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  1. 08-10-2009, 12:55 PM #1
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    £900 build

    Hi

    A friend is looking to put together a £900 - £1000 home build from scratch after being messed around by Dell. He's not interested in overclocking, needs a monitor included and is a student so will be taking advantage of the £30 Windows 7 deal. Unfortunately I've not been keeping up with hardware developments recently so don't know the best mix of components. Any suggestions or links to similar previous discussions would be much appreciated.

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  2. 08-10-2009, 01:33 PM #2
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    Re: £900 build

    550w Arctic Cooling 550R Fusion
    http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/500w-...se)-82plus-Eff
    I thought that PSU had an 8 pin connector but it doesn't...the 500W Silverstone Strider ST50F-230 should be fine for the card below.
    http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/500W-...lar-cable-V-10

    4GB (2x2GB) Corsair XMS3 DDR3
    http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/4GB-(...S-9-9-9-24-XMP
    i7 860
    http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Intel...LGA1156-Retail
    Asus P7P55D PRO
    http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Asus-...rboard-LGA1156
    HD 5850
    http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/1GB-P...DMI-plus-Dirt2

    Under £700 given you £300 for the rest if you can fit it in but may have to drop it an i5 or GTX 275.
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  4. 08-10-2009, 02:28 PM #3
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    Re: £900 build

    I'd look at the i5 build here.
    http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/buy...october-2009/2
    They quote £675, which would leave enough money for a very nice set of peripherals.
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  6. 08-10-2009, 03:31 PM #4
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    Re: £900 build

    Quote Originally Posted by Phage View Post
    I'd look at the i5 build here.
    http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/buy...october-2009/2
    They quote £675, which would leave enough money for a very nice set of peripherals.
    I love how they linked the ram to DDR2.
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    Re: £900 build

    Saw that in the comments. The authors reply was...

    "Damnit!! I swear that was 1600 DDR3 the other day! "
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    Re: £900 build

    Uhhm, that psu is not good. Got reviewed by custom pc, got like 10 % for stability. Not a good idea.
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    Re: £900 build

    They also suggest the Be Quiet 650w, if you're not happy with that one.
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    Re: £900 build

    Thanks guys, the bittech article will give him plenty of options.


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