1st Build Specs

[JL1234]

MBoard--- p5b e plus techfever.co.uk £95
CASE--- Antec 900 techfever.co.uk £68
PROCESSOR--- Core2E6300 techfever.co.uk £108
GPU--- Nvidia7900GS ebay.co.uk £100
RAM--- corsair xms2 scan.co.uk £139
PSU--- Corsair HX 520W scan.co.uk £73
DVD/CD--- LiteOn DVD+-/CD scan.co.uk £24
MONITOR--- LG L204WT 20" LCD shopmagenta.com £200
HDD--- Seagate Barra 120GBSATA-II 8Mb shopmagenta.com £37
£850

I have a "special" version of XP pro(+input devs).

this is wot i managed to find, goin to order l8er, is it all ship shape? 1st time, thought id check.... TY for any comments

[glc]

What speed is that ram and is it a dual channel kit?

Hard drive is a bit small and slow for a build of that quality - it's worth it to get a 7200.10, it's faster and has twice the cache.

[newbuilder14]

One more thing to add: I'd recommend a retail boxed DVD burner so you get software. If you can find one in the SATA interface that'd be great, too.

[glc]

I've seen OEM Lite-Ons in the UK online stores that come with software.

[freakitchen]

Originally Posted by glc I've seen OEM Lite-Ons in the UK online stores that come with software.

http://svp.co.uk/products-solo.php?pid=2121

Aside from scan.co.uk (who I'm not a big fan of), I don't know the reputation of any of the shops you list - apart from ebay, of course, from which I wouldn't buy computer components. If your parts arrive DOA, it's too easy for the seller to adopt a 'couldn't care less' policy. Suggest you look at www.overclockers.co.uk or www.ebuyer.co.uk (in order of preference).

The link to the DVD burner is from a site that specializes in optical media, not other computer components.

FK