Despite reading HEXUS over the past few years since i upgraded my computer, I haven't got the foggiest idea of what plugs into what on the modern stuff. So i need a bit of help. my sister wants/needs to upgrade her slow pokey computer, the reason the title says '7 year build' is that she only upgrades every 7 years, like me
stuff needs to be bought from SCAN because my mum wants a day trip out bolton way and thats where SCAN is. plus we dont want to be woken up at early hours for delivery men.
shes said it has to be AMD, and it has to be the Phenom II 1055T for £135.
graphics. Sapphire HD 6850 ATI 1GB for £150.82
the motherboard and memory is where I dont have a clue, any suggestions?
Shes not planning on crossfire or any overclocking, onboard sound needs to be 7.1, onboard graphics will be a bonus - incase the seperate one breaks, but it's not essential. USB3, Sata3 bonus aswell, for futureproofing purposes.
For the memory, she wants quantity over speed, i.e. as much as possible, 2x4GB will do, so she can bung in another 2x4GB at a later date if she needs it. i just dont know what voltage stuff to get or what will work, so thats why i need help.
power supply?
will a Tagan 480W TG480-U22 be able to power it? bought in 2005
if not, what will?
total so far is £280 for cpu, graphics. another £200 estimated for motherboard, memory, PSU (if needed) although cheaper would be better.
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all the rest of the bits she already has - big tower case, dvd, keyboard, mouse, montor SM2232BW, OS win7 64bit, hard drives 320GB 640GB hitachis, CPU cooler.
shes upgrading from an AMD 3700, 2GB ddr 700 ram, ATI X1800 XL, Audigy 2.
current use is Elderscrolls Oblivion, Diablo 2, LOTRO, iPlayer in HD, and some picture editing in photoshop CS2.
future use is Diablo 3, Elderscrolls Skyrim, LOTRO, iPlayer in HD, and some picture editing in CS2.
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so HEXITES what suggestions have you got?
EDIT: although after typing all this out and pressing 'post thread', i have just realised Buldozers on its way, so whens that out? if its very soon, then well wait and see, if its second half of year, we'll go ahead with this build.