Hi, this will be my first build and I'm thinking of a compact (mATX board), up to £450 budget system. Intended use will mostly be gaming, but obviously not on ultra settings. I'd like it to be smooth and pretty though. I will probably get a 22" monitor separately.
The following is the result of some initial tinkering. Please feel free to highlight any major booboos or present a different build altogether. Being a first build I didn't want to spend too much but certain things, like the PSU, I'd want to keep for the possibility of a better, future build. Likewise the gfx card, I could potentially double up and use in SLI with a different motherboard (and tower) later on. I'd appreciate any thoughts/suggestions/ridicule! If it serves me better, I can move away from the mATX idea. Thanks.
YOUR BASKET
1 x AMD Bulldozer FX-4 Quad Core 4100 Black Edition 3.60Ghz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail with FREE Deus Ex PC Game £86.99
1 x Asus GeForce GTX 550Ti 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £81.95
1 x Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £65.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £56.99
1 x Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 AMD 760G (Socket AM3+) DDR3 MicroATX Motherboard £51.98
1 x Fractal Design Core 1000 Midi Tower Case - Black £32.99
1 x Xigmatek Gaia CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/1155/1156/1366/AM2/AM3/FM1) £19.99
1 x GeIL Dragon 4GB (1x4GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Single Module (GD34GB1333C9SC) £17.99
1 x Samsung SH-S222BB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
Total : £444.85 (includes shipping : £12.50).
The following is the result of some initial tinkering. Please feel free to highlight any major booboos or present a different build altogether. Being a first build I didn't want to spend too much but certain things, like the PSU, I'd want to keep for the possibility of a better, future build. Likewise the gfx card, I could potentially double up and use in SLI with a different motherboard (and tower) later on. I'd appreciate any thoughts/suggestions/ridicule! If it serves me better, I can move away from the mATX idea. Thanks.
YOUR BASKET
1 x AMD Bulldozer FX-4 Quad Core 4100 Black Edition 3.60Ghz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail with FREE Deus Ex PC Game £86.99
1 x Asus GeForce GTX 550Ti 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £81.95
1 x Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £65.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £56.99
1 x Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 AMD 760G (Socket AM3+) DDR3 MicroATX Motherboard £51.98
1 x Fractal Design Core 1000 Midi Tower Case - Black £32.99
1 x Xigmatek Gaia CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/1155/1156/1366/AM2/AM3/FM1) £19.99
1 x GeIL Dragon 4GB (1x4GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Single Module (GD34GB1333C9SC) £17.99
1 x Samsung SH-S222BB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
Total : £444.85 (includes shipping : £12.50).