Hello computer experts, My first build =)

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arctic-ice-cool

arctic-ice-cool

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Thank you for accepting my registration, this does look like the best company to be in for advice and expertise on upgrading or building a new system :) It's nice that it is a UK website too :p

I've decided to take the plunge and build my own PC for the first time, I have done plenty of research, and am looking for as much spec for my small budget of £400 as possible. I want a pretty future-proof motherboard, and a 'nice' processor, that only the experienced overclockers and gamers would turn their nose to ;)

To be honest it is just a budget build, a standard PC used for (little) gaming, and mainly photoshop work and website development, but that doesn't mean I can't have 1gb of graphics and 4gb of memory just because I can :rolleyes:

So here is my specification anyway;

Processor *
AMD PHENOM II X2 550 3.1GHZ BLACK SKT AM3 L2/3 8MB 85W PIB
£65.68

Motherboard
Asus M4A79XTD EVO AM3 790X ATX SND+GLN+1394 HT5200 DDR3 IN
£84.75

Memory
Kingston 4GB 1600MHZ DDR3 NON-ECC CL9 9-9-9-27 DIMM KIT OF 2
£79.90

Graphics
PowerColor HD 5670 PCIE 1GB GDDR5 DVI VGA HDMI Out PCI-E
£88.13

Power Supply
CIT 650W Black Edition PSU 12cm Fan Dual 12v Rail 20+4pin 2x SATA
£27.57

PC Case
Black Mid Tower ATX Case with 12cm Blue LED Fan and LCD Display
£20.43

Hard Drive
Maxtor 320GB Hard Drive SATAII 7200rpm 16MB Cache - OEM
£32.19

DVD-ROM
Sony DVD+-R/RW/DL AD-5240S-0B BLACK +24X8X12X -24X6X12X BULK SATA IN
£14.50

Total: £422 (Rounded to the pound perfectly lol)

* I plan on using that motherboard to unlock the two hidden cores within the Phenom II processor, to turn it into a quad core, giving almost as good performance as the quad core Phenom II, for half the price... That's budget-spending at it's best!!:cool:

I would love your advice on what you think I could change for the better, before going and buying these items.

Thank you in advance:D
 
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looks fine from here

I would advise for you not to link competetitor links, this is a shop owned fourm.
 
just a few things, make sure you have a decent brand powersupply or you will be sorry down the line
 
That is very very good advice, but if I'm honest the power supply is one of the main things I know nothing about?
Do they have different connectors? I dont really want to start splitting cables or anything. Do you have any recommendations?
Thank you
 
Na we here loads about " my cheap powersupply has died taking something out with it" remakrs

also decent power supply are more efficient, and can power more for there size

something around this http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-006-CS&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1084

also from the info you gave on the powersupply rang alarm bells :eek:

it is more expesnive yes, but its better than having to buy another one down the road if you want to upgrade the PC, or it dies
 
yeah, you can get a 550watt if you want, treuth be told my system only uses about 600watt yet I have a huge Power supply, and my stuff eats power like hell

the 450watt defo looks more compatible than that £20 thing :p you was going to use
 
it only has two SATA connectors or is that wiring, yeah anyway

thing what one needs to look at is the ampage on each rail it gives, for example I had a thermaltake tough power, it only gave 18amps down its 12 volts rails, you need at least that.

the one you have choose is a cheap brand. I m trying to find some ware that explains this stuff bare with me http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/248895-10-cheap-expensive

if you think you need a 600wsatt than there is always this http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-023-OC&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1098 very good powersupply for the price

to sum up OCZ, corsiar will most likey use better componets to make their powersupplys so its less likely they fail, also they will be more powerfull than one may think

anyway thats up to you, it should power the system, but it may fail after a year.
 
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your system is ATX compatible, which all powersupplys even that CIT is

I did check up on the Cit also


as far as powersupply units go you are best of with these, Tagan, OCZ,Corsiar, PC power and cooling, silverstone I can go one for quite a while lol
 
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Oh yeah, and don't expect to be able to unlock the extra cores on the CPU. Sure a lot of people have been able to do it, but not all of the CPU's are going to be fine on all four cores.

That CIT PSU will be compatible, but if you get a power surge or something there is a chance that it'll take out some other components, as it's a cheaper PSU. The better PSUs will be much more prone to taking themselves out and saving the other components.
 
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