First time build........

ramsden · 25 Oct 2007 at 19:14

Hi guys - i've been reading the forums for a while now but this is my first post

I'm going to have a go at building my own PC for the first time and so far I have put the following list together

I'd appreciate it if you could give it the once over and let me know what you think. I'd like to be relatively future proof (as much as I can be) and my budget is £950 max. I'm not planning on overclocking although I might have a go in the future, but mostly planning on using the system for gaming.

I am starting this project from scratch and so have no cables etc. knocking about, not sure if I need to buy anything like that as well.

Just want to make sure I havent made any glaring errors!!

Cheers all

ramsden · 26 Oct 2007 at 12:54

Thanks for the replys

Are there any issues with running Vista64? Thinking in terms of my printer/scanner, will the OS have drivers for these or are 64 bit drivers readily available? I heard this was a problem in the past but not sure about now.

I have had a quick scan on the web for drivers and it looks like I should be OK, just want to make sure before I purchase. Oh, and will older software run OK (e.g. paint shop pro7)?

Thanks again

ramsden · 29 Oct 2007 at 20:40

Thanks all,

After much deliberation I am going to go for this:

Thanks a lot

Just hope it all goes well

ramsden · 9 Nov 2007 at 21:28

Hi guys, built my system (woohoo!!) but I am unsure about the system drivers. I tried to install from the mobo disk but when I check the device management it says most drivers are provided by microsoft. Is this right? If not can you tell me how to sort it out please

Thanks a lot