My first computer build

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danbl

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Hi everyone, my computer is dying so im getting a new one as a early christmas present that i am going to build my self so i was wondering if this is any good and any comments that you might have.

Motherboard = Gigabyte S755 Intel P35 Express DDR2 ATX Audio Lan = £77.59
http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=4PLB&PageMode=1

Processor = Intel Quad Core Q6600 2.4GHz S775 = £129.99
http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=4DWF&PageMode=1#specifications

Graphics = MSI GeForce 8800GTS DDR3 512MB Dual DVI = £153.91
http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=4V4H&PageMode=1

RAM = Corsair TwinX 2GB 2x1GB PC6400 800MHz DDR2 = £35.90

case = WIZARD CASE 600W +25CM LED FAN SIDE PANEL = £42.96
http://www.dabs.com/productview.asp...vigationKey=11145,42080000,351080000,50630000

windows vista home premium 32bit = £70.10
http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=5086&CategorySelectedId=11145&PageMode=1

=£518.87 with postage

taking HDD and dvd drives out of my old computer. any sugestions are welcome
 
danbl said:
Hi everyone, my computer is dying so im getting a new one as a early christmas present that i am going to build my self so i was wondering if this is any good and any comments that you might have.

Motherboard = Gigabyte S755 Intel P35 Express DDR2 ATX Audio Lan = £77.59
http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=4PLB&PageMode=1

Processor = Intel Quad Core Q6600 2.4GHz S775 = £129.99
http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=4DWF&PageMode=1#specifications

Graphics = MSI GeForce 8800GTS DDR3 512MB Dual DVI = £153.91
http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=4V4H&PageMode=1

RAM = Corsair TwinX 2GB 2x1GB PC6400 800MHz DDR2 = £35.90

case = WIZARD CASE 600W +25CM LED FAN SIDE PANEL = £42.96
http://www.dabs.com/productview.asp...vigationKey=11145,42080000,351080000,50630000

windows vista home premium 32bit = £70.10
http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=5086&CategorySelectedId=11145&PageMode=1

=£518.87 with postage

taking HDD and dvd drives out of my old computer. any sugestions are welcome
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Get a separate PSU instead of the one that comes with case. If you are OCing the Q6600 get an aftermarket cooler. I would also recommend a HD4850, they are great for the money. One shouldnt be much more then an 8600gts. What are the timings on the RAM? I had 4-4-4-12 on one stick of RAM and 5-5-5-15 on another and the 4-4-4-12 actually gave me a couple frames increase in UT3. I also recommend 4GB (2x2gb) for Vista since it is a huge memory hog. What HDD is in your old computer? Cant comment on the case since I cant find it anywhere, though it looks cool. If you have the option to buy one w/o a PSU do so. PSU's that come with the case are usually of poor quality and with your setup you could use a nice single rail PSU.

Heres a power calculator if you need it.
http://extreme.outervision.com/psucalculator.jsp

My choices come up to ~ 273W (excluding any OC).
 
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The build time was probably 8 hours, including windows installation and disk formatting. This includes three false starts: one, when I thought the power supply was bad but I had just forgotten to hook up the on/off signal wire; two, when the floppy drive actually was bad and I had to run to compUSA to get a new one; and three, when I struggled, as mentioned above, to get windows installed with the hard drive configuration I had chosen. If everything had gone smoothly, I could easily have done it in 4-5 hours.
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