New build (i've got a blank canvas!)

Pikem4n · Nov 22, 2007

Hello everyone

1st post on here, i've just bought a new pc case for the starting block for my 1st ever pc build (it's a tt soprano) now the hard part is knowing what to put inside it, as it says in the title i have a blank canvas, but i dont really have much to spend and i want to get the pc built for the xmas period.

I will be using it solely for gaming, budget is about £300 any ideas?

erocker · Nov 22, 2007

Save up a bit more money... Hopefully someone from the UK can help you out with where to buy the stuff.

panchoman · Nov 22, 2007

ebuyer.com is a good site

Darknova · Nov 22, 2007

You're going to have to save dude. £300 isn't enough to make a decent gaming PC.

panchoman · Nov 22, 2007

Darknova said:
You're going to have to save dude. £300 isn't enough to make a decent gaming PC.

agreed, you'll need an good grafix card which is good money, and then you'll need a good cpu so that the grafix isn't bottlenecked, and then you'll want a good pci 2 mobo for the video card & cpu and then you've gone way over your budget

JC316 · Nov 22, 2007

I am also on the save wagon, you won't get a whole lot for the money you have. Better to wait a bit and save rather than buy crap.

Pikem4n · Nov 22, 2007

Hi again guys

Yeah thanks for your responses i think your all right in regards to the fact that if i should want a decent-ish games playing based pc i best save up and get better components then rather going for some cheap rubbish. :toast:

And ebuyer seems to be the site to go for in regards to finding decent products that are cheaper than anywhere else seen some decent-ish stuff on ebay too

Anyway so far this is what i've selected from ebuyer (is it a good selection?)

Motherboard - http://www.ebuyer.com/product/110731
CPU- http://www.ebuyer.com/product/110731
Memory- http://www.ebuyer.com/product/116755
Psu - http://www.ebuyer.com/product/98562

Total inc VAT £245.29

WhiteLotus · Nov 22, 2007

your CPU and board are the same link. seriously, save up. you can get a decent rig for 500 ish

panchoman · Nov 22, 2007

bad psu..
get this instead: http://www.ebuyer.com/product/99138
memory good
cpu link not working-- get this: http://www.ebuyer.com/product/135664
mobo: try something other then msi, maybe a gigabyte?

Pikem4n · Nov 22, 2007

Lol sorry i should check these things

this is the link for the cpu i should of entered - http://www.ebuyer.com/product/125203

WhiteLotus · Nov 23, 2007

seriously mate i would wait a while

regan1985 · Nov 23, 2007

you need £500 to build a whole pc from nothing if you want gaming in mind!

when you do check out overclockers.co.uk aswell!

this is what i could do, but if you were to spend a little more you could get a lot more!!ie core2 duo, better psu and maybe better video card!!

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/viewcart.php

if you have got a monitor or and things at all then you need £650+

keakar · Nov 23, 2007

WhiteLotus said:
seriously mate i would wait a while

well the list has some things i might not get like the MSI motherboard which many (including me) think are not that good, so a gigabyte P35 or asus P35 board will be more than that Msi.
i would get the 8800gt or the 3870 over the 3850 any day but they do cost more. and the case he said he has already so scratch that off the list.

you are looking at about the best rig your gonna get for 500 and you should have 600 budget so you dont have to compromise on things like your video card plus you will need cpu cooler and case fans not to mention if you want lights or gaming keyboard & mouse.

start shopping with a 600 budget and hope you dont spend it all, but you will by the time your done.

System Name	WulfHound
Processor	AMD Phenom II X4 965 BE 3.4GHZ
Motherboard	ASUS M4N98TD EVO
Cooling	Stock AMD fan
Memory	G.Skill 8Gb DDR3 1333 (2x4Gb) Ripjaws CL9 Dual-Chan
Video Card(s)	Inno3D 250 gts 1GB gddr3
Storage	Samsung F3 spinpoint 1TB
Display(s)	32 Inch Samsung LCD TV
Case	Thermaltake Soprano
Power Supply	OCZ 600W Stealthxstream
Software	Windows 7 64-bit home Premium

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Motherboard	ASUS TUF x670e
Cooling	EK AIO 360. Phantek T30 fans.
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Storage	WD m.2
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Case	Lian Li PC 011 Dynamic Evo
Audio Device(s)	Topping E70 DAC, SMSL SP200 Headphone Amp.
Power Supply	FSP Hydro Ti PRO 1000W
Mouse	Razer Basilisk V3 Pro
Keyboard	Tester84
Software	Windows 11

Processor	Amd Athlon X2 4600+ Windsor(90nm) EE(65W) @2.9-3.0 @1.45
Motherboard	Biostar Tforce [Nvidia] 550
Cooling	Thermaltake Blue Orb-- bunch of other fans here and there....
Memory	2 gigs (2x1gb) of patriot ddr2 800 @ 4-4-4-12-2t
Video Card(s)	Sapphire X1950pro Pci-E x16 @stock@stock on stock
Storage	Seagate 7200.11 250gb Drive, WD raptors (30/40) in Raid 0
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Audio Device(s)	Onboard- Why get an sound card when you can hum??
Power Supply	Antec NeoHe 550-manufactured by seasonic -replacement to the discontinued smart power series
Software	Windows XP pro SP2 -- vista is still crap

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Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD5 rev1
Cooling	Corsair H70
Memory	4 x 4GB DDR3 Ripjawz 1600Mhz
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Vapor-X AMD R9 280X
Storage	1 x 500GB Samsung Evo 850, 1 x 500GB Vrap Data Drive, 3 x 2TB Seagate, 1 x 1TB Samsung F1
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Case	Coolermaster HAF X
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	Coolermaster 1000W Silent Pro M
Mouse	Logitech G502
Keyboard	Logitech G510
Software	Windows 10 Pro x64

Processor	Amd Athlon X2 4600+ Windsor(90nm) EE(65W) @2.9-3.0 @1.45
Motherboard	Biostar Tforce [Nvidia] 550
Cooling	Thermaltake Blue Orb-- bunch of other fans here and there....
Memory	2 gigs (2x1gb) of patriot ddr2 800 @ 4-4-4-12-2t
Video Card(s)	Sapphire X1950pro Pci-E x16 @stock@stock on stock
Storage	Seagate 7200.11 250gb Drive, WD raptors (30/40) in Raid 0
Display(s)	ANCIENT 15" sony lcd, bought it when it was like 500 bucks
Case	Apevia X-plorer blue/black
Audio Device(s)	Onboard- Why get an sound card when you can hum??
Power Supply	Antec NeoHe 550-manufactured by seasonic -replacement to the discontinued smart power series
Software	Windows XP pro SP2 -- vista is still crap

New build (i've got a blank canvas!)

Pikem4n

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panchoman

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Darknova

panchoman

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JC316

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WhiteLotus

panchoman

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Pikem4n

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keakar

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Motherboard	Gigabyte 880GMA-USB3
Cooling	Coolermaster Hyper 212+
Memory	8GB Ripjaws DDR3 1600
Video Card(s)	HD7850 1GB
Storage	1TB Sata2
Display(s)	Acer 24" LED
Case	Generic black
Audio Device(s)	Stock onboard
Power Supply	FSP Aurum Gold 650W
Software	Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit

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Case	Generic
Power Supply	Corsair HX 520W
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Cooling	akasa ak965
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Software	Windows 10 Home Premium 64bit Edition