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tjcoops

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HI i've recently become interested in building my own desktop pc, i need some help choosing graphics cards and motherboards, my budget is £300-£800 or $600-$1600 if your in america

thanks
 
It would help if you told us exactly what u need: keyboard, mouse, monitor, o/s ?

Also, what exactly do you intend and expect it to do ? School work, hardcore gaming, mild gaming, etc. ?
 
tjcoops said:
wireless keyboard & mouse
Windows vista home premium
used for word proccesing and internet
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If your requirements are that basic and little to no gaming will be done on the machine, I'd recommend getting system similar to this one:

CPU - Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 - $225USD
Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-965P-DS3 - $130USD
Video card: Nvidia 8500GT or 7600GT - both cost ~$100USD
Ram - 2GB 667MHZ Corsair value select - $60USD
Any wireless keyboard&mouse combo -$30
Any case with inbuilt 430+W power supply - $50

Total is ~$600USD or 300 pounds which is right up your alley.
Good luck
 
Thats a good setup, but a bit more then he needs.

An E4300 would be fine, and he can get the 945P motherboard for around $80. He also doesnt need a video card that high-end, a simple 7300 or x300 will be more then enough for Vista. But you're forgetting the hard drive, so add $70 for that.
 
If your only doing word processing and Internet i would suggest to get vista home and not ultimate or for a faster computer just xp. Because vista isn't to big a upgrade from xp except for a few bugs and compatibility problems.
 
[-0MEGA-];673418 said:
Thats a good setup, but a bit more then he needs.

An E4300 would be fine, and he can get the 945P motherboard for around $80. He also doesnt need a video card that high-end, a simple 7300 or x300 will be more then enough for Vista. But you're forgetting the hard drive, so add $70 for that.
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He specifically mentioned that his budget is "£300-£800" and if he can get the system I mentioned above for £300, I don't see the reason why he SHOULD settle for anything slower, and yes, I for some reason completely forgot about HDD and DVD writer which comes to £50 more.
 
by the end of this year if i can afford anything a little higher spec i will most probably get a E6400 because ill be getting some games soon. like FSX or RFACTOR
 
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