first build

[lee18041990]

hello, please check this over, it would be much appreciated!! thanks

processor and motherboard and ram bundle (would it be worth getting 4gb of ram)
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BU-038-OK

not sure about cpu cooling (please help)

case
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-065-AN

hardrive
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-120-WD

diskdrive
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CD-087-SA

i have a psu (550 watt) at home and also i have a graphics card (nivedia 8600gts)

i have a soundblaster augiy se aswell! which will do for the mean time

price : £474.63 inc VAT

 

[daisymtc]

Check this out
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/111439
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/129125
http://www.ebuyer.com/bundle/M6F67FWH1
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/118268
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/124228
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/125208 SATA, no lightscribe

Total £448.11

And GA-P35-DS3P(£90) is a better MB
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/132266
If you change, total is still £468

 

[lee18041990]

ahh thank you,

so will this all fit togehther and work

im planning on using meda centre from my old broken computer! also is it worth upgrading to 4 gb ram?? thanks

-lee

 

[daisymtc]

At this moment 2Gb probably is enough. But if you want 4GB, make sure u have 64bit OS

 

[lee18041990]

ah right ok, thanks is xp media centre 32bit?

 

[oscaryu1]

ah right ok, thanks is xp media centre 32bit?

You'll have to check that out yourself.

-> http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/236133-44-tomshardware

 

[lee18041990]

but my old computer s broke, so i carnt go into system properties!
so i dont know if i can upgrade to 4gb of ram until ive bought it??