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Build Help - €500-€600

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  • 24-10-2012 6:24pm
    #1
    allanb49
    Registered Users Posts: 6,419 ✭✭✭


    1. What is your budget? [€500-600]

    2. What will be the main purpose of the computer? Gaming, Xcon, Borderlands 2, Football Manager, RTS, RPGs etc

    3. Do you need a copy of Windows? No

    4. Can you use any parts from an old computer? [Hard drive/DVD Drive/Case/PSU/etc.] Nope

    5. Do you need a monitor? Yes

    5a. If yes, what size do you need. 19'/20'


    6. Do you need any of these peripherals?Keyboard and Speakers

    7. Are you willing to try overclocking? Don't know

    8. How can you pay? [Bank Transfer/Credit Card/Laser]

    9. When are you purchasing? [In 14 days]

    10. If you need help building it, where are you based?
    South Dublin City


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    #2
    marco_polo
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 10,079 Mod ✭✭✭✭marco_polo


    Tight enough budget to fit a decent gaming PC with a monitor but I'll give it a shot, finisher a shade over budget including shipping (and lacking a keyboard and mouse).

    I haven't specced out an AM3+ build in a while but I think it mightn't be a bad idea here, because firstly because the 965 is still a pretty decent CPU and nicely priced now.

    Secondly AMD made some decent improvements with the FX chips they released last week and with the AM3+ socket getting at least one more generation of CPUs in 12 months time or so, it ought to leave this build with a very viable CPU upgrade path.

    Ideally I'd like the 2GB version of the 7850 here for a bit of future proofing, but the 1GB should play pretty much any game extremely well @1080p for the next couple of years.

    Item|Price
    BitFenix Merc Alpha|€32.20
    Super-Flower Amazon 450W|€42.45
    ASRock 970 Pro3, AM3+|€64.04
    AMD Phenom II X4 965 BE|€83.92
    8GB-Kit G.Skill RipJaws PC3-8500U |€32.29
    WD Caviar Blue 1TB|€68.84
    HIS HD 7850 GDDR5 1024MB|€159.59
    Samsung SH-222BB|€17.75
    Acer G226HQLBBD|€109.00
    Shipping|€18.99
    Total|€629,07


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