[mdv2]

I'm building a new PC for Christmas, i don't know a lot about building PC's, but i thought that i would give it a try. Are all of these components compatible and powerful another to spec for new PC games. AL so is there anything else i need to buy?

http://orders.ebuyer.com/customer/sh...19jYXJ0&stid=1

also i need to buy a OS, what would you recommend and where from?

mdv2

[Dave Hybrid]

A link to your basket doesn't work for everyone else.

[mdv2]

whoops my bad, here it is :

Arctic Power 700W PSU - With PCI-E, SATA, 20+4, ATX12V, 8pin +12V Connectors - Retail Boxed

Corsair 2GB Kit (2x1GB) DDR2 800MHz/PC2-6400 XMS2 Memory Non-ECC Unbuffered CL5(5-5-5-12) Heat Spreader Lifetime Warranty

Antec Nine Hundred - Gaming Case with 200mm Top Fan - No PSU

Asus P5N-E SLI 650i Socket 775 PCI-E Onboard Audio ATX Motherboard

EVGA 8800GTS 320MB GDDR3 DVI TV Out PCI-E Graphics Card

Western Digital WD1600JS Caviar SE 160GB 7200RPM SATAII/300 8MB Cache - OEM

NEWLINK UK KETTLE LEAD - UK PLUG - IEC SOCKET 1.5m

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 G0 Stepping (2.4GHz 1066MHz) Socket 775 L2 8MB Cache (2x4MB (4MB per core pair) Retail Boxed Processor

Pioneer DVR-212BK 18X SATA DVD±RW DL Int Black - OEM

Belkin Anti-Static Wrist Band

this comes to £630 including VAT +P&P. All i need now is an OS.

[alex]

That is superbly spec'd. Some of my favourite components in there. But why an SLI board and a single gpu? Get an Asus P5K-E and future proof the build further.

Anyway, you need a hsf (heatsink and fan) for the cpu. The stock intel one just doesn't cut it on a quad.

I'd be getting an Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 pro or a Tuniq Tower. The TT cools slightly better than the AC but it's huge (it will fit in the Antec 900 though), weighs near on a kilo (way over the mobo's design limits) and costs a lot.

The AC is lighter, a lot, cost's around half, and cools to within a couple of degrees of the TT.

For an O.S? Well, take your pick. Don't get vista 64bit. No self-respecting home user should be seen dead with it at the moment.

XP will obviously not show up any compatibility issues with software and/or drivers. But for future proofing you want Vista. So if you go that route 32bit premium would be my choice.

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[mdv2]

[SIZE=2]ok here it is: [/SIZE]

[SIZE=2]Pioneer DVR-212BK 18X SATA DVD?RW DL Int Black - OEM[/SIZE]

[FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]Arctic Power 700W PSU - With PCI-E, SATA, 20+4, ATX12V, 8pin +12V connectors - Retail Boxed[/SIZE][/FONT]

[FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]Corsair 2GB Kit (2x1GB) DDR2 800MHz/PC2-6400 XMS2 Memory Non-ECC Unbuffered CL5(5-5-5-12) Heat Spreader Lifetime Warranty[/SIZE][/FONT]

[FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]Antec Nine Hundred - Gaming Case with 200mm Top Fan - No PSU

[/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]Asus P5N-E SLI 650i Socket 775 PCI-E Onboard Audio ATX Motherboard[/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]EVGA 8800GTS 320MB GDDR3 DVI TV Out PCI-E Graphics Card[/SIZE][/FONT]

[FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]Western Digital WD1600JS Caviar SE 160GB 7200RPM SATAII/300 8MB Cache - OEM[/SIZE][/FONT]

[FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]NEWLINK UK KETTLE LEAD - UK PLUG - IEC SOCKET 1.5m[/SIZE][/FONT]

[FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 G0 Stepping (2.4GHz 1066MHz) Socket 775 L2 8MB Cache (2x4MB (4MB per core pair) Retail Boxed Processor[/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]Pioneer DVR-212BK 18X SATA DVD?RW DL Int Black - OEM[/SIZE][/FONT]

[FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]Belkin Anti-Static Wrist Band



This comes up to £630 including VAT + P&P, all i need now is an OS. I would like to spend around £700 on my PC. All these parts are bought from Ebuyer.com.

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[slipend]

Looks good, check ebuyer for an OS aswell.

OEM Vista Premium is only £60

[alex]

Originally Posted by mdv2 [SIZE=2]ok here it is: [/SIZE] [SIZE=2]Pioneer DVR-212BK 18X SATA DVD?RW DL Int Black - OEM[/SIZE] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]Arctic Power 700W PSU - With PCI-E, SATA, 20+4, ATX12V, 8pin +12V connectors - Retail Boxed[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]Corsair 2GB Kit (2x1GB) DDR2 800MHz/PC2-6400 XMS2 Memory Non-ECC Unbuffered CL5(5-5-5-12) Heat Spreader Lifetime Warranty[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]Antec Nine Hundred - Gaming Case with 200mm Top Fan - No PSU[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]Asus P5N-E SLI 650i Socket 775 PCI-E Onboard Audio ATX Motherboard[/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]EVGA 8800GTS 320MB GDDR3 DVI TV Out PCI-E Graphics Card[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]Western Digital WD1600JS Caviar SE 160GB 7200RPM SATAII/300 8MB Cache - OEM[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]NEWLINK UK KETTLE LEAD - UK PLUG - IEC SOCKET 1.5m[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 G0 Stepping (2.4GHz 1066MHz) Socket 775 L2 8MB Cache (2x4MB (4MB per core pair) Retail Boxed Processor[/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]Pioneer DVR-212BK 18X SATA DVD?RW DL Int Black - OEM[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]Belkin Anti-Static Wrist Band[/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=2][FONT=Arial]This comes up to £630 including VAT + P&P, all i need now is an OS. I would like to spend around £700 on my PC. All these parts are bought from Ebuyer.com.[/FONT][/SIZE]

Trust me on this, you're going to need a better hsf for the cpu than the stock Intel one. Your money though, your choice.

[mdv2]

Yes, i might get an Zalman CNPS9700 NT, but other than that is everything compatible and is it a good choice for a budget gaming PC? Also is vista a good option for a OS?

[mdv2]

thank for the advise, had a bit of s lag spike :s (sorry for posting twice :P), and yes i will get a better HSF and also get vista premium 32bit :P

I'm getting an :

[FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]Asus P5N-E SLI 650i Socket 775 PCI-E Onboard Audio ATX Motherboard[/SIZE][SIZE=2]EVGA

instead of a

[/SIZE][SIZE=2]ASUS P5K-E

[/SIZE][SIZE=2]because it's cheaper, and also i can upgrade it to sli with no extra cost.
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[philthomas]

I think you have the makings of a very nice system there .... the only thing I would like to see is XP Pro and not Vista, but hey that's me and is just my opinion. Perhaps when SP1 is released, I will change my mind

The only other thing might be a larger HDD, as 160gb is a bit small nowdays.

[mdv2]

I've got an external 250Gb HDD, so i didn't bother getting a large internal HDD.