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Old 09-24-2010, 07:57 PM   #1
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£600-700 Budget New Build Suggestions

£600ish budget. For something that will run the latest batch of games trouble free.
Here is what a friend suggested. I'd like a 2nd, 3rd, 4th opinion please.


or: Gigabyte GA-890GPA-UD3H AMD 890GX (Socket AM3) DDR3 Motherboard
Get better ram?

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/ They also do full systems here. What do you think about them?


Look forward to your responses.

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Old 09-24-2010, 09:52 PM   #2
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This is close to the same build as my current computer. I've had no trouble with newer games. Although if i were you i would get something with DX 11 for future games. If you want to stay with ATI i would say maybe the 5830, it might cost a little more than the 4890 but its not extremely expensive like the other higher end cards.
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Old 09-24-2010, 11:15 PM   #3
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do you plan on overclocking? you could save money with an oem cooler and more simple case
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Old 09-25-2010, 11:48 AM   #4
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Old 09-26-2010, 02:25 AM   #5
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My budget might be able to increase £100.

What'd you think?

Anything bottlenecking?:
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Old 09-26-2010, 06:35 AM   #6
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If your budget can go up to 700, I'd say go with the first selection and just upgrade your case to the antec 900. I'd buy that case in a heartbeat if I had the money to spend. Then again, I hate midtowers to begin with. I have gorilla hands and it sucks trying to install everything.
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Old 09-26-2010, 12:59 PM   #7
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Silly Euros and their VAT taxes. What RAM is included in the bundle?
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Old 09-26-2010, 02:13 PM   #8
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Bundle Specification
- CPU: Intel Core i5 760 2.80GHz @ 4.00GHz
- Motherboard: Asus P7P55D-E Intel P55 (Socket 1156) DDR3 Motherboard
- RAM: Corsair Dominator 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel
- Cooler: Akasa Venom CPU Cooler (Upgrade options available)
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Old 09-26-2010, 11:39 PM   #9
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Make sure the card will fit that case. I have the same case with an 9800gt, and there's less than half an inch of room between the end of it and the front hard-drive cage.
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Old 09-30-2010, 04:27 PM   #10
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Newegg is having a sale on the i7 950 this weekend. Only $273 USD with the promo code EMCYXPY65.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...19115211-L014D
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Old 09-30-2010, 06:16 PM   #11
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That is all very well, but I am from U.K.

Unless it wasn't directed at me...


I may go for this:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...odid=FS-033-OP

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Make sure the card will fit that case. I have the same case with an 9800gt, and there's less than half an inch of room between the end of it and the front hard-drive cage.
Same goes for the heatsink. I have a full tower case and my heatsink almost hits the fan in the window of my case.
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Old 09-30-2010, 07:14 PM   #13
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Yah it was but I didn't realize Newegg was a US only distro... that sucks. You can make buddies here and have someone ship it to you, but the extra shipping would probably eat up the cost of the savings.
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Old 09-30-2010, 09:31 PM   #14
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http://www.newegg.ca for canadians, not sure if that's easier shipping than US for UK deliveries.
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Old 09-30-2010, 10:15 PM   #15
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Does Newegg.ca ship internationally?

Newegg.ca does not ship to international addresses at this time.
Thanks though.

I think I am going to go for this: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...odid=FS-033-OP

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Thats about the same specs as I got. I love my Phenom.
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Old 09-30-2010, 11:55 PM   #17
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Old 10-07-2010, 12:47 AM   #18
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I finally went for this:

"Titan Xenomorph" Intel Core i3 530 2.93GHz @ 4.20GHz Nvidia Edition DDR3 System"

With MSI Geforce 470.
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Why did you end up going with an i3 over an i5?
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Old 10-07-2010, 02:53 PM   #20
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The beastly GFX card. I can always get an i5 in a few years, since they use the same socket. Will be really cheap by then.
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