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On the £300 build, should you go up to the 2200 isnt it much more overclockable, and surely a case+psu bundle can be found for less than that
The £300-£1250 Tower, Full & HTPC System Weekly Builds Thread
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yes, the one with the black/silver case is a pound cheeper. and at £300 even goign over £1-2 is bad. the budget is very low for a reason.
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I hear the reverse quite often.
that the E2180 is less OCable than the E2200?
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you need to fix the links mate 
Caporegime
All HTPC links are linking to Tower: £1000.
Nice work there shaffaaf27. But have to agree with wolvers69 in regards to HTPC especially the last two spec. A decent one, i.e. quiet, handles HD, etc can't be more than £600.
Alternative is maybe offer a normal spec & gaming one* - i.e. can handle what's out at a decent-ish FPS. But the latter should still emphasise on silence, therefore maybe include the most powerful but silent GFX available now
EDIT:* & maybe a TV-card
Alternative is maybe offer a normal spec & gaming one* - i.e. can handle what's out at a decent-ish FPS. But the latter should still emphasise on silence, therefore maybe include the most powerful but silent GFX available now
EDIT:* & maybe a TV-card
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Looks pretty decent for most of them but really you'd need to update them weekly to take advantage of TWO offers and hope that people actually read this thread rather than starting their own in many cases. Good luck though.
Soldato
None of the specs given seem to come with an operating system ... assuming Vista HP OEM that'll put them over the budget points given.
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Good stuff.
However, ALL the HTPCs should have discrete soundcards. Onboard gives horrible background hiss, which would be unnacceptable on a Hi-fi system. Stick a Xonar DX in there.
However, ALL the HTPCs should have discrete soundcards. Onboard gives horrible background hiss, which would be unnacceptable on a Hi-fi system. Stick a Xonar DX in there.
Man of Honour
You'd spend £60 or more on a soundcard for a £400 HTPC? That does seem like a pretty hefty chunk of the budget to me although admittedly some money could be saved on the case/optical drive.
Soldato
Definitely. If it's for a HTPC I'd assume that sound quality was paramount. I admit it's a big portion of the budget, but as long as the thing can handle HD resolutions then it'd be fine. That said, I'm not too clued up on the graphics card/CPU requirements for such a machine so it may be tricky, but I'm sure some cash could be saved somewhere...
and I am a sucker for sound quality...
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My choice for a cheap HTPC would be this, although I'd personally swap Vista for a TV card and a larger hard drive, then use a free Linux OS and media center front end.
thankyou everyone for your inputs. the remote was something i didnt even think of, and yes i have chosen all parts for silence. the stock intel coolers are very quite, and all the gfx cards i have chosen are silent, and able to play games
wolvers, will the gfx chip on that mobo, be able to handle 1080p decoding?
that was the main reason i chose the 780G mobo. If it can, then i will choose your spec, (apart from lowering the RAM, to 1GB of OcUK and getting a bigger HDD
and i assumed as its an HTPC, a blueray/HD-DVD drive would have been a minimum requirement.
should i alter the Full systems and the HTPC to accomodate an OS, and all HTPC to have a remote? anything else that needs to be put in for the HTPC?
wolvers, will the gfx chip on that mobo, be able to handle 1080p decoding?
that was the main reason i chose the 780G mobo. If it can, then i will choose your spec, (apart from lowering the RAM, to 1GB of OcUK and getting a bigger HDD
and i assumed as its an HTPC, a blueray/HD-DVD drive would have been a minimum requirement.
should i alter the Full systems and the HTPC to accomodate an OS, and all HTPC to have a remote? anything else that needs to be put in for the HTPC?
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1080p doesn't necessarily matter at that price point and without a Blu-Ray player, but it should be able to handle it ok.
I wouldn't change to 1gb RAM if you're going to include Vista, which you probably should include as most of the people asking for these specs won't be interested in anything else.
A HTPC is difficult to do a general spec for really as it's use will vary quite a lot but IMO a HTPC without a remote is just a PC connected to your TV, if that makes sense?
yes it does.
i assumed for a low spec, 1GB even with vista would be fine, as there would be no gaming.
and if i was to build a HTPC for £400, id want it to display 1080p as thats why id be building it.
i assumed for a low spec, 1GB even with vista would be fine, as there would be no gaming.
and if i was to build a HTPC for £400, id want it to display 1080p as thats why id be building it.
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Staying within the rules, an OS is a must really, no point ordering all that gear for the thing to sit there with not being able to boot up. Besides the OS are becomming cheaper than ever now, even a very basic Vista Home Basic install is around £55.
Full system £1250 http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=11840973&postcount=9
Please don't take this negatively... but i'd build a better all-round system for £1250 than that, you can get better components, and there certainly wouldn't be any OCUK own brand memory in there on that sort of value spec...
I think the Dell 24" and those speakers add unecessary cost to your rig... you could exchange those for a good quality PVA monitor and set of good quality £30
5.1 speakers such as the Creative T6100's... and I wouldn't include the keyboard/mouse in the price either as people generally already have those when swiching rigs. A better quality case and a dedicated sound card can also be included. Here's what mine would look something like this:
That is a fully loaded systems, as high-end as you can get for the money. It has one fast HD for an OS drive and a 1TB drive for storage... essential nowadays. The mobo is an X48, the RAM is Gskill PC8000, the case is Lian Li... and sound card the acclaimed Asus Sonar DX. The monitor is a highly regarded pVA screen that will be great for general use. That's what i'd be doing with that sort of case... and if you shop around wisely that cost can come down by a further £50-£100 or more too.... allowing for an OEM OS on there.
EDIT - In fact a cheaper 8800GTS OC'd to hell and back (not much different to a 9800GTX) for £140 would free up even more cashola.
Please don't take this negatively... but i'd build a better all-round system for £1250 than that, you can get better components, and there certainly wouldn't be any OCUK own brand memory in there on that sort of value spec...
I think the Dell 24" and those speakers add unecessary cost to your rig... you could exchange those for a good quality PVA monitor and set of good quality £30
5.1 speakers such as the Creative T6100's... and I wouldn't include the keyboard/mouse in the price either as people generally already have those when swiching rigs. A better quality case and a dedicated sound card can also be included. Here's what mine would look something like this:
That is a fully loaded systems, as high-end as you can get for the money. It has one fast HD for an OS drive and a 1TB drive for storage... essential nowadays. The mobo is an X48, the RAM is Gskill PC8000, the case is Lian Li... and sound card the acclaimed Asus Sonar DX. The monitor is a highly regarded pVA screen that will be great for general use. That's what i'd be doing with that sort of case... and if you shop around wisely that cost can come down by a further £50-£100 or more too.... allowing for an OEM OS on there.
EDIT - In fact a cheaper 8800GTS OC'd to hell and back (not much different to a 9800GTX) for £140 would free up even more cashola.
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great spec richdog
You know what its amazing what you can get for your money now.
The rig in my sig cost me almost £1800 in Dec 06 #(including a 22" monitor)when i put it together. A thread like this would have been a great help when i was first choosing components and hopefully with regular updates this will be the first port of call for comparison for new builds.
You know what its amazing what you can get for your money now.
The rig in my sig cost me almost £1800 in Dec 06 #(including a 22" monitor)when i put it together. A thread like this would have been a great help when i was first choosing components and hopefully with regular updates this will be the first port of call for comparison for new builds.
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