First time building new computer

Rage85 · 7 Jan 2011 at 21:36

and this is what i've been told to get (minus the keyboard and mouse as i already have those) and my budget is 800.

http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/2668/basket1sh.jpg

Is this the best available?

cmndr_andi · 7 Jan 2011 at 21:52

I would strongly suggest going for this RAM and this CPU instead.

Also, I would recommend going for this PSU instead.

Greavesy · 7 Jan 2011 at 21:53

1) Buy Geil 1600mhz Ram that saves 40 pounds

2) Invest that In the i5 2500k so you can overclock if needs be

No point really getting a p67 board otherwise.
3) Change the PSU to an Antec True power 650w or 650w corsair (hx or tx )
Then take and then tell me how much youve got left of the budget. Theres some other tweaks you can do but just do that first

Edit: Beaten again :confused:

Rage85 · 7 Jan 2011 at 22:04

Would any of you kind fellows be able to put it into a proper build(basket) for me? as i'm clueless and will probably end up buying two of something i don't need.

cmndr_andi · 7 Jan 2011 at 22:11

How does this look?

Greavesy · 7 Jan 2011 at 22:14

If you can order now im +1 on the above but the Antec 300 is on offer today at same price and its a great budget case. Im not sure but from your first post looks like you didnt need the keyboard and mouse, so trade those out for your speakers or what i would do is uprgade that 5870 to a 6950 then go to the GPU forums and read the 6950 flash to 6970 thread ( best bang for buck atm IMO )

cmndr_andi · 7 Jan 2011 at 22:19

Greavesy said:
If you can order now im +1 on the above but the Antec 300 is on offer today at same price and its a great budget case. Im not sure but from your first post looks like you didnt need the keyboard and mouse, so trade those out for your speakers or what i would do is uprgade that 5870 to a 6950 then go to the GPU forums and read the 6950 flash to 6970 thread ( best bang for buck atm IMO )

+1 absolutely

If you possibly afford the extra to go for the 6950 (£225), then absolutely do it. Unlocking to a 6950 to a 6970 looks very promising.

Rage85 · 7 Jan 2011 at 22:36

can you give me a direct link to the 6950 you are both talking about? getting confused here, i'll post the link to my basket before i buy.

j.col · 7 Jan 2011 at 22:42

XFX HD 6950 http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-192-XF&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1752

Greavesy · 7 Jan 2011 at 22:43

The xfx ati 6950 andi linked it above
edit: 1 minute out everytime >.<

Rage85 · 7 Jan 2011 at 22:48

So this is correct, and the only stuff i need?

XFX ATI Radeon 6950 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card

Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor with FREE Lost Planet 2 PC Game - Retail

Gigabyte P67A-UD3 Intel P67 Chipset (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge)

Antec High Current Gamer 520W Power Supply

Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black

GeIL 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz VALUE PLUS Dual Channel (GVP34GB1600C9DC)

Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD105SI) ((( two of these)))

Creative T3130 2.1 Speaker System (51MF0395AA003)

Samsung SH-S223C/RSMS 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black/Silver/Biege) - Retail

Rage85 · 7 Jan 2011 at 22:57

and do i def need two Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II ?

cmndr_andi · 7 Jan 2011 at 23:04

Rage1999 said:
and do i def need two Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II ?

Not at all - I just put two in as you had a 320Gb F4 + 1.5TB F2, so I reckoned you needed a lot of storage space.

If you reckon 1TB is enough storage then a singe F3 is plenty fast enough for most people.

Greavesy · 7 Jan 2011 at 23:04

Only if you have a ton of files xD if you got lots of music and films or a huge library of games then maybe, One of them should be fine and if you need more you can but later

Edit: why oh why do i bother xD