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[PTG]shogun

[PTG]shogun

[PTG]shogun

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this is my first PC i am going to build so forgive me if i sound noobish.

I am building it for my mum who mainly does office work (no gaming ;) ) but ill be setting her up with her old screen and a new one hence the GPU being a 8600.

here is what i have so far:
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Now i have a few Q's:

what size PSU whould you need to buy here? im thinking: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-036-AN&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=

will eveything work together? is there a compatibility prob im missing?

Will the HD come with the cable?

and are there any general tips for first timers (building PC's David; your mind is wayyyy to dirty ;) )
 
If she is doing ZERO gaming, an 8600 is overkill, even the lowest of low end cards these days support two monitors in windows at up to 2048x1536 each. Just get the CHEAPEST card you can that doesn't have "hypermemory" or "turbocache", that way they aren't stealing system RAM ;). The RAM you have chosen is stupendously overkill for the system, PC6400 is the minimum required for 1:1 with the FSB, and the CPU (IMO) is overkill for a general word processing/internet PC, get the cheapest 4MB cache Core 2 Duo that is available (if you even think that she will need that much L2 cache - i don't), an E4xxx would do fine to be fully honest, hell, even the E2160 would be more than adequate.

A decent branded 500W PSU will be more than enough, probably get the Corsair 520W.
 
Personally i think you could get away with 667mhz or 800mhz ram. Lower the processor too and overclock it if you really want it higher (but i doubt you need a great one if it's just for Excel etc), you could overclock the e2140 a bit. Might be an idea to get a case with a PSU/case combo. I believe that PSU is fine as it is ATX, i'd imagine the case is a standard ATX. Like the others said too, the 8600gt, maybe a little much.

How much are you hoping to spend by the way?
 
paradigm said:
If she is doing ZERO gaming, an 8600 is overkill, even the lowest of low end cards these days support two monitors in windows at up to 2048x1536 each. Just get the CHEAPEST card you can that doesn't have "hypermemory" or "turbocache", that way they aren't stealing system RAM ;). The RAM you have chosen is stupendously overkill for the system, PC6400 is the minimum required for 1:1 with the FSB, and the CPU (IMO) is overkill for a general word processing/internet PC, get the cheapest 4MB cache Core 2 Duo that is available (if you even think that she will need that much L2 cache - i don't), an E4xxx would do fine to be fully honest, hell, even the E2160 would be more than adequate.

A decent branded 500W PSU will be more than enough, probably get the Corsair 520W.
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so:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-036-AN&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=
would be ok??

yeah well i did go a bit OTT lol
although one monitor will be DVI and other VGA is there a card wich does dual with both? or a DVI to VGA converter?
 
Yes that PSU would be ok, but why spend £30 odd more on that than the Corsair (which is an awesome PSU). :confused: Do you like wasting money for the sake of it?

All cards these days come with DVI>VGA dongles.
 
paradigm said:
Yes that PSU would be ok, but why spend £30 odd more on that than the Corsair (which is an awesome PSU). :confused: Do you like wasting money for the sake of it?

All cards these days come with DVI>VGA dongles.
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nope ii dont like spending money for the sake of it ;) other wise i wouldnt of posted and got a GTXultra ;)
 
[PTG]shogun said:
nope ii dont like spending money for the sake of it ;) other wise i wouldnt of posted and got a GTXultra ;)
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Then take the advice of the thread and half the spec, whilst more than halving the cost.

And GTXUltra's don't exist.
 
paradigm said:
Then take the advice of the thread and half the spec, whilst more than halving the cost.

And GTXUltra's don't exist.
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yes but you get my point ;)

and i am taking the threads advice where have i said i havent?
i did say i went a bit OTT
 
ive been look @ the GPU and got one for about £50 :)

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better?
Its now about £450 plus that screen (dont ask thats not changing lol not my choice it was hers ;) )
 
Here's what I would get in your position:
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It's cheaper across the board and will deliver the same performance, exactly what you want.

EDIT: In your specs you're neglecting an optical drive. Is this by design or is it an oversight?
 
ok just consider the screen separate ;)

is there anything wrong with the crucial: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-084-CR&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=144
? does it make that much diffreance?

Its is by design that i didnt go for optical as she has a relativity new one anyway.

i though of the ATI but i hear they are noisy even @ idel? is that true? compared to the 8500?

EDIT
although tbh if you take away the screens the prices are near enough identical
 
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