New build for friend

Redmint · 29 Jul 2010 at 01:17

Dogboy73 said:
Here's my final build (I hope!) with the PSU & HD people recommended.
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Personally I'd still go with the AM2+/AM3 option for a budget build:

Kingston HyperX 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 8500C5 1066MHz Dual Channel (KHX8500D2K2/4G) £70.49
(£59.99) £70.49
(£59.99)
AMD Athlon II X2 Dual Core 245 2.90GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £46.99
(£39.99) £46.99
(£39.99)
Gigabyte GA-M68M-S2P GeForce 7025 (Socket AM3/AM2+) DDR2 microATX Motherboard £38.99
(£33.18) £38.99
(£33.18)

Think the extra £35 is worth it for the extra 2GB RAM (it's also nicer RAM

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Dogboy73 · 29 Jul 2010 at 17:32

Redmint said:
K
ingston HyperX 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 8500C5 1066MHz Dual Channel (KHX8500D2K2/4G) £70.49
(£59.99) £70.49

Think the extra £35 is worth it for the extra 2GB RAM (it's also nicer RAM )

I agree but the system I'm building is going to be running XP so 4GB would be a bit pointless.

Dogboy73 · 30 Jul 2010 at 16:04

Ordered parts yesterday. Lets see how it goes ........ :eek:

WiryRocketeer · 30 Jul 2010 at 16:27

I'd laugh if it doesn't work

Redmint · 30 Jul 2010 at 16:33

Wiry, your sig is massive.

Destination · 30 Jul 2010 at 16:40

WiryRocketeer said:
I'd laugh if it doesn't work

Why?

WiryRocketeer · 30 Jul 2010 at 16:57

Hikari Kisugi said:
Why?

Why?

Dogboy73 · 30 Jul 2010 at 17:56

Hikari Kisugi said:
Why?

WiryRocketeer said:
Why?

Why not?!

RJC · 30 Jul 2010 at 17:58

Dogboy73 said:
Ordered parts yesterday. Lets see how it goes ........

What did you go for in the end, the one in your post above.

Dogboy73 · 31 Jul 2010 at 01:34

RJC said:
What did you go for in the end, the one in your post above.

Yep. Exactly that.

Dogboy73 · 2 Aug 2010 at 22:16

All seemed to fire up okay. Not hooked it up to a monitor yet. I'm still waiting for the OS disc so not much else I can do at the moment. Oh the optical drive OcUK sent me is knackered - makes a weird noise when you close the tray ...... then it just pops right back out again. I can't get it to stay in. Will RMA in the morning

olivier renault · 2 Aug 2010 at 22:40

Samsung DVD drives

Only encountered problems with them.

Dogboy73 · 3 Aug 2010 at 10:01

Well I fixed the DVD drive - The front bezel was not on properly & the drive tray wasn't able to insert fully as a result. Sorted

Unfortuantely though nothing else seems to be working. I don't get a post bleep when firing it up, there is no signal from the VGA port to the monitor & the keyboard LED's don't light when powering up. Erm. Not a good start

Dogboy73 · 3 Aug 2010 at 11:53

dbl post

Dogboy73 · 4 Aug 2010 at 08:16

My dumb ass! Forgot to hook up the 12V power line. DOH!!! I'm in the BIOS now having a poke around

Dogboy73 · 19 Aug 2010 at 00:13

Everything sorted now. Just wanted to post on here & say thanks again for the advice. The XP boot up time seems very fast. Certainly faster with than my PC. Programs boot up very, very quickly as well. Shuts down quick as well. Well pleased

Redmint · 19 Aug 2010 at 00:18

Glad you're happy and hope your friend likes it, the Samsung F3 drives are nice and quick and great value for money these days.

xRowan · 19 Aug 2010 at 02:47

looking good!

Mak3R · 19 Aug 2010 at 09:46

Glad it all went ok, great feeling when it works fine after all that effort

Dogboy73 · 14 Sep 2010 at 18:37

Then disaster!! - got a call from my mate this afternoon saying the PC wouldn't boot up. It now comes up with the 'start Windows normally' option but fails to boot & just keeps looping round. Apparently it also does the same if you select one of the safe boot options. Doesn't sound good