First time self build....

Azure

Azure

Azure

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Hi I am looking for a new PC from scratch for a first build in region of 1200-1300 GBP to include a monitor, thanks guys.
 
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Hey mate you might want to delete those other retailers otherwise your going to get shot by the ruthless moderators, ITS AGAINST THE RULES. :)
 
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I tried looking along the forums for rules but couldn't see any... Is it really that serious? I just linked up from casual browsing for description only...
 
Azure said:
I tried looking along the forums for rules but couldn't see any... Is it really that serious? I just linked up from casual browsing for description only...
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Yes get rid of the competitiors!


FAQ at the top of the page.

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Though the P180 is a very good case you may get agnoyed with after a while with cable mangement etc. Very agnoying when you have to take stuff out etc. I suggest the Akasa Eclipse 62, its brilliant case.

Go for the 8800GTS or wait until mid MArch when AMD-Ati bring out the R600.

The mobo does have 4 RAM slots on it. :confused: Maybe look at a 680i or a 650i board.

With the CPU either get the E4300 or E6300 and overclock it, the E6400 isnt worth the extra money when a E6300 caneasily out clock it.
 
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Oh for christ's sake I borked my entire post faffing about with that...

Sigh.

I had wanted to show I had at least "tried" to do the legwork myself... Oh well...

Thanks for responses guys but unfortunately my thread is now...


"Spec me a gaming pc from nothing with £1200-1300" please. :(
 
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Oh for christ's sake I borked my entire post faffing about with that...

Sigh.

I had wanted to show I had at least "tried" to do the legwork myself... Oh well...

Thanks for responses guys but unfortunately my thread is now...


"Spec me a gaming pc from nothing with £1200-1300" please. :(
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Overclocking or want a no-mess-around solution?
 
Contrary to the evidence so far I am a pretty smart guy :p and can probably handle software based over clocking. If it ends up with geek goggles on and a soldering iron with crocodile clips and stuff then I would have to bow out lol. :)
 
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Overclocking is easy once you know how, and to be honest reading the overclockng forum is how I overclocked mine :) There is a huge thread called beginners guide to overclocking so you will be sorted :) you won't need to get the soldering iron or anything as yo will be fine just using BIOS etc :) To be honest I would say something in the region of an E6300, DS3/4 DQ6 ,2GB RAM, 965P/975 chipset mobo and a decent GFX card will have you sorted. As for the GFX card, its up to you really, you could just go out and buy an 8800GTS/X atm as they are very capable but then again as mentioned AMD-ATI are bringing out their equivalent mid-march so you could wait and get an x1950Pro/7900GT which are very good for the money :)
 
Asus P5N32-E SLi nForce 680 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £129.99 (£152.74)
Gainward BLISS GeForce 8800 GTS 640MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £214.99 (£252.61)
Intel Core 2 DUO E6600 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail £174.99 (£205.61)
Team Xtreem 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 PC2-6400C4 800MHz Dual Channel Kit £174.99(£205.61)
Akasa Eclipse 62 Aluminium Case - No PSU £87.98 (£103.38)
Corsair HX 620W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-620HXUK) £87.99 (£103.39)
Viewsonic VX2235wm 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black £254.99 (£299.61)
Sub Total : £1,125.92
Shipping : £12.95
Vat : £199.30
Total : £1,338.17
 
Thank you KMistry and Evil grin, I will devour the information in overclocking forums now and check out the gear listed. Thank you. Anyone else with feedback feel free to contribute thanks.
 
If you want to go the slightly more budget and overclock the hell out of it route, try these components instead:

Intel Core 2 DUO E4300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.80GHz (800FSB) - Retail £97.99(£115.14)
Crucial 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 PC2-5300C3 667MHz Tenth Anniversary Dual Channel Kit (TY2KIT12864AA663) £169.99 (£199.74)
Tuniq Tower 120 CPU Cooler £28.99 (£34.06) - You need a monster CPU cooler for a monster Overclock. ;)
 
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Trust me mate, just get rid of them. Otherwise your entire post will get deleted.
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Or your post will become yet another battlefield on the validity of such a rule!!!!! Oh, how we all love those threads!!!!
 
Heres what i have, That graphics card i have chosen is pretty good for the price and will do you until you decide you either want to go for the 8800 or see what the new ATI Radeon card is like.

And the E6600 should do you very nicely even if you dont do any overclocking to start of with.

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-Bit Edition £78.71 inc VAT http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=SW-037-MS

Intel Core 2 DUO E6600 £205.61 inc VAT http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-128-IN

Asus P5B Deluxe (Socket 775) £122.19 inc VAT http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-150-AS

Team Xtreem 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 PC2-6400C4 £205.61 inc VAT http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-000-TG

Sapphire ATI Radeon X1950 Pro £126.89 inc VAT http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-134-SP

Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB £66.96 inc VAT http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-078-SE

Pioneer DVR-111BK 16x16 DVD±RW £22.31 inc VAT http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CD-041-PO

Lian-Li PC-7 PLUS Aluminium £54.04 inc VAT http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-054-LL

Corsair HX 620W ATX2.2 Modular £103.39 inc VAT http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-004-CS

Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro £16.44 inc VAT http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-017-AR

Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound £7.04 inc VAT http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=AC-000-AC

Zalman ZM-F1 80mm Silent Case Fan £4.64 inc VAT http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FG-000-ZA

V7 L22WD 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor £225.59 inc VAT http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-007-V7

Total : £1,256.99
 
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Thanks for that man I really appreciate it.

What is the anticipation for the R600?

It does indeed say it is HDCP etc but would the x1950 ati card run 1080p video? I am half faffing about with the idea of the dell ultrasharp 2407... :confused:
 
That ATI Pro card is pretty good for the money and its not worth getting a 200 pound card if your going to upgrade it to a Direct x 10 card very soon.

The R600 no one really knows about it yet

The Monitor is up to you really most of the Dell Monitors are superb but quite a bit of money but if you have the money defiantly get one.

Are you willing to spend that much on a monitor if so go for it i would thats a hell of a screen :)
 
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