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Ok, I currently use a laptop and miss playing the latest games, so am planning on building a computer this summer. My budget is about £600.. I've never built a computer before, so don't have any components (I've already got monitor/keyboard/mouse) or a case etc.

I probably won't overclock and don't really want to spend out money on extra cooling (I'll probably look into all that in a year or two).

If anyone wants to make a £600 spec, that would be awesome, but I would also appreciate any tips or suggestions.

One thing that I wanted to ask - for the PSU, how do you know how much wattage you need?

Thanks :)
 
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This is a decent non OC setup and if you do decide to overclock it shouldn't be too shabby of a setup.
 
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neoboy said:
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This is a decent non OC setup and if you do decide to overclock it shouldn't be too shabby of a setup.
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Perfect apart from that I would 500W thermaltake PSU for just 55quid and get him some other case. I dont trust this 'EarthWatts'.
Also if you're not OCing you might drop the arctic freezer and get e8500 with stock cooler. And cheaper mobo is an option too.

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I wouldnt buy quad if u're just gaming and Q6600 is rubbish if u dont OC it to at least 3.2.
Wolfdale is gonna be so much better for gaming.
 
PhoenixUK said:
Perfect apart from that I would 500W thermaltake PSU for just 55quid and get him some other case. I dont trust this 'EarthWatts'.
Also if you're not OCing you might drop the arctic freezer and get e8500 with stock cooler. And cheaper mobo is an option too.

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I wouldnt buy quad if u're just gaming and Q6600 is rubbish if u dont OC it to at least 3.2.
Wolfdale is gonna be so much better for gaming.
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the earthwatts are superb PSUs, and the fact that they come with a good case, leads to a very good value on a very good product(s)

its another option with Qc if he wants it.
 
OOOOOOO

get the E8400 spec but with the E8200 n get 4gig of ram (you'll get a little le-way with the cash saved to get anything else that takes your fancy)

eitherway sweet!
 
Oh wow, this was a quick reply.
Some pretty decent specs you guys put together. Far better than I was managing to do on my own and for the right price.. I'm most impressed :D

I am strongly tempted by the quad.. I do multitask quite a bit, how easy is it to OC your cpu?
 
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