So just sent my dad's friend the hardware expert an email. So far I have two basic machines in mind, the only thing that will change is the Graphics Card. Scan.co.uk Mobo: £85 Link CPU: £150 (i3 - i5 760) Link GPU: £200-250 Link HDD: £50 Link 1, Link 2 RAM: £65 (DDR3) Link PSU: £85 (650-700W) Link Case: £50 (double side air vents, two large back fans) Random Newegg Case 1, Random Newegg Case 2 Cooling: Unknown Link Total: £700-750 Aria.co.uk Mobo: Not sure. CPU: £150 Link GPU: £190 Link HDD: £50 Link RAM: £70 Link PSU: £70 Link Case: £50 Random Newegg Case 1, Random Newegg Case 2 Total: £600-650 What else do I need to think about?
Well see what he says first if he's that good. Also, check the prices to ebuyer.co.uk, I bought everything for mine as it turned out cheaper than newegg in total. Also: Wireless card? Sound card? EDIT: Um, personal thing, I will never buy a OCZ psu as my brother had his like 2 weeks and it started smoking and they would refund it due to some legal crap.
I shall look for those too Just getting the basics really first. Not sure about Wireless card as I use wired but I'll check anyway. @PSU smoking, that's quite bad. I'm still looking I was just picking a cheap-ish but high Watt PSU.
Soundcard is a waste of money unless your a professional sound editor or something, IMO anyway. My headset is USb and has a built in soundcard so i dont need one anyway. Edit: Forgot to comment on your build Mobo: £85 Link Good CPU: £150 (i3 - i5 760) Link Good GPU: £200-250 Link Good, although the 460 is worth considering, if you have the budegt the 5870 alos, as it will last longer before you feel the need to upgrade HDD: £50 Link 1, Link 2 Good RAM: £65 (DDR3) Link Good PSU: £85 (650-700W) Link Good, Case: £50 (double side air vents, two large back fans) Random Newegg Case 1, Random Newegg Case 2 Ahem, NEGATORY A cheap and cheerful case is not the way to go, while components age, a GOOD case can easily last 3 or more builds. Bearing in mind you may have your case for 10 years or longer it is well worth spending the money on it now, think of it as an investment. Bearing that in mind i would recommend this: http://www.ebuyer.com/product/143852 This is the case i currently have, and while it weighs enough to give you back strain when its full of shiny computer bits it is solidly built, and big enough to offer future expansions. It also has exceptional air cooling, has built in fan controllers for its 6 fans and removable dust filters. Also with plenty of cable routing holes to keep your build tidy. Cooling: Unknown Link Good The case may bump up the cost a bit, but next time you come to upgrade you wont be needing to buy another. I would recommend checking either ebuyer, or scan to see which is cheaper for each separate component. And if you you have any other questions you know where i am.
Looking at a build for ebuyer.com now. CPU: i5 760 £170 GPU: Gigabyte GTX460 1GB £170, Nvidia Geforce GTX460 1GB £200 HDD: 1TB £60 RAM: Corsai DDR3 4GB £65 PSU: Coolermaster £60 Total: £550-600
You can't buy PSU from the second list, it has only 1x 6pin connector and you won't be able to feed your GPU. But I don't think you were going for that one anymore anyway.
This is a combination of all, should provide the best and cheapest solution: Mobo: Link CPU: Link GPU: Link RAM: Link HDD: Link PSU: Link Cooling: Link Case: Link TOTAL COST: £765 without cooling. £800 with.
if your not planning on overclocking that cpu then forget the cooler, the stock cooler will do fineee. And dammit the 1200 is very nice I have the 900, very nice builds. BUT be warned, the 1200 is a fucking massive case (bigger than you think) and its pretty hard to lugg around if you plan on taking it anywhere/moving it, just because of the weight.
It's not that big. The case is: 22.9" (H) x 8.4" (W) x 20.2" (D) And mine is: 15.5" (H) x 7.2" (W) x 16" (D) So it's not that much of an increase for me. An extra 7 on top, 1 in width, 4 in length.
I would never recommend running stock cooling, perhaps you don't need it but when your CPU starts straining itself, and gets hot the stock cooler will be damn loud. Also running kit at a lower temperate will extend its operating life, and in a few years when you start feeling like you beastly pc is getting slow(believe me it happens, you get used to the power and want MOAR), you can overclock it, and with a third party HSF you dont need to worry about temp.
I would recommend the 1600Mhz RAM i have previously linked, its the same price but should be slightly faster, also forget anyting with eco, or green in the name when it comes to computers i can tell you for a fact without reading a review that the HDD will be slooow, pick up a decent 1TB one Edit: Sorry for double post, i have no idea why i didnt put all this into 1 D:
Meh, either way if your not going to overclock it then you could save £50 or whatever it is, as its not essential. And 7", thats quite alot for a PC case
Confused You quoted 7", which was the Width. So you're saying you meant to type 15" for the height? It doesn't seem that tall. Our PC's in High School/College were at least 20" tall. But yeah it wouldn't be that much extra in any direction.