first time build please help

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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
 
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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 !!
 
ok well this will be perfect.

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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.
 
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
 
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.
 
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
 
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.:D
 
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