A beginners first build...

Ryan-3 · 14 Jun 2010 at 15:56

If you can go to £600:

Theres is also no worries, the H55 chipset fully supports Core i5 and Core i7, along with the Core i3 its designed for

+ Weren't core i5 750's £130 back in January!?!

thingemajib · 14 Jun 2010 at 15:57

The case is basically down to personal choice (i just spotted the CIT case on that auction site for 40 quid if you're interested...), but cooling needs to be taken into account.

Taking the CIT case as an example, it looks like theres only space for an 80mm fan on the back, which i would suggest fitting to provide an exhaust. Lowering overall temperatures a couple of degrees can mean the components will last jst that little bit longer.

Ryan-3 · 14 Jun 2010 at 16:05

Cooings very important. OcUK said themselves that the Z7 is a very good case, and looking at the case design, it should keep the PC nice and cool quietly too

+ I find intel better than AMD, been better for reliability for me, and metioning apple, they will ONLY use Intel

lukefinch · 14 Jun 2010 at 16:09

Mak3R said:
Toolkit isnt't really required. I've built several PC's all with the same single screwdriver

It would come in handy for me as i dont really have a proper set of screwdrivers, just some small ones here and there that would take me ages to find. Also the anti-static band would come in handy, you can never be too careful!

Thanks for the input Ryan-3, but if theres not much difference between AMD and intel, i might as well save myself £54 for extra things like fans, lights etc.

On another note, has anyone ever build a PC with these components before? And if so, how did it go and do you have any pictures?

Once again, thanks for all of your help, i can see myself getting quickly addicted to this forum as i have with a few others on different subjects

Ryan-3 · 14 Jun 2010 at 17:05

It gets addictive

Marku · 14 Jun 2010 at 18:11

shouldnt he get 500-600w PSU for those high end graphic cards?

thats why i chose a 620w psu for my geforce 8800 gts 640mb when it was brand spanking new/released. although i did at the time intend to get a 2nd 8800 for SLI. so i guess thats why i spec'd it like that.

PermaBanned · 14 Jun 2010 at 18:28

Since you never actually specified a budget...

Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 5750 Vapor-X 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £109.98
(£93.60) £109.98
(£93.60)
Patriot G Series 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Dual Channel (PGS34G1333ELK) £88.99
(£75.74) £88.99
(£75.74)
Asus M4A87TD Evo AMD 870 (Socket AM3) DDR3 Motherboard £84.99
(£72.33) £84.99
(£72.33)
AMD Athlon II X4 Quad Core 635 2.90GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £80.99
(£68.93) £80.99
(£68.93)
Samsung SpinPoint F3 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD502HJ) £39.99
(£34.03) £39.99
(£34.03)
Corsair CX 400W ATX Power Supply (CMPSU-400CXUK) £38.99
(£33.18) £38.99
(£33.18)
Xigmatek Asgard Midi Tower Case - Black £26.99
(£22.97) £26.99
(£22.97)
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev 2 CPU Cooler (Socket 939 / AM2 / AM3 / 775 / 1156 / 1366) £18.99
(£16.16) £18.99
(£16.16)
Samsung SH-S223C/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
(£11.91) £13.99
(£11.91)
Sub Total : £428.85
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £11.75
VAT is being charged at 17.50% VAT : £77.11
Total : £517.71

kieves1 · 14 Jun 2010 at 18:33

danewesley said:
hey i would really go for this instead, after a week or so you can get an aftermarket cpu cooler and some cathodes, maybe venture into custom case modding and cut your own window? the case is so cheap it wont hurt too much if you have to replace in the future.

I built my 1st rig last week and followed greywolfs guide that is pinned in this forum.

It was very similar to this spec just with a different 5770 and a 500w stealthxstream2 and a F3 500gb

It only took 45 mins to build and touch wood everything seems fine.

I need to go run some stress test and what not though at some point soon.

Good luck

lukefinch · 14 Jun 2010 at 18:48

kieves1 said:
I built my 1st rig last week and followed greywolfs guide that is pinned in this forum.

It was very similar to this spec just with a different 5770 and a 500w stealthxstream2 and a F3 500gb

It only took 45 mins to build and touch wood everything seems fine.

I need to go run some stress test and what not though at some point soon.

Good luck

Thanks for that info. Have you got any pictures of the PC wile you were building it and when it was finished that i can see? That would be great!

kieves1 · 14 Jun 2010 at 18:53

lukefinch said:
Thanks for that info. Have you got any pictures of the PC wile you were building it and when it was finished that i can see? That would be great!

I couldn't take any pics because my camera on my phone wasn't working.

The guide is really easy to follow.The only thing i had to change was to put the Hard drive in before the ram so that the 5770 didnt get in the way.

lukefinch · 15 Jun 2010 at 08:04

kieves1 said:
I couldn't take any pics because my camera on my phone wasn't working.

The guide is really easy to follow.The only thing i had to change was to put the Hard drive in before the ram so that the 5770 didnt get in the way.

Have you got any pics of the finished PC now?

NathWraith · 15 Jun 2010 at 10:06

danewesley said:
hey i would really go for this instead, after a week or so you can get an aftermarket cpu cooler and some cathodes, maybe venture into custom case modding and cut your own window? the case is so cheap it wont hurt too much if you have to replace in the future.

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Best spec yet, +1 to this. It is very important to have a good power supply. Don't go for a CIT like in yyour 1st post.

lukefinch said:
The price isn't bad on this. I think i would spend a little extra and get a case i like in the first place because it will only cost about another £30 or so.

Something like this maybe? a CIT MARS GAMING PC CASE...

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You will not make things easier for yourself with this case. Prepare to cut your hands, a lot.

lukefinch · 15 Jun 2010 at 13:59

NathWraith said:
Best spec yet, +1 to this. It is very important to have a good power supply. Don't go for a CIT like in yyour 1st post.

You will not make things easier for yourself with this case. Prepare to cut your hands, a lot.

Well what other cases would you recommend for about £40 with a clear side panel or window that will make the build easier for me?

lukefinch · 15 Jun 2010 at 14:42

How about this as a case?

Xigmatek Midgard Chassis PC Case with an Xigmatek Side Window For MidGard and Utgard Case

Gary* · 15 Jun 2010 at 15:00

Good choice lukefinch

NathWraith · 15 Jun 2010 at 15:10

This case or this case are good choices for a first case to build in. I chose the nvidia edition case as you said you wanted a side window. There aren't many quality cases at that price with a side window however.

Redmint · 15 Jun 2010 at 15:34

Yep the elite 334 is a nice little case.

arc@css · 15 Jun 2010 at 17:44

I was looking at the Antec 600 but then I saw the price. Looks like quite a nice case with plenty of room.

lukefinch · 15 Jun 2010 at 21:12

These are my two favourite cases so far, do you think these will be OK for a beginner?

NZXT M59 Mid-Tower Windowed Case - Black

Or...

Thermaltake VI1000BWS M9 Windowed Case - Black [VI1000BWS]

Rexton · 15 Jun 2010 at 22:26

Personally in terms of cases I've always gone for quality over looks, the case is the whole housing for your PC. So just be careful that you don't chose a bad quality case just because it has some cheap pretty looking glass side panels and nice colours.