Which motherboard & GPU?

benenhausen · 1 Apr 2009 at 21:59

Hi,

Im a total novice where PC building is concerned.
However, i have been buying components for the last 4 months and intend to finally put my new PC together in about another 3 months once ive bought all the parts.

So far i have a seagate barracuda 500gb hard-drive, Intel quadcore 2.66ghz q6700 CPU with heatsink & cooler, an ag neovo h-w22 monitor, an lg ggc-h20l blu ray reader, a clio x14 650w PSU and an antec 300 case.

Now im stuck.

I need a motherboard and then a graphics processor - i havent bought any RAM yet either.
It seems from various websites that there are hundreds of different types. Im building this PC for gaming mostly, and i have £350 tops to spend on the MOBO & GPU combined...

ive had the GTX-260 & HD 4870 GPU's recommended to me, and also the Asus P5Q PRO intel P45 MOBO....

can anyone put together these two pieces of the jigsaw for me please, and recommend any others that would better whats been said already, or is the advice i have the best i can get?

Cheers,

Benenhausen

benenhausen · 1 Apr 2009 at 22:35

setter said:
The p5q deluxe (or pro if you want to save a few quid) are excellent choices mobo wise, as is the gtx260. For memory id look at this kingston kit.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-039-KS

Does the ram have to match what the mobo supports,I.e. If I have a mobo with ddr2 then I have to get ddr2 ram?how does it work?

benenhausen · 1 Apr 2009 at 22:44

Loving the quick response on here.seems like the advice is the same.I think I'm gonna buy the gpu 1st and finish with the mobo and ram.
Am I definitely getting a gtx260 and not a hd4870???
P.s. Buying the GPU imminently!!!!

benenhausen · 2 Apr 2009 at 10:00

Can anyone pick which CPU for what I have already bear in mind I'll be getting the Asus deluxe mobo?
Gtx 260 or hd 4870?

benenhausen · 3 Apr 2009 at 01:32

ok.apologies. it seems ive been writing crap with the aid of my iphones small keyboard.

I think its an XCLIO 14 PSU but im still not sure on that!!!

And its a GPU i need - not a CPU.

So i need to know whether a GTX260 or a HD 4870 is the GPU i need???