First time build. One Chance. Help needed.

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Such is the is the urgency of my situation that I have to keep my description very brief.

I am travelling to london for a week this weekend and I want to place my order for all the various parts so that they can arrive next week and I can take it back with me to South Africa and assemble the computer there. Listed below is what ideally i would like my build to do. My budget is 400-600 including the screen.

1)I want my build to be easily upgradable(memory, graphics.
2)All purpose (Gaming/Home Entertainment etc etc.
3)The ability to connect DSTV (South africa's version of sky) to my computer so I can watch and record shows on my PC. Although this is not as important has having a better performing computer if there was some sort of trade off involved here.


As you can probably tell, I am relatively new to this. I have read "Guide to helping you choose your components" and the "system build guide." So I have a basic understanding to a certain extent. I guess what im really looking for is some advice to get me started and that I can research around so as to be able to make an informed decision on my own. I just don't want to waste time researching the wrong things as my time is very limited. In addition some advice for a first time assembler would be very much welcomed.

Thank you, CC
 
Hmmm, think youd need a HDMI to DVI Adapter with that monitor & mobo onboard gfx.

Does the mobo you speced have onboard gfx? Also what about being able to connect DSTV to watch and record television shows, does the your rig accomodate for that? Think I may have to revise my budget because I also forgot about wireless internet connection as well. Do I need a network card or will a simple usb device suffice?
 


Would this be okay for a network card given the specs above?

TP-Link 150Mbps Wireless PCI Express Adapter (TL-WN781ND) [TL-WN781ND]

And this for a tv tuner card.

Compro VideoMate S350 Digital Satellite TV Card - Retail
 
Thank you all for very much for your support. Below is my final rig please comment if necessary Im going to place my order tonight.

Qty Price Line Total
BenQ G2222HDL 21.5" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £103.99
(£86.66) £103.99
(£86.66)
Intel Core i3-2100 3.10GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £89.99
(£74.99) £89.99
(£74.99)
Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard REV 1 £84.98
(£70.82) £84.98
(£70.82)
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.98
(£66.65) £79.98
(£66.65)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £59.99
(£49.99) £59.99
(£49.99)
BitFenix Shinobi Gaming Case - Black £48.98
(£40.82) £48.98
(£40.82)
Kingston HyperX RED Limited Edition 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3B1RK2/8GX) £47.99
(£39.99) £47.99
(£39.99)
OCZ ZS Series 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £46.98
(£39.15) £93.96
(£78.30)
Compro VideoMate S350 Digital Satellite TV Card - Retail £20.99
(£17.49) £20.99
(£17.49)
Patriot 16GB Supersonic Xpress USB3.0 Flash Drive PSF16GXPUSB £19.99
(£16.66) £19.99
(£16.66)
Logitech MK120 Desktop Set (920-002552) £15.98
(£13.32) £15.98
(£13.32)
Belkin 4-Socket SurgeMaster - 2 Metres (F9H400UK2M) £9.98
(£8.32) £9.98
(£8.32)
TP-Link 150Mbps Wireless PCI Express Adapter (TL-WN781ND) £9.98
(£8.32) £9.98
(£8.32)
OcUK Value 3m DVI to HDMI Gold Plated Cable (CDLDV-303)
 
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