first time build please help

wgannon82 · 22 Feb 2011 at 01:11

i am intending on attempting my first build with the following spec :-

AMD Phenom II X4 840 Socket AM3 3.2GHz 2MB Cache Retail Box Processor

Seagate ST31000528AS 1TB Hard Drive SATAII 7200rpm 32MB Cache

LiteOn IHAS124-19 24x DVD±RW DL & RAM SATA Optical Drive - OEM Black with Nero Essentials

Kingston DDR3 2GB 1333MHz i5 Memory Module CL9 1.5V
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Asus HD 6850 Direct CU 1GB GDDR5 Dual DVI HDMI Display Port Out Graphics Card
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Asus M4N68T-M LE V2 Socket AM3 DDR3 Geforce 7025 VGA Out 8 Channel Audio MATX Motherboard
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CIT 750W Dual 12V Rail 12cm Fan PSU - 4x SATA 1x PCI-E
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Speedlink 7.1 PCI Audio Card (inc optical cable)
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Tenda Wireless-N300 PCI Adapter
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Casecom Black/Silver Mid Tower Case - No PSU - Front Blue LED 120mm Fan - With Side Window
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however i feel i may need a better motherboard and/or case what do you guys think ??

my budget is about £450 !!! would love to spend less !! the spec above comes in at under £450 although i know there is no OS on there i can always sort that out within time !!

so please please help me out !!

thanks wayne

danewesley · 22 Feb 2011 at 01:13

you wont need the soundcard, what is it going to be used for? gaming, encoding? surfing the net.

wgannon82 · 22 Feb 2011 at 01:15

i wont need the sound card result !! am hoping to use it for gaming and to be my general computer instead of this depressingly slow laptop lol !!

danewesley · 22 Feb 2011 at 01:15

ok well this will be perfect.

wgannon82 · 22 Feb 2011 at 01:18

so i take that is what i should be goin for ??

danewesley · 22 Feb 2011 at 01:20

yeh, all round better components, faster gpu, more ram, better psu/case combo, you get like 3 free games with the gpu too. it will run most games maxed out and have no trouble doing everyday tasks.

wgannon82 · 22 Feb 2011 at 01:21

as long as it is hdmi am ok as gonna use tv as monitor plus also is the motherboard capible of holding 2 GPU's or is that gonna make the price sky high

Pighardia · 22 Feb 2011 at 01:22

you can't link other sites mate, best take them down

competitors sites i mean

danewesley · 22 Feb 2011 at 01:22

no the mobo wont do crossfire, you will need a bigger budget to allow for that, if you where going down that route it would be better to invest in a better psu too. the overall cost will rise.

wgannon82 · 22 Feb 2011 at 01:23

oppps my bad

wgannon82 · 22 Feb 2011 at 01:25

apoligies !!!

defo wont be goin down tht road £ 450 is defo top i can go to

Pighardia · 22 Feb 2011 at 01:25

try reposting with ocuk parts, as no one else will be able to see the specs and prices you are talking about at the moment

wgannon82 · 22 Feb 2011 at 01:27

i have edited post and taken links out is this ok ?

Pighardia · 22 Feb 2011 at 01:28

yeah sure

Danewesley's spec is alright imo, but no OS. Do you already have one?

wgannon82 · 22 Feb 2011 at 01:31

no os as yet as goin to have to shop around as for which one to go for was thinking win7 64bit but is very expensive also the GPU dane suggested i aint bother about it commin with free games so is there one jus as good but less money ??

i take it my spec was a bit poor then lol

Pighardia · 22 Feb 2011 at 01:32

this 6870 is cheaper with no games with it

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-240-AS

also, try looking at this

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/GPU11/188

as it's a gaming pc, the gpu will be the most important part. what games are you looking to play?

wgannon82 · 22 Feb 2011 at 01:37

gt a xbox but really wanna play dc universe online mount and blade, fm2011 and cod games !!!

Pighardia · 22 Feb 2011 at 01:47

This looks alright for £450.

Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Gainward GeForce GTX 460 GS 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £131.99
AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 955 Black Edition "125W Edition" 3.20GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £109.99
Coolermaster Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black (with 500w Elite Power PSU) £64.33
Asus M4A88T-M AMD 880G (Socket AM3) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £54.98
OCZ Special OPS 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (OCZ3SOE1600LV4GK) 31.19
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500418AS) £28.99
Samsung SH-S223C/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £11.99

Sub Total : £361.22
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.00
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £74.24
Total : £445.46

But i'm hardly an expert mate, wait 'til morning mate. More knowledgable people than me will put you right

OS takes up a lot of budget. Shop around is my advice, i managed pick up xp from a mate, got service pack 3, and then used a mates w7 upgrade disc, as he had a 3 user one.

danewesley · 22 Feb 2011 at 01:48

edit look below, the image link didnt work.

danewesley · 22 Feb 2011 at 01:49

they will spec you the exact same systems in the morning.