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05-22-2011, 12:20 PM
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My 1st build. A low budget gaming PC
Hi there, I've just been reading forum posts and doing research for a few hours and now decided to post.
The rig i'm going for doesn't have to be blazing. Just handle mostly Starcraft 2 and possibly some older games like WoW and CS:S TF2 Etc.. The most important thing is for the rig to be very upgradeable! I would like to keep the build to the smallest budget possible. Maybe £400 - Yes i'm in the UK!  However even after a few forum reads I soon learned that power and cooling are pretty essential and so as these are unlikely go to out of date as fast :S (I think!) Then I don't mind buying better than average parts in that area! However still unsure!I have put together a list, based on a barebones kit that I found while researching, however I did not like the sound of the company as reviews were marginal. However I know very little about compatibility - and I fear that I made have made some mistakes in my build design! I would be very grateful if anyone could look over this and give your thoughts/comments/ideas. PS: Every item without a link is one that I am very unsure about and need some definite help on! Thanks in advance! M.Dewar Parts: I hope all links are working - if not give me a shout and I'll fix that Case:ATX Tower CIT 1009B ATX PC Tower Case - Black at cheap prices | PC World PSU:Builder Series™ CX500 V2 Builder Series Cooling: Air Series™ A50 CPU Cooler Air Series Mobo: Intel G41 Chipset Motherboard CPU: Intel Celeron Dual Core E3400 HDD:Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATAII 16MB Cache 3.5 inch Internal Hard Drive OEM WD5000AAKS: Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories RAM: 2GB DDR3 Corsair Memory Pri Optical: Optiarc AD-7260S-0B 24x Int DVDRWRAM SATA Black Bare Optiarc AD-7260S-0B 24x Int DVDRWRAM SATA Black Bare: Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 5770 1Gb XFX HD 5770 1GB Single Slot Cooler Edition 850MHz Dual.. | Ebuyer.com FDD: None Keyboard: Cheapest in store / seperate purchace Mouse: Not Needed Lan: Netgear WG311 54Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter Netgear WG311 54Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter 32bit PCI: Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories Monitor: Not needed Speakers: Not needed OS: Recomendations welcome! Extras: None EDIT: Just read this post: Video Card Rating So the video card is now up for recommendations, however it was mentioned in a post that ATI great for dual screen, nVidea otherwise. Another EDIT: Realising now the CPU cooler might be over kill Last edited by m.dewar; 05-22-2011 at 12:49 PM. |
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05-22-2011, 12:58 PM
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You don't need a CPU cooler if you're not overclocking. The stock fan will do fine.
Switch to an ASUS motherboard too. Might as well go for Windows 7 Home Professional. $100.
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05-22-2011, 01:03 PM
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The Celeron CPU is pretty outdated. Would look to the i3 or i5 series of CPUs. you don't need an aftermarket CPU heatsink, the one that comes with the CPU is fine. Would look to the WD Black HD and for an OS, Win7 64bit.
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05-22-2011, 01:30 PM
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Thanks for the quick replies!
I'm now looking at CPU: Intel Core i3 540 3.06GHz Intel Core i3 540 3.06GHz Processor CPU Socket 1156 | eBay UK Mobo: ASUS Intel H55 Express 1156 Micro ATX Motherboard ASUS Intel H55 Express 1156 Micro ATX Motherboard (PCI-E 2.0 x16, DDR3 2200(OC), SATA 3Gb/s, OnBoard VGA): Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories Hard Drive: WD 1TB 3.5" SATA-III 6Gb/s Caviar Black WD 1TB 3.5" SATA-III 6Gb/s Caviar Black Hard.. | Ebuyer.com |
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05-22-2011, 02:57 PM
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I came up with 482 quid including the OS using a VERY sharp pencil using quality up to date components:
Casecom Black/Silver Trim Mid Tower Case - No PSU | Ebuyer.com Antec Basiq Power 500W PSU - 20+4pin 2x SATA 1x PCI-E.. | Ebuyer.com Asus P8H61-M Intel H61 Motherboard mATX Revision 3.0.. | Ebuyer.com Intel Core i3 2100 3.10GHz Socket 1155 3MB L3 Cache.. | Ebuyer.com Crucial 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 1333MHz/PC3-10600 Memory Kit.. | Ebuyer.com WD 500GB 3.5" SATA-III 6Gb/s Caviar Black Hard.. | Ebuyer.com LiteOn IHAS124-19 24x DVD±RW DL & RAM SATA.. | Ebuyer.com HIS HD 5770 Fan 1GB GDDR5 Dual DVI HDMI DisplayPort.. | Ebuyer.com ASUS Wireless-G PCI Card | Ebuyer.com Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium - Licence and media.. | Ebuyer.com |
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05-22-2011, 03:10 PM
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Wow thanks very much! Fantastic!
What is the difference between: Intel Core i3 2100 3.10GHz Socket 1155 3MB L3 Cache.. | Ebuyer.com and Intel Core i3 540 3.06GHz Processor CPU Socket 1156 | eBay UK ? I mean is it a big difference? |
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05-22-2011, 04:22 PM
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Intel Core i3 2100 3.10GHz Socket 1155 3MB L3 Cache.. | Ebuyer.com is a new sandy bridge CPU needing a 1155 slot. The other is for a 1156 slot. In other words you can't use the second card with the motherboard glc suggested.
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05-22-2011, 04:31 PM
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1155 is today's technology. 1156 is last year's technology. There is a significant difference.
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05-22-2011, 04:52 PM
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Ah ok thanks very much!
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