Building a Pc Need Help

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  1. Posts : 20
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    Building a Pc Need Help


    Hey Guys i have a laptop and i really want to record minecraft so bad and i need your help i have a budget of £500 Thats $810.90 in usa

    Im not going to be a huge gamer all i want to do is record minecraft easy on top settings

    i Would like a AMD Processor not intel because amd is better for the buck

    i would like at least 600watts Gaming PSU

    And i would like 6GB of Ram

    And i want a decent Graphics Card

    Please Comment Some Specs and i will go searching

    THANK YOU VERRY MUCH
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  2. Posts : 20
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    Dont Worry About the Monitor or the case (Feel Free to post them if you want ) i`ll sort that stuff out
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  3. Posts : 752
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    Hello there, xJaMeSeY.

    500 pounds won't make a huge gaming rig but let me see what i can do.

    CPU: AMD ADX640WFGMBOX Athlon II X4 640 - 3.0 Ghz AM3 CPU, Retail Packaged: Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories (72.41£)

    Motherboard: Asus M5A87 Motherboard: Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories (69.99£)

    HDD: Western Digital WD1002FAEX Caviar Black 1 TB 7200 RPM Internal Hard Disk Drive: Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories (64.66£)

    RAM: G-Skill 8GBXL Ripjaws X for Intel Sandybridge Platforms DDR3 PC12800 1600MHz 8GB Kit: Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories (36.52£)

    Video: XFX Radeon HD 6770 - Graphics adapter - Radeon HD 6770 - PCI Express 2.1 x16 - 1 GB GDDR5 - DVI, HDMI: Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories (89.00£)

    PSU: Corsair CMPSU-650TXV2UK Enthusiast Series TX650 V2 High Performance 650W Power Supply: Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories (63.68£)

    Case: Thermaltake V3 Black Edition Chassis with Window/Blue LED Fan/Midi Tower: Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories (36.72£)


    TOTAL: 432.98£


    Based on the spare money to spend, you could think about a HD6850 or a Phenom II X4 955/965.

    The rest is OK! :)


    EDIT:

    Video: Asus 1GB Radeon HD 6850 DirectCU PCI-E 2: Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories (136.23£)

    CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Quad-Core Processor - 3.20 GHz,8MB Cache,Socket AM3,125W,45 nm,3 Year Warranty,Retail Boxed: Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories (92.91£)


    TOTAL: 500.71£

    I'd personally go with the Phenom II X4 and the HD6850! is not too much of a difference in price but a huge difference in performance :)

    Cheers
    Last edited by Mashed1316; 04 Sep 2011 at 15:33. Reason: Squeezing OP's £500 budget to the max.
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  4. Posts : 20
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    Thanks im looking into it but the ram says for intel is it still ok (im a newb with this all without my dad)
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  5. Posts : 752
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    It's OK, as long as the RAM is listed for your Motherboard model/brand, it's the Frequencies and Timings that your motherboard supports and the voltage is correct. There are no problems.

    That's just a Marketing strategy. "Designed for Intel Sandybridge platforms", it works on other platforms without problems.

    Check out the changes i made, i managed to squeeze the 500£ budget at max
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    Punkster said:
    It's OK, as long as the RAM is listed for your Motherboard model/brand, it's the Frequencies and Timings that your motherboard supports and the voltage is correct. There are no problems.

    That's just a Marketing strategy. "Designed for Intel Sandybridge platforms", it works on other platforms without problems.

    Check out the changes i made, i managed to squeeze the 500£ budget at max
    Can i just thank you for your spare time i will inform my dad straight away i`ll probably go with the edited version your a top Man !!
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  7. Posts : 752
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       #7

    Don't worry, mate.

    That's why we're here for.

    Keep us updated about the new build, pics too.

    Cheers


    EDIT:

    I completely forgot about an optical drive

    Here: LG GH22NS70.AUAA 22x DVD-RW SATA - Black Bare: Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories (17.15£)

    At least is not expensive. Sorry about that
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  8. Posts : 20
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    Punkster said:
    Don't worry, mate.

    That's why we're here for.

    Keep us updated about the new build, pics too.

    Cheers
    Dont Worry Will Do
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  9. Posts : 20
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    Punkster said:
    Don't worry, mate.

    That's why we're here for.

    Keep us updated about the new build, pics too.

    Cheers


    EDIT:

    I completely forgot about an optical drive

    Here: LG GH22NS70.AUAA 22x DVD-RW SATA - Black Bare: Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories (17.15£)

    At least is not expensive. Sorry about that
    ill probably go for the weaker processor and video card i heard its still fine and would you recommend me to get 2 hard drives one for normal and one for recording ? thanks?
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  10. Posts : 752
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    2 HDDs? depends, if you're planning to do a lot of recording, yes.

    If not, then a 1TB one should be enough.

    If i were you, i'd sacrifice a little bit more on the processor side and a little less on the Video Card side, but since you're not a hardcore gamer and you want to record/edit your Minecraft videos, then i'd suggest this:

    Go with the Phenom II X4 955 and stick with the HD 6770. Because video editing/encoding needs a lot of processor power. If you stick with the Athlon II X4 640 you'll have less power to encode/edit videos.

    You could add a 2nd hard drive only if necessary, if you really think that you'll need it.

    Cheers
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