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Any advice to help me build a PC.
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novadrago
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13. December 2007 @ 03:55 |
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Hi, I need some advice on what parts to buy to make a complete PC. I want a fast pc and I watch alot of movies and series on my computer but then I don't play games alot if at all.
With a budget of £1000 which is about $2000.
I really am a noob when it comes to computer parts etc and I have not even built a computer together so alot of help is needed please.
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RottenKid
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13. December 2007 @ 10:10 |
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What games do you play? $2000 is alot, you could build a demon of a machine, but if you play computer chess, then there is no need, lol.
As for the movies and DVDs, I think a blueray or HD DVD player would be good. But honestly what games, they really decide your build.
any Asus MB: 680I socket 775
Intel Quadcore 2.4GHz, 8MB Cache, 1066FSB
4GB of OCZ reversion 2, 800MHz, 4-4-4-15 i think is its latency.
2 EVGA 8800GT 512mb graphics cards in SLI
Thermaltake/cosair/ultra powersupply: minimum 650Watts
Any case Mid tower case that is to your likeing: I like the antec witht he 2 120mm fans and the 200mm fan on top.
GET a SAMSUNG 226BW 22" LCD monitor
2 Westerndigital HDDs pending on movies 500GB each in Raid 1, for fault torlerance
Blueray or HDDVD drive?? your in Europe I persume...so idk
and some extra fans, to install in your case.
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SSDrifter
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13. December 2007 @ 12:06 |
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If you are thinking of a good media PC, you should look at things like RAM and Processing capability, and a Good monitor. AS you don't play Games a lot, you don't need a lot of RAM on your Graphics Card.
Here are my recommended spec:
Processor: Any Dual-Core
Graphics Card: Nvidia 8600GT
RAM: 2GB
HD: 400-500GB @ 7200rpm (as u would watch a lot of movies)
Motherboard:Don't think of any high end motherboard as u can only see their true potential if you are going to play games or 3D modeling. Try finding a liquid cooling motherboard as they are a onetime investment on cooling. I personally regret not going for one myself. Last of all, look for a good Sound card on your motherboard, as you would need good sound to enjoy movies.
Monitor: A LCD would be the best option.
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novadrago
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13. December 2007 @ 13:24 |
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Hi, thanks for the advice. So would this do or is it too good for non gamers? If so where can I tweak it?
Here is the list.
Aspire X-Cruiser Black Midi Tower with Window w/o PSU - http://www.scan.co.uk/products/productin...roductID=452016 @ £58.36
700W FSP Sparkle Epsilon FX700-GLN SLi/Xfire, 12cm Fan ATX2.0 (20+4Pin) SATA/PCI-E - http://www.scan.co.uk/products/productin...roductID=290214 @ £101.63
Intel Core 2 Quad-Core Q6600 G0 SLACR, 95W, S775, 2.40 GHz, 1066MHz FSB, 8MB Cache, Retail - http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductIn...roductID=643237 @ £152.62
Asus P5E3, iX38, S 775, PCI-E (x16), DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1800, SATA II, SATA RAID, ATX - http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductIn...roductID=688561 @ £137.82
2GB (2x1GB) Corsair TwinX DDR2 XMS2 Dominator, PC2-8500 (1066), 240 Pin, Non-ECC Unbuffered, CAS 5 - http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductIn...roductID=462617 @ £79.72
500 GB Western Digital WD5000AACS Caviar GP, SATA II, 7200 rpm, 16MB Cache, 8.9 ms - http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductIn...roductID=713169 @ £78.24
Optiarc/NEC AD-7173A-0S 18xDVD±R, 8xDVD±DL, DVD+RWx8/-RW x6, DVD-RAM x12, IDE, Silver,OEM,Labelflash - http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductIn...roductID=472927 @ £18.60
LG Black, 52xCD-ROM 16xDVD-ROM, IDE (PATA), OEM - http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductIn...roductID=652552 @ £11.20
256/512MB XFX 8400GS PCI-E (x16), Mem 800MHz, GDDR2, GPU 450 MHz, D-Sub/DVI/S-Video - http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductIn...roductID=617626 @ £28.78
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition SP2 Retail - http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductIn...roductID=136431 @ £160.08
Of cause the speakers, monitors and keyboard etc as well but then I will choose those to my preference.
Total = 827.05 without the monitor etc.
Would all these parts fit together nicely to form a complete pc?
Is this value for money or can I improve it alot with other cheaper parts?
Also regarding the internal hard drive, would it be possible to fit in two of those, so to have 2 internal hard drives?
Thanks
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novadrago
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13. December 2007 @ 13:30 |
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13. December 2007 @ 13:37 |
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You already posted another thread on this...
But anyways, I have never heard of Sparkle Epsilon power supplies. A PSU is something you should NEVER cheat on, it's the most important component in the whole pc. If you get a cheap PSU, then there is a great chance that it will fail and take other parts with it. (Has happened to me before)
And a 8400? I guess thats ok for what you want to do with you pc, but do even think of playing games with it. It is a very slow card.
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novadrago
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13. December 2007 @ 13:47 |
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So is there any tweaks that I can make?
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13. December 2007 @ 13:53 |
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Well a 700watt is overkill for a pc like that.
A Corsair 500watt would be best. Anything by Corsair, Antec, OCZ, and Galaxy make excellent PSUs.
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13. December 2007 @ 17:13 |
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