Building my first PC - Please advise :)

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aatwo

New Member
Hi. Am about to build my first computer and would like to just check that everything is going to work nicely together.

I am going to buy from www.ebuyer.com and here is the list of parts.

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Processor -
http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/prod...2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=87128

Motherboard -
http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/prod...hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=113841

Graphics card -
http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/prod...hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=101494

Hard Drive -
http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/prod...2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=94403

Ram -
http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/prod...2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=64183

Optical Drive -
http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/prod...hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=115242

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Besides the obvious keyboard, mouse, speakers, fans etc is there anything that I am missing?

Is this going to add up to be a nice gaming system while also being good for work and stuff?

Also, could somone please explain the cases and power supplies to me? I read the "Building computers 101" sticky and it suggested an ampage of about 18-20 or 26-32, yet on ebuyer they only display the Wattage of the power supplies. So what am I supposed to be looking for in terms of wattage?


Thanks for any replies :)
 
Jet

Jet

VIP Member
This is a much better processor:
Intel Core 2 Duo E6300
You'll need to get a Core 2 Duo motherboard for it. However, I am lost as it comes to Ebuyer and prices in Pounds...Maybe someone else can help you there. It also doesn't look like they have the greatest selection of motherboards avalible.
 
insaneazian

insaneazian

New Member
Yeah the E6300 is able to do infinitely times more work than the pentium 4 per cycle and obviously has the advantage of being dual core to boot. Also it's a very nice power saving cpu :D
 
adz_619

adz_619

Member
It seems as everyone talks about help for building their pc, on this forum. Someoe should set a updated sticky for this.
 
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aatwo

New Member
Thanks for your help. I have decided on all the parts and here is my final list.

At the bottom I have put the original budget and the total spent. I dont think the pc is bad for the price :)

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Processor-
E6300 Core 2 Duo *OEM* 1.86GHz 1066FSB 2MB Cache
http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/prod...hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=114212

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Motherboard-
ASUS P5B Pentium 4/Celeron/Pentium D/PentiumEE/65nm dual-core/Core2Duo/Core2EE
http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/prod...hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=113965

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Graphics Card-
Connect3d X1600 XT 256mb DDR VGA DVI-I TV PCI-E
http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/prod...hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=101498

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Hard Drive-
Western Digital WD2500KS Caviar SE 250GB 7200RPM SATA2/300 16MB Cache - OEM
http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/prod...2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=94403

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Ram-
Corsair 1GB (2 x 512MB) DDR2 667MHz 2x64Mx64 non-ECC 2x240 DIMM Unbuffered CL5 Lifetime Warranty
http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/prod...2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=92877

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Keyboard/Mouse-
MLK Slim Office Wireless Keyboard & Rechargeable Optical Mouse
http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/prod...2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=90793

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Optical Drive-
Sony CRX230E 52x32x52 CD-RW Internal IDE (Black) - OEM
http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/56142/rb/21438871577

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Power Supply-
Antec TruePower II 480W PSU
http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/90615/rb/21405859599

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Keyboard and Mouse-
MLK Slim Office Wireless Keyboard & Rechargeable Optical Mouse
http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/prod...2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=90793

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Speakers-
Peak Bay Black/Silver 2.1 Speaker System - 8W RMS
http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/105737/rb/21438875843

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Case-
I-Cute 0314TL-BB ATX Gaming Case and 350w PSU
http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/91831/rb/21438868900

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Original budget - £500 / $950
Final Total - £563.75 / $1,073.00

Amount over budget - £63.75 / $123

Everything is scheduled to arrive on wednesday september the 6th so I might be back with some assembly questions :)

bye for now
 
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