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PC build 500 euro max

  • 19-10-2014 11:23pm
    #1
    tosh_2006
    Registered Users Posts: 116 ✭✭


    1. What is your budget? [€500-550 MAX]

    2. What will be the main purpose of the computer? play some like minecraft, WoW, D3 things like that

    3. Do you need a copy of Windows? No.

    4. Can you use any parts from an old computer? No.

    5. Do you need a monitor? no

    5a. If yes, what size do you need.

    6. Do you need any of these peripherals? no

    7. Are you willing to try overclocking? not really

    8. How can you pay? Visa Debit.

    9. When are you purchasing? Asap


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  • #2
    tosh_2006
    Registered Users Posts: 116 ✭✭tosh_2006


    does this look alright?

    AMD FX-4350 Prozessor, Boxed, Sockel AM3+ 90,97 €
    ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0, AM3+, ATX 69,29 €
    4GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 MHz CL9 39,65 €
    Cooler Master K280, Midi-Tower - schwarz 36,47 €
    Cooler Master G 650 M 65,06 €
    ASUS R9280-DC2T-3GD5 mit MANTLE und Gaming Evolved Client, 3GB GDDR5, 2x DVI,HDMI, DisplayPort 184,66 €
    WD Blue 1TB 6Gb's 49,97 €
    ASUS DRW-24F1ST (Bulk) Silent 16,04 €


  • #3
    yoyo
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  • #4
    tosh_2006
    Registered Users Posts: 116 ✭✭tosh_2006


    this is my final build i think. is there anything wrong with it?

    AMD FX-6300 Prozessor, Boxed, Sockel AM3+ 90,90 €
    ASUS M5A97 EVO R2.0, AM3+, ATX 91,34 €
    Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - Intel/AMD 29,50 €
    4GB HyperX FURY Blue 1600MHz DDR3 CL10 37,97 €
    Cooler Master K280, Midi-Tower - schwarz 36,47 €
    EVGA 600B,Bronze,3Yrs Wnt 58,29 €
    Gigabyte Radeon R7 260X WindForce 2X OC Rev 3.0, 2GB GDDR5 112,31 €
    WD AV-25 500GB, 16MB Cache, SATA II 56,55 €
    ASUS DRW-24F1ST (Bulk) Silent 16,04 €


  • #5
    Dymo
    Registered Users Posts: 1,557 ✭✭✭Dymo


    I bought this build a couple of weeks ago

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    I swapped PCI adapter and the CD drive for a 128GB SSD drive and the total came to €501 including shipping.

    Great machine and really fast for my uses, I don't play many games and the core temperature when running is about 25c.

    I'm very happy with the build and delivery from Germany only took about a week including bank transfer.


  • #6
    TerrorFirmer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,930 ✭✭✭✭TerrorFirmer


    tosh_2006 wrote: »
    this is my final build i think. is there anything wrong with it?

    AMD FX-6300 Prozessor, Boxed, Sockel AM3+ 90,90 €
    ASUS M5A97 EVO R2.0, AM3+, ATX 91,34 €
    Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - Intel/AMD 29,50 €
    4GB HyperX FURY Blue 1600MHz DDR3 CL10 37,97 €
    Cooler Master K280, Midi-Tower - schwarz 36,47 €
    EVGA 600B,Bronze,3Yrs Wnt 58,29 €
    Gigabyte Radeon R7 260X WindForce 2X OC Rev 3.0, 2GB GDDR5 112,31 €
    WD AV-25 500GB, 16MB Cache, SATA II 56,55 €
    ASUS DRW-24F1ST (Bulk) Silent 16,04 €

    I would avoid the FX at this stage, 4th gen i3 is only a bit more expensive and would wallop the Fx6300 in pretty much every game out there and is a far better choice for future upgrades as well. You can shave 20 off that power supply by getting something like the Corsair CX430, Evga 500B, etc which is more than enough, and 57 seems expensive for a 500GB hard drive. You can ditch the 212 evo if you get an i3, realistically not needed at all. Put the savings from the PSU and 212 into upping to 8GB ram/getting an i3.

    I would probably personally take the GTX750Ti over the 260X, but both are good.

    Also ask yourself if you really need an optical drive. I haven't had one in about 2 years and honestly have never once missed it or wished I had one.


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  • #7
    BloodBath
    Registered Users Posts: 10,299 ✭✭✭✭BloodBath


    I'd go for something like this.

    Total build cost: €487.74 + €11.99 shipping
    Intel Core i3-4150 in-a-Box €99.48
    ASRock H81M-HDS, Sockel 1150, mATX €41.87
    8GB-Kit Crucial Ballistix Sport Series DDR3-1600, CL9 €63.10
    Gigabyte GeForce GTX 750 Ti OC Windforce 2x, 2GB GDDR5, 2x DVI, 2x HDMI €126.67
    Cooler Master N200, mATX-mini-Tower, schwarz, ohne Netzteil €32.89
    Corsair VS Serie VS450, Non-Modular, 80+ €32.52
    Crucial MX100 SSD 256GB (2,5", 7mm) €91.21


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