First time Pc Build Sandybridge

MagicSeaweed · 21 Mar 2011 at 16:32

Hello all,
Have worked on pc's allot over the years and have upgraded several but never built one so not sure what I might be missing out on with this build,

Intel Core i3-2120 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £107.99
(£89.99) £107.99
(£89.99)
"Primo Revelation" Intel Sandybridge DDR3 Ready Barebones (Socket 1155) £99.98
(£83.32) £99.98
(£83.32)
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £41.99
(£34.99) £41.99
(£34.99)
OCZ Platinum 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C8 1333MHz Ultra Low Voltage Dual Channel Kit (OCZ3P1333C8ELV4GK) £34.99
(£29.16) £34.99
(£29.16)
LG GH22NS50 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - Retail £17.99
(£14.99) £17.99
(£14.99)
OcUK Value 300Mbps Wireless-N PCI Adapter £12.98
(£10.82) £12.98
(£10.82)
Sub Total : £263.27
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £15.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £55.75
Total : £334.52

Any advice or recommendations would be very much appreciated,

Thanks

Tom

Jedeye · 21 Mar 2011 at 16:37

GFX card?

If your monitor only has DVI you will need a connector otherwise, as that board only looks like it has VGA out.

Ginger-Menace · 21 Mar 2011 at 16:38

what will your pc be used for?

MagicSeaweed · 21 Mar 2011 at 16:40

Ive got a 8600 gt for cpu,
Cheers about the dvi output heads up,
And its gonna be used for everything including some gaming,

Cheers
Tom

MagicSeaweed · 21 Mar 2011 at 16:53

gpu i mean

Cookeh · 21 Mar 2011 at 19:24

8600GT is AWFUL for gaming.

Also, I would swap to a cheaper AMD system, as it will out-perform the i3 (and in some cases the i5) when overclocked.

Stock comparison

Rest of build looks good, but what's your total budget?

Cookeh · 21 Mar 2011 at 19:29

For £440 you could get this, which will be much much better:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 460 OC 768MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £124.99
1 x AMD Athlon II X4 Quad Core 640 3.00GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £77.99
1 x Asus M4A88T-M AMD 880G (Socket AM3) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £59.99
1 x BeQuiet Pure Power L7 530W Power Supply £42.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000528AS) £38.99
1 x Patriot Viper 2 Sector 5 4GB (2x2GB) PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit £34.99
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Midi Tower Case - Black £29.60
1 x Samsung SH-S223C/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £437.63 (includes shipping : £11.75).

Yes, it's a bit of a downgrade to the Athlon but it will still perform more than adequately in games, and is a quad core rather than dual

and this GPU is infinitely better than your current one!

Even the onboard is better than your current one for that matter

MagicSeaweed · 22 Mar 2011 at 17:45

Ok this is interesting stuff, the quad core was mentioned to me but after looking at the clock speeds playing most of the recent games the i3-2120 is up their with the best and not really touched by any amd cpu's apart from the hex cores',

I see what you mean about the graphics card but I only plan on investing in a better one in a few weeks after I have the system up and running,

I see what you mean by overclocking the amd cpu's also but this has never really interested me (I know I'm on the wrong website if that's not my interest),

The final thing I would really like to know is what if any additional wiring or connectors will I need?

Cheers for everyone's input,

Tom