New Build

azwebs · 03-08-2008, 11:37 AM

Hi guys, I'm building a new PC from scratch. Have done this before, but case included PSU and board. Want more flexibility this time, so building completely from start. I got $2200 USD or £1100 to build it. So far, all components are from Ebuyer - they're a friend. Components cannot be from Newegg, because I live in the UK. The thing I need is a case, preferably one from Ebuyer. Must have front mounted USB 2.0, Firewire and Audio ports, and be black to match with everything else, and desktop environment. With the graphics card, I'm going to get a DVI to VGA adaptor, and run dual display with the two Samsung monitors (great for games, 2ms refresh!). Before you make any suggestions on what to change (apart from case), could you have a look at what I've got, and see if that's any good. It must have at least 1tb internal storage, so thanks.

BTW - titles marked (x2), prices include both units.

Processor
AMD Phenom 9600 Socket AM2, 2.3Ghz L3 2Mb cache - £131.90/$265.49
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/138576

Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-MA790X-DS4 790X Socket AM2 - 8 Channel Audio, ATX - £69.09/$139.06
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/140701

RAM
Corsair 4GB Kit (2 x 2GB) DDR2 800Mhz/PC2-6400 XMS2 Unbuffered CL5 - £59.56/$119.88
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/130429

Optical
LiteOn DH-20A4P-21C 20x DVD +/- RW/DL/DVD-RAM Black Bare OEM - £12.75/$25.66
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/134324

Graphics Card
Innovision 3D 8500GT 512mb DDR2 VGA/DVI PCI-E - £31.48/$63.36
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/126986

Hard Drives (x2)
Seagate ST3500320AS 500Gb HDD, SATA II, 7200RPM, 32mb Cache OEM - £131.98/$265.65
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/130826

Power Supply
Arctic Power 700 Watt PCI-E, 4-SATA, 20+4, ATX12V, 8 Pin + 12v connectors - £40.91/$81.94
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/124927

Keyboard
Extra Value Black Multimedia Keyboard, USB/PS2 UK Layout - £3.49/$7.02
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/132136

Mouse
Extra Value Black Wired Optical Scroll Mouse USB - £2.88/$5.80
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/132122

Monitors (x2)
Samsung SM2032BW 20" TFT Monitor Widescreen 1680x1050, 3000:1, 2ms, VGA/DVI - £322.28/$648.69
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/132115

TV Tuner/Capture
Happauge WinTV PVR 350 PCI Hardware DVD Encoder (Inputs/Outputs + Remote) - £74.43/$149.81
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/45466

Operating System
Windows Vista Home Premium License + Media 1 PC OEM 32-bit DVD - £57.99/$116.72
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/123052

Case
Undecided

Total so far: £1018.28/$2049.59

Anything to say or recommend - it's welcome! I wish I could get newegg, could have got this lot for £725/$1450!

zer0_c00l · 03-08-2008, 11:52 AM

I would go with an 8800 gt or gts on video... or if you like Ati the 3870 512mb. everything other then that looks good! (to me)

taylormsj · 03-08-2008, 12:00 PM

Ditch the AMD quad, get an intel quad or core 2 duo !

And tht graphics card is badddd if your going to game

azwebs · 03-08-2008, 12:09 PM

OK, thanks. Say I go with this card (which puts the cost up by about a hundred quid - $230), will this be any good for gaming?

Point of View 8800GT 512MB GDDR3 256 Bit Dual DVI/TV Out PCI-E Graphics card

Thanks

taylormsj · 03-08-2008, 01:27 PM

Yes, that is the best bang for the buck card you can get at the moment, and will max out pretty much any curent game (apart form crysis )

**oscaryu1** · 03-08-2008, 06:01 PM

Get the E8400...

X38...

8800GTS G92 512MB...

OCZ GameXStream 700W...

Instinct5 · 03-08-2008, 06:35 PM

ya for $2200 you can definetly go intel but if your an amd person then im glad to see more amd fans

Jesse · 03-08-2008, 06:41 PM

eww horrible AMD

**oscaryu1** · 03-08-2008, 07:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jesse

eww horrible AMD

Thanks for the helpful input

Jesse · 03-08-2008, 11:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by oscaryu1

Thanks for the helpful input

Lol, sorry...

E8400

03-08-2008, 11:37 AM	#1 (permalink)
azwebs Gold Member Join Date: May 2007 Age: 14 Posts: 415	New Build - Looking for Power Hi guys, I'm building a new PC from scratch. Have done this before, but case included PSU and board. Want more flexibility this time, so building completely from start. I got $2200 USD or £1100 to build it. So far, all components are from Ebuyer - they're a friend. Components cannot be from Newegg, because I live in the UK. The thing I need is a case, preferably one from Ebuyer. Must have front mounted USB 2.0, Firewire and Audio ports, and be black to match with everything else, and desktop environment. With the graphics card, I'm going to get a DVI to VGA adaptor, and run dual display with the two Samsung monitors (great for games, 2ms refresh!). Before you make any suggestions on what to change (apart from case), could you have a look at what I've got, and see if that's any good. It must have at least 1tb internal storage, so thanks. BTW - titles marked (x2), prices include both units. Processor AMD Phenom 9600 Socket AM2, 2.3Ghz L3 2Mb cache - £131.90/$265.49 http://www.ebuyer.com/product/138576 Motherboard Gigabyte GA-MA790X-DS4 790X Socket AM2 - 8 Channel Audio, ATX - £69.09/$139.06 http://www.ebuyer.com/product/140701 RAM Corsair 4GB Kit (2 x 2GB) DDR2 800Mhz/PC2-6400 XMS2 Unbuffered CL5 - £59.56/$119.88 http://www.ebuyer.com/product/130429 Optical LiteOn DH-20A4P-21C 20x DVD +/- RW/DL/DVD-RAM Black Bare OEM - £12.75/$25.66 http://www.ebuyer.com/product/134324 Graphics Card Innovision 3D 8500GT 512mb DDR2 VGA/DVI PCI-E - £31.48/$63.36 http://www.ebuyer.com/product/126986 Hard Drives (x2) Seagate ST3500320AS 500Gb HDD, SATA II, 7200RPM, 32mb Cache OEM - £131.98/$265.65 http://www.ebuyer.com/product/130826 Power Supply Arctic Power 700 Watt PCI-E, 4-SATA, 20+4, ATX12V, 8 Pin + 12v connectors - £40.91/$81.94 http://www.ebuyer.com/product/124927 Keyboard Extra Value Black Multimedia Keyboard, USB/PS2 UK Layout - £3.49/$7.02 http://www.ebuyer.com/product/132136 Mouse Extra Value Black Wired Optical Scroll Mouse USB - £2.88/$5.80 http://www.ebuyer.com/product/132122 Monitors (x2) Samsung SM2032BW 20" TFT Monitor Widescreen 1680x1050, 3000:1, 2ms, VGA/DVI - £322.28/$648.69 http://www.ebuyer.com/product/132115 TV Tuner/Capture Happauge WinTV PVR 350 PCI Hardware DVD Encoder (Inputs/Outputs + Remote) - £74.43/$149.81 http://www.ebuyer.com/product/45466 Operating System Windows Vista Home Premium License + Media 1 PC OEM 32-bit DVD - £57.99/$116.72 http://www.ebuyer.com/product/123052 Case Undecided Total so far: £1018.28/$2049.59 Anything to say or recommend - it's welcome! I wish I could get newegg, could have got this lot for £725/$1450! __________________ In no way should my posts be taken as professional advice. Use the information I provide at your own risk. Intel Core 2 Quad QX6850 3.0Ghz @ 4.5Ghz 16GB OCZ ReaperX 1333Mhz DDR3 RAM (going for 32GB soon) 3 x 1TB Seagate SATA II 7200RPM 32MB XFX GTX280 1GB OC'ed Edition in 3-Way SLi 4x BluRay Writer, 24x DL DVD Burner 2 x Samsung SM245B+ 24" (1920 x 1200) Windows Vista Ultimate 64-Bit

03-08-2008, 11:52 AM	#2 (permalink)
zer0_c00l Platinum Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Louisville,Ky Age: 34 Posts: 670	I would go with an 8800 gt or gts on video... or if you like Ati the 3870 512mb. everything other then that looks good! (to me) __________________ Mob:ASUS M3A78-T 790GX(AM2+)/Monitor 22'ASUS CPU:AMD X2 5600+(Windsor)@3.0Ghz/HSF Zalman RAM:Geil 4.gb 2x2 PC6400 PSU:COOLER MASTER Real Power Pro 550 80% ef GPU:Saphire 4850 HDD:Seagate Cuda 250GB SATA 16mb cache Case:COOLER MASTER RC-690(PhenomII comimg soon) Last edited by zer0_c00l; 03-08-2008 at 11:58 AM.

03-08-2008, 12:00 PM	#3 (permalink)
taylormsj Diamond Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,837	Ditch the AMD quad, get an intel quad or core 2 duo ! And tht graphics card is badddd if your going to game __________________ E2160 @3.2 (3.618 GHz max) \| 2Gb OCZ 6400 @ 890MHz \| 8800GT (725, 1895, 1970 MHz) \| Coolermaster CM 690 \| Hiper 530 watt \| Maxtor 160 Gb \| D-tek fusion, 5.5mm nozzle / Swiftech MCW60 with enzo's / Swiftech D5 / MCRres / MCR320 radiator / 3 high yate loon / 7/16" tubing / black feser one

03-08-2008, 12:09 PM	#4 (permalink)
azwebs Gold Member Join Date: May 2007 Age: 14 Posts: 415	OK, thanks. Say I go with this card (which puts the cost up by about a hundred quid - $230), will this be any good for gaming? Point of View 8800GT 512MB GDDR3 256 Bit Dual DVI/TV Out PCI-E Graphics card Thanks __________________ In no way should my posts be taken as professional advice. Use the information I provide at your own risk. Intel Core 2 Quad QX6850 3.0Ghz @ 4.5Ghz 16GB OCZ ReaperX 1333Mhz DDR3 RAM (going for 32GB soon) 3 x 1TB Seagate SATA II 7200RPM 32MB XFX GTX280 1GB OC'ed Edition in 3-Way SLi 4x BluRay Writer, 24x DL DVD Burner 2 x Samsung SM245B+ 24" (1920 x 1200) Windows Vista Ultimate 64-Bit

03-08-2008, 01:27 PM	#5 (permalink)
taylormsj Diamond Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,837	Yes, that is the best bang for the buck card you can get at the moment, and will max out pretty much any curent game (apart form crysis ) __________________ E2160 @3.2 (3.618 GHz max) \| 2Gb OCZ 6400 @ 890MHz \| 8800GT (725, 1895, 1970 MHz) \| Coolermaster CM 690 \| Hiper 530 watt \| Maxtor 160 Gb \| D-tek fusion, 5.5mm nozzle / Swiftech MCW60 with enzo's / Swiftech D5 / MCRres / MCR320 radiator / 3 high yate loon / 7/16" tubing / black feser one

03-08-2008, 06:01 PM	#6 (permalink)
oscaryu1 Moderator Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Age: 13 Posts: 10,355	Get the E8400... X38... 8800GTS G92 512MB... OCZ GameXStream 700W... __________________ Core 2 Duo E2140 1.6GHz @ 3.04GHz GA-P31-DS3L pqi Turbo CL4 DDR2-800 2GB Sapphire HD3850 256MB Sony Writemaster DVD Burner EIDE Seagate Barracuda 80GB 7200.9 8MB SATII

03-08-2008, 06:35 PM	#7 (permalink)
Instinct5 Gold Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 302	ya for $2200 you can definetly go intel but if your an amd person then im glad to see more amd fans

03-08-2008, 06:41 PM	#8 (permalink)
Jesse Silver Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 151	eww horrible AMD

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