    Hmm... looking at the original build... how about if you got the celeron G540 (€40) and bought a better graphics card...? The savings would easily allow you to buy something like a 7770.

    http://www1.hardwareversand.de/Socket+1155/50379/Intel+Celeron+G540+Box%2C+LGA1155.article

    The celeron is actually not that bad when you consider that it's on the Sandy Bridge architecture and that 2.5GHz is quite efficient. It's a dual core too. When it comes to games, you'll be more likely to benefit from the faster graphics card than the CPU.
    The extra tenner you could save from that CPU and graphics card could buy you the Asrock H61 U3S3 board which has SATA USB 3 and 6Gbps.

    http://www2.hardwareversand.de/DDR3/46918/ASRock+H61M+U3S3+(B3)%2C+Sockel+1155%2C+mATX.article

    Yeah if it was my machine on the same budget, I would probably do that. Better board and card.

    But he is going to be using it for math applications in college with alot of calculations so I figure the quadcore will actually be of some benefit to him. :)


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    Procrastastudy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,224 ✭✭✭Procrastastudy


    Kirby wrote: »
    Yeah if it was my machine on the same budget, I would probably do that. Better board and card.

    But he is going to be using it for math applications in college with alot of calculations so I figure the quadcore will actually be of some benefit to him. :)

    GPUs are better at math. :D


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    #9
    Kirby
    Registered Users Posts: 13,084 ✭✭✭✭Kirby


    Went ahead and ordered the original list so the thread's done I suppose. Thanks for all the input anyway guys. Appreciated the different takes on it. :)


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