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Sometime this month I will be buying a new pc and decided to try putting it together myself. In the past I have changed ram and 3D cards but this is my first attempt at a complete home build.
I've got a budget of about £800 and will use the PC mainly for gaming. However I don't know enough about the the hardware to select everthing myself so could some one check the list and give me some advice.
MY-034-GL GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC5300 667MHz Value DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB5300DC) (MY-034-GL)
£94.95 £94.95
CP-126-IN Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - Retail (CP-126-IN)
£115.95 £115.95
MB-003-AK Asrock ConroeXFire-eSATA2 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-003-AK)
£53.95 £53.95
SC-043-CL Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Music - OEM (SC-043-CL)
£48.50 £48.50
CA-040-AN Antec Sonata II Piano Black Quiet Case - 450W Smart Power PSU (CA-040-AN)
£65.95 £65.95
GX-038-OK OcUK GeForce 7900 GTX 512MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-038-OK)
£229.95 £229.95
CD-044-LG LG GSA-H10ABRL 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - Retail (CD-044-LG)
£25.50 £25.50
HD-093-SE Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 160GB ST3160811AS SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-093-SE)
£34.95 £34.95
Subtotal £669.70
VAT £117.20
Total £786.90
Is this OK?
Is this the correct motherboard for the system, and can it support SLI if I need it in the future?
Is the power supply good enough or should I select a seperate PSU and case, if so which ones?
Could I get a better system for a similar price or would a few pounds more make a lot of differance?
How future proof is this PC?
Is there anything else I should get or know about?
The most demanding game I will be buying is Oblivion could you tell me how well it will run on this PC.
Thanks for any help
Newbie.
I've got a budget of about £800 and will use the PC mainly for gaming. However I don't know enough about the the hardware to select everthing myself so could some one check the list and give me some advice.
MY-034-GL GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC5300 667MHz Value DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB5300DC) (MY-034-GL)
£94.95 £94.95
CP-126-IN Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - Retail (CP-126-IN)
£115.95 £115.95
MB-003-AK Asrock ConroeXFire-eSATA2 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-003-AK)
£53.95 £53.95
SC-043-CL Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Music - OEM (SC-043-CL)
£48.50 £48.50
CA-040-AN Antec Sonata II Piano Black Quiet Case - 450W Smart Power PSU (CA-040-AN)
£65.95 £65.95
GX-038-OK OcUK GeForce 7900 GTX 512MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-038-OK)
£229.95 £229.95
CD-044-LG LG GSA-H10ABRL 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - Retail (CD-044-LG)
£25.50 £25.50
HD-093-SE Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 160GB ST3160811AS SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-093-SE)
£34.95 £34.95
Subtotal £669.70
VAT £117.20
Total £786.90
Is this OK?
Is this the correct motherboard for the system, and can it support SLI if I need it in the future?
Is the power supply good enough or should I select a seperate PSU and case, if so which ones?
Could I get a better system for a similar price or would a few pounds more make a lot of differance?
How future proof is this PC?
Is there anything else I should get or know about?
The most demanding game I will be buying is Oblivion could you tell me how well it will run on this PC.
Thanks for any help
Newbie.