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I'm starting to narrow down on my 1st build, but I need some advice on the missing components. My budget is about £700-800 inc vat. So far I have:
- Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 LGA775 'Wolfdale' 3.16GHz (1333FSB) - Retail // I hear that C2D is just as good for todays games.
- Gigabyte GA-EP45C-DS3R Intel P45 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 & DDR3 Motherboard
- G.Skill 4GB DDR2 PK PC2-8500C5 (2x2GB) CAS5 Dual Channel Kit (F2-8500CL5D-4GBPK)
- Western Digital Scorpio Black 160GB 7200RPM SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (WD1600BEKT)
+ My overclocking needs are zero.
+ My HD drive might look small, but that is honestly all I need. I would rather have speed/quality than size
+ My gaming needs are pretty much run games like Armed Assault in full detail with no hassle at 1280*1024.
+ Cooling must be very very quiet. I do not like hearing a PC hum.
+ I can cannibalise a DVD drive, so i dont need a new one.
So here are my questions:
1. Everything in the above setup look ok to you? Like in terms of compatibility?
2. Which graphics card to you suggest?
3. Which cooling do you suggest?
4. Which other bits am I missing, like thermal paste.
5. Which case do you suggest?
6. I am clueless on PSU's. Please suggest.
7. Anything I missed?
- Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 LGA775 'Wolfdale' 3.16GHz (1333FSB) - Retail // I hear that C2D is just as good for todays games.
- Gigabyte GA-EP45C-DS3R Intel P45 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 & DDR3 Motherboard
- G.Skill 4GB DDR2 PK PC2-8500C5 (2x2GB) CAS5 Dual Channel Kit (F2-8500CL5D-4GBPK)
- Western Digital Scorpio Black 160GB 7200RPM SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (WD1600BEKT)
+ My overclocking needs are zero.
+ My HD drive might look small, but that is honestly all I need. I would rather have speed/quality than size
+ My gaming needs are pretty much run games like Armed Assault in full detail with no hassle at 1280*1024.
+ Cooling must be very very quiet. I do not like hearing a PC hum.
+ I can cannibalise a DVD drive, so i dont need a new one.
So here are my questions:
1. Everything in the above setup look ok to you? Like in terms of compatibility?
2. Which graphics card to you suggest?
3. Which cooling do you suggest?
4. Which other bits am I missing, like thermal paste.
5. Which case do you suggest?
6. I am clueless on PSU's. Please suggest.
7. Anything I missed?
