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05-10-2010, 04:43 PM
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First Time Build, Budget £500ish, Please Critique
PURCHASE DATE: End of May/Early June
SYSTEM USAGE: Internet, Movies, Word Processing Looking for a responsive. respectable system that can be upgraded gradually over the yers as my finances (hopefully) improve. A quiet PC would be nice! Here is what I have come up with: AMD Athlon II X4 630 Socket AM3 2.8GHz 2MB L2 Cache Retail Boxed Processor http://www.ebuyer.com/product/176579 MSI 770-C45 AMD 770 AM3 DDR3 Support 8 channel Blu-ray Audio GB LAN ATX Motherboard http://www.ebuyer.com/product/165438 Corsair 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 1333MHz Memory Kit Unbuffered CL9 http://www.ebuyer.com/product/178943 Akasa 3U HEATPIPE CU BASE ALI FIN HEAT SINK PWM FAN http://www.dabs.com/products/akasa [...] a%20ak-876 Antec 300 Three Hundred Case http://www.ebuyer.com/product/143854 Western Digital WD5000AADS 500GB Hard Drive SATAII 32MB Cache - OEM Caviar Green http://www.ebuyer.com/product/167819 Sony AD-7240S 24x DVD±RW DL & RAM Internal SATA Black Bare Drive - OEM http://www.ebuyer.com/product/164449 22"Acer P225HQbd Black Full HD 1080P TFT Monitor, 1920x1080, 50,000:1, DVI/VGA http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/22A [...] 01-DVI-VGA Corsair 400W CX PSU - 12cm Fan 80Plus Certified Efficiency 6x SATA 1x PCI-E http://www.ebuyer.com/product/150985 With Windows 7 64bit on a student deal that works out around budget.. I'm particularly unsure about the monitor, pref. 22", I have set aside between £100-130 for this. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated, many thanks in advance Last edited by dollie31; 05-10-2010 at 04:50 PM. |
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05-10-2010, 06:09 PM
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Looks like you will need a video card with that particular motherboard. If not a gamer, you could pick up a inexpensive card from ATI. With the PSU you have selected, a basic budget video card is all you will be able to run with a 400w PSU.
As for the motherboard, we steer people away from MSI due to issues they have, would look at Asus. Unless your going to OC, the stock CPU heatsink should be fine. The Acer moniter is a decent budget monitor, a little better is an Asus. For the HD, would go for an WD Black or at least a a Blue, they will be faster that a Green.
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05-10-2010, 06:57 PM
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I would avoid MSI altogether and go with Asus
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05-10-2010, 07:29 PM
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I'll take a Green over a Blue.
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05-10-2010, 10:26 PM
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Here is an Asus board that is comparable and video is included.
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/170277 For a little less, Gigabyte makes a solid board. http://www.ebuyer.com/product/170230 Both boards will support your previous selections, except the case. You will need a case that supports micro atx. The boards do cost quite a bit more, but video is included and the power supply you selected should suffice. You will most likely need more juice when you decide to upgrade the video from onboard.
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05-10-2010, 10:36 PM
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Standard ATX cases support micro ATX boards.
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05-11-2010, 01:09 AM
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Again, I would like to advise you to stick to Asus. Gigabyte make good boards but when things go wrong they don't back up their products like Asus.
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05-11-2010, 02:07 AM
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Thanks for your advice, would these parts be sufficient/compatibile?
Asus M4A785TD-V EVO 785G Socket AM3 onboard DVI VGA HDMI 8 channel audio ATX Motherboard http://www.ebuyer.com/product/169532 Samsung SpinPoint F3 500GB Hard Drive SATAII 7200rpm 16MB Cache - OEM http://www.ebuyer.com/product/146252 |
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05-11-2010, 02:15 AM
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05-11-2010, 03:20 AM
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In that case I'll probably go for one of these:
Western Digital WD5000AAKS 500GB SATAII 7200RPM 16MB Cache - OEM Caviar Blue http://www.ebuyer.com/product/124228 Thanks for all your kind help and suggestions! |
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05-11-2010, 08:59 AM
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I'd recommend you spend a bit more and get a Black instead of a Blue. Faster and longer warranty.
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