After alot of help from fp i have chosen my components for my 1st build and will start on it soon. My budget is quite iffy and is able to change (moderatly from around £40-£50 max) but would rather i kept it as low as possible. Im looking at building a mid range pc primary used for gaming (latest games but don't need to run crysis at top quality with 4874335389 fps!) and would like it to last a few years maybe without an upgrade! i am not too botherd about the hdd size and have a spare optical drive if needed but i don't think i will use and will proberly end up buying an external one somewhere along the line. So this is what i have chosen.
Case: Antec 300 £45.99
[url]http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?ANT-300B[/url]
Suggested by sbradford26
HDD: Hitachi Deskstar T7K500 250GB SATA-II - £32
[url]http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?HIT-HD250S[/url]
Mobo: Gigabyte GA-MA770-UD3 AMD 770 (Socket AM2+) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard - £67
[url]http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?GIG-770UD3[/url]
CPU: AMD Phenom X3 Tri Core 8750 Black Edition 2.40GHz Socket AM2 - £104
[url]http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?AMD-P8750B[/url]
Memory: Corsair Dominator 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 PC2-8500C5 1066MHz - £37
[url]http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?CSR-XP852[/url]
GPU: Asus ATI Radeon HD 4770 512MB GDDR5 - £87
[url]http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?ASU-4770[/url]
PSU: Corsair vx 550w - £70.14
[url]http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?CSR-VX550[/url]
Suggested by Slashs_alt (thanks for helping by the way!)
Im pretty sure thats everything! That adds up to £443 if im right, if i could skim some off the price that would be good but i dont want to if it will lower the performance in anyway. If you have any suggestions please tell me them! I would like to know anybody's opinion on what i could change or anything as i havent orderd any parts yet and would like to know before i do so!!
Thanks!:dance:
EDIT:
I forgot to mention i havent chosen an OS and might go over to vista 7 beta but thats not set in stone and still thinking about it. any ideas?
I'v been looking at a few reviews of the CPU and am not too sure about it.. has anybody else got any ideas on how well the tri-core preforms?
tricores work pretty well, you should look into the AM3 cores though
[url]http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?ASU-M4A78P[/url]
Get this motherboard
and either this cpu if you want to save some money
[url]http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?AMD-P2710[/url]
or this one if you have a bit more
[url]http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?AMD-P2720[/url]
[QUOTE=sbradford26;15236940][url]http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?ASU-M4A78P[/url]
Get this motherboard
and either this cpu if you want to save some money
[url]http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?AMD-P2710[/url]
or this one if you have a bit more
[url]http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?AMD-P2720[/url][/QUOTE]
Ok im going to get that mobo and the AMD Phenom II Black Edition X3 Tri Core 720 2.8GHz Socket AM3 - Retail the more expensive alternative! thanks! so now thats what.. £470 total now?
I have a friend with the same setup only with a 4830 the 4770s hadn't came out and he overclocked the cpu with a 16x multiplier and his temps went up 3 degrees celcius. It put the cpu at 3.2 ghz.
[QUOTE=sbradford26;15237187]I have a friend with the same setup only with a 4830 the 4770s hadn't came out and he overclocked the cpu with a 16x multiplier and his temps went up 3 degrees celcius. It put the cpu at 3.2 ghz.[/QUOTE]
Thats pretty neat!
Yeah and the 4770 is a beast of an overlclocker. Also for reference he got to 3.2 ghz on stock.
[QUOTE=sbradford26;15237296]Yeah and the 4770 is a beast of an overlclocker. Also for reference he got to 3.2 ghz on stock.[/QUOTE]
Stock cooling? that [b]is[/b] sweet. But i'm not going to jump straight into overclocking anything just yet
Sorry for epic bump but im now going to start this build! i am going to proberly purchase the mobo tonight ([url]http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?ASU-M4A78P[/url]) and will slowly get the other components. If anybody has any opinions i am open to change! so please post anything you know about these components! it will help me alot!
buy it all at once
[editline]07:24PM[/editline]
also, [url]http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?OCZ-M500[/url] OCZ ModXStream 500W, cheaper and modular
[QUOTE=reapaninja;15382688]buy it all at once
[editline]07:24PM[/editline]
also, [url]http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?OCZ-M500[/url] OCZ ModXStream 500W, cheaper and modular[/QUOTE]
I will get that PSU thanks as it is alot cheaper and looks like a much better deal. But why buy it all at once? I was actually thinking of buying it all at once but i would prefer to buy it bit by bit as its less of a large drop on my funds and more of a slow stream but im still not sure if i should buy Everything. Also anybody got any opinions on ATI? i have never used an ATI card and would like to know if any more ideas on that.
[url]http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?OCZ-8500GD[/url]
I would spend the extra money and get 4 gigs of ram.
Or only go 800 mhz and save some money.
[url]http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?CSR-644G5C[/url]
Also the reason for buying all at once is that it will come all at once. So you don't have computer parts you can't use. Also ATI is a just as good as nviidia. Just make sure to use the drivers on the disk for the 4770.
[QUOTE=sbradford26;15384288][url]http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?OCZ-8500GD[/url]
I would spend the extra money and get 4 gigs of ram.
Or only go 800 mhz and save some money.
[url]http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?CSR-644G5C[/url]
Also the reason for buying all at once is that it will come all at once. So you don't have computer parts you can't use. Also ATI is a just as good as nviidia. Just make sure to use the drivers on the disk for the 4770.[/QUOTE]
Will go for 1st choice as i got some + cash off the money saved on PSU and also Thanks for opinion. Great help by the way everyone! i couldn't have even started this without you guys helping :biggrin: now i have this going along quite well! :dance: Really looking forward to get stuck in to this
Ohh make sure to get the 64 bit version of windows 7 otherwise you can't use all 4 gigs of ram.
[QUOTE=sbradford26;15384662]Ohh make sure to get the 64 bit version of windows 7 otherwise you can't use all 4 gigs of ram.[/QUOTE]
Aha! there we goo! thats somthing else i needed to know! thank you! :mmmhmm:
Also you will probably have to update your bios.
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Wait no you won't have to.
[QUOTE=SuPeR_MaN;15384223]I will get that PSU thanks as it is alot cheaper and looks like a much better deal. But why buy it all at once? I was actually thinking of buying it all at once but i would prefer to buy it bit by bit as its less of a large drop on my funds and more of a slow stream but im still not sure if i should buy Everything. Also anybody got any opinions on ATI? i have never used an ATI card and would like to know if any more ideas on that.[/QUOTE]
buying it all at once saves any hassle if something goes out of stock and you have to replace it with something more expensive or not as good which can change the budget and make you have to change other parts too
plus you need it all at once anyway to build it, and depending on the site you'll save cash on delivery if they charge less for bulk orders or for free delivery over £X
[QUOTE=reapaninja;15384913]buying it all at once saves any hassle if something goes out of stock and you have to replace it with something more expensive or not as good which can change the budget and make you have to change other parts too
plus you need it all at once anyway to build it, and depending on the site you'll save cash on delivery if they charge less for bulk orders or for free delivery over £X[/QUOTE]
Yeah i guess.. i think novatech is free delivery over £50 which is why i chose them. Do you think that will count like for multiple items at once? Eg. the case is £45 and if i got all together would i have to pay Postage on it? or is it like induvidual postage on the items? anyone had any experiance with novatech?
Either get [url]http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?SAM-S320S2[/url]
this hdd or this one [url]http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?SG-79S326[/url]
They are much better than hitachi.
[QUOTE=sbradford26;15385110]Either get [url]http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?SAM-S320S2[/url]
this hdd or this one [url]http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?SG-79S326[/url]
They are much better than hitachi.[/QUOTE]
Ill proberly go with that Seagate drive. Looks like a nice deal! thanks again
[QUOTE=SuPeR_MaN;15385026]Yeah i guess.. i think novatech is free delivery over £50 which is why i chose them. Do you think that will count like for multiple items at once? Eg. the case is £45 and if i got all together would i have to pay Postage on it? or is it like induvidual postage on the items? anyone had any experiance with novatech?[/QUOTE]
[url]http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/hddeliverycharges.html[/url]
" At Novatech we're always trying to bring you the best possible service, which is why we're offering FREE delivery! A[B]s long as your total order value of goods is over £50.00 inc vat and under 30kg in weight[/B] then you will qualify for this offer!"
[QUOTE=reapaninja;15385311][url]http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/hddeliverycharges.html[/url]
" At Novatech we're always trying to bring you the best possible service, which is why we're offering FREE delivery! A[B]s long as your total order value of goods is over £50.00 inc vat and under 30kg in weight[/B] then you will qualify for this offer!"[/QUOTE]
Thanks! dident notise that page. Looks like the charges are pretty reasonable anyway even if i would have to pay it!
30 kilos are over 60 pounds I think and the case and power supply are not near that heavy and those are the heaviest parts.
Get Windows 7 beta, skip vista.
He is.
Good good and yeah i did mean i was proberly going to get windows 7 beta
Ok sorry for the bump but i have now got the case and mobo and am ordering everything else soon. Also now turns out i need a optical drive and would like to know any suggestions.. would prefer anything thats quite cheap and can burn/read with a half decent speed but im really getting low on cash so any suggestions?
for an optical drive pretty much anything will do
[url]http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?SAM-S223QO[/url] has Lightscribe which basically lets you burn labels onto disks the same way as you burn the disk
[QUOTE=reapaninja;15471562]for an optical drive pretty much anything will do
[url]http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?SAM-S223QO[/url] has Lightscribe which basically lets you burn labels onto disks the same way as you burn the disk[/QUOTE]
Sweet ill get that one. Comes with free nero :biggrin:
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