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18th Oct 2009, 11:46
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I am about to undertake my first self built system but my tech knowledge isn't that great. Can someone please advise on the following list of components:
Product descriptionStock Previous price Current Price  Coolermaster Black Elite 330 Case With eXtreme Power 460W PSU with Side Window Manufacturer: Coolermaster QuickFind Code: 146338 | Mfr part #: RC-330K-KWPC-GP Found in: Cases » Mid Tower ATX Cases6 £52.39 (£60.25 inc VAT) £52.39 (£60.25 inc VAT) XFX HD 4650 XXX Edition 1GB DDR2 Dual DVI HDTV Out PCI-E Graphics Card Manufacturer: XFX QuickFind Code: 175342 | Mfr part #: HD-465X-ZDD2 Found in: Graphics Cards ATI » ATI HD 4550/4650/4670/4770 Series55 £40.09 (£46.11 inc VAT) £40.09 (£46.11 inc VAT)  LiteOn IHAS124-19 24x DVD±RW SATA DL & RAM Internal SATA Black Bare Drive - OEM Manufacturer: LiteOn QuickFind Code: 176026 | Mfr part #: IHAS124-19 Found in: CD/DVD Drives » DVD-RW SATA Drives150 £14.82 (£17.05 inc VAT) £14.82 (£17.05 inc VAT) AMD Phenom X4 9650 2.3GHz Socket AM2+ 2MB L3 Cache Retail Boxed Processor Manufacturer: AMD QuickFind Code: 148005 | Mfr part #: HD9650WCGHBOX Found in: Processors AMD » AMD AM2 Phenom76 £69.05 (£79.41 inc VAT) £69.05 (£79.41 inc VAT) Gigabyte GA-MA790X-UD3P AMD 790X Socket AM2+ High Def Audio ATX Motherboard Manufacturer: Gigabyte Technology QuickFind Code: 167785 | Mfr part #: GA-MA790X-UD3P Found in: Motherboards AMD » Socket AM2 AMD2 £68.35 (£78.61 inc VAT) £68.35 (£78.61 inc VAT) Western Digital WD7501AALS 750GB Hard Drive SATAII 7200rpm 32MB Cache - OEM Caviar Black Manufacturer: Western Digital QuickFind Code: 146079 | Mfr part #: WD7501AALS Found in: Hard Drives » 3.5" SATA Hard Drives33 £51.82 (£59.60 inc VAT) £51.82 (£59.60 inc VAT) Crucial 2GB Kit (2x1GB) DDR2 1066MHz/PC2-8500 Ballistix Memory Non-ECC Unbuffered CL5 Lifetime Warranty Manufacturer: Crucial Technology QuickFind Code: 142405 | Mfr part #: BL2KIT12864AA106A Found in: Memory - PC » DDR2. 1066MHz104 £32.85 (£37.78 inc VAT) £32.85 (£37.78 inc VAT) I dont play games and am probably unlikely to. I think the most labour intensive activities I would undertake would be music production (Reason / Cubase) and usually run severaI programmes/tasks at the same time; I hate slow running machines. I would also like to be able to run with 2 monitors. Thanks in advance |
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18th Oct 2009, 12:27
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How much are you willing to spend?
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I would suggest Intel over AMD for the CPU; especially if you don't want a slow running machine. 
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18th Oct 2009, 12:30
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Up to £400
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18th Oct 2009, 12:40
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Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3LR
Intel Core 2 Duo E7500 Patriot 4GB PC2-6400 That adds up roughly to £420. You'll need 4GB of memory for Music editing or it could leave you PC to crawl to a halt. Memory's from ARIA; very good and reputable site. The fan on the graphics card looks like it could make some noise, you may want to consider a passively cooled graphics card. I'm not sure about the PSU though. We'll Have to wait for Carbon to answer that  .
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18th Oct 2009, 12:54
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Ok cheers, will give me some ideas
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18th Oct 2009, 13:00
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You welcome
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18th Oct 2009, 14:26
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I'd lose the PSU on eBay and pick up a Corsair unit.
Something like an HX520 or TX550 - Depending on how much you like modularity.
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18th Oct 2009, 15:27
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...what? Why are people recommending E7400s? Have I stepped into some time portal where we all go back to last year?
Let's try this again. OP, price this out and see if it fits under your budget. Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-MA785G-UD3H CPU: AMD Athlon II X3 720 2.8GHz RAM: CORSAIR 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2-800 PSU: CORSAIR CMPSU-400CX 400W HDD: Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB Optical: Sony Optiarc Black 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW Case: Cooler Master Centurion 5
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19th Oct 2009, 15:31
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They are also worse in terms of multi-tasking performance in comparison to many Intel CPU's; whether it be Core i7 or Core 2 Duo. As you want to run the setup with 2 monitors, depending whether the monitors are the same or that both have the same output; DVI, D-Sub etc.. then you will need to invest in an adapter for the motherboard. By the way it's an E7500.
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19th Oct 2009, 15:41
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But what makes you think the brand matters at all? What does "AMD" have as a coherent brand that outweighs the difference in architectures? "AMD" and "Intel" as titles literally mean nothing as far as how the chips perform - while Intel may have had better CPUs for a while, they don't anymore, and AMD is beating Intel at every point under the price of the i5. Even the X2 240, which is currently half the price of the E7500 in the US, is up to par with it, whereas the X3 720 meets or exceeds the performance of the E8400 with an extra core.
Saying "Oh, I really liked Athlon XP" or "I didn't like Pentium 4" or "I thought that the Athlon 6000+ was garbage" makes sense, but blanket brand statements don't, really.
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