First custom pc build wohoooo

[GLeN]

hey,
Last night I was bored and started to think should i get a macbook/laptop or get another desktop, I would love to get both but at the mean time the most viable option is a desktop, and I might as well make it last Anyways heres a short list of components I got so far. My major concern is the PSU i had one blow up on me and Im pretty sure another one on the way, Whats the best psu for under 100£ good quality and will be able to run atleast 12 hours a day idle or even gaming without blowing up within a year. The CM case and psu is just there for cheapness haha. I want to got with a crossfire mobo as the 4850 cards are awesome and cheap so If i want i could always get another then itll make the system last a bit more. Ill add a quad core and ill maybe buy a better cooling fan and overclock it when I have a chance. So tell me what you think! Now im going to research monitors for this build, cheers

Q6600
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/131950 £132
ASUS P5Q PRO
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/145751 £97.99
http://overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-280-AS £111 inc VAT
Gainward ATI Radeon HD 4850 512MB £111
http://overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-070-GW
Coolermaster Elite 330 Black Case With CM eXtreme Power 460W PSU
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/135101 £42.99
Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 PC2-6400C4 800MHz
http://overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-090-CR £37.59
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/119279 £37
Seagate ST3500320AS 500GB Hard Drive SATA II 7200rpm *32MB Cache*
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/130826 £43.59

 

[ShadowFold]

Get a Corsair 400-550w psu, I heard cooler master psu's suck.. I likey everything else tho I think you should get a 19'' wide personally. I like mine and my 4850 handles everything on it perfectly.

 

[GLeN]

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/132563 something like this ? £57

Ill then get a case around 40/50 then Ill buy this stuff today

Thanks for fast reply

I may buy http://www.ebuyer.com/product/135101 as it comes with a psu, that i will put inside this desktop, i think the psu is about to go bang any minute, it likes to restart on me :/

 

[ShadowFold]

Yup, that should do crossfire 4850's fine.

I would go with this case
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/143854
Make sure you get two 120mm fans with it if you do!

 

[GLeN]

Yup, that should do crossfire 4850's fine.

I would go with this case
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/143854
Make sure you get two 120mm fans with it if you do!

Nice case, I like the whole antec series and whynot start with this one I just hope everything fits Im going to look over a few more things like ram, I think the mobo is great, then I will buy this no more putting it off to the next day haha
Should i get 4 gigs of ram or just 2 gigs of fast ram like the one like crucial ballistix, its been a long time since i looked at things such as ram are there other models that are quicker?

EDIT: http://www.ebuyer.com/product/114945# 520 hx £67
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/132563 520 VX £57

Do these both support crossfire I know the hx supports SLI. and its modular too

Thanks for the help!

I think i have you on my xfire btw xD

 

[ShadowFold]

Yea I think I remember playing CoD4 with you awile ago.Those modulars are good but the watts are a little low for crossfire.. The 550w might be better. I would go with 4gb of ram if you can tho.

 

[GLeN]

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/132563
550VX same price as the 520

4gig of ballistix?
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/146049 here are 4 gig of ocz
http://www.ebuyer.com/store/Components/cat/Memory---Desktop?refmen=tn

After my dinner Ill start to put these in the basket then get the delivery and hopefully by tuesday Ill be showing pics of it

 

[GLeN]

I bought a q6600 from the local shop today along with a coolermaster extreme pro 650w. I am hearing bad things about this psu so If i can ill go back and get it switched for the vx550w, hopefully!

Anyways Im stuck about the mobo some ppl say its cant overclock and some say it can :/ this is the one im talking about http://www.ebuyer.com/product/145751 asus p5q pro, it is 111 pounds about 171 dollars.

Q6600
HD 4850
OCZ 2gig ram Platinum
P5q pro mobo?
any case maybe antec 300 or CM elite 330
hopefully VX550w psu
500gig sata HDD

 

[PaulieG]

I'd hate to buy a board that there's a 50/50 shot that you'll be happy with it. Is there an etailer in Ireland that sells DFI? You may be happier with a DFI p35 or p45 board.

 

[_jM]

If you go with the corsair 550 you might as well get the corsair 620hx modular psu. Its not that much more cash.

 

[GLeN]

I'd hate to buy a board that there's a 50/50 shot that you'll be happy with it. Is there an etailer in Ireland that sells DFI? You may be happier with a DFI p35 or p45 board.

Im just using this site to buy stuff from england, itll have to do for now
http://www.ebuyer.com/search?q=dfi+p45&x=0&y=0 there are two dfi boards there, mobo is a bitch to get right haha I know its alot of ask for a stable board that could overclock good and is cheap hehe

If you go with the corsair 550 you might as well get the corsair 620hx modular psu. Its not that much more cash.

Well that would be £85 gbp, if i was to get that It would have to be able to power two 4850 without a doubt. I would be stretching the budget but even then itll be worth it as i had a psu fail on me b4 its not pretty

Thanks for your help, ill try to return the coolermaster extreme 650 tomorrow and get my 60 pounds back!

 

[King Wookie]

Those little Coolermaster cases are quite nice to work with, but too small for a good gaming rig.

The Antec 300 is a good choice, but also look at the Coolermaster CM590.
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/147113

Edit: Maybe not. Why is this case so expensive through these guys? It costs the same as the Antec 300 my side of the world.

 

[Solaris17]

id see if you can get an ocz gamexstream 700w heir crazy cheap over hear well within your budget but im unsure if its around the same price over the pond though i can tell you they are amazing PSU's and will power your cards no problem. as for ram dude 4GB while its cheap i meanddr2 4GB kits are something crazy cheap and you can get decent speeds out of them..for example my mushkin 4GB kits (i have 2) mushkin tests above their stock speed to ensure OC headroom mine are 800mhz and can do 1066 id deff reccomend 4gb it will last you longer than 2gband the gaming and desktop experiance in performance will be totally noticable others here going from 2-4 will tell you their is no such thing as too much ram...and ontop of that if you get 4GB you can disable the pagefile as youll have enouh ram to do it so your system doesnt slow down. and with the pagefile disabled your system will run amazing.

 

[GLeN]

Those little Coolermaster cases are quite nice to work with, but too small for a good gaming rig.

The Antec 300 is a good choice, but also look at the Coolermaster CM590.
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/147113

Edit: Maybe not. Why is this case so expensive through these guys? It costs the same as the Antec 300 my side of the world.

Well do you know of any sites that post to the uk? Ill probably get the antec 300

id see if you can get an ocz gamexstream 700w heir crazy cheap over hear well within your budget but im unsure if its around the same price over the pond though i can tell you they are amazing PSU's and will power your cards no problem. as for ram dude 4GB while its cheap i meanddr2 4GB kits are something crazy cheap and you can get decent speeds out of them..for example my mushkin 4GB kits (i have 2) mushkin tests above their stock speed to ensure OC headroom mine are 800mhz and can do 1066 id deff reccomend 4gb it will last you longer than 2gband the gaming and desktop experiance in performance will be totally noticable others here going from 2-4 will tell you their is no such thing as too much ram...and ontop of that if you get 4GB you can disable the pagefile as youll have enouh ram to do it so your system doesnt slow down. and with the pagefile disabled your system will run amazing.

Im finding it hard to find a good supplier the rest are so dear its crazy :|
Ill end up spending more than i should be

Its the mobo that is the problem i could order from the states but that'll take ages and what happens if it is DOA I wish there was one solid answer for a psu and mobo xD

 

[spearman914]

PSUs that come with cases are in bad quality. Get a 520HX and if you're gonna game on vista get 2 x 2 GB kits instead.