Am I wise?

badbob · 4 Nov 2007 at 22:00

I'd get a cheap Intel C2D CPU instead, for general use you don't need a quad. oh wait said photo/video work.

Aero · 4 Nov 2007 at 22:01

Just thought I'd wish you good luck with your first attempt like mentioned earlier pressing the power for the first time is an experience not to be missed and you should have a very nice machine there although you might want to make is 64bit vista just a thought

Aero

funksteruk2 · 4 Nov 2007 at 22:02

8800gt is more card for the cash and is more future proof, i paid £200 for my 8800gts 6 weeks ago and now its old lol, and yes iam sure they run quietish not silent

buzz_ · 4 Nov 2007 at 22:03

caithomas44 said:
it is easy, my brother in law got me to assemble my first one on work experience when i was about 13 or 14. it is just like giant lego

I would not be too concerned about the lego part, it's what happens when you flick the switch and none of the lights come on... Installing a 2nd hard drive was easy enough, but when you have no operating system to start with, how does that work? Or is all this written down somewhere that I should have read already!

paradigm · 4 Nov 2007 at 22:04

funksteruk2 said:
8800gt is more card for the cash and is more future proof, i paid £200 for my 8800gts 6 weeks ago and now its old lol

For gaming it is.

If I knew I wasn't gaming and was only doing video editing, multimedia playback and 2D artwork, I'd get an ATi card every time.

funksteruk2 · 4 Nov 2007 at 22:07

paradigm said:
For gaming it is.

If I knew I wasn't gaming and was only doing video editing, multimedia playback and 2D artwork, I'd get an ATi card every time.

yeah your right, iam a gamer and didnt read the first post properly

buzz_ · 4 Nov 2007 at 22:18

Aero said:
Just thought I'd wish you good luck with your first attempt like mentioned earlier pressing the power for the first time is an experience not to be missed and you should have a very nice machine there although you might want to make is 64bit vista just a thought

Aero

Are all the driver issues sorted out yet? I have quite an old scanner and printer.

I thought about spec'ing a more powerful system, but then remembered, I'm replacing a 5 year old PC, so anything is going to be a huge leap forward.

GarethDW · 5 Nov 2007 at 00:53

buzz_ said:
when you have no operating system to start with, how does that work? Or is all this written down somewhere that I should have read already!

It's simple, mate. You configure the BIOS to boot from your CD or DVD Rom, insert your Operating System disc in the drive and power up the PC.

The installation program for the OS will look for a hard drive to install to, and will then ask you a series of questions about how you want to configure the OS when it's installed, e.g. do you want multiple partitions on your hard drive, what's your user name and password, your location, etc...

To be honest, the hardest part about building your own PC is making sure all the parts you've selected are compatible. The spec you posted earlier looks fine to me.