New setup from scratch

mswallow

mswallow

mswallow

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Hi guys,

I don’t really know what I’m doing but my cousin is going to help me build a new rig from scratch.
I want a something for standard home PC use with some gaming/music/video and I have a budget of around £700-£800. I’m looking for:
· 24” monitor
· Sound card and speakers for watching movies
· Standard keyboard and mouse
. USB wifi receiver·
. 2TB HD will be plenty
· Standard bluray/DVD/CD player
. Decent processor/video card
· A relatively low end but decent case that doesn’t look like a 90s Dell or sound like a hoover and maybe has a window?
. Windows 7 OS (i hate windows 8)
· A beefier heat sink for the processor sounds like money well spent?

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Many Thanks

MSwallow
 
Hi Guys,

Thanks for the replies.

It would be used for some gaming (mainly through steam etc), although not a massive amount as I use consoles too.
I could add an extra £100 to the buget to help improve things, and I am keen on the windowed case and 2 TB storage.
I could be convinced by windows 8.1, but not sure on the differences to 8 and benifits of it over running windows 7?

Would it be worth cutting back slightly on the grahics card and boosting other areas?

thanks again.
 
Thanks stulid,

To be honest i do like the case that Rhyswh put in his message, so something similar to that (if abit cheaper then all the better) would be great. as long as it is ATX and everything will fit? also I wanted to check how many USB ports it would have as I would ideally need 3+
Would you suggest adding anymore cooling or will the inbuilt case fans be enough?


Thanks for the information on windows 8.1, if they are offering a free upgrade and the current one comes with the old start menu layout then im fine to go with that.

Regards

MSwallow
 
well im keen on the window/mesh so if i went for the one you linked too what are your thoughts on cooling?
Will this be enough?
 
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stulid said:
It comes with front and rear fans installed, thats plenty.

Wait!! youve edited your post, which case?
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Ha sorry, i posted the wrong link. although i dont think it looks as good I ment the one you showed as its cheaper, comes with an inbuilt led light (which the other doesnt) and seems to have 3.0 USB ports in a better position which the other doesnt...
 
Ok great, so my basket at the moment looks as follows:

1 x Asus H81M-K Intel Core i5 DIY Micro ATX Motherboard, CPU & RAM Bundle £219.97
1 x Sapphire 280 Graphics Card £149.99
1 x IIyama Prolite E2473HS 24" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £113.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £77.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £61.99
1 x Pioneer BDR-S09XLT 16x BluRay / 16x DVD±RW 50GB Drive - Black (Retail) £57.95
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 450W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £47.99
1 x CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle - USB Keyboard & Mouse £29.99
1 x Microlab M113 2.1 24W Speakers £19.99
1 x TP-Link N600 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter (TL-WDN3200) £18.98
1 x Silverstone SST-RL01B-W Mid Tower USB 3.0 Redline - Black £36.95

One additional question though...does the case only have 2 USB ports? If so they both will be taken up with the wireless connector and also the keyboard/mouse? So i will be one short already before I have even started? Is there a similar case with 4 or more or would i be better off with a extension?
 
Which case do you suggest? this one?

1 x Aerocool Qs-202 Midi Tower Case - Black £44.99

If so would all the parts listed above fit?
and how many USB in total would this give me?
 
It's tough because a case is down to personal taste but the Aerocool case would take all of the components and give you 2 useable USB sockets on the top and then the mobo has 2 x USB 3.0 and 2 x USB 2.0 on the back. So that's 6 in total. How many do you need?

Edit: Also comes with 2 fans
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ok that sounds fine, I was just getting confused with how many USB ports i would actually end up with. As i wasnt sure how many the motorboard had.
If using the Aerocool case and MB give me 6 useable USB ports and everything else on the list will fit, then ill go for that as i do prefer it over the silverstone one.

EDIT: final list

1 x Asus H81M-K Intel Core i5 DIY Micro ATX Motherboard, CPU & RAM Bundle £219.97
1 x Sapphire 280 Graphics Card £149.99
1 x IIyama Prolite E2473HS 24" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £113.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £77.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £61.99
1 x Pioneer BDR-S09XLT 16x BluRay / 16x DVD±RW 50GB Drive - Black (Retail) £57.95
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 450W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £47.99
1 x CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle - USB Keyboard & Mouse £29.99
1 x Microlab M113 2.1 24W Speakers £19.99
1 x TP-Link N600 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter (TL-WDN3200) £18.98
1 x Aerocool Qs-202 Midi Tower Case - Black £44.99
 
Hi Guys,

Thanks for all your help through this. Just for a final check - my basket which i'll order today looks as follows

1 x Asus H81M-K Intel Core i5 DIY Micro ATX Motherboard, CPU & RAM Bundle £219.97
1 x Sapphire Radeon R9 280 Dual-X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
1 x IIyama Prolite E2473HS 24" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £113.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £77.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £61.99
1 x Pioneer BDR-S09XLT 16x BluRay / 16x DVD±RW 50GB Drive - Black (Retail) £57.95
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black£49.99
1 x CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle - USB Keyboard & Mouse £29.99
1 x Microlab M113 2.1 24W Speakers £19.99
1 x TP-Link N600 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter (TL-WDN3200) £18.98
1 x Aerocool Qs-202 Midi Tower Case - Black

Thanks again for your help

MSwallow
 
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