So my 5 year old machine is slowely dieing, memory issues combined with A MASSIVE BOTTLENECK on the FSB have just killed its potential for anymore life saving upgrades.
I need a new computer :(. Looking for something decent although not stupidly high end because who the hell cares.
Budget is 700 POUNDS, Do not require monitor this old one will still do, Although might look at a new one at a later date.
Im completely out of touch with the hardware so need some help :D.
Thanks :)
If you need a new hard drive it complicates things, since the flooding in Thailand has knocked out many hard drive plants, pushing up the prices.
Excluding hard drive and monitor:
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T 2.8GHz 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 Retail Boxed Processor (http://www.ebuyer.com/product/204939)
Kingston 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1333MHz HyperX Blu Memory Kit CL9 1.5V (http://www.ebuyer.com/product/248449)
XFX HD 6850 1GB GDDR5 Dual DVI HDMI DisplayPort PCI-E Graphics Card (http://www.ebuyer.com/product/290512)
Corsair 600W CX Series V2 PSU - 6x SATA 2x PCI-E (http://www.ebuyer.com/product/269259)
Asus M5A97 PRO 970 Socket AM3+ 8 Channel HD Audio ATX Motherboard (http://www.ebuyer.com/product/270702)
Coolermaster Elite 330 Black Mid Tower Case (http://www.ebuyer.com/product/127584)
Total with VAT: £414.09
Adding these:
HANNS-G HH221DP Full HD TFT LCD 21.5" DVI-D Monitor with Speakers (http://www.ebuyer.com/product/246954)
Samsung HD204UI Spinpoint F4 2TB Hard Drive SATA 5400RPM 32MB Cache - OEM - 3yr Warranty (http://www.ebuyer.com/product/237908)
Brings it to £644.
I have spare drives i can use :). One might die but by that time they'll of hopefully mopped up :).
Roph, setup a paypal donate button or something, You do this for so many people least they can do is give you money for a beer/BEVERAGE OF CHOICE :)
I could throw some at rmrk's donate but i cant seem to find the link anymore
It's green in the sidebar on the right, but you don't need to do that lol.
I dunno if you needed a case, but that one is a great one. I have a CM Elite 330, the entire front is one huge air filter, and a fan at the back pulls in air via the front.
3 people i know have that case, I would put it in the old dell one because its case is AWESOME, like biggest fan ive seen but im gonna canabalize it a bit into the new one and then give it back to my family and then...watch them destroy it in like 3 months lol.
Due to that i also need a HDD durp oh well...
I still use the light theme which might be why what im seeing inst up to date :P