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dannym24
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_ 		5. January 2012 @ 11:03 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
So I took the advice and put together this selection of components just like to know what you think and what limitations I may have or anything I could improve ....

Case - Nzxt beta evo £22.30

Motherboard - Asus m5a78l-m lx amd 760g £40.54

CPU - And athlon II x2 250 £49.30

Memory - Corsair memory 8gb vengeance £38.59

Hard-drive - Seagate 500gb baracuda 3.5" £64.00

Optical drive - Lg ch10ls20 blu-ray dvd-rw £49.76

PSU - Corsair 600w cx series v2 ( 80+ ) £59.91

Operating system - windows 7 I can pick up home edition for around £70

This brings me in at £394.40 , would this computer last any length of time ? This to me looks pretty good but then again Im a complete beginner at this and again open to suggestion on anything so if anybody can see anywhere that I could buy better for the money Im paying. Basically I dont game or anything like that , I use it for playing poker , watching movies and general browsing and use. Im upgrading because Im still using my PC from about 2005 lol


Cheers
danny.

Cheers Danny.
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Estuansis
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_ 		24. January 2012 @ 10:08 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
That looks just fine but you could easily get away with a much less powerful PSU. Take a look at an Antec Eartwatts 380W or a Corsair 400CX. Use the money you save on the PSU and upgrade something else, like replace the Athlon II X2 dual core with a cheap Athlon II X4 quad core.

Trust me on the PSU. I'm running a fairly power hungry gaming rig that blows that one away and I'm using a 620W just fine and could probably get away with a 520W.
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AMD Phenom II X6 1100T 4GHz(20 x 200) 1.5v 3000NB 2000HT, Corsair Hydro H110 w/ 4 x 140mm 1500RPM fans Push/Pull, Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD5, 8GB(2 x 4GB) G.Skill RipJaws DDR3-1600 @ 1600MHz CL9 1.55v, Gigabyte GTX760 OC 4GB(1170/1700), Corsair 750HX
Detailed PC Specs: http://my.afterdawn.com/estuansis/blog_entry.cfm/11388
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