[killah]

I want to build myself a computer,it is my first time ever making a computer i have chosen the hardware can you tell me if there is anything wrong with my selection missing or anything i dont need.

Thermaltake Soprano SECC, Black, no Window Case
Dabs Value 650W PSU Black 12cm SATA PFC Power supply
AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000 AM2 2.6GHz Cpu
MSI AM2 AMD 690GB ATX Audio Lan motherboard
Kingston ValueRAM 2GB 533MHz DDR2 Non-ECC Ram
XFX GeForce 8600GT 512MB DDR2 PCIE DVI Graphics
Hitachi Deskstar 7K500 500GB S300 16MB Hard Drive


Thank you

[Thunderer]

So, first of all we would like to know for what purpose this PC is going to be.

Gaming, Multimedia, Chatting and Surfing the net, etc...

Now the parts:

RAM - you should go with at leat 800MHz these days
Video Card - 8800GT would be better
PSU - you should buy a good brand. This is due to the fact that the PSU is like the brain of the PC and if it goes wrong, everything else would go wrong too. So you could look at an Enermax (IMO is the best in PSU), ThermalTake, Corsair, OCz and BFG.

The rest seems ok for me. Hope it helped.

[alex]

The card is dependent on usage though Thunderer. No point quoting a 8800GT at the mo. But I agree if it's a gaming build.

Regardless of that, do away with the 512mb version of the 8600. The extra ram on this card won't see use as it's necessary for higher resolutions which this card doesn't have the power to game at. You're also paying for the extra 256mb ram.

I'd also prefer to see faster ram in there, 667mhz at the minimum but, as Thunderer suggests, 800mhz would be better. Again though, it's usage dependent. If you're using the pc for just general stuff, maybe the odd bit of encoding/gaming the 533mhz ram will suffice. But 667 and 800mhz ddr2 just ain't that much more nowadays.

Bin the psu, it's simply the most important component in any build. It goes and it could take your pc with it. You also don't require 650w for that spec. I'd be looking at a 500w (even with a 8800GT) taking into account the rest of the spec. Coolermaster do some awesome psu's if you're budget minded.

[killah]

so can you tell me what i need as a good machine for surfing the net,audio editing, and a little bit of gaming.
The most import part is i need loads of hdd space and need it to be quick as i would have multi programs open.

can you please choose all hardware from ebuyer as thats where i would be buying it.


Thanks




sorry if i seem clueless its cause i am new to this.

[alex]

Okay, as specified this has all been spec'd from Ebuyer.

I've left out an os as I'm unsure as to whether or not you want vista, or if you already have an os disc. But add around £70 for this should you need it.

This is a bang for buck build and should do you nicely. I've tried to keep the price reasonable as you don't quote a budget so I'm unsure what you can spend. The case is obviously personal preference, so should you need to just spec a different one.

The card will happily game at 1280x1024/1440x900 (19" screen) and should give playable frame rates on newish titles at 1680x1050 (20-22" screens) but with detail settings turned way down. Should you want a better gaming card for not much more then go for the 256mb version (Asus would be my choice) of the 8800GT. It's only about £20 more and will game at 1680x1050 despite only have 256mb ram because of the decent overclock.

The hdd you chose would be one of my choices; very good drive but you can get the newer ultrastar (slightly faster seek times, 32mb as opposed to 8mb, buffer) for not very much more.


ASUS P5K AiLifestyle Series iP35 Socket 775 eSATA 8channel Audio ATX Motherboard129125164 in stock£68.58
Corsair 2GB Kit (2x1GB) DDR2 800MHz/PC2-6400 XMS2 Memory Non-ECC Unbuffered CL5(5-5-5-12) Heat Spreader Lifetime Warranty09871099 in stock£40.01
XFX 8600GTS 256MB 675MHz core DDR3 DVI PCI-E Graphics Card12734427 in stock£92.00
Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 2.33GHz 1333FSB Socket 775 4MB Cache Retail Boxed Processor130485164 in stock£106.13
LiteOn LH-20A1S 20X SATA DVD±RW/DL Black Bare Drive - OEM12741095 in stock£15.73
Antec Nine Hundred - Gaming Case with 200mm Top Fan - No PSU118268420 in stock£69.99
ULTRASTAR A7K1000 500GB 32MB - SATA/300 7200RPM 0A3515113925623 in stock£105.74
Enermax Liberty 500W Modular ATX2.2 PSU1063661 in stock£62.98

Cart total inc vat: £561.16

[cheesewheels99]

seems like it will be good a lot better then my frist build

[killah]

Originally Posted by alex Okay, as specified this has all been spec'd from Ebuyer. I've left out an os as I'm unsure as to whether or not you want vista, or if you already have an os disc. But add around £70 for this should you need it. This is a bang for buck build and should do you nicely. I've tried to keep the price reasonable as you don't quote a budget so I'm unsure what you can spend. The case is obviously personal preference, so should you need to just spec a different one. The card will happily game at 1280x1024/1440x900 (19" screen) and should give playable frame rates on newish titles at 1680x1050 (20-22" screens) but with detail settings turned way down. Should you want a better gaming card for not much more then go for the 256mb version (Asus would be my choice) of the 8800GT. It's only about £20 more and will game at 1680x1050 despite only have 256mb ram because of the decent overclock. The hdd you chose would be one of my choices; very good drive but you can get the newer ultrastar (slightly faster seek times, 32mb as opposed to 8mb, buffer) for not very much more. ASUS P5K AiLifestyle Series iP35 Socket 775 eSATA 8channel Audio ATX Motherboard129125164 in stock£68.58 Corsair 2GB Kit (2x1GB) DDR2 800MHz/PC2-6400 XMS2 Memory Non-ECC Unbuffered CL5(5-5-5-12) Heat Spreader Lifetime Warranty09871099 in stock£40.01 XFX 8600GTS 256MB 675MHz core DDR3 DVI PCI-E Graphics Card12734427 in stock£92.00 Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 2.33GHz 1333FSB Socket 775 4MB Cache Retail Boxed Processor130485164 in stock£106.13 LiteOn LH-20A1S 20X SATA DVD±RW/DL Black Bare Drive - OEM12741095 in stock£15.73 Antec Nine Hundred - Gaming Case with 200mm Top Fan - No PSU118268420 in stock£69.99 ULTRASTAR A7K1000 500GB 32MB - SATA/300 7200RPM 0A3515113925623 in stock£105.74 Enermax Liberty 500W Modular ATX2.2 PSU1063661 in stock£62.98 Cart total inc vat: £561.16

So they say builfing a pc is cheap but is it how much would a system like this cost in the shops.

[killah]

Quad-Core Extreme Processor QX6800Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Energy Efficient 95W edition Socket 775 Nvidia 8800GTX 768MB GDDR3 Dual DVI PCI-E Graphics Card OEM Corsair 2GB Kit (2x1GB) DDR2 800MHz/PC2-6400 XMS2 Memory Non-ECC Unbuffered CL4(4-4-4-12) E.P.P. Heat Spreader Lifetime Warranty Samsung SpinPoint HD501LJ 500GB SATAII Hard Drive 16MB Cache - OEM Pioneer BDC-S02 Blu-Ray Reader 12X DVD?RWDL/RAM SATA Black - Retail With Cyberlink BD Suite Software Dell XPS CASE AND PSU Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium x64Bit OEM 1PK DVD


How much would you pay for a pc spec like that i plan on building it and selling for £850.00

[cheesewheels99]

well even if a pc you build is a little more expensive you get more quality from one you build plus if it breaks is easier to fix and i would pay more if it was in a different case

[killah]

So would i be able to sell it with a dell xps case as i just like the case and can get one cheap.

[cheesewheels99]

yes

[killah]

Also sorry to be a pain but the os i want is http://www.ebuyer.com/product/123067 windows vista but it is in the system builder software section is that what i need and can i use it more than once.

[Dave Hybrid]

You can use it on the same machine as many times as you like.