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09-16-2007, 10:24 AM
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Build For A Friend.
This is basically what I wrote up for him, I don't want to change anything unless its not going to work.. tight budget so I've done all I can:
Motherboard: £65.89 MSI P35 Neo-F Socket 775 FSB1333 onboard 8 channel audio ATX http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/128047 Hard Drive: £41.09 Western Digital 160gb SATAii/150 7200RPM 16MB Cache - OEM http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/115411 Processor: £74.95 Intel E4400 Socket 775 2x2.00GHz 800MHz FSB 2MB Cache Retail Boxed http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/127326 RAM - Memory: £64.99 Corsair 2GB Kit (2x1GB) DDR2 800MHz/PC2-6400 XMS2 CL4 http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/111439 Graphics Card: £94.85 EVGA 8600GT Superclocked 256MB GDDR3 DVI HDTV out PCI-E Graphics Card http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/131120 Case: £39.99 CoolerMaster Centurion 5 Silver Trim With Side Window - NO PSU http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/85282 Power Supply: £44.84 Corsair VX450WUK 450W PSU http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/131052 DVD Read/Write Drive: £20.27 LiteOn DH-20A1S 20X DVD?RW/DLRAM Black Bare Drive – OEM http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/131151 Keyboard: £6.97 Microsoft Black Wired PS/2 Keyboard 500 - Retail Box http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/88759 Mouse: £11.99 Microsoft Optical Wheel Mouse USB/PS/2 – Black http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/106194 Monitor: £229.19 ASUS MW221U 22” TFT Wide Screen (With Integrated Speakers) http://www.lucmos.co.uk/index.asp?fu...&productid=427 I know the monitor is a bit excessive but that's the only part he picked himself and hes prepared to pay. So is all good to order? |
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09-16-2007, 10:56 AM
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Looks good to me.
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09-16-2007, 11:16 AM
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Just a couple of suggestions,
The case and power supply you've picked are fine - but this Antec Sonata III case is actually £10 cheaper altogether. http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/128045/rb/0 I'd personally be happier with an ASUS than an MSI motherboard for quality reasons http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/113965 The memory you picked is showing as out of stock. You really only need DDR2-667, unless your friend specifically wants to overclock the system. http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/98691 Finally, I think the monitor is overpriced for the specs that it has. For the same price, you can get a Samsung 226BW, which is a step up in terms of both specs and quality http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/125099/rb/0
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09-16-2007, 11:25 AM
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Thanks for all that, I simply chose the MSI mobo because i've had one for 3 years and it's been flawless, plus I thought P35 chipset was really the best buy at the moment over the P965. Thanks for the advice on the ram, will do that. Case wrong link... that ones £70 something. As for the monitor thanks alot.. I really wanted him to get one from ebuyer.
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09-16-2007, 11:30 AM
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The P35 *is* a newer chipset than the p965 - it offers support for the 1333FSB processors, whereas 965 will only do upto 1066. It's up to you whether you want to go for stability, or upgradability here. MSI boards are not low quality by any means, just a step below ASUS in terms of track record of quality over the years. Since you have the option of saving money on both the case and RAM, why not go for the ASUS P5K - P35 chipset and ASUS quality.
http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/129125 The case I linked to is £70 plus, but it comes with a high quality, Seasonic made 500w power supply, which makes it cheaper than the case and power supply you chose, combined. Last edited by freakitchen; 09-16-2007 at 11:32 AM. |
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09-16-2007, 11:59 AM
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Awesome... i've switched the ram, monitor and to the P5K. Saved about £30 in total so far, but in need of an OS preferably XP Pro.. the one i'm looking at on ebuyer is over £200 am I looking at the wrong thing?
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09-16-2007, 12:07 PM
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You want to be looking at OEM software, specifically:
http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/114048 http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/132195 Unless your friend specifically NEEDS the features of Pro (mostly advanced networking), Home represents much better value for money |
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09-16-2007, 12:29 PM
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I guess he doesn't need it then.. I never knew that, just generally thought it was better.
So here's the finished product: Motherboard: £74.31 ASUS P5K AiLifestyle Series iP35 Socket 775 eSATA 8channel Audio ATX http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/129125 Hard Drive: £41.09 Western Digital 160gb SATAii/150 7200RPM 16MB Cache - OEM http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/115411 Processor: £74.95 Intel E4400 Socket 775 2x2.00GHz 800MHz FSB 2MB Cache Retail Boxed http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/127326 RAM - Memory: £49.99 Corsair 2GB Kit (2x1GB) DDR2 667MHz/PC2-5400 http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/98691 Graphics Card: £94.85 EVGA 8600GT Superclocked 256MB GDDR3 DVI HDTV out PCI-E Graphics Card http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/131120 Case & Power Supply (Come together): £71.64 Antec Sonata III Piano Black Quiet Mid Tower Case - With 500W EarthWatts PSU http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/128045 DVD Read/Write Drive: £20.27 LiteOn DH-20A1S 20X DVD?RW/DLRAM Black Bare Drive – OEM http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/131151 Keyboard: £6.97 Microsoft Black Wired PS/2 Keyboard 500 - Retail Box http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/88759 Mouse: £11.99 Microsoft Optical Wheel Mouse USB/PS/2 – Black http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/106194 Monitor: £224.99 Samsung SM226BW 22" TFT Monitor 2ms VGA/DVI Black 3 Years Warranty http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/125099 Operating System: £51.00 Microsoft Windows XP Home SP2B x32bit OEM 1PK CD http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/114048 Edit: The Antec case comes with only one fan in the rear.. would it be advisable to buy one to go in the optional slot in the front? |
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09-16-2007, 12:36 PM
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Looks good to me. You could go for this keyboard and mouse bundle, which would get your friend a wireless mouse
http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/93725/rb/0 The Sonata is optimised for cooling - that rear fan is really all you'll need. I'd only suggest adding a front fan if he crowded out the case - maybe with a larger video card or more hard drives. With stock cooling, you'll be surprised how quiet the system is, which is always a good thing. One final suggestion - how about a 250GB hard drive for just about the same price? http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/131301 Anything outside 250-320GB these days, and you're not getting good value for money. |
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09-29-2007, 07:11 AM
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We're just putting it together now.. it seems the 8600GT doesn't have a connector to the power supply.. I thought this card would need more power but I see n connector on the back of the card.. does it not need any power or am I looking in the wrong place?
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09-29-2007, 07:28 AM
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No, that particular card doesn't need direct power from the power supply, hence no connector
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09-29-2007, 07:37 AM
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Thanks for confirming that.. we're half way through installing XP so all good!
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09-29-2007, 11:05 AM
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Well thanks for all your reccomendations.. booted up first time and all drivers etc installed.
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