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Can anyone see any faults with this(pc build)
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Hi all,

going to start building my pc and i think this has to be the best for value for my money

My budget is 650 euro

I built this

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Can any one see any way i can improve this or should i just order the parts now I think this is a very good build for 650 quid
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The only think i see is the PSU, most people will tell you to get an XFX 550w PSU instead of what you have there, personally i have a 600W CiT PSU but i will be getting an XFX probably soon and that's only because it made it cheaper and if you can stretch to the 50GBP for the XFX i guess its worth it as everyone says so
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The build really is not good at all. You do not need a networking card, the power supply is a problem waiting to happen so here is a more balanced build and will get you more for your money under budget.

Parts from scan.co.uk

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Buxtyy wrote The build really is not good at all. You do not need a networking card, the power supply is a problem waiting to happen so here is a more balanced build and will get you more for your money under budget.

Parts from scan.co.uk

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Thanks mate think i will go with that looks better

Em might still keep that graphics card doe as 1GB is not big enough for me

your opinion?
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IF and only IF you can get that card or a similary priced / performing card for the same money or within budget then yes.

RAM on a graphics card is called VRAM and its use is mainly as a frame buffer. You'd need more if you ran more than one monitor or a monitor at very high resolutions (think 2.5/4k displays). I used to own a 1GB GTX550Ti a while back and it ran just fine with 1GB.

Long story short, a crap chip can have 10GB of VRAM and still be crap. A good chip can have 2GB of VRAM and be very good. If you want to increase the budget to accomodate a better card then let me know and i'll work something in.
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Buxtyy wrote IF and only IF you can get that card or a similary priced / performing card for the same money or within budget then yes.

RAM on a graphics card is called VRAM and its use is mainly as a frame buffer. You'd need more if you ran more than one monitor or a monitor at very high resolutions (think 2.5/4k displays). I used to own a 1GB GTX550Ti a while back and it ran just fine with 1GB.

Long story short, a crap chip can have 10GB of VRAM and still be crap. A good chip can have 2GB of VRAM and be very good. If you want to increase the budget to accomodate a better card then let me know and i'll work something in.


Hmm You seem to know a lot

Im in college studying computer science and I have to say you know your stuff

My budget would like to be 650 but if a extra 50 euro will keep be going for the next year it would be grand

Just like to get my moneys worth like..

Thanks for all the help btw
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Here's another build with the increase in budget accounted for. With the extra the changes; you get the 550w model of XFX power supply which still has the free five year warranty and also one of the new AMD R9 270 cards. As you wished a card which would last a bit longer this would be the best mid one I could recommend, especially as it comes with Battlefield 4 for free at 130GBP.

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Yeah I will think Il go with that..

Thanks very much sir +reped

Do you mind me contacting you through stages of this build first ever time going to build a pc
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You may. You can PM me if i have them turned on, or post a thread in the forums when you build and have an issue. If you do post threads in the forums try to keep one thread for your build so all the information is in one place as it'll help troubleshooting if you need it.
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Buxtyy wrote You may. You can PM me if i have them turned on, or post a thread in the forums when you build and have an issue. If you do post threads in the forums try to keep one thread for your build so all the information is in one place as it'll help troubleshooting if you need it.


Yo man would you mind linking me the items above cant seem to find a lot of them.. do you think a nicer looking case like the one i have above or should i just stick with the one you said?
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