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ben_93
04-11-2009, 04:03 PM
Hi all, I'm planning a new build, I'm going to use the pc for gaming. My budget is £600, I've come up with the following:

CPU:
AMD Athlon X2 2.7Ghz 3Mb AM2+

MOBO
Gigabyte AM2+ AMD770 DDR2 ATX

Hard Drive
Seagate Barracuda 7200.1 500GB 7200RPM S300 32MB

RAM
Kingston ValueRAM 4GB 667MHz DDR2 ECC R

Graphics Card
XFX ATI Radeon HD4870 750Mhz 512MB DDR5 PCI-E 2.0 Dual DVI Card

CPU Cooler
Akasa Thermo Dynamic REVO CPU Cooler

PSU
DABS 400W Unit

I already have a ATX Case, Cd rom drives, sound card etc, what do you think of this spec? :)
Advice welcome, thanks Ben.

123456
04-11-2009, 06:12 PM
Where are you buying this from? The RAM should be at 800MHz at least and the PSU is seriously underpowered. Get at least 550W.

ben_93
04-11-2009, 07:16 PM
Thanks for your advice, I'm getting the parts from www.dabs.com
I have changed my mind and ditching the Gigabyte MOBO for a MSI board.

http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=53K1&CategorySelectedId=11143&NavigationKey=11143,48750000,50050#imagegallery

ben_93
04-11-2009, 07:22 PM
I Haven't ordered the parts yet, so I will add better ram and a better PSU to the basket.

Will this ram do the job:

http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=5D1Y&CategorySelectedId=11150&NavigationKey=11150,45650000

123456
04-11-2009, 07:29 PM
Yep. PSU: http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=4B0R&CategorySelectedId=11259&PageMode=1&NavigationKey=11259

ben_93
04-12-2009, 07:10 AM
Cheers mate, will also stretch out for that PSU.