skinnyman9000
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First attempt at a build, please check it (now revised)
Ok. I have £1000 with which to build a computer system. The system will be used for office applications, internet, and gaming. The majority of games that i play are strategy, such as Civilisations, C&C, Total war etc.
I want the computer to run DX10 and support Vista in 64bit mode. So, here is what i have come up with:
CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+, £106
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...ual+Core+6000++3.00GHz+(AM2)+?productId=26636
Motherboard: ASUS M2N-SLI DLX nF570, £67
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...nF570+Socket+AM2+Motherboard+?productId=23584
Graphics card: nVidia Geforce 8600GTS, £103
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...a+GeForce+8600GTS+256MB+PCI-E?productId=26919
Memory: Corsair 2GB PC2-6400, £94
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...PC2-6400+C4+XMS2+DHX+(2x1GB)+?productId=27053
Hard drive 1: Weestern Digital 400GB caviar, £63
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...rn+Digital+Caviar+SATA2+16MB+?productId=26226
Hard drive 2: Western Digital 36GB raptor, £69
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...ern+Digital+Raptor+SATA+16MB+?productId=23820
PSU: Corsair 620W HX V2, £94
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...620W+HX+V2+Series+Modular+PSU?productId=27954
Sound card: Creative X-Fi Xtreme gamer, £60
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Sound+Cards/Creative+X-Fi+Xtreme+Gamer?productId=26290
DVD drive: Samsung 18x DVD/RW, lightscribe, £20
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...g+18x+DVDRW+LightScribe+Black?productId=24551
Heat sink: Xilence Icebreaker 64 Pro, £18
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...er+64+Pro+HEATPIPE+AMD+cooler?productId=27938
That comes to around £700. That leaves me £300 to buy a case (can anyone recommend one that is easy to work with but not stupidly big) and a monitor.
The only thing im not happy with is the price of software, i'm going to have to spend an extra £150 just to get Vista Home Basic!!!
So, can people please comment on the system posted above. Will it work well together? Other recommendations? Anything overkill? etc etc.
Any help greatly appreciated.
Chris.
Ok. I have £1000 with which to build a computer system. The system will be used for office applications, internet, and gaming. The majority of games that i play are strategy, such as Civilisations, C&C, Total war etc.
I want the computer to run DX10 and support Vista in 64bit mode. So, here is what i have come up with:
CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+, £106
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...ual+Core+6000++3.00GHz+(AM2)+?productId=26636
Motherboard: ASUS M2N-SLI DLX nF570, £67
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...nF570+Socket+AM2+Motherboard+?productId=23584
Graphics card: nVidia Geforce 8600GTS, £103
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...a+GeForce+8600GTS+256MB+PCI-E?productId=26919
Memory: Corsair 2GB PC2-6400, £94
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...PC2-6400+C4+XMS2+DHX+(2x1GB)+?productId=27053
Hard drive 1: Weestern Digital 400GB caviar, £63
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...rn+Digital+Caviar+SATA2+16MB+?productId=26226
Hard drive 2: Western Digital 36GB raptor, £69
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...ern+Digital+Raptor+SATA+16MB+?productId=23820
PSU: Corsair 620W HX V2, £94
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...620W+HX+V2+Series+Modular+PSU?productId=27954
Sound card: Creative X-Fi Xtreme gamer, £60
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Sound+Cards/Creative+X-Fi+Xtreme+Gamer?productId=26290
DVD drive: Samsung 18x DVD/RW, lightscribe, £20
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...g+18x+DVDRW+LightScribe+Black?productId=24551
Heat sink: Xilence Icebreaker 64 Pro, £18
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...er+64+Pro+HEATPIPE+AMD+cooler?productId=27938
That comes to around £700. That leaves me £300 to buy a case (can anyone recommend one that is easy to work with but not stupidly big) and a monitor.
The only thing im not happy with is the price of software, i'm going to have to spend an extra £150 just to get Vista Home Basic!!!
So, can people please comment on the system posted above. Will it work well together? Other recommendations? Anything overkill? etc etc.
Any help greatly appreciated.
Chris.
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