Making new computer, £600, first time

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I'm hoping to use it for gaming but I don't really know where to start.

I saw Raikiri posted this a bit further down the page

Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Gigabyte GA_965P_S3 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £74.99
(£88.11) £74.99
(£88.11)
Antec NSK4400 Mini Tower Case - 380W SmartPower PSU £46.99
(£55.21) £46.99
(£55.21)
Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - OEM £93.99
(£110.44) £93.99
(£110.44)
Sapphire ATI Radeon X1950 Pro 256MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £114.99
(£135.11) £114.99
(£135.11)
Samsung SH-W183 18x18 DVD±RW Serial ATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
(£23.49) £19.99
(£23.49)
Samsung SpinPoint P HD160JJ 160GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM £36.49
(£42.88) £36.49
(£42.88)
Corsair 1GB DDR2 Value Select PC5300 Dual Channel Kit (2x512MB) (VS1GBKIT667D2) ( £72.99
(£85.76) £72.99
(£85.76)
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 775) £13.99
(£16.44) £13.99
(£16.44)
Sub Total : £474.42
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.95
Vat : £84.94
Total : £570.31
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But I could get £30 more in... would it be worth spending it on extra RAM?
- The person that requested it specifically asked for that graphics card, is that the best I could get?
- Would I be better off getting a slightly weaker one with 2gb of RAM?
- What's the quality of the RAM listed?
- I have BF2 and people tell me lots of RAM makes a lot of difference... what do you think?
 
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Welcome to the forums, that is a good graphics card and a good solid specification. I've changed the graphics card and a couple of other components to get you closer to the budget while having 2gb Ram but the system will suffer little to no performance loss because of them. :)

Gigabyte GA_965P_S3 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £74.99
(£88.11) £74.99
(£88.11)
Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - OEM £93.99
(£110.44) £93.99
(£110.44)
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC5300 667MHz Value DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB5300DC) £129.99
(£152.74) £129.99
(£152.74)
OcUK GeForce 7900 GS 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £99.99
(£117.49) £99.99
(£117.49)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 160GB ST3160811AS SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM £35.99
(£42.29) £35.99
(£42.29)
NEC AD5170 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
(£19.96) £16.99
(£19.96)
Antec NSK4400 Mini Tower Case - 380W SmartPower PSU £46.99
(£55.21) £46.99
(£55.21)
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 775) £13.99
(£16.44) £13.99
(£16.44)
Sub Total : £512.92
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.95
Vat : £91.68
Total : £615.55
 
Thanks for the fast reply.

I forgot to mention, I don't really want the cheapest cheapest fan thing because my current computer overheats all the time and sparks and everything... That's one thing I'm hoping to avoid this time. How good is the fan here? Would it be worth spending a little more?
 
semi-pro waster said:
Welcome to the forums, that is a good graphics card and a good solid specification. I've changed the graphics card and a couple of other components to get you closer to the budget while having 2gb Ram but the system will suffer little to no performance loss because of them. :)

Gigabyte GA_965P_S3 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £74.99
(£88.11) £74.99
(£88.11)
Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - OEM £93.99
(£110.44) £93.99
(£110.44)
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC5300 667MHz Value DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB5300DC) £129.99
(£152.74) £129.99
(£152.74)
OcUK GeForce 7900 GS 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £99.99
(£117.49) £99.99
(£117.49)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 160GB ST3160811AS SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM £35.99
(£42.29) £35.99
(£42.29)
NEC AD5170 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
(£19.96) £16.99
(£19.96)
Antec NSK4400 Mini Tower Case - 380W SmartPower PSU £46.99
(£55.21) £46.99
(£55.21)
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 775) £13.99
(£16.44) £13.99
(£16.44)
Sub Total : £512.92
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.95
Vat : £91.68
Total : £615.55
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+1

The best you can get for £600, every component is the best bang for the buck in that price range.

Both Geil & Corsair are well known brand so u don't need to worry about quality.

And yes 2Gb does make a difference, more so if you play games @ high details and resolution.

You can still play BF2 with 1Gb but you will suffer stutter during the first 3-5 mins into the game depends on map size.

That Freezer 7 pro is the best cooler for <£20, quiet and more than sufficient for E6300.
 
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Thanks again.

One last thing, someone I know bought a 7900...GT I think and it broke within 2 days, and apparently that was quite common. I think that was back in July, do they still have that problem or not really?
 
down18 said:
Last question, to show how much of a beginner I really am

How many USB 2.0 slots would that have?
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it has 3 on the i/o panel but supports upto 6.
 
I believe you get 10 USB ports with that mobo, however there will only be 4 at the rear and the other 6 are provided via USB headers connected to the mobo, which Gigabyte won't provide.

With regards to the 7900 I heard it is a lot better now but I can't say for sure cuz I've never owned one.
 
unles you are an audio file. and really in to top quialtiy and have super speaker setup then onboard audio will be easily enough. only thing i woudl change from your first post is maybe spending more on some 6400ram instead of the 5300 stuff. the sapphire 1950 is cracking card for money
 
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