need help building a general all rounder

arcam_boy · 3 May 2008 at 14:46

Hi,

This is going to be my first build after selling my C2D macbook.

I'm not wanting a specific computer but something thats good all round with plenty of speed and will meet my needs for the next 12 months with no upgardes needed.

I'd like a Blu Ray Drive, Something thats quiet and stable. I'm not after a huge HD and the only PC game I play is Command and Conquer. I'd like something that can output HD video if possible?

I wasn't sure wether to choose the antec p182 or lian li but went for the later in the end. Would this be a good rig for my needs or would you change anything/all of it. £800 is certainly the top of my budget but if I could squeeze it down to £700 I'd be

My current plan is:

Pioneer BDC 202 Blu Ray Drive £85.76
Western Digital Raptor 150gb £135.11
Artic Silver Thermal Compound £7.04
Lian Li PC A71B case £140.99
Corsair 450w PSU ££46.99
EVGA Geforce 9600 GT KO 512mb Graphics Card £138.64
Intel C2D CPU 2.66Ghz 1333FSB £103.39
Crucial Ballistix 800Mhz 2Gb ram £32.89
Windows Vista Home 32bit £56.39

Think thats all I should need for my system not sure if I need extra cables/fans etc :confused:

Thanks guys and gals!

arcam_boy · 3 May 2008 at 14:53

after reading several posts on here I may swap the raptor for a small 2.5" laptop hard drive and use that instead as this rig will also perform part of a HTPC as such so the quieter the better.

arcam_boy · 3 May 2008 at 15:04

Many thanks viper for the reply.

I don't really intend on overclocking for now but I'd consider it once I get a bit more confident with playing around with this type of stuff.

Sorry i forgot to mention the mobo I choose was the gigabyte GA-P35C DS3R but this is probably my least knowledgable area :eek:

arcam_boy · 3 May 2008 at 15:14

Hi Viper...which 8800GT would you recommend?

Thanks

arcam_boy · 4 May 2008 at 19:29

thanks viper...its all in my basket :eek:

just one final check on the motherboard please matey....will it run this lot ok? I'd possibly like to have 4gb of ram eventually and would need a PCI slot for a sound card as well as one for an internal wi fi card.

thanks!

arcam_boy · 5 May 2008 at 19:56

hi guardsmon many thanks for taking your time to reply.

i have been waiting for some info on the motherboard.

is there any links you could post of suggested motherboards.

i'm not after any in particular aslong as it will work in my system, give me maximum expandability and for around £100 - £150.

as for vista, what improvement would I see having 64bit over 32 bit as I'm a little confused.

thanks again.