Another 'help me buid a new PC plse' :)

MyBoxLife · 28 Oct 2010 at 21:33

Size matters here, so looking at MicroATX.

Looking for recommendations of small flashy case, with good cooling, and gaming keyboard, mouse, and headset. Screen not needed.

Anything wrong with the following, or if you can suggest better alternatives:

Corsair HX 650W ATX Modular SLI Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-650HXUK) [CMPSU-650HXUK]

Gigabyte GA-880GMA-UD2H AMD 880G (Socket AM3) DDR3 microATX Motherboard

AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 955 Black Edition "125W Edition" 3.20GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail [HDZ955FBGMBOX]

Patriot Viper 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C7 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PVS34G1600LLK) [PVS34G1600LLK ]

HIS ATI Radeon HD 6870 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE CODMW2 PC-Game

Samsung SpinPoint F4 320GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD322GJ) [HD322GJ]

LG GH24NS50 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - Retail [GH24NS50]

Looking to spend no more than 1k, the-less-the-better

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Cheers.

stulid · 28 Oct 2010 at 21:35

nothing wrong with those parts at all, aprt from the 320gb harddrive! when you can get 500gb for less - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-206-SE&groupid=701&catid=14&subcat=940

or a little more - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-081-SA&groupid=701&catid=14&subcat=940

MyBoxLife · 28 Oct 2010 at 22:19

Thx stulid, Samsung F3 500GB is deffo a better option.

PermaBanned · 28 Oct 2010 at 22:40

How about...

Product Name Qty Price Line Total
HIS ATI Radeon HD 6870 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE CODMW2 PC-Game £199.99
(£170.20) £199.99
(£170.20)
AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 955 Black Edition "125W Edition" 3.20GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £117.49
(£99.99) £117.49
(£99.99)
Gigabyte GA-880GMA-UD2H AMD 880G (Socket AM3) DDR3 microATX Motherboard £74.99
(£63.82) £74.99
(£63.82)
Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £61.09
(£51.99) £61.09
(£51.99)
Corsair CX 600W ATX Power Supply £59.98
(£51.05) £59.98
(£51.05)
NZXT Vulcan Micro ATX Gaming Case - Black £54.99
(£46.80) £54.99
(£46.80)
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £44.99
(£38.29) £44.99
(£38.29)
Akasa AK-CCX-4001HP Nero S Direct Contact Heatpipe CPU Cooler (Socket AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / LGA775 / LGA1156 / LGA1366 ) £32.99
(£28.08) £32.99
(£28.08)
Logitech ClearChat Pro USB Stereo Headset (981-000011) £27.99
(£23.82) £27.99
(£23.82)
Logitech MX518 Gaming-Grade Optical Mouse (910-000616) £24.99
(£21.27) £24.99
(£21.27)
Logitech K300 Compact Keyboard (920-001488) £21.98
(£18.71) £21.98
(£18.71)
Pioneer DVR-S18L 22x DVD±RW SATA Labelflash ReWriter - Black (Retail) £18.99
(£16.16) £18.99
(£16.16)
Sub Total : £630.18
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £11.25
VAT is being charged at 17.50% VAT : £112.25
Total : £753.68

MyBoxLife · 28 Oct 2010 at 23:21

Thx Superewza

Isn't my choice better for roughly the same price than the 'Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9)', C7 compared to C9?

Need a modular PSU, as the excess cables will only make it harder to tidy-up and possibly affect the airflow.

'NZXT Vulcan Micro ATX Gaming Case', one of the cases I was having a look at, but still not sold.

500GB will be more than enough as it'll be system only, and all data will be stored elsewhere.

Hadn't thought about a 3rd party cooler for the CPU, tempted by a Noctua or even one of the Prolimatech, but the latter doesn't seem to cater for AM3, and space may be an issue in a smaller case. What's the reason for the one you chose over the other offerings?

Liking your choice of headset and mouse, is there a reason there's no G9 on OcUK.

Why the Logitech K300 Compact Keyboard, not a gamers choice, sorry, but maybe I should have mentioned that that would be the primary function of the PC?

Never had any problems with the Pioneer optical drives, so probs opt for your choice over mine.

PermaBanned · 29 Oct 2010 at 01:02

MyBoxLife said:
Thx Superewza

Isn't my choice better for roughly the same price than the 'Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9)', C7 compared to C9?

Yeah, it should be. I didn't look at that one.

MyBoxLife said:
Need a modular PSU, as the excess cables will only make it harder to tidy-up and possibly affect the airflow.

If you have the money then go for it, i've always been a strong believer in the '10p/W' theory when it comes to value for money in PSUs, but if you feel it's worth it then they're both solid units.

MyBoxLife said:
'NZXT Vulcan Micro ATX Gaming Case', one of the cases I was having a look at, but still not sold.

Probably the best mATX case around, doubt you'll find a better one in that format.

MyBoxLife said:
500GB will be more than enough as it'll be system only, and all data will be stored elsewhere.

Fair enough, just generally since it's about £10/5 more for twice the storage space it tends to be worth it, but no point if you're not ever going to touch it.

MyBoxLife said:
Hadn't thought about a 3rd party cooler for the CPU, tempted by a Noctua or even one of the Prolimatech, but the latter doesn't seem to cater for AM3, and space may be an issue in a smaller case. What's the reason for the one you chose over the other offerings?

The Nero S is a great cooler, from what i've read the best Akasa has - putting it at least equal to coolers for £40-£50. Besides, air coolers nowadays are much the same. Is it really worth spending up to twice as much on something that might be cooler by a number of degrees you could count on one hand?

MyBoxLife said:
Liking your choice of headset and mouse, is there a reason there's no G9 on OcUK.

Not that i know of, but they're not the only etailer

MyBoxLife said:
Why the Logitech K300 Compact Keyboard, not a gamers choice, sorry, but maybe I should have mentioned that that would be the primary function of the PC?

Just the best keyboard on the site for the price really, the Logitech Classic 200 is a brilliant keyboard for any use, especially at £10. But since there's so much slack in the budget i went for a few models up. I don't really agree with spending £50 or so on a keyboard unless it's mechanical.

MyBoxLife said:
Never had any problems with the Pioneer optical drives, so probs opt for your choice over mine.

Yeah, they're easily the best manufacturers until you start spending about twice as much, it's an area a lot of people just go for the cheapest option on but it does make a difference.