to buy or build for £400

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alright guys i was on the verge of buying a new prebuilt when i thought that i maybe could do better by building one. trouble is i dont really know how good each of the seperate parts are. ive got about £400 to spend on just the computer, ive got all the other stuff, but it also needs an OS.

heres the prebuilt i was going to get: [url]http://www.palicomp.co.uk/pc-base-units/core-i3-i5-blast-base-units/core-i3-blast-530/prod_239.html[/url]

and here is the selection of parts i selected on ebuyer: [url]http://orders.ebuyer.com/customer/shopping/index.html?action=c2hvd2NhcnQ%3D[/url]

the only thought i had was that for about £10 total less from ebuyer, i could include a 'proper' graphics card. this wont be a gaming computer, ill maybe play trackmania and crossfire so i dont need mega graphics.

thanks.

[Reapaninja]

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[FalcoLombardi]

What is your monitor resolution? I'll whip something up for ya.

[Taipan]

Hey falco the build you posted in the other thread would be perfect for this.
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Corsair 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 1333MHz Memory Kit Unbuffered CL9 [URL]http://www.ebuyer.com/product/178943[/URL]
Samsung HD103SJ Spinpoint F3 1TB Hard Drive SATAII 7200rpm 32MB Cache - OEM [URL]http://www.ebuyer.com/product/173804[/URL]
Samsung SH-D163C 16x DVD-ROM CD-R SATA Optical Drive - OEM Black [URL]http://www.ebuyer.com/product/129233[/URL]
ASUS M4A785T-M 785G Socket AM3 DVI VGA HDMI Out 8 Channel Audio MATX Motherboard [URL]http://www.ebuyer.com/product/190087[/URL]
Coolermaster Black/Silver Elite 330 Mid Tower Case - No PSU [URL]http://www.ebuyer.com/product/146337[/URL]
OCZ 500W Mod XStream Pro PSU - 2x PCI-E 6x SATA [URL]http://www.ebuyer.com/product/152009[/URL]
AMD Athlon II X3 435 2.9GHz Socket AM3 1.5MB L2 Cache Retail Box Processor [URL]http://www.ebuyer.com/product/176043[/URL]
Sapphire HD 4650 512MB DDR2 HDMI DVI VGA Out PCI-E Graphics Card [URL]http://www.ebuyer.com/product/176023[/URL]

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[editline]11:25PM[/editline]

390£

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got myself this monitor: [url]http://www.ebuyer.com/product/158382[/url]

threw this together earlier. any thoughts on it? [IMG]http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc422/j_sleigh/computer.jpg[/IMG]

this will be my first homebuild. i dont need a massive hard drive or for it to be super quick but id like it to be pretty future proof. thats why i tried to squeeze in an intel core i3. or have i done it completely wrong?

[odellus]

4350, Arctic Power PSU

no

[Daltacentauri]

The 4650 beats the 4350 by what, 8x?
The one taipan referenced would be perfect, could even go for a 4670 if you wanted for a bit more.
An i3 being future proof? Not even an i7 980 is considered future proof. You want future proof then go to the future, and grab something from then.

[FalcoLombardi]

[QUOTE=taipan;24716118]Hey falco the build you posted in the other thread would be perfect for this.

[editline]11:25PM[/editline]

390£[/QUOTE]

I agree.