first time pc build help

ro88o31 · 17 Aug 2011 at 20:52

ok all im new here so firstly if this is in the wrong section i do apologise,
but im looking to build a pc from scratch as my current set-up is on its last legs and i dont mind doing it over a longish period of time as a small project.

what am i looking for my new set-up to do?
well i do watch a lot of bbc iplayer 4od and the likes
i do have a reasonable music collection id like to put on and stream to my xbox360
i do need the ability to write dvd's for some amateur film making im going to be doing
and would like a reasonably fast upto date and future proof (in the respect to being able to upgrade at later dates)

my budget is quite low at around the £250-£300 area it can be stretched slightly as i can do a bit of overtime here and there as it will be a slight project so could any of you help me with a slight spec? also i do not need a monitor mouse keyboard as ill just use what i have for now.

thanks for your help guys
curtis

Rik1254 · 17 Aug 2011 at 21:07

All honesty, £250-£300 wont get a lot.

Without pricing this is what I would recommend to you.

- Intel Core i3-2100
- Asrock Extreme4 Gen3 z68 motherboard (future proofing with PCIe3 and Ivybridge ready)
- 4GB DDR3 ram (which ever is on offer at the time of purchase)
- 2x Samsung spinpoint F3 1TB
- Branded 500w PSU
- CM elite 430 case

And thats hitting £400+

Obviously, you can start out small, but then it might not be up to the video editing task. (Ill get a spec now)

Rik1254 · 17 Aug 2011 at 21:16

Intel Core i3-2100 3.10GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £89.99
(£74.99) £89.99
(£74.99)
MSI H67MA-E35 Intel H67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro-ATX Motherboard - (Sandybridge) **B3 REVISION** MSI H67MA-E35 Intel H67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro-ATX Motherboard - (Sandybridge) **B3 REVISION** £64.99
(£54.16) £64.99
(£54.16)
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £39.98
(£33.32) £39.98
(£33.32)
Cooler Master Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black Cooler Master Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black £37.99
(£31.66) £37.99
(£31.66)
Cooler Master GX 450W '80 Plus' Power Supply Cooler Master GX 450W '80 Plus' Power Supply £35.98
(£29.98) £35.98
(£29.98)
Kingston HyperX Blu 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9AD3B1K2/4G) Kingston HyperX Blu 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9AD3B1K2/4G) £23.99
(£19.99) £23.99
(£19.99)

Sub Total : £244.10
Shipping : £17.10
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £52.24

Total : £313.44

But I have no experience with the H67 boards, so cant comment on how well they perform.

Jony27 · 17 Aug 2011 at 21:16

£170 on a mobo for a cpu that cant be overclock?
get a i3 2100 + a H67

spec above is much better

Rik1254 · 17 Aug 2011 at 21:24

Jony27 said:
£170 on a mobo for a cpu that cant be overclock?
get a i3 2100 + a H67

spec above is much better

He asked for something that is future proofed, so I gave him the current best 1155 mobo, which is Ivy compatible and with PCIe 3 and the cheapest "will do for now" CPU. Obviously if the H67 and i3 is good enough for the use intented, then there will be no need to upgrade.

Jony27 · 17 Aug 2011 at 21:37

H67 is still "future proof", you can always drop the non-K i5 and i7 which are fast even at stock.

olivier renault · 17 Aug 2011 at 21:40

Should be able to spec a quad core SB, with a H67 (supporting QuickSync for video editing, if you got the software). 8GB, ...

Something like this I suppose...
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-2400 3.10GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £144.98
1 x MSI H67MA-E35 Intel H67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro-ATX Motherboard - (Sandybridge) **B3 REVISION** £64.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £47.99
1 x BeQuiet Pure Power L7 530W '80 Plus' Power Supply £45.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS) £41.99
1 x BitFenix Merc Alpha Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x LG GH22NS70 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £410.92 (includes shipping : £12.50).

400 budget, but can re-spec £300, which would be i3 + 4GB, 500GB.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i3-2120 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £99.98
1 x MSI H61M-E33 Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard **B3 REVISION** £46.99
1 x BeQuiet Pure Power L7 530W '80 Plus' Power Supply £45.98
1 x BitFenix Merc Alpha Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500413AS) £30.98
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Dual Channel Kit (BL2KIT25664BA1339) £23.99
1 x LG GH22NS70 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £312.91 (includes shipping : £12.50).

ro88o31 · 18 Aug 2011 at 09:53

thanks guys when i get to a pc ill have a good read thru and see if i need to up my budget a bit once again thanks guys

ro88o31 · 18 Aug 2011 at 10:12

ok guys ive just looked over your recommendations and if it helps a few points worth mentioning.

1, regarding the video editing it will be very basic as in windows moviemaker will be more than up to the task of what i need for the projects i will be undertaking.
2, a 500gb HDD would not be a problem as i will be getting a external 1TB HDD at a later date the internal HDD would be just for the OS and any other programmes i would install.
3, i wont be overclocking this set-up as its not what i have planned for it, once its built and running i may be tempted to put more money into a 2nd pc with the aim of getting the most possible out of it.

would i have any issues with any of the above internals using this case? casecom 6788