Nov 7 2010, 01:00 PM
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So ive been thinking of replacing my PC for a while, and now I dont have a choice. My GFX card is kaput. I know the problem, a couple of capacitors have come off, so I now get the long beep - 3 short beeps when trying to start up. Long story short, it would be better value to replace the whole lot than buy a new gfx for my old PC.
Heres what I can butcher from the old: PSU - 500W Thermaltake number, see no reason to change it. Monitor - nothing wrong with this Keyboard/mouse DVD RW HDDs Potentially the case, depending how I feel SO im looking for the following: MOBO GFX RAM CASE CPU I dont mind spending a bit more for a mobo just to try and futureproof a bit, but apart from that I just want something that will be able to play things at the top end of the games market at the moment. Ideally i would like to pay sub-£500 (inc. case) Any recommendations? Im thinking about £100 each for the mobo/cpu, £150 GFX, maybe another £40 RAM with a little leeway for the components and case. -------------------- |
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Qrbrrbl PC time Nov 7 2010, 01:00 PM
Qrbrrbl Had a hunt on Ebuyer and this is what im looking a... Nov 7 2010, 01:49 PM
MonkeyFiend The stuff above seems to be as about as cheap an I... Nov 7 2010, 02:30 PM
Qrbrrbl This is mostly just a straight rip from an overclo... Nov 7 2010, 02:33 PM
K. if ur not planning on OC then cooling will just be... Nov 7 2010, 02:53 PM
Qrbrrbl So which AMD chip would offer similar performance?... Nov 7 2010, 03:03 PM
MonkeyFiend QUOTE (Qrbrrbl @ Nov 7 2010, 04:03 PM) So... Nov 7 2010, 03:30 PM
Pandora92 QUOTE (MonkeyFiend @ Nov 7 2010, 03:30 PM... Nov 7 2010, 08:33 PM
Chisel I would second the comments about the 470's an... Nov 7 2010, 11:46 PM
McJaffa I reckon for the CPU/motherboard he is looking at ... Nov 8 2010, 01:18 AM
MonkeyFiend Fair comments on the 470/480's - I've hear... Nov 8 2010, 01:20 PM
McJaffa I agree with the noise v performance comments. I a... Nov 8 2010, 02:38 PM
Cabletwitch I still recommend the Antec 1200 as a prime choice... Nov 9 2010, 06:02 AM![]() ![]() |
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