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Hey all,

Building a new comp for my brother and tbh, whilst im pretty sure im on the right lines with what i plan to buy him, any pit falls or advice from you guys would be greatly appreciated.

He trying to giving me £80 every 3-4 weeks and given he is 14 this aint a bad achievement for him but obviously wants it as soon as possible so im trying to balance something close to 'future proof' without telling him it will be ready by xmas 2011.

so far, got the case: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-020-NX&groupid=701&catid=7&subcat=35

got the PSU: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-023-OC&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1098

next on the list is this bundle: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BU-042-OE&groupid=43&catid=339&subcat=

The idea is to really leave things like gfx card till last in hope the price falls down by the time he has saved for it.

I've got a couple of spare DVD and CD Rom drives to throw in, but what HDD would suit this kinda build, again without forking out too much and delaying the build in general?

Any other advice?

Cheers guys
 
Sorry cant, already bought the case and PSU xD

Would the bundle not work out cheaper? not to mention the already-done overclock?
 
ok, if we took the parts itself, for no more than £400 what could be bought that would be better than the bundle?
 
From reading a few other 'case' topics, not too sure if i can take your post as sarcasm lol. Personally when my brother suggested it, i thought it was ugly but tbh, its not that bad looking once you have it in front of you.

In terms of space etc, seems to be pretty good.
 
i figured that if i left the gfx to near last, the prices of the ones good atm wont be just as much. Aiming for the 5770 unless next one up comes down.

In terms of monitor, not too sure. i have the Syncmaster 2243nw which cost just over £100 and the 19" i planned to get him would be a far bit less. Not sure, depends if he wants to wait longer or not i guess.
 
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Sorry for digging this one back up.

Now have the above mentioned motherboard and G-Skill 4GB DDR3 (2x 2GB) PC3 17600 - 2200Mhz and the Titan TTC-NK85TZ/V2 Fenrir CPU Cooler.

It was mentioned to get the i5 processor but tbh, with this sort of kit, wouldnt mind going for a reasonable i7 instead.

Could anyone suggest a good one that goes well with this stuff already bought?

Want to try and keep it sub £200. Cheers guys
 
ok, budget aside, the Intel Core i7 860 2.8GHz any good in terms of keeping a reasonable balance to the rig?
 
wow, yeah, thats not bad going i guess, cheers for the help!

No doubt ill dig the thread back up when i come to the next point :)
 
digging up this thread with good intention!

Its done :D Thanks to everyone for helping out with this build!

Spec:
Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3R
I5 - 760 @ 2.8
Suggested Titan Cooler
G-Skill 4GB DDR3 (2x 2GB) PC3 17600
The mentioned Samsung F3
The mentioned NZXT M59 case
ATI 5770

Thanks again :)
 
otw! (one last thing, should the RAM be fitted side by side or one in slot 1 and then leave a gap then another in slot 3 (coz of the colour coded thing) or am i talking bubbles?
 
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