PC

[jordanaire]

Hello,Im looking to buy a quad core pc with Amd Bulldozer 3.2 to 3.6 GHZ,a 750 GB hardrive,DVD RW,ATI 6670 1GB Graphics,8 GB ram,built in Wireless 150MBPS and hopefully a Universal Serial Bus 3 type motherboard
My budget is £200 to £400
What can you recommend

 

[redeemer]

200-400 euro?? It would be impossible to build a system with those specifications with that amount of money.

My recommendation is you opt for a llano base pc

 

[longpig]

£400 is not do-able. With compromise on RAM, HDD, and PSU we can get close.

Here we go:

CPU: AMD FX4100: £89.39 (£10 cashback available)
http://www.cclonline.com/product/68159/FD4100WMGUSBX/CPUs/AMD-Bulldozer-FX-4-Quad-Core-4100-Black-Edition-3-60Ghz-Socket-AM3-Processor/CPU0059/

Mobo: Asus M5A78L/USB3: £56.69
http://www.ebuyer.com/269076-asus-m5a78l-usb3-amd-socket-am3-8-channel-hd-audio-atx-motherboard-m5a78l-usb3?utm_source=google&utm_medium=products

Must have BIOS version 0403 for FX cpu to work without BIOS update

RAM: 4gb Patriot - single channel: £13.84
http://www.cclonline.com/product/61248/PSD34G13332H/Desktop-Memory/4GB-Patriot-Signature-Line-PSD34G13332H-DDR3-Module/RAM0334/

GPU: Sapphire HD6670: £69.99
http://www.dabs.com/products/sapphire-technology-ati-radeon-6670-hd-800mhz-1gb-gddr5-pci-express-hdmi-7RMK.html?utm_source=google&utm_medium=product+search&utm_content=Q200

Case & PSU: Coolermaster 33 with 500w PSU: £46.98
http://www.ebuyer.com/220863-coolermaster-elite-330-case-with-coolermaster-extreme-power-500w-psu-rc-330-kkpl-gp

HDD: 500gb 7200rpm: £52.99
http://www.cclonline.com/product/69166/500GB7200rpmHDD/Hard-Drives/CCL-Choice-500GB-SATA-II-7200RPM-3-5-Internal-Hard-Drive/HDD1220/

ODD: Samsung 22x: £11.98
http://www.ebuyer.com/268621-samsung-sh-222ab-22x-dvd-rw-dl-ram-sata-optical-drive-oem-sh-222ab-bebe

Wireless: PCI: £9.99
http://www.ebuyer.com/263387-tp-link-wireless-n150-pcie-card-tl-wn781nd

OS: Win 7 64 Home Premium SP1: £70.73
http://www.ebuyer.com/259863-microsoft-windows-7-home-premium-w-sp1-licence-and-media-1-gfc-02050

This comes in at £422.58 (£412.58 after cashback)

 

[slhpss]

you could drop the cd drive and shave 12 pound... then install windows off a thumb drive...

 

[longpig]

The Llano Option:

CPU/GPU: AMD A8-3850: £104.99
http://www.novatech.co.uk/products/components/processors/amda6/a8seriesfm1socket/AMD/AD3850WNGXBOX.html#utm_source=google&utm_medium=base&utm_campaign=products

Mobo: Asus F1A75-M LE: £60.99
http://www.ebuyer.com/273970-asus-f1a75-m-le-a75-socket-fm1-8-channel-hd-audio-matx-motherboard-f1a75-m-le?utm_source=google&utm_medium=products

RAM: 8gb G-Skill Ripjaws 1600mhz: £34.00
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B004HZG4ZO/ref=asc_df_B004HZG4ZO5897891?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&tag=googlecouk06-21&linkCode=asn&creative=22206&creativeASIN=B004HZG4ZO

Case & PSU: Coolermaster 330 with 500w PSU: £46.98
http://www.ebuyer.com/220863-coole [...] 30-kkpl-gp

HDD: 500gb 7200rpm: £52.99
http://www.cclonline.com/product/6 [...] e/HDD1220/

ODD: Samsung 22x: £11.98
http://www.ebuyer.com/268621-samsu [...] 222ab-bebe

Wireless: PCI: £9.99
http://www.ebuyer.com/263387-tp-li [...] tl-wn781nd

OS: Win 7 64 Home Premium SP1: £70.73
http://www.ebuyer.com/259863-micro [...] -gfc-020

This comes in at £392.65

 

[jordanaire]

Thanks for feedback i saw a Pc which is on sale for £381 british pounds on ebay, which the company states it's normal retail price is over £540,I expect partially down to flooding in asia so they're keen to get computers out whilst able.Ill probably be buying it which has the spec i mentioned for £381, is the separate included Ati RADEON 6670 graphics card good for the money and should I go up to 550 to 600 wats for the psu and what brands ,Im sure I could get an okay deal for a bit more money.

 

[jordanaire]

Thanks for feedback, I saw a Pc which is on sale for £381 british pounds on ebay, which the company states it's normal retail price is over £540,I expect partially down to flooding in asia so they're keen to get computers out whilst able.I'll probably be buying it has spec I mentioned for £381, is the separate included Ati RADEON 6670 graphics card good for the money and should I go up to 550 to 600 wats for the psu and what brands ,Im sure I could get an okay deal for a bit more money.

 

[jordanaire]

Thanks for feedback, I saw a Pc which is on sale for £381 british pounds on ebay, which the company states it's normal retail price is over £540,I expect partially down to flooding in asia so they're keen to get computers out whilst able.I'll probably be buying it has spec I mentioned for £381, is the separate included Ati RADEON 6670 graphics card good for the money and should I go up to 550 to 600 wats for the psu and what brands ,Im sure I could get an okay deal for a bit more money.

 

[jordanaire]

Sorry about multiple reposts didnt if it had published

 

[jordanaire]

Which psu is better antec earth EA500D green or Ocz Modstream 500 watt i like the look of Ocz but engery efficiency on antec seems good.To be used in quad core amd bulldozer 3.6ghz pc

 

[slhpss]

they are both reputable companies either will be good

 

[jordanaire]

Are they any good,okay,500 wat psu for under £35 im asking because a computer on ebay has allright spec but bad psu i might be able to get a deal on the ones i mentioned previously but if not, what psu would be good enough and wouldnt burn out,i dont do editing or mixing or any advanced stuff at the moment so their shouldnt be much strain on the psu

 

[jordanaire]

Are they any good,okay,500 wat psu for under £35 im asking because a computer on ebay has allright spec but bad psu i might be able to get a deal on the ones i mentioned previously but if not, what psu would be good enough and wouldnt burn out,i dont do editing or mixing or any advanced stuff at the moment so their shouldnt be much strain on the psu

 

[jordanaire]

Are they any good,okay,500 wat psu for under £35 im asking because a computer on ebay has allright spec but bad psu i might be able to get a deal on the ones i mentioned previously but if not, what psu would be good enough and wouldnt burn out,i dont do editing or mixing or any advanced stuff at the moment so their shouldnt be much strain on the psu