Making A New Pc

Hi and welcome

As its on this week only you'd prob struggle to get it any cheaper, generally you can save a bit by building yourself but in my experience the TWO deals are at component cost
Why ultimate? home premium is suitable for most people, the 902 is v good choice of case
And yes its very good price/performance ratio
 
Are there any Windows 7 Home, Pro, Ultimate etc. versions or is it all going under the title of "Windows 7", and I probably will go with home now that you mention. Currently on XP Home and I don't miss anything from Pro (or even notice anything missing)?

As the deal says "this week" does that mean I have to buy this by 11:59PM tonight? Or does it mean the following Monday-Friday period? There should be an offer ends xx/xx/xx mention somewhere :P

And thanks for your help mate ;D
 
This week only runs from Wednesday to Wednesday, usually changes around lunch time.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/thisweek.php

Building your own is fairly straight forward, take your time and check everything, you soon get the hang of it, you got to start somewhere, that's how I started :)

If you do decide to build your own what would your budget be.
 
you would be surprised how easy it is to build a pc, there are loads of guides about on the net just search google, belive me the first time is the hardest, i still remember the first time i built my first pc and the feeling after, not only that but you could save loads of money over the years and you can decide what go's inside, you could always save a few quid on windows as well, download the windows 7 RC from Microsoft and then pre-order the full version this will save you about £30 for a start :cool:

if you can give us a budget and what your going to use the pc for then we can give you some ideas and spec you a pc that's tailored to your needs and if you do decide to take the plunge and do get stuck you can always ask for help on here :D
 
Right ok thanks :P
Anyway I came up with this:
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Well I plan to use my PC for gaming, nothing hardcore, not looking for super extreme performance. I just want to be able to play games that come out for the next 2-3 years on fairly high settings!
 
couple of minor tweaks, change the HDD for the black version, much faster, change the DVD drive for the sony optiarc, seems to be highly regarded atm, dont forget to add an aftermarket cpu cooler if youre going to OC, imo the noctua is the best, the titan cools as well but is noisier/cheaper
 
Its free power out of what you already intend to spend (well for the sake of spending an additional £20-£40 on an aftermarket cooler).. whats there not to like about overclocking :)
 
NathanT said:
Its free power out of what you already intend to spend (well for the sake of spending an additional £20-£40 on an aftermarket cooler).. whats there not to like about overclocking :)
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I heard it shortens the life of your components :S I guess with my case I should try do a little overclocking, does that mean I should get some thermal paste too?
 
Few things about that spec:

You've chosen an OEM CPU which doesn't come with a cooler, so you need to either change it for the retail version (which does come with a cooler) or add an aftermarket cooler. The second option is a better plan if you're going to OC. The Prolimatech Megahalems is a good choice, as is the Noctua.

If you wanted, you could pre-order a copy of Win7 - you can get it for under £50 - and use the Win7 release candidate until it's officially released. Would save you some cash on the OS.

Also, as 95thrifles said, change the HDD for the Black and the DVD for a Sony.

Kasc said:
I heard it shortens the life of your components :S
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True, but by the time your components wear out, they'll be useless anyway. We're talking about shortening the life of a CPU from 15 years to 10 years.

You'll need thermal paste whether you OC or not. Some coolers like the Noctua come with decent paste - it's worth checking before you buy.
 
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is £50 on a CPU cooler really a viable option? What sort of stable Overcloking am I going to achieve with this?

Also thanks for the info guys, I REALLY appreciate it.
 
Kasc said:
I heard it shortens the life of your components :S I guess with my case I should try do a little overclocking, does that mean I should get some thermal paste too?
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it does shorten the life of the components but i doubt it will eve cause you any problems, just make sure you keep heat under-control and make sure you keep within voltage and temp limits, you'll find this on the manufacturers website and yes you will need paste but if your getting a new cooler most come with some but check the spec, as5, mx2 ect are good one's to use also OCZ freeze is good as well, there are others but there the only one's i use so can't comment on any others

to give you an example i had an amd athlon 1GHz axia overclocked to 1.4GHz, not much by todays standard but back in the day it was awesome a bit like the i7 DO is today, anyway sold this pc to a mate who has only just binned it after all those years :D

at the end of the day the chip will more than likely stop being useful long before it dies :D
 
Mattus said:
Few things about that spec:

You've chosen an OEM CPU which doesn't come with a cooler, so you need to either change it for the retail version (which does come with a cooler) or add an aftermarket cooler. The second option is a better plan if you're going to OC. The Prolimatech Megahalems is a good choice, as is the Noctua.

If you wanted, you could pre-order a copy of Win7 - you can get it for under £50 - and use the Win7 release candidate until it's officially released. Would save you some cash on the OS.

Also, as 95thrifles said, change the HDD for the Black and the DVD for a Sony.



True, but by the time your components wear out, they'll be useless anyway. We're talking about shortening the life of a CPU from 15 years to 10 years.

You'll need thermal paste whether you OC or not. Some coolers like the Noctua come with decent paste - it's worth checking before you buy.
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dam beat me to it :D but i don't think you can get windows 7 for £50 anymore the cheapest i have seen it was about £70, unless you know something i don't ;)
 
You can overclock an i7 to 4.2 on air (luck depending on chip and mobo etc..) Say for example you can get 4.0ghz
Stock speeds are 2.66, thats a massive possible 50% overclock

Now look at the difference in price between chips, could you spend an extra £50 to get that much of an improvement? No way

A £50 cooler and a bit of fiddling about (and quite a bit of fun) gives you that much wanted "bang for buck"..and on the flip side will extend the life of the machine being able to keep up with the wants of ever increasing software demands :)
 
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