Purchasing a prebuilt computer

[skylineboy]

Hi, ok thanks so it's worth purchasing that PSU for £59? I assumed mine was good, since I was bloody charged around £150 for it a year and a half ago, I guess I was just blindly conned by the dealership though. I'll add that to my list, and will make my purchases within the next 24 hours

Edit: Is that motherboard definitely a wise choice? Seems to have mixed reviews in the responses, which makes me a little hesitant since it's my first build.

Go with what Ace Modder suggested particularly about the psu. You just never know, a bad one can take out your system if it goes! £150?? Ouch.

If your not sure about motherboard then keep looking but Ace Modder won't see you wrong. Hope you enjoy working on your computer, I feel that I have learnt a hell of a lot more after building my first one. More than I could any other way.
Good luck with it. Give us a shout if you need any help.

 

[Bonken]

Okay thanks guys! Will be purchasing those specifics

 

[jakesnake]

a bad one can take out your system if it goes!

you could get a bad one with any brand

but i guess less chance with certain brands over others.


@Bonken
Readin from the start of this thread im glad you came on and declared
the parts you already have. the guys will defo make use of that i7
and support it with nicer gear. you could very well have saved yourself
a fair few cents m8 goodluck with the pimp! it is Lego haha

 

[Bonken]

Hi,

I don't suppose one of you experts could help me through PM or a messenging service quickly while I purchase all my things? Just want to make sure I don't order something wrong, getting it all within the hour.

Thanks a ton,

James.

 

[Bonken]

Here's what I've come with:

Was just wondering if anyone had any ideas for last minute adjustments, decided to go all out and buy it all so I sure hope I'm capable of doing it

I do have a question, is it worth purchasing a sound card also? Or will my current one be fine? If so, does anyone have any suggestions?

Also one more thing, my current graphics card is a HD Radeon 4870, it has popped out so I've got to fix it or it crashes my computer often, would it be worth purchasing a newer card, if so what would the graphical differences be like? For someone who watches movies in 1080p/plays MMORPG's at top graphics, would it really differ?

Thanks, hopefully anyone can help me finish up. I appreciate everything done so far. Also is it worth spending an extra £20 or so for a better power supply? Or is that one good enough.

Thanks anyone who can help,

James.

Edit 2: One more thing, do I need cables or anything also?

 

[skylineboy]

cables come with motherboard.

onboard sound is good these days.

The psu is a good one. I can't really comment as to performance of the 4870 compared to newer cards. i love my gtx 460 but whether it is worth you changing now is not something i could comment on really.