AMD Build

[Disturbedguy]

Hello all,

Right I have been asked to spec up an AMD based build for £450 - £500 for a friend.

It will be used for mainly gaming but also obviously the internet. Main game seems to be Fallout 3 (+ expansions) and possibly border lands.

Motherboard doesn't have to be too fancy as long as it does its job well, but would like a mobo that has some sort of future proofing, although the way things are advancing at the moment, the future could arrive next week!.

Dont need a case, keyboard, mouse, HD or Optical Drive, although if they can be squeezed into the budget that would be great as they are becoming quite dated.

Cheers in advance.

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

This is what I would get:

Phenom II X4 955BE ~ £127

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/AMD-P...he-125W-Retail

GA-MA770T-UD3P ~ £68

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/GIGAB...770T-UD3P-MOBO

4GB DDR3~ £76

http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/p...L9D-4GBRL.html

I would run the RAM at 1333MHZ using lower latencies

HD5770 1GB ~ £116 to £120

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/176938

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/175731

Corsair VX550W ~ £63

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/550w-...anty-see-specs

If you can get an HX450W instead this would be a cheaper choice.

Samsung F3 500GB ~ £37

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/500Gb...-Cache-8ms-OEM

[Disturbedguy]

Ahh forgot to mention, have brand new PSU anyway, Corsair modular jobby as well! Cheer Cat, gives me summet to look at..with the left over money and a little added I might get Windows 7 as at the moment the PC is still on XP.

Why run the ram at lower frequencies and settings so to speak?

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

AFAIK running the RAM at 1333mhz using lower latencies gives optimal memory performance with the C2 stepping Phenom II processors.

If you go with a cheaper motherboard it maybe possible to fit in an HD5850 into the budget.

[Disturbedguy]

Cheers Cat,

The GPU doesnt have t be absolutely amazing, just good enough to run the two games mentioned. And I am sure the HD5770 is more than capable of this.

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

The HD5770 is around the speed of an HD4870 so it should be fine. Of course the HD5770 has lower power consumption than an HD4870 and DX11 too.

[Disturbedguy]

Cool, cheers.

Just got to let the person know..infact..there could be two PC's being built to this spec.

[Blaineoliver]

Is that 955 the C3 stepping?

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

Is that 955 the C3 stepping?

No,its the older C2 stepping. Only the C3 stepping X4 965BE is out and only CCL seems to be stocking them soon.