Help me build or buy a built Gaming PC? on a tight budget?

[tony_dudz]

Well im looking for a PC that will play games like the orange box, need for speed underground 2, rigs of rods and games like stalker, and all the pc classics you cant get on consoles. any body.
this may be a shock but i only have 350 to spend
i would like the graphics card to have HDMI input please.
Budget £350
wont need a monitor and i can buy windows myself
thanks

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

I would get the following parts:

AMD Athlon II X3 445 ~ 58 pounds

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/235421

MSI 870-C45 ~ 55 pounds

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/241003

4GB 1333MHZ DDR3 RAM and XFX ATI Radeon HD 5750 512MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card ~ 124 pounds including postage

http://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials/...t=superSpecial

https://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials...roductId=39072

Casecom 6788 Black Mid Tower Case ~ 29 pounds

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/172779

Corsair CX 400W ATX2.2 Power Supply ~ 35 pounds

http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/p...U-400CXUK.html

You can get cashback from TopCashback and Quidco on Novatech purchases

Samsung F3 500GB ~ 33 pounds

http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/p...b/HD502HJ.html

Samsung SH-S223 22x DVD±RW DL & RAM SATA Optical Drive ~ 12 pounds

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/145450

Novatech and Ebuyer do free postage. If you want to save some more money there is also a cheaper HD4850 512MB available too:

https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...roductId=40735

The total comes to around 346 pounds including postage.

[Pob255]

Listen to the Moose, for he speaks word of wisdom

Although you can shave a couple of quid off with a gigabyte motherboard http://www.ebuyer.com/product/238971
(the msi 870-c45 is actually the 770 chipset not the 870 chipset http://www.msi.com/index.php?func=pr...1&prod_no=2129 although it's still a very good board)

[Marcvs]

Is that one of the unlockable X3s?

[tony_dudz]

cat and others
many thanks for all your time and effort.
will strongly consider this,
one question, will the psu provide enough power for the graphics card and will all the parts fit snugly into the case,
thanks

[tony_dudz]

Novatech 750W ATX Power Supply for AMD and Intel Motherboards 20Pin + 4Pin
would this on work

[santa claus]

I would get the following parts:

AMD Athlon II X3 445 ~ 58 pounds

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/235421

MSI 870-C45 ~ 55 pounds

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/241003

4GB 1333MHZ DDR3 RAM and XFX ATI Radeon HD 5750 512MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card ~ 124 pounds including postage

http://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials/...t=superSpecial

https://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials...roductId=39072

Casecom 6788 Black Mid Tower Case ~ 29 pounds

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/172779

Corsair CX 400W ATX2.2 Power Supply ~ 35 pounds

http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/p...U-400CXUK.html

You can get cashback from TopCashback and Quidco on Novatech purchases

Samsung F3 500GB ~ 33 pounds

http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/p...b/HD502HJ.html

Samsung SH-S223 22x DVD±RW DL & RAM SATA Optical Drive ~ 12 pounds

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/145450

Novatech and Ebuyer do free postage. If you want to save some more money there is also a cheaper HD4850 512MB available too:

https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...roductId=40735

The total comes to around 346 pounds including postage.

One of the best replies I've ever seen on here.

[Domestic_Ginger]

@OP, do you need an OS?

[tony_dudz]

One of the best replies I've ever seen on here.

i know great man

[tony_dudz]

@OP, do you need an OS?

why?
yes ginger, i'l need one closer to the time

[shakerist]

wont need a monitor and i can buy windows myself
thanks

Dont think he needs OS

[ehhhhhhh]

Novatech 750W ATX Power Supply for AMD and Intel Motherboards 20Pin + 4Pin
would this on work

for a spec like this, 750W is just overkill. furthermore I would always go with a lower but branded PSU rather than a noname "higher rated" unit...

(btw, I think the idle power consumption would top around 70W and the load around 100W for the above mentioned PC)

[Cozwin]

for a spec like this, 750W is just overkill. furthermore I would always go with a lower but branded PSU rather than a noname "higher rated" unit...

(btw, I think the idle power consumption would top around 70W and the load around 100W for the above mentioned PC)

total load 100w? i think you might be a little bit off there mate.

using http://extreme.outervision.com/PSUEngine

i put load at around 280/300, so 400w psu will be fine.

[tony_dudz]

for a spec like this, 750W is just overkill. furthermore I would always go with a lower but branded PSU rather than a noname "higher rated" unit...

(btw, I think the idle power consumption would top around 70W and the load around 100W for the above mentioned PC)

total load 100w? i think you might be a little bit off there mate.

using http://extreme.outervision.com/PSUEngine

i put load at around 280/300, so 400w psu will be fine.

thanks people, shud do the the job then,
thanks

[kalniel]

total load 100w? i think you might be a little bit off there mate.

using http://extreme.outervision.com/PSUEngine

i put load at around 280/300, so 400w psu will be fine.

That calculator is awful. I'd agree with ehh - typical load would not be too much more than 100W.

[tony_dudz]

http://www.7dayshop.com/catalog/prod...go669mg8lh8o65

if i buy two of these, would these fit the motherboard ok?