New Gaming PC Build - £400

[adam1701]

Hi, I want to build myself a new gaming PC. I have around £400 to spend not too fussed if it goes over a little. Only need to build tower, allready have monitor, KB, mouse etc..

I have not build a pc for a couple years now so am not up to date with whats out there. I have an idea of what I can get for £400 but would like your suggestions!

The hardrive doesnt need to be particularly big, just fast etc..

For general gaming use, normal bowsing etc..

Any suggestions?

Thanks for any help !

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

This is what I would get:

Corsair HX450 ~ £52

http://www.scan.co.uk/TodayOnly/Index.aspx

Phenom II X3 720 ~ £92

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/AMD-P...che-95W-Retail

Gigabyte GA-MA770T-UD3P ~ £70

http://www.scan.co.uk/Product.aspx?W...source=froogle

4GB DDR3 ~ £57

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/166996

Coolermaster Elite 330 ~ £28

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/127584

HD4850 512mb ~ £75

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/168023

Samsung F1 320gb ~ £34

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/320-G...MB-Cache-89-ms

This is a single platter hard drive.

The total comes to around £408 excluding an optical drive and using free postage from Scan and Ebuyer.

[mac124]

Bout as good as you will get, you could shave a few pounds off, debatable as to whether it is worth it though.

This psu for example, still a decent psu but £8-9 cheaper.

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/400w-...2V-6Serial-ATA

[j.o.s.h.1408]

you sure that psu is enough to run a 4850? wont it be best to go at around 500w just to be on the safe side and offer the OP the option to upgrade there 4850 card to a more power hungry card in the future or to add more hdd's if need be?

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

The HX450 can run an HD4870 easily and has a pair of PCI-E power connectors.

Another PSU to consider is the 500w OCZ Mod XStream Pro:

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/152009

[adam1701]

The HX450 can run an HD4870 easily and has a pair of PCI-E power connectors.

Another PSU to consider is the 500w OCZ Mod XStream Pro:

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/152009

Hi thanks for your help CAT

Would it be possibly worth spending more money on the motherboard and getting a cheaper PSU say £25 for PSU, or would you definately recommend something more expensive ?

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

Hi thanks for your help CAT

Would it be possibly worth spending more money on the motherboard and getting a cheaper PSU say £25 for PSU, or would you definately recommend something more expensive ?

If you are only going to be running a single graphics card the 770 based motherboard I recommended will be more than enough and has 8+2 phase power for the CPU meaning that you could plonk in a compatible quad core at a later date.

If you want a comparable motherboard with integrated graphics then the following 785G one is also decent:

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Asus-...-SATA-RAID-VGA

Also do not skimp on the PSU as the Corsair and OCZ PSUs I have recommended are decent ones and have modular cabling meaning less cable clutter inside the case.