Building a PC - have I forgotten anything??

scrlk · 5 Jul 2011 at 23:00

dirtychinchilla said:
Oh I do indeed have a question; do you need a different power supply for a micro atx case?

Nope but there are smaller PSU standards.

dirtychinchilla · 5 Jul 2011 at 23:04

So what does that mean exactly? Will the BeQuiet l7 still be ok?

stulid · 5 Jul 2011 at 23:05

Yes.

Its a standard ATX sized PSU, again just check the case manufacturer website or ask here when you have decided on a case.

dirtychinchilla · 5 Jul 2011 at 23:06

Haha great, thanks man

olivier renault · 5 Jul 2011 at 23:31

Bitfenix survivor is another option. Although it is design towards lan players, and the case is more 'secure' i.e. more difficult to access. But it's small. It's got a handle, and soft exterior.

dirtychinchilla · 8 Jul 2011 at 01:07

Regarding the case, I think I'll be getting something by Silverstone, probably an SG01 or SG02F-B. What do you reckon?

Would you guys mind speccing me a reasonably priced (maybe coming in at under £200) 64GB SSD and graphics card. Bear in mind that this will be used for some gaming, not particularly heavy but I mostly want to be able to run stuff on high graphics, and for 3D modelling using Solidworks.

Cheers!
Jono

stulid · 8 Jul 2011 at 03:02

dirtychinchilla said:
Regarding the case, I think I'll be getting something by Silverstone, probably an SG01 or SG02F-B. What do you reckon?

Would you guys mind speccing me a reasonably priced (maybe coming in at under £200) 64GB SSD and graphics card. Bear in mind that this will be used for some gaming, not particularly heavy but I mostly want to be able to run stuff on high graphics, and for 3D modelling using Solidworks.

Cheers!
Jono

No problem.

Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
OcUK GeForce GTX 460 OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £109.99
(£91.66) £109.99
(£91.66)
Crucial RealSSD M4 64GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive £95.99
(£79.99) £95.99
(£79.99)
Sub Total : £171.65
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £9.00
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £36.13
Total : £216.78

dirtychinchilla · 8 Jul 2011 at 11:58

Thanks a lot stulid. Is it necessary to get such an expensive SSD? It looks to e quite a bit cheaper just to get 60GB....I mean the fact is that I'll never fill up 60GB or 64GB but would definitely fill a 30GB SSD. I don't know...

Those OcUK GPUs are great aren't they?

stulid · 8 Jul 2011 at 13:20

The OCUK GPU is this one,
http://www.msi.com/product/vga/N460GTX-M2D1GD5-OC.html

So its a decent brand.

A 64GB SSD will fit Windows and about 5games/apps on it, the price above includes another lot of delivery charges, so if you ordered all together it wouldnt look so bad.

dirtychinchilla · 8 Jul 2011 at 13:46

I wish I could order it all together, it's going to require some saving and selling a guitar. But I don't want the the guitar and it'll be worth it.

Great, that GPU should be grand then.

stulid · 8 Jul 2011 at 13:51

Just to clarify, just because something says OCUK/Value etc, dont think its going to be something unbranded and will have OCUK plastered all over it/be cheap and horrid.

Examples,

OCUK Value 22" monitor is a Phillips,
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18289130

These two are surprisingly similar? including the specs

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-071-IY&groupid=17&catid=510&subcat=
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-046-OK&groupid=17&catid=510&subcat=

They just buy a large number of units in from various sources/makers and sell cheap.

dirtychinchilla · 8 Jul 2011 at 13:52

Hahah absolutely, I'd noticed it on a few threads actually. I'm more than willing to go for the OC GPU if it saves money. The bottom line is whether it's up to spec, and I believe you!

dirtychinchilla · 9 Jul 2011 at 13:33

More questions guys.

I don't know if you've seen my thread here or not. Basically, if I really want a portable PC I'm thinking that I may have to go for Mini ITX...is there an equivalent MB for this also in case I do decide to go that way? I think it would open up a lot of possibilities for me.

stulid · 9 Jul 2011 at 15:03

The only iTX motherboards I can find are based on H67/H61 chipsets meaning you loose the ability to overclock.

dirtychinchilla · 9 Jul 2011 at 16:59

Yeah that's what I thought. No worries. I'm just concerned about case size and every small case I find that's been made in the last couple of years is Mini ITX

dirtychinchilla · 10 Jul 2011 at 00:39

So, I've come to the realisation that a friend of mine may well be able to drive my PC up north from me when he finishes university etc. I was just checking out a thread and a guy was using this motherboard. I looks amazing, specs and aesthetics. Am I being blinded by it's coolness or is it actually great?

Surveyor · 10 Jul 2011 at 00:51

dirtychinchilla said:
So, I've come to the realisation that a friend of mine may well be able to drive my PC up north from me when he finishes university etc. I was just checking out a thread and a guy was using this motherboard. I looks amazing, specs and aesthetics. Am I being blinded by it's coolness or is it actually great?

It's no better than many other Sandybridge motherboards.

It's just covered in a big chunk of plastic which I can only see making the motherboard underneath hotter than a non-covered motherboard.

olivier renault · 10 Jul 2011 at 00:54

it's overpriced of course, but it will do the job. For the price I'd rather have a Asus Z68 pro or a Z68 Extreme 4.

dirtychinchilla · 10 Jul 2011 at 09:14

Ok thanks. I may end up with the Z68 now then. It's just basically a case of whether I can get this computer back from uni or not and I think I've managed to find an easier way.

dirtychinchilla · 10 Jul 2011 at 09:16

olivier renault said:
it's overpriced of course, but it will do the job. For the price I'd rather have a Asus Z68 pro or a Z68 Extreme 4.

So then, which is better? The pro or the Extreme 4??