Newbie alert!

lordgrover · 2 Jul 2010 at 11:40

Pretty new to this so just a quick question;
Is it good form to post a spec list and ask for advice/opinions?
I've listed the components I'm planning to assemble but before I splash me hard earned I'd like confirmation I've not made a schoolboy error or missed any incompatibilities.
I appreciate no guarantees and a good p*** taking if I've made an obvious error.
DO I post or not?

greywolf · 2 Jul 2010 at 11:48

Welcome to the forum.

Yes it is a very good forum to post a spec list and ask for advice.

lordgrover · 2 Jul 2010 at 12:02

Kewlio.

Intel Core i5 750 2.66GHz LGA1156 8MB L3
ASUS P7P55D-E P55 Socket 1156 DDR3 Mobo
Western Digital 1TB Hard Drive SATAIII 6Gb/s 64MB Cache
Coolermaster Sileo 500

I already have a Crucial RealSSD C300 SSD for the OS and Asus ATI Radeon HD 4870 graphics card.

What, if any, cables are supplied with this stuff?

Should've said - just browsing, email, a little Word & Excel - nothing too demanding, but I like it quick. Dual booting Win7 Ultimate and Linux Mint 9.

greywolf · 2 Jul 2010 at 12:11

Seems a solid build and for what you have listed it will breeze through.

Cables wise, the motherboard will come with cables such as SATA cables for the hard drives/dvd drive.

What RAM, PSU and DVDRW drive are you going for?

How about:

RAM: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-030-PA
PSU: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-042-OK
DVD-RW: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CD-099-SA

lordgrover · 2 Jul 2010 at 12:21

I'll be re-using the two DVD-RWs from existing Dell PC - good finds on the PSU & memory though - thanks.