Hey I got help from here about 3~4 months ago under my other name (Chrono, I forgot the pass) and I got alot of help from sammorris! Well my dad now wants a good pc for around £330~360 with postage and VAT..We were both looking at http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/QUAD-CORE-2-Q6600-...1QQcmdZViewItem it looks okay but just sounds a bit..fishy because it's so cheap. If we have to build it ourselves but it's really cheap then that's fine but it would be much better if it were already built...
Atleast a Duo Core 2.3~2.6 GHz CPU...Atleast 2GB ram and upgradeable to 4GB..A good onboard sound card because he makes music in Reason and Cubase, that's why we need good ram so it doesn't crash with all the plugins loaded, atleast an 8500GT graphics card, one that can handle counter strike source/The source engine for HL2 games.
Anyone got any good sites or anything? It's really hard to find one already built and etc. We don't need a monitor or loads of HD space, atleast 260GB will be fine. Even less than that.
Hmmmm... That build utilizes a bunch of cheap components (with the exception of the Q6600), no OS, or any other software... Post what you want to be able to accomplish with your build (video editing, overclock, etc), and I am sure that you will get some sound recommendations.
It's me on my other name, Chrono, I found out the pass heheh ;).
It's alright I went on Ebuyer and got a bunch of brand name stuff for a bargain price
Inno3D 8600GT 256MB 128bit DDR3 DVI PCI-E Graphics Card
Akasa Black Zen Silent Cool Mid Tower Case
Corsair VX450WUK 450W PSU
Corsair 2GB Kit (2x1GB) DDR2 675MHz/PC2-5400 XMS2 Memory Non-ECC Unbuffered CL4(4-4-4-12) Heat Spreader Lifetime Warranty
Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3 iP35 Socket 775 8 channel audio ATX Motherboard
Maxtor STM3250310AS 250GB SATAII 8MB Cache - OEM
Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 2.33GHz 1333FSB Socket 775 4MB Cache Retail Boxed Processor
Optiarc AD-7200S 20X DVD±RW/DL/RAM Internal SATA Bare Black Drive - OEM
I picked everything out myself, all of it costed together £375. The PSU, Case , RAM and DVD Drive are exactly the same as when I got mine for £600, The only difference is the GPU is 8600GT, mine was a Gigabyte Radeon HD 3850 512MB, but it doesn't matter because this isn't a gaming pc it's a media/light gaming PC. The processor is 2.33 instead of 2.66 what I had in my pc, and the drive is 250 instead of 320.
Yes, but only if they use decent power supplies. If they don't specifically mention a brand that's half decent, call them on it. If it's something crap like Winpower, stay away.
KaiTD: That signature's huge. Keep it to 500x150 as per forum rules.
xChronox's list is sound, but I would go with a WD or Seagate hard disk over the Maxtor. Seagate may still own maxtor, but the products still branded Maxtor are still Maxtor drives. They're noisy and less reliable than the other brands.
