pcmagic

I'm going onto my second build, This one is for my main computer, Doesn't have to be a moster but I'd like to be fast, cooling and no noise from it like this one.

My Budget is upto £500 Pounds, I'm needing everything, Building from the ground up, I get confussed at times looking at hardware and trying to fiqure what works with what.

I'm looking at Intel Core 2 Quad, Is it the best parts at the moment?

Anyways, I'm looking for some help and it would be apperciated if anyone could help me find some hardware or good bundles.

What do you think of this Bundle? £220, Giving me 200 odd left to play with
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...odid=BU-091-OK

Thanks Folks,

Elimin8or

here what oyu do. you buy the parts in my sig, BUT you get a 550W+ PSU, an 8800gt, and a 250+ hd. as for the quad, its not happening, you will be paying 200 bucks just for the *beep* CPU. oh and then you can always still buy xp, or whatever you plan on doing there!

those other 200 bucks arent gonna get you anything nice, youll be looking at a lowly video card, case, and hd.

i personaly love searching for parts.

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daisymtc

I personally will not get that bundle
Q6600 £137
RAM £52
So your unknown quality China manufacture Mobo is £70!? You can get a nice Gigabyte Mobo with that!
GA-EP43-DS3L
GA-EP45-DS3L

daisymtc

With approx £500 (price from ebuyer, except Mobo; and price inc VAT excl delivery), You could get:
Q6600
GA-EP43-DS3L
OCZ/ Consair 2x1GB DDR2 RAM CL4
Zotac 9600GT
Optiarc AD-7200S DVD burner
Seagate 250GB 16MB Cache
OCZ 500W PSU
Cheap case, say £20
Vista Premium OEM 64bit

daisymtc

Just forget to say, what will you going to do with PC? Any gaming?
And is your £500 need to include Monitor?

Steelshivan

1. Pounds

2. Assuming it was dollars, he would be well over budget with your advice.

pcmagic

I've already got a DVD Burner, Vista OS, Network Card and USB HUb,forgot to say, I'm only needing the Base Unt. My Budget is between £400 to £500 Pounds, I'll be using the computer for Graphics (Photoshop), Internet, Documenation work, Web Deisign and other things suc as Music, Email etc.

daisymtc thanks for the help, from what Uve suggested

Q6600:
Zotac GeForce 9600 GT:
GA-EP45-DS3 Intel P45:
Seagate 250GB 16MB Cache
OCZ 500W PSU

How much would that be and what else would I need?

Thanks again,

daisymtc

Oh, you do a bit of photoshop? You may want to get 4GB RAM

Q6600: £135
Zotac GeForce 9600 GT: £107, Just checked ebuyer.com, they have a Point of view 8800GT 512MB at same price Get the 8800GT
GA-EP45-DS3 Intel P45: £80 + Delivery £6 @ awd-it.com. Haven't seen P43/P45 chipset on ebuyer yet...
Seagate 250GB 16MB Cache £35. The Samsung 500GB is only £45, you may consider.
OCZ 500W PSU £35

pcmagic

So That's £400 roulghy right, without RAM and a case? What else is needed ? Fans?

Zalman Cooler ?
http://www.awd-it.com/scripts/prodVi...+Flower+Cooler

This one?
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/144021
What's the difference with the 8800GT and the 9600GT ..?

2GB should be good enough for now I reckon, I don't use PS that much - now and again that's about it, If need be I can always buy another set of 1GB sticks along the line but I do have spare 512MB DDR2 stick here just incase it needs it.

Cheap Case,
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/134804
but would it be worth it going for dearer Case I like which has 120 mm front/rear fans - better for cooling - ?
http://www.xcase.co.uk/p/371755/nzxt...--silver-.html

I do hav the extra cash and If getting good prices and a good comptuer I don't really mind that much going over the budget slighty,

Thanks again mate, apperciate the help!

daisymtc

Not sure about that Zelman cooler, most ppl go for high end 9700.
Amm... Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro is actually a good cooler at around £15

8800GT 512Mb is faster than 9600GT 512MB

Case: Do you really need a full tower case? I suggest a mid-tower
I personally like Thermaltake Soprano
By the way, ebuyer sell that NZXT case as well. £62