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| Well I'm planning on building a budget system.
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The only games I will be playing on it will be Counter Strike Source and Swat 4, plus a few oldies. I will be running Xp home. Case Front fan Rear Fan PSU DVD drive Graphics card Hard Drive Memory Mobo CPU The whole build is costing 150 Uk pounds including delivery! What do you think? Anything a big "no no"? Cheers My System: Custom Built v1.2
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| Well for one I would not skimp on the PSU, considering that if that dies it can take the rest of your PC with it, so look into getting a well known brand like enermax, corsair, ocz or something like that
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The real danger is not that computers will begin to think like men, but that men will begin to think like computers. Where there is no option, there can be no choice! ![]() Computer Juice raffle - Win PC hardware of your choice worth hundreds! - Enter HERE! My Other System, LAPTOP:XPS Gen2..Pentium M2.26Hgz..7800GTX..17"1920X1200 My System: CPU INIT ERROR, MY POOR BUILD!
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| do failing psus really take the whole system down? I have ever actually heard of this happening.
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at the same time, I'd go with more power than 300w psu My System: hAvAAck Build 3
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| Yes they do and have done so to many people I have helped in the past!
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The real danger is not that computers will begin to think like men, but that men will begin to think like computers. Where there is no option, there can be no choice! ![]() Computer Juice raffle - Win PC hardware of your choice worth hundreds! - Enter HERE! My Other System, LAPTOP:XPS Gen2..Pentium M2.26Hgz..7800GTX..17"1920X1200 My System: CPU INIT ERROR, MY POOR BUILD!
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| Yup, PSUs take motherboards down all the time.
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| Ok, could anyone recommend me a good PSU, preferably lower than 30quid.
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My System: Custom Built v1.2
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| Try this, Antec aren't the best but it is far better than the one you stated earlier
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The real danger is not that computers will begin to think like men, but that men will begin to think like computers. Where there is no option, there can be no choice! ![]() Computer Juice raffle - Win PC hardware of your choice worth hundreds! - Enter HERE! My Other System, LAPTOP:XPS Gen2..Pentium M2.26Hgz..7800GTX..17"1920X1200 My System: CPU INIT ERROR, MY POOR BUILD!
Last edited by SocialWarfare : 12th Aug 2007 at 10:06 AM. |
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