Custom pc. Is this well rounded?

benw27 · 08-22-2006, 08:19 PM

Hey,
Im new to making pcs but here is the pc i plan to build.It will cost me £775 ($1465) to build

Im goin 2 uni and want a pc that kicks a fair bit of ass so it lasts me the 4 years.
most of this gona be off ebuyer. any comments wud be great

do i need a fan for the cpu?
is the power supply big enuf?
is the hardrive gona be ok?

processor - amd x2 4600
RAM - 2 x 1GB Kingston pc 4200 533mhz ddr2 (dont no latency)
Motherboard - Asustek M2V AM2 VIAK8T890
graphics - ATI all in wonder x1900 ( read a review that says it can be overclocked a lot) (ive found this card so cheap and it saves me getting a tv card)
hard drive - Western Digital WD2500KS Caviar SE 250GB 7200RPM SATA2/300 16MB Cache
optical drives - LG dvdrw and a dvd rom drive
case - Antec NSK4400 Super Mini-Tower Case Black/Silver - With 380W SmartPower PSU
Monitor - Benq FP92G 19" 8ms 250cd/qm 550:1 DVI Silver & Black 'Height adjustable' TFT Monitor 3 years Warranty (good reviews)
sound card - Audigy 4 oem
Keyboard and mouse - Microsoft Wireless Black Optical Desktop 1000 - USB

Thx a lot in advance
Ben

Burgerbob · 08-22-2006, 08:22 PM

That sounds pretty good, but like you said, you may need a new PSU... and have you looked at Core 2 Duo?

Jet · 08-22-2006, 08:26 PM

Have you looked at Core 2 duo?

I'd recommend:

-Intel E6300 processor
-Gigabyte 965P DS-3 motherboard
-2x1GB DDR2800 (G.Skill and Corsair make good memory)
-X1800XT (or maybe the X1900 allinwonder)
-your hard drive you picked is nice
-I'd recommend getting a separate Case and Power supply. For your rig I'd recommend at least 450 watts or 28A on the 12V rails
-Take a look at the Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Platinum, or the straight Audigy 2 ZS. the audigy 4 isn't really better. the X-fi line is also good

benw27 · 08-22-2006, 08:27 PM

Hey,

ye the plan was an E6600 but theve all sold out in the Uk and now theve jacked the prices up on then by around $50 or $60. the E6600 is about $160 more now so i decided against. i just read on this forum they can be really overclocked though so i cud go for a cheaper model.

wot happens if my psu gets overloaded? (bad things?

)

Ben

thealmightyone · 08-22-2006, 08:37 PM

If you're PSU can't handle the components, you lose system stability, or even worse things can happen, just as things 'popping' or 'cracking' and not working anymore.

benw27 · 08-22-2006, 08:43 PM

my poor budget lol

well ill have a gand for another case and psu even though i love the antec one.

how does an E6300 compare to an x2 4600 as standard and is it gona be loads of effort for me to overclock an E6300?

also how do they compare once both overclocked?

and is there really need for a £120 quid motherboard or is this just snobbery?

Ben

08-22-2006, 08:19 PM	#1 (permalink)
benw27 Bronze Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 33	Custom pc. Is this well rounded? Hey, Im new to making pcs but here is the pc i plan to build.It will cost me £775 ($1465) to build Im goin 2 uni and want a pc that kicks a fair bit of ass so it lasts me the 4 years. most of this gona be off ebuyer. any comments wud be great do i need a fan for the cpu? is the power supply big enuf? is the hardrive gona be ok? processor - amd x2 4600 RAM - 2 x 1GB Kingston pc 4200 533mhz ddr2 (dont no latency) Motherboard - Asustek M2V AM2 VIAK8T890 graphics - ATI all in wonder x1900 ( read a review that says it can be overclocked a lot) (ive found this card so cheap and it saves me getting a tv card) hard drive - Western Digital WD2500KS Caviar SE 250GB 7200RPM SATA2/300 16MB Cache optical drives - LG dvdrw and a dvd rom drive case - Antec NSK4400 Super Mini-Tower Case Black/Silver - With 380W SmartPower PSU Monitor - Benq FP92G 19" 8ms 250cd/qm 550:1 DVI Silver & Black 'Height adjustable' TFT Monitor 3 years Warranty (good reviews) sound card - Audigy 4 oem Keyboard and mouse - Microsoft Wireless Black Optical Desktop 1000 - USB Thx a lot in advance Ben

08-22-2006, 08:22 PM	#2 (permalink)
Burgerbob Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Private Island Age: 18 Posts: 2,515	That sounds pretty good, but like you said, you may need a new PSU... and have you looked at Core 2 Duo? __________________ MY Computer AMD Athlon 64 X2 5400+ Black Edition, Zalman 9700 4096Mb Patriot Viper, ASUS M3N78 Pro 750GB Seagate HDD, eVGA GeForce 8800GT w/Akimbo Antec Three Hundred Logitech MX Revolution, UltraX Media Hanns-G 19in 5ms EEEPC 4G, 1GB RAM, 4GB SD card

08-22-2006, 08:26 PM	#3 (permalink)
Jet Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 5,288	Have you looked at Core 2 duo? I'd recommend: -Intel E6300 processor -Gigabyte 965P DS-3 motherboard -2x1GB DDR2800 (G.Skill and Corsair make good memory) -X1800XT (or maybe the X1900 allinwonder) -your hard drive you picked is nice -I'd recommend getting a separate Case and Power supply. For your rig I'd recommend at least 450 watts or 28A on the 12V rails -Take a look at the Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Platinum, or the straight Audigy 2 ZS. the audigy 4 isn't really better. the X-fi line is also good __________________ Macbook/Intel Core Duo 1.83Ghz/2GB DDR2 667/60GB HD/OSX 10.4.11/160GB 3.5" Firewire External/160GB Maxtor One Touch 4 Mini External/

08-22-2006, 08:37 PM	#5 (permalink)
thealmightyone Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: York, UK Age: 21 Posts: 1,000	If you're PSU can't handle the components, you lose system stability, or even worse things can happen, just as things 'popping' or 'cracking' and not working anymore. __________________ E8200 @ 3.576GHz with GA-P35-DS3L 2900 Pro, flashed to XT, oc-ed to 850/1860. Crucial Ballistix Tracers PC2-8500 2GB Enermax Modular 620W Creative Audigy 4 2x Seagate Barracuda 250GB Jeantech Nitro case, XP Pro and 19" LCD Last edited by thealmightyone; 08-22-2006 at 08:37 PM. Reason: Typo

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08-22-2006, 08:27 PM	#4 (permalink)
benw27 Bronze Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 33	Hey, ye the plan was an E6600 but theve all sold out in the Uk and now theve jacked the prices up on then by around $50 or $60. the E6600 is about $160 more now so i decided against. i just read on this forum they can be really overclocked though so i cud go for a cheaper model. wot happens if my psu gets overloaded? (bad things? ) Ben

08-22-2006, 08:43 PM	#6 (permalink)
benw27 Bronze Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 33	my poor budget lol well ill have a gand for another case and psu even though i love the antec one. how does an E6300 compare to an x2 4600 as standard and is it gona be loads of effort for me to overclock an E6300? also how do they compare once both overclocked? and is there really need for a £120 quid motherboard or is this just snobbery? Ben

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