Scrapyard wars, UK Edition

[asim1999]

I wanted to see how good u guys could get when it comes to desktops. How about a max budget of £500 to make a killer gaming rig.

I'll start:

 

Main tower:http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HP-Elite-8200-Intel-Core-i7-2600-3-4Ghz-QC-4GB-RAM-1TB-HDD-Win-7-/221732404079?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item33a047fb6f

Specs: i7 2600, 4GB RAM. 1TB HDD

 

gpu: 290 Tri-X: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sapphire-AMD-Radeon-4GB-R9-290-Tri-X-GDDR5-Video-Card-/291426589972?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item43da60dd14

 

Extra 4GB Stick:http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4GB-RAM-DDR3-1600MHz-PC3-12800-SO-DIMM-SAMSUNG-1-x-4GB-/141633275544?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item20fa004698

 

550W PSU:http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/550W-Powercool-Hybrid-Modular-80-PLUS-1x140mm-ATX-PSU-/131385604041?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item1e973137c9

 

Now its ur turn

[CydiaDash]

You

 

I wanted to see how good u guys could get when it comes to desktops. How about a max budget of £500 to make a killer gaming rig.

I'll start:

 

Main tower:http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HP-Elite-8200-Intel-Core-i7-2600-3-4Ghz-QC-4GB-RAM-1TB-HDD-Win-7-/221732404079?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item33a047fb6f

Specs: i7 2600, 4GB RAM. 1TB HDD

 

gpu: 290 Tri-X: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sapphire-AMD-Radeon-4GB-R9-290-Tri-X-GDDR5-Video-Card-/291426589972?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item43da60dd14

 

Extra 4GB Stick:http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4GB-RAM-DDR3-1600MHz-PC3-12800-SO-DIMM-SAMSUNG-1-x-4GB-/141633275544?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item20fa004698

 

550W PSU:http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/550W-Powercool-Hybrid-Modular-80-PLUS-1x140mm-ATX-PSU-/131385604041?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item1e973137c9

 

Now its ur turn

Could make something similar to my setup - it's worth just over £550

[asim1999]

You

 

Could make something similar to my setup - it's worth just over £550

True, but the system i put together is way more powerful. Its all about bargain hunting, so i bought everything used 

[ForsakenLive]

Would you consider used hardware?

[Poohy14]

You know you bought laptop ram instead of desktop. Just pointing that out.... Unless I am mistaken.

[QueenDemetria]

Lol OP, you will have to mod that case and power supply if you want to use them together. The case doesnt follow the ATX standard and the motherboard uses a custom pinout (doesnt even use the 24 pin). Its doable, but will add cost to the build.

[Poohy14]

Lol OP, you will have to mod that case and power supply if you want to use them together. The case doesnt follow the ATX standard and the motherboard uses a custom pinout (doesnt even use the 24 pin). Its doable, but will add cost to the build.

 

Pretty sure it can use standard ATX, I have an older HP case (2009~2010) and I swapped the PSU and it works just fine. Also the mobo uses a 24 pin as well.

[asim1999]

Lol OP, you will have to mod that case and power supply if you want to use them together. The case doesnt follow the ATX standard and the motherboard uses a custom pinout (doesnt even use the 24 pin). Its doable, but will add cost to the build.

the mobo has a 20 pin, which is ok as most PSUs have a detachable 4 pins, i can get the PSU to work by drilling in holes. Keep in mind that the budget does not include tools, just the PC Parts 

[Jumper118]

I wanted to see how good u guys could get when it comes to desktops. How about a max budget of £500 to make a killer gaming rig.

I'll start:

 

Main tower:http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HP-Elite-8200-Intel-Core-i7-2600-3-4Ghz-QC-4GB-RAM-1TB-HDD-Win-7-/221732404079?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item33a047fb6f

Specs: i7 2600, 4GB RAM. 1TB HDD

 

gpu: 290 Tri-X: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sapphire-AMD-Radeon-4GB-R9-290-Tri-X-GDDR5-Video-Card-/291426589972?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item43da60dd14

 

Extra 4GB Stick:http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4GB-RAM-DDR3-1600MHz-PC3-12800-SO-DIMM-SAMSUNG-1-x-4GB-/141633275544?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item20fa004698

 

550W PSU:http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/550W-Powercool-Hybrid-Modular-80-PLUS-1x140mm-ATX-PSU-/131385604041?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item1e973137c9

 

Now its ur turn

these parts are a complete fail. the tower is too expensive, the ram is laptop ram, the gpu probably won't fit and the psu is new and terrible. 

[QueenDemetria]

Pretty sure it can use standard ATX, I have an older HP case (2009~2010) and I swapped the PSU and it works just fine. Also the mobo uses a 24 pin as well.

That's a different case(I have that one too in my sig Edit: lel you have seen it.), but the Case OP linked is different and doesn't use the ATX form factor. Its able to house a 92mm fan so its taller, and all of the screws are equally spaced apart, unlike the ATX standard that has one scre offset by a little. Continue reading for the pinout explaining

 

the mobo has a 20 pin, which is ok as most PSUs have a detachable 4 pins, i can get the PSU to work by drilling in holes. Keep in mind that the budget does not include tools, just the PC Parts 

Nope, this computer does not use the standard ATX pinout, and the only thing that follows the standard is the CPU 4 pin. The Motherboard uses a proprietary 6 pin for its primary power, and a auxiliary connector for the 3.3v, 5v standby, and PWR_sense functionalality. As you can see here, there is no 24pin(or 20 pin) to be found:

Edit: It has 2 4 pins, a 6 pin, and a smaller 6 pin instead of the 20-24 pin.

Edit#2: 

[Poohy14]

That's a different case(I have that one too in my sig Edit: lel you have seen it.), but the Case OP linked is different and doesn't use the ATX form factor. Its able to house a 92mm fan so its taller, and all of the screws are equally spaced apart, unlike the ATX standard that has one scre offset by a little. Continue reading for the pinout explaining

 

Yeah I remember your build now but that is a very weird 20 pin header on that mobo would have to do a lot of modding do get it all to work right.