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2008-06-07 06:19:06
FatherTed
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My computer at the moment is pretty much a pile of shite.

Pentium D 2.8ghz
1gb DDR2 ram
7300SE


Thats basically it.

There's a strong chance ill be getting about £270 late this month, and i want to make my computer fit for uni.

What i know i want:

New motherboard (one that can take 4x512mb ram sticks)


Aside from that, i have no idea how far my money will go, i'd like a new processor and GPU, but like i said i have no idea how much all this is.

So my challenge, sort me out.

I'm not arsed about ultra high end performance, i mainly use my 360 for gaming. Although i would like this one to be able to handle new games - but not necessarily at "all high" settings.
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2008-06-07 06:25:15
Scorpion0x17
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Are you an 'gradual upgrade' or 'buy a bunch of stuff' type of guy?

(i.e. would it be worth you having a less cheap mobo that offered upgradability?)

And I take it you're planning to use your current DDR2 RAM?
2008-06-07 06:28:13
FatherTed
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Scorpion0x17 wrote:

Are you an 'gradual upgrade' or 'buy a bunch of stuff' type of guy?

(i.e. would it be worth you having a less cheap mobo that offered upgradability?)

And I take it you're planning to use your current DDR2 RAM?
Yeh i'll use my current ram (i've aquired about 3gb in 512 sticks - but i think one of the sticks is fucked)

And regards to the what kind of upgrader am i question - i have no idea, i've never bought anything for my PC.

I want it to still be good(ish) in a years time, preferably more.
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2008-06-07 06:32:59
Bell
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Is it just for uni stuff or are you going to be using it for more elaborate tasks, i.e gaming etc.

Martyn
2008-06-07 06:37:24
Scorpion0x17
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Because you're coming from a 2.8GHz Pentium, you'll need a decent speed cpu - otherwise it's going to feel slow....

OK... well, this is a good but not too expensive mobo, decent speed dual-core, and reasonable GPU:

https://img178.imageshack.us/img178/5871/fathertedbuildv1oz4.png
2008-06-07 06:48:49
FatherTed
xD
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Bell wrote:

Is it just for uni stuff or are you going to be using it for more elaborate tasks, i.e gaming etc.

Martyn
A mixture, the odd game and so on would be nice.
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2008-06-07 06:55:30
Bell
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FatherTed wrote:

Bell wrote:

Is it just for uni stuff or are you going to be using it for more elaborate tasks, i.e gaming etc.

Martyn
A mixture, the odd game and so on would be nice.
So what is it you need.

CPU
GPU
Mobo ?


Mobo ~ Gigabyte P35 DS3L
CPU ~ Intel E8200/8400
GPU ~ ATi 3850 (assuming they take a price hit when the 4 series come out, which they should)

In the UK I think that would total, £260ish. 

Do you need a power supply?
2008-06-07 06:59:40
FatherTed
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Bell wrote:

FatherTed wrote:

Bell wrote:

Is it just for uni stuff or are you going to be using it for more elaborate tasks, i.e gaming etc.

Martyn
A mixture, the odd game and so on would be nice.
So what is it you need.

CPU
GPU
Mobo ?


Mobo ~ Gigabyte P35 DS3L
CPU ~ Intel E8200/8400
GPU ~ ATi 3850 (assuming they take a price hit when the 4 series come out, which they should)

In the UK I think that would total, £260ish. 

Do you need a power supply?
No idea.

output is 115w, but it says it can hit 250w.
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2008-06-07 07:01:04
Gooners
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FatherTed wrote:

Bell wrote:

FatherTed wrote:


A mixture, the odd game and so on would be nice.
So what is it you need.

CPU
GPU
Mobo ?


Mobo ~ Gigabyte P35 DS3L
CPU ~ Intel E8200/8400
GPU ~ ATi 3850 (assuming they take a price hit when the 4 series come out, which they should)

In the UK I think that would total, £260ish. 

Do you need a power supply?
No idea.

output is 115w, but it says it can hit 250w.
Yes, you're going to need a new PSU lol
2008-06-07 07:05:54
Bell
Frosties > Cornflakes
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Gooners wrote:

FatherTed wrote:

Bell wrote:


So what is it you need.

CPU
GPU
Mobo ?


Mobo ~ Gigabyte P35 DS3L
CPU ~ Intel E8200/8400
GPU ~ ATi 3850 (assuming they take a price hit when the 4 series come out, which they should)

In the UK I think that would total, £260ish. 

Do you need a power supply?
No idea.

output is 115w, but it says it can hit 250w.
Yes, you're going to need a new PSU lol
Hmmm, well, like I said, the GPU I suggested should go down in price so that will free up some cash for a power supply.  If not I suppose you could go down to something else, like you say you usually use the 360.  If the 3850 looses say £30 off its current price, £40-50 will get you a nice branded PSU.

Martyn
2008-06-07 07:15:55
Gooners
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https://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z298/Dhanjal1/lololol.png

Also, prices will go down, like Bell said about the 3850, it will drop around 30 pound, so you'll be ok.
2008-06-07 07:22:23
Bell
Frosties > Cornflakes
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Gooners wrote:

http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z298 … ololol.png

Also, prices will go down, like Bell said about the 3850, it will drop around 30 pound, so you'll be ok.
Ooo wait a minute, the 3850 only costs that much now :\  Maybe £30 is a bit ambitious, it will go down though almost certainly.  I hope your case has reasonable cooling though cause it can get hot.

Martyn
2008-06-07 09:18:53
FatherTed
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Cheers everyone so far. Keep the suggestions coming!
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2008-06-07 09:37:58
argo4
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2008-06-07 10:41:36
Aries_37
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gigabyte p35 ds3- £60 off ebuyer
e2160- £30ish off ebuyer
freezer7pro- £14 off ebuyer
8800gt - £100 off ebuyer
500w stealth extreme £30 off ebuyer

total ~ £230

use the £40 on new case or more hard drives or 2gb of new ram
2008-06-07 11:03:31
FatherTed
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Aries_37 wrote:

gigabyte p35 ds3- £60 off ebuyer
e2160- £30ish off ebuyer
freezer7pro- £14 off ebuyer
8800gt - £100 off ebuyer
500w stealth extreme £30 off ebuyer

total ~ £230

use the £40 on new case or more hard drives or 2gb of new ram
This looks cheap and powerful, anyone see anything wrong with it?
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2008-06-07 11:05:39
jaymz9350
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Scorpion0x17 wrote:

Because you're coming from a 2.8GHz Pentium, you'll need a decent speed cpu - otherwise it's going to feel slow....
there is nothing on the market now that will feel slow compared to a P4
2008-06-07 11:06:20
Poseidon
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Gooners wrote:

http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z298 … ololol.png

Also, prices will go down, like Bell said about the 3850, it will drop around 30 pound, so you'll be ok.
This one looks good to me.
2008-06-07 11:20:28
FatherTed
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Poseidon wrote:

Gooners wrote:

http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z298 … ololol.png

Also, prices will go down, like Bell said about the 3850, it will drop around 30 pound, so you'll be ok.
This one looks good to me.
It's good, but slightly too pricey
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2008-06-07 11:28:04
Gooners
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FatherTed wrote:

Poseidon wrote:

Gooners wrote:

http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z298 … ololol.png

Also, prices will go down, like Bell said about the 3850, it will drop around 30 pound, so you'll be ok.
This one looks good to me.
It's good, but slightly too pricey
It depends when you're buying. Prices will fall for sure. I just did this quickly so have a look.
2008-06-07 11:29:16
Bell
Frosties > Cornflakes
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Try the P31 DS3L, take £20 off the price of the mobo easy.  It looses some of the features the P35 has that u prolly wont use.
2008-06-07 11:31:30
r'Eeee
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Aries_37 suggestion is sweet. The CPU is too slow though, but he already included  an aftermarket cooler. And it can hit 3Ghz easily.

Last edited by r'Eeee (2008-06-07 11:32:28)

2008-06-07 11:37:27
Gooners
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r'Eeee wrote:

Aries_37 suggestion is sweet. The CPU is too slow though, but he already included  an aftermarket cooler. And it can hit 3Ghz easily.
So FatherTed should get like an E6***

Right? Something in between the E8200 and Aries' suggestion
2008-06-07 11:37:48
FatherTed
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r'Eeee wrote:

Aries_37 suggestion is sweet. The CPU is too slow though, but he already included  an aftermarket cooler. And it can hit 3Ghz easily.
I don't really wana OC.

Any other alternatives if i ditch the cooler?
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2008-06-07 11:38:49
Gooners
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FatherTed wrote:

r'Eeee wrote:

Aries_37 suggestion is sweet. The CPU is too slow though, but he already included  an aftermarket cooler. And it can hit 3Ghz easily.
I don't really wana OC.

Any other alternatives if i ditch the cooler?
Buy a mid range Dual Core

 

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