Newbie has a build idea(not set in stone)

obviously the least earners get a mocking aswell as being a newbie aye..

if i was wanting to build something stupidly awesome, you think this thread be started how it did lol..

i want her to have atleast 4gb of ram to keep things running quickly like my laptop, but once this build however i go about it is done, then its staying like that, so i want her to have the best, but overkill and you call it for her uses
 
Bacon? said:
This is just the tower is £260 but will do her very nicely. Plus it includes a 64 bit OS.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-265-OK&groupid=43&catid=2385&subcat=2038

It incorporates the latest FM2 processors which have decent integrated graphics (miles better than Intel) and also have enough processing grunt to come close to Intels similar specc'd Pentiums.
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does look good that, but is that better than what i had linked or an alternative? sims and any photo editing aside, she mainly uses the computer for facebook and that dj site, so it needs to be like my laptop really in some cases because i can run those sites and play games without any problems at all(for a £600+ laptop i should bloody hope so ha) except it doesnt need to cost more than 300 quid .
 
at the moment there is a monitor, its an old dell, but obviously when it comes to completion who knows what the monitor will be, im more bothered about the computer ;)..

i imagine the OS will be installed on them systems? ideally i want her to have 2 HDD, a small for the OS and big one for everything else.. ive had my laptop for over a year and 583gb i had spare after system stuff is now down to 376gb which i raised from 300gb and at times i can feel i guess you call abit of a struggle, might just be because ive treated it like a desktop and had it running almost constantly(which has killed my battery) and filled it with crap at one stage lol, think i need to backup everything and start again lol
 
lukegarbutt said:
my advice would be this, buy a bare minimum computer now. BUT get a decent motherboard and cpu in it.

get only 2gb of ram and only a small hard drive, maybe even a 60gb boot ssd? theyre not that expensive now.

get this built and then upgrade it in your own time, when you need to there will be room to add the 500gb hdd and the extra ram. Also, trinity seems to be what you would want for a build like this.
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never used ssd, they seem quite pricey for the capacity compared to ide/sata, are they the ones that use the firewire ports?

thats what i was looking at and that one i linked was 1 of 2 i liked, the other was cheap also, but had an asus board, however i liked the details on the asrock and the integrated graphics sound like they might be real good..

her Biostar supports the athlon 2 CPU i think or one of the athlons which is a better CPU than the sempron, so really id be treating a new build like i was upgrading her ideq, but with better parts
 
lukegarbutt said:
buy a small ssd then, and install the os on there, search them on google, theyre lightning compared to mechanical drives.

Advice on the laptop battery too, once its fully charged, unplug it and run it down, then recharge it again. Having it on charge at 100% kills the battery, not it being on 24/7
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to answer you other question we do have a tv that can be used..

ha yeah i thought that might have been the case, but oh well i cant fix it now unless i happen to find the correct battery and for a good price..


edit: this was the other barebone and also found this intel that seems good.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-268-OK&groupid=43&catid=2385&subcat=

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-509-AS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1965
 
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maybe 200 was optimistic lol, i still wouldnt pay no more than 300 whether a monitor is included or not, seems too much for the usage..


this bad boy would suit my needs :D, i have a 500gb external HDD with some music on it and over 300gb worth of movies(over 400 downloads oops lol) which i connect to my tv and want to have a permanent media setup just for my movies and this little beaut fits the bill spot on, holds the capacity i require and has internet.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-013-ZT
 
TheEliteReaper said:
i said 'in my sig', but guess i had to refresh before posting lol
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You might want to reduce the size of your sig as it is breaking forum rules, it is supposed to be 4 lines or less, yours is 7. Something like

Acer Aspire 5740G // i5 430m 2.26ghz // Radeon HD 5470 // 15.6" HD //
4GB RAM // 640GB HDD // BluRay optical

would be more typical.

Just letting you know before a Don deletes your signature altogether.
 
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nice specs been brought to my attention.

ive been thinking about how im going to go about things and decided because that build will take awhile as im not on a regular income, im going to carry on with the few upgrades can do for her ideq, only things i wont do is fit a athlon 64 CPU as its abit fiddly and havent seen how much they go for and the other being the GPU, i dont think i can get better than the nvidia 8500GT , just to make it that bit better for her and im going to look out for a 32bit win7 as her system is ready for it now, i just dont have the 50 quid for a new one ive seen on ebay..


i did have another thought about a fresh build, was thinking about seeing if i could just get all new parts for the cube case as its a nice design and it saves money, i know it takes a micro atx board as thats whats in it now, but i dont know about what would be suitable..

http://www.biostar.com.tw/app/en/sffpc/content.php?S_ID=21

this is what info i can find of basic N1, ive got no pics of the case, but if someone can spec a good system that will work with it then that be great :) thanks
 
Buying used parts and maybe faulty parts and repairing/building will get you the best computer for your money. I built a Core 2 Duo E8200 w' Asus Royal Knight, 4GB 1066MHz DDR3, Gigabyte G41P-D3, XFX HD4890 Black Edition, 250GB Barracuda, DVD-RW, Antec 300 rig for £57 + a few waffles and chocolate bars ;)
 
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Darkans said:
Would this not be suitable?

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-311-OK&groupid=43&catid=2385&subcat=2038

or as suitable as you can get for that price range
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that does sound suitable, like i said i didnt price anything up, just looked at a possible build..

i want her to be able to play sim3, thats the only proper game.. i want to make it handle win7 HP and constant use of facebook with the games and the music site(spicemusicradio) and simple photo editing perfectly, just like my laptop however i want her to have more than 4gb ram and 2 HDD..

if i was looking at intel then id be looking at a i3 CPU or if used parts then core2duo..


i am going to get her a laptop as she used to have one, but a basic but decent one, better with a proper computer for regular works
 
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