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Zeusking19 · 2011-10-23 12:49:45

A good Case:

Cooler Master Elite 335: £34.06 on amazon uk.

Zeusking19 · 2011-10-23 12:51:47

ipodbiped wrote:
Well I'm back online now.

@Harkou-I'm only getting that stuff because I'm on a very low budget, but thanks I'll check them out .
@Earthboudjeff-I'd first choose if you want to go for AMD or Intel. Your motherboard will determine almost all of the components you choose after it.
@meowmoew55-I'm getting them from Amazon UK. I'll check out that site though .
@fire219-Sounds like an awesome laptop.

Oh and when I get a YouTube account, I'll post some videos about making a computer.

Make sure the socket works with the CPU.

The AMD is the cheaper, but Intel is more expensive, but popular and powerful. Especially with the i3,i5 and i7

ipodbiped · 2011-10-23 12:53:26

Zeusking19 wrote:
A good Case:

Cooler Master Elite 335: £34.06 on amazon uk.

Thanks, I'm looking at it. Looks good. Might make it the case I'll use.

meowmeow55 · 2011-10-23 13:03:53

ipodbiped wrote:
Zeusking19 wrote:
A good Case:

Cooler Master Elite 335: £34.06 on amazon uk.
Thanks, I'm looking at it. Looks good. Might make it the case I'll use.

That thing goes for £31.62 on Newegg.
Not sure if you can buy stuff from there since you're in the UK, but you might.

ipodbiped · 2011-10-23 13:05:32

meowmeow55 wrote:
ipodbiped wrote:
Zeusking19 wrote:
A good Case:

Cooler Master Elite 335: £34.06 on amazon uk.
Thanks, I'm looking at it. Looks good. Might make it the case I'll use.
That thing goes for £31.62 on Newegg.
Not sure if you can buy stuff from there since you're in the UK, but you might.

Cool (pun intended)

ipodbiped · 2011-10-23 14:40:04

I'll update my list of components later.

16Skittles · 2011-10-23 15:05:18

fire219 wrote:
Cool. My next computer will probably be custom built. That won't be for a while though, because my laptop screams through NFS: Hot Pursuit (2010 remake) at the highest graphical settings (short of 1080p video, the screen is only 1440x900).

It will probably use a 3rd gen Core i7 and whatever higher-end Nvidia GPU I can find for $300.

@above post: I have a design for a computer using the Parallax Propeller microcontroller and a Z80 or 68k for the graphics. I have also started on the OS for it.

o really? Can you start a thread about it with more info? I'd love to hear more.

Zeusking19 · 2011-10-23 15:20:48

16Skittles wrote:
fire219 wrote:
Cool. My next computer will probably be custom built. That won't be for a while though, because my laptop screams through NFS: Hot Pursuit (2010 remake) at the highest graphical settings (short of 1080p video, the screen is only 1440x900).

It will probably use a 3rd gen Core i7 and whatever higher-end Nvidia GPU I can find for $300.

@above post: I have a design for a computer using the Parallax Propeller microcontroller and a Z80 or 68k for the graphics. I have also started on the OS for it.
o really? Can you start a thread about it with more info? I'd love to hear more.

The Core i7 is expensive, but is good for the latest games. Here is my rig that i am gonna build:

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Zeusking19 · 2011-10-23 15:21:57

(OEM Version with sticker) Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium with Service Pack 1, 64-bit, English, 1 Pack, DSP OEI (PC) £80.99

Cooler Master Elite 335 Mid Tower ATX PC Case - Black £34.06

LG GH22NS50.AUAA 22x SATA DVDRW Drive - Bare Black £10.47

i3-540 Core i3 Dual-Core Processor - 3.06GHz, 4MB Cache, Socket 1156, 3 Year Warranty, Retail Boxed £77.55

Intel Desktop Board DH55HC - Motherboard - ATX - LGA1156 Socket - H55 - Gigabit Ethernet - onboard graphics (CPU required) - HD Audio (8-channel) £82.27

Arctic Silver 5 3.5g Thermal Paste £5.79

Arctic Cooling Alpine 64 Pro CPU Cooler £9.87

(2x) Patriot PSD31G133381 1GB DDR3 1333 CL9.0 Signature Non-ECC Unbuffered Memory £9.11

650 WATT Power supply Alpine Black 650 WATT Silent Quiet PC ATX PSU £23.45

LUPO Anti-Static Wrist Strap Grounding Wrist Strap/Band - Prevents Build up of Static Electricity £3.99

Microsoft Wired Keyboard 600 - Black £8.49

Logitech B110 Optical USB Mouse £4.49

Hanns G HL195 18.5 inch Widescreen LED Monitor (1366 x 768, 1000:1, 16:9, 5 ms, 250 cd/m²) £64.89

Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATAIII 6Gb/s 16MB Cache 3.5 inch Internal Hard Drive OEM

Total: £461.92

Just under £500 for a decent pc.
Can anyone suggest anything i could change for the same price?

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imnotbob · 2011-10-23 15:22:50

I saw something like this in All Things Digital

Zeusking19 · 2011-10-23 15:25:12

ipodbiped wrote:
meowmeow55 wrote:
ipodbiped wrote:

Thanks, I'm looking at it. Looks good. Might make it the case I'll use.
That thing goes for £31.62 on Newegg.
Not sure if you can buy stuff from there since you're in the UK, but you might.
Cool (pun intended)

You dont like it?

Harakou · 2011-10-23 15:41:09

Zeusking19 wrote:
(OEM Version with sticker) Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium with Service Pack 1, 64-bit, English, 1 Pack, DSP OEI (PC) £80.99

Cooler Master Elite 335 Mid Tower ATX PC Case - Black £34.06

LG GH22NS50.AUAA 22x SATA DVDRW Drive - Bare Black £10.47

i3-540 Core i3 Dual-Core Processor - 3.06GHz, 4MB Cache, Socket 1156, 3 Year Warranty, Retail Boxed £77.55

Intel Desktop Board DH55HC - Motherboard - ATX - LGA1156 Socket - H55 - Gigabit Ethernet - onboard graphics (CPU required) - HD Audio (8-channel) £82.27

Arctic Silver 5 3.5g Thermal Paste £5.79

Arctic Cooling Alpine 64 Pro CPU Cooler £9.87

(2x) Patriot PSD31G133381 1GB DDR3 1333 CL9.0 Signature Non-ECC Unbuffered Memory £9.11

650 WATT Power supply Alpine Black 650 WATT Silent Quiet PC ATX PSU £23.45

LUPO Anti-Static Wrist Strap Grounding Wrist Strap/Band - Prevents Build up of Static Electricity £3.99

Microsoft Wired Keyboard 600 - Black £8.49

Logitech B110 Optical USB Mouse £4.49

Hanns G HL195 18.5 inch Widescreen LED Monitor (1366 x 768, 1000:1, 16:9, 5 ms, 250 cd/m²) £64.89

Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATAIII 6Gb/s 16MB Cache 3.5 inch Internal Hard Drive OEM

Total: £461.92

Just under £500 for a decent pc.
Can anyone suggest anything i could change for the same price?

2GB of memory for Windows 7 64 bit? You should really get more than that - RAM is cheap and 4GB is practically a minimum nowadays.

I've also never heard of that PSU manufacturer. That doesn't mean it's bad, but you should make sure that whatever you're going to buy is reliable and can actually output the wattage it's rated for. You don't need a 650 watt PSU for that build either. It doesn't even have a discreet GPU, so something around 430W should be more than enough.

Zeusking19 · 2011-10-23 15:59:47

Harakou wrote:
Zeusking19 wrote:
(OEM Version with sticker) Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium with Service Pack 1, 64-bit, English, 1 Pack, DSP OEI (PC) £80.99

Cooler Master Elite 335 Mid Tower ATX PC Case - Black £34.06

LG GH22NS50.AUAA 22x SATA DVDRW Drive - Bare Black £10.47

i3-540 Core i3 Dual-Core Processor - 3.06GHz, 4MB Cache, Socket 1156, 3 Year Warranty, Retail Boxed £77.55

Intel Desktop Board DH55HC - Motherboard - ATX - LGA1156 Socket - H55 - Gigabit Ethernet - onboard graphics (CPU required) - HD Audio (8-channel) £82.27

Arctic Silver 5 3.5g Thermal Paste £5.79

Arctic Cooling Alpine 64 Pro CPU Cooler £9.87

(2x) Patriot PSD31G133381 1GB DDR3 1333 CL9.0 Signature Non-ECC Unbuffered Memory £9.11

650 WATT Power supply Alpine Black 650 WATT Silent Quiet PC ATX PSU £23.45

LUPO Anti-Static Wrist Strap Grounding Wrist Strap/Band - Prevents Build up of Static Electricity £3.99

Microsoft Wired Keyboard 600 - Black £8.49

Logitech B110 Optical USB Mouse £4.49

Hanns G HL195 18.5 inch Widescreen LED Monitor (1366 x 768, 1000:1, 16:9, 5 ms, 250 cd/m²) £64.89

Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATAIII 6Gb/s 16MB Cache 3.5 inch Internal Hard Drive OEM

Total: £461.92

Just under £500 for a decent pc.
Can anyone suggest anything i could change for the same price?
2GB of memory for Windows 7 64 bit? You should really get more than that - RAM is cheap and 4GB is practically a minimum nowadays.

I've also never heard of that PSU manufacturer. That doesn't mean it's bad, but you should make sure that whatever you're going to buy is reliable and can actually output the wattage it's rated for. You don't need a 650 watt PSU for that build either. It doesn't even have a discreet GPU, so something around 430W should be more than enough.

Thanks, 4 sticks of RAM will knock up the whole motherboard, i might upgrade the ram soon.

Zeusking19 · 2011-10-23 16:01:20

Harakou wrote:
Zeusking19 wrote:
(OEM Version with sticker) Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium with Service Pack 1, 64-bit, English, 1 Pack, DSP OEI (PC) £80.99

Cooler Master Elite 335 Mid Tower ATX PC Case - Black £34.06

LG GH22NS50.AUAA 22x SATA DVDRW Drive - Bare Black £10.47

i3-540 Core i3 Dual-Core Processor - 3.06GHz, 4MB Cache, Socket 1156, 3 Year Warranty, Retail Boxed £77.55

Intel Desktop Board DH55HC - Motherboard - ATX - LGA1156 Socket - H55 - Gigabit Ethernet - onboard graphics (CPU required) - HD Audio (8-channel) £82.27

Arctic Silver 5 3.5g Thermal Paste £5.79

Arctic Cooling Alpine 64 Pro CPU Cooler £9.87

(2x) Patriot PSD31G133381 1GB DDR3 1333 CL9.0 Signature Non-ECC Unbuffered Memory £9.11

650 WATT Power supply Alpine Black 650 WATT Silent Quiet PC ATX PSU £23.45

LUPO Anti-Static Wrist Strap Grounding Wrist Strap/Band - Prevents Build up of Static Electricity £3.99

Microsoft Wired Keyboard 600 - Black £8.49

Logitech B110 Optical USB Mouse £4.49

Hanns G HL195 18.5 inch Widescreen LED Monitor (1366 x 768, 1000:1, 16:9, 5 ms, 250 cd/m²) £64.89

Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATAIII 6Gb/s 16MB Cache 3.5 inch Internal Hard Drive OEM

Total: £461.92

Just under £500 for a decent pc.
Can anyone suggest anything i could change for the same price?
2GB of memory for Windows 7 64 bit? You should really get more than that - RAM is cheap and 4GB is practically a minimum nowadays.

I've also never heard of that PSU manufacturer. That doesn't mean it's bad, but you should make sure that whatever you're going to buy is reliable and can actually output the wattage it's rated for. You don't need a 650 watt PSU for that build either. It doesn't even have a discreet GPU, so something around 430W should be more than enough.

Could you suggest a decent graphics card that is cheap? (£50-90)

Harakou · 2011-10-23 16:02:05

Zeusking19 wrote:
Harakou wrote:
Zeusking19 wrote:
(OEM Version with sticker) Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium with Service Pack 1, 64-bit, English, 1 Pack, DSP OEI (PC) £80.99

Cooler Master Elite 335 Mid Tower ATX PC Case - Black £34.06

LG GH22NS50.AUAA 22x SATA DVDRW Drive - Bare Black £10.47

i3-540 Core i3 Dual-Core Processor - 3.06GHz, 4MB Cache, Socket 1156, 3 Year Warranty, Retail Boxed £77.55

Intel Desktop Board DH55HC - Motherboard - ATX - LGA1156 Socket - H55 - Gigabit Ethernet - onboard graphics (CPU required) - HD Audio (8-channel) £82.27

Arctic Silver 5 3.5g Thermal Paste £5.79

Arctic Cooling Alpine 64 Pro CPU Cooler £9.87

(2x) Patriot PSD31G133381 1GB DDR3 1333 CL9.0 Signature Non-ECC Unbuffered Memory £9.11

650 WATT Power supply Alpine Black 650 WATT Silent Quiet PC ATX PSU £23.45

LUPO Anti-Static Wrist Strap Grounding Wrist Strap/Band - Prevents Build up of Static Electricity £3.99

Microsoft Wired Keyboard 600 - Black £8.49

Logitech B110 Optical USB Mouse £4.49

Hanns G HL195 18.5 inch Widescreen LED Monitor (1366 x 768, 1000:1, 16:9, 5 ms, 250 cd/m²) £64.89

Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATAIII 6Gb/s 16MB Cache 3.5 inch Internal Hard Drive OEM

Total: £461.92

Just under £500 for a decent pc.
Can anyone suggest anything i could change for the same price?
2GB of memory for Windows 7 64 bit? You should really get more than that - RAM is cheap and 4GB is practically a minimum nowadays.

I've also never heard of that PSU manufacturer. That doesn't mean it's bad, but you should make sure that whatever you're going to buy is reliable and can actually output the wattage it's rated for. You don't need a 650 watt PSU for that build either. It doesn't even have a discreet GPU, so something around 430W should be more than enough.
Thanks, 4 sticks of RAM will knock up the whole motherboard, i might upgrade the ram soon.

Why not just get 2 2GB sticks?

meowmeow55 · 2011-10-23 16:07:50

Zeusking19 wrote:
ipodbiped wrote:
meowmeow55 wrote:

That thing goes for £31.62 on Newegg.
Not sure if you can buy stuff from there since you're in the UK, but you might.
Cool (pun intended)
You dont like it?

No, he's saying it's cool as in awesome and cool as in temperature tongue

Zeusking19 · 2011-10-24 06:19:35

meowmeow55 wrote:
Zeusking19 wrote:
ipodbiped wrote:

Cool (pun intended)
You dont like it?
No, he's saying it's cool as in awesome and cool as in temperature

Ohhhh

Zeusking19 · 2011-10-24 06:20:46

Harakou wrote:
Zeusking19 wrote:
Harakou wrote:

2GB of memory for Windows 7 64 bit? You should really get more than that - RAM is cheap and 4GB is practically a minimum nowadays.

I've also never heard of that PSU manufacturer. That doesn't mean it's bad, but you should make sure that whatever you're going to buy is reliable and can actually output the wattage it's rated for. You don't need a 650 watt PSU for that build either. It doesn't even have a discreet GPU, so something around 430W should be more than enough.
Thanks, 4 sticks of RAM will knock up the whole motherboard, i might upgrade the ram soon.
Why not just get 2 2GB sticks?

I found some, but they are £11 a go. £22 for just 4gb.. Jeez. Can you suggest a desktop DDR3 RAM, cheap and a good psu for my build?

Harakou · 2011-10-24 07:05:24

Zeusking19 wrote:
Harakou wrote:
Zeusking19 wrote:

Thanks, 4 sticks of RAM will knock up the whole motherboard, i might upgrade the ram soon.
Why not just get 2 2GB sticks?
I found some, but they are £11 a go. £22 for just 4gb.. Jeez. Can you suggest a desktop DDR3 RAM, cheap and a good psu for my build?

I'd try the G.Skill Ripjaws series of DDR3. This is a 4GB stick for £18.87:
http://www.ebuyer.com/226283-g-skill-4g … cl9s-4gbrl

As for your PSU, the Antec EarthWatts series is a good deal if you're not doing anything too power-hungry. Here's the 380W model, which should be enough for your build.
http://www.ebuyer.com/185183-antec-380w … 380d-green

16Skittles · 2011-10-24 07:37:13

Zeusking19 wrote:
16Skittles wrote:
fire219 wrote:
@above post: I have a design for a computer using the Parallax Propeller microcontroller and a Z80 or 68k for the graphics. I have also started on the OS for it.
o really? Can you start a thread about it with more info? I'd love to hear more.
The Core i7 is expensive, but is good for the latest games. Here is my rig that i am gonna build:

no, I was talking about this post. I'm looking into microcontroller computers, but it seems as though the hardest part here is connecting it to a screen.

Zeusking19 · 2011-10-24 08:30:39

Harakou wrote:
Zeusking19 wrote:
Harakou wrote:

Why not just get 2 2GB sticks?
I found some, but they are £11 a go. £22 for just 4gb.. Jeez. Can you suggest a desktop DDR3 RAM, cheap and a good psu for my build?
I'd try the G.Skill Ripjaws series of DDR3. This is a 4GB stick for £18.87:
http://www.ebuyer.com/226283-g-skill-4g … cl9s-4gbrl

As for your PSU, the Antec EarthWatts series is a good deal if you're not doing anything too power-hungry. Here's the 380W model, which should be enough for your build.
http://www.ebuyer.com/185183-antec-380w … 380d-green

Is is better to have a powerful psu in case of upgrades? As for the RAM, AWESOME.
4gb ddr3 at that price is perfect. I might knock my rig up to 8gb. I am getting the parts for christmas. Exited!

markyparky56 · 2011-10-24 08:36:33

I didn't buy a computer, I upgraded my already built computer that I got from my sister, who got it from my grandparents who got that from a friend... it now has:
A dual core AMD processor (I'm never good with names)
4 gig of DD2 memory
ASrock motherboard which name I can't read from here as its in the cupboard.
A graphics card which I refer to as the Geforce one with the giant cooling system on top of it.
And a 2TB harddrive
this all cost me £240

(The reason this cost me such a little amount was because the graphics card was free from a friend, the memory was a trade with my dad and the motherboard and processor were a deal on www.ebuyer.com)

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Zeusking19 · 2011-10-24 11:54:52

Whew. Vote: Mini-ATX, ATX, E-ATX. What do you think is better?

ipodbiped · 2011-10-24 14:39:19

Zeusking19 wrote:
ipodbiped wrote:
meowmeow55 wrote:

That thing goes for £31.62 on Newegg.
Not sure if you can buy stuff from there since you're in the UK, but you might.
Cool (pun intended)
You dont like it?

It sounds awesome

jji7skyline · 2011-10-24 17:32:11

ipodbiped wrote:
jji7skyline wrote:
Why not use a SSD?
Too expensive for me.

Why not get a 256GB or smaller SSD boot and application drive and a 1 or 2TB photos and documents and stuff drive? tongue

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