[Kev63]

Hi, this is going to be my first build PC, so bear with me if some of the items are rubbish/wrong - Just after general advice before i start buying stuff.

I did find a prebuild system so wondering if it's ok to list it here, here it goes;

CPU: AMD Athlon 4000+ X2 Dual Core 64 Bit
Memory: 2048MB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 RAM
Optical Media:DVD±RW 20x Speed Re-Writer with LIGHTSCRIBE + Nero
Hard Drive: 250GB Mega Massive Storage HDD SATA2
USB: 6 x USB 2.0 Ports (2 x front 4 x rear)
Network: 10/100/ M/bit LAN Broadband Ready
Sound: 7.1 Surround Sound 8 channel Audio
Video: Nvidia GeForce 8400GS 256>512MB Graphics Card
Case: Black Alien/Ninja Style Tower
Supports Front USB, Audio & Microphone
Includes Quality 2 x 12cm (Front & Rear) Whisper Quiet &
1 x 8cm Blue LED Side Panel Case Cooling Fans
Power PSU: Powerful 520 Watts with large 12cm quiet extractor fan.

GRAPHICS: XFX Nvidia GeForce 8400GS 512MB PCI-E

Motherboard: ALiveNF6G-VSTA

(If you had to price this, what you think it would cost? And is it a good gaming system?)

It doesn't come with a OS, but was thinking about buying Vista, but there is 2 bit versions, unsure what one to go with.

Sorry for the extreme noob questions guys but would be great if you could help me out. Going to be a big surprise in the new year for my son

Budget is around £300-350 and it's mainly for playing World of Warcraft. Just the main PC is needed. No monitor, mouse etc. is needed.

Thanks in advance, Kev

[alex]

Delving my way through it Kev. Be back to you as quick as I can.

[Kev63]

Originally Posted by alex

Dave whats going on with these posts? If you change out of default settings it brings all this mess.

Sorry mate, my fault - Is it fixed now?

[alex]

For playing WoW it's fine. The psu is overkill though. you'll require no more than a 400w one.

Please ensure the psu is of the decent variety, a lot of crashes and component failures can be attributed to lousy, generic psu's.

Makes to look at: Antec, Corsair, Coolermaster and Enermax.

My recommendation would be an Antec Basiq or Enermax Liberty.

Is this a build you've spec'd off a builders site? because the "mega massive" quote screams marketing hype.

Don't worry about being a "noob". Thats what forums are for.

[alex]

Originally Posted by Kev63

Sorry mate, my fault - Is it fixed now?

Don't worry about it Kev. It's been doing this since we changed the post settings.

[alex]

Oh, and for o.s go for 32bit Vista. Lot more stable nowadays.

[Kev63]

Originally Posted by alex

Don't worry about it Kev. It's been doing this since we changed the post settings.

Haha, it was rather buggered on my screen once i hit 'post thread' but it's ok on my screen now i've edited it. Blame the site i copy and pasted it off to be honest

Hope you can help!

Kev

[Kev63]

Originally Posted by alex

For playing WoW it's fine. The psu is overkill though. you'll require no more than a 400w one.

Please ensure the psu is of the decent variety, a lot of crashes and component failures can be attributed to lousy, generic psu's.

Makes to look at: Antec, Corsair, Coolermaster and Enermax.

My recommendation would be an Antec Basiq or Enermax Liberty.

Is this a build you've spec'd off a builders site? because the "mega massive" quote screams marketing hype.

Don't worry about being a "noob". Thats what forums are for.

It's off a site that custom builds pc's for you but they're rather vague in the PSU brand department etc.

I tried to edit out as much of the hype i could, should of saw it post edit with the 'Super fast processor' etc. lol

I was just glad it didn't start off with a 'HI, MY NAMES BARRY SCOTT!'

Kev

P.S. Want to estimate a price for that setup then i'll reveal the true cost?

[alex]

Pre-built, without o.s.

I'd expect a price in the £350-£375 region.

[alex]

Hows this:

Superb company. And I say that from personal experience.

Processor (CPU)
AMD ATHLON™ 64 X2 4200+ (2.2GHz) 2 x 512K L2 Cache (Socket AM2)
Memory (RAM)
2GB CORSAIR DDR2 667MHz - LIFETIME WARRANTY! (2x1GB)
Motherboard
ASUS® M2A-VM: DUAL DDR2, SATA II, x16 VGA, 2 x PCI
Operating System
WINDOWS® VISTA Home Basic (inc. Genuine CD & License) (£55)
USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS (4 REAR + 2 FRONT) AS STANDARD
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
250GB SERIAL ATA II HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (7200rpm)
2nd Hard Disk
NONE
RAID (HDD 1 & 2)
NONE
1st CD/DVD Drive
20x Dual Layer LightScribe DVD Writer ±R/±RW/RAM
2nd CD/DVD Drive
NONE
Graphics Card
256MB GEFORCE 8400GS PCI Express + DVI + TV-OUT
2nd Graphics Card
NONE
Sound Card
6 Channel Realtek ALC883 High Definition Audio (Onboard)
Modem
NONE, I WILL BE USING BROADBAND
Network Facilities
ONBOARD 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
Floppy Disk Drive
NONE
Memory Card Reader
NONE
Case
Stylish Black/Silver Trident case + 2 front USB
Power Supply & Case Cooling
500W (Peak) Quiet Dual Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan (£25)
Processor Cooling
STANDARD CPU COOLER
Firewire & Video Editing
NONE
TV Card
NONE
Monitor
NONE
2nd Monitor
NONE
DVI Cable
NONE
Keyboard & Mouse
NONE
Mouse
NONE
Speakers
NONE
Printer
NONE
Surge Protection
NONE
Webcam & VoIP
NONE
Media Center Kit
NONE
Anti-Virus
NONE
Office Software
NONE
Warranty
1 Year Return-to-Base incl 1st Month Free Collect & Return


Add a fiver for one year collect and return as opposed to the default one month.

£367 inc vat.

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