First time building new rig. lil' help

Save urself £5 and get a better case http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/118268

Mobo's old, get a P35 or 680i chipset, something that can take 1066MHz+ RAM anyway. And also get some 1066Mhz+ RAM OCZ Reaper or something like it.

Pay the extra for an 8800GTS if you plan on gaming for more than a year too.

Why are you getting an external DVD drive?

You'll probably want a sound card.

Last edited by TheEternalPessimist (2007-06-16 09:06:52)

2007-06-16 09:54:34

#6

r'Eeee: That's how I roll, BITCH!; +311|6919

Crap GFX, either get a GTS, or 7-series.

2007-06-16 12:13:30

#7

Pacman: Member; +0|6735|UK

Ok ive changed a few things, can u take a look at them?
Thanks a lot for the info EternalPessimist.

cheers

2007-06-16 12:35:44

#8

angwin: Member; +0|6631

http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=4FF5&SearchType=2&CategorySelectedId=11137&SearchTerms=dabs+value+8800&PageMode=2&SearchKey=All&SearchMode=All&NavigationKey=11137

2007-06-16 12:40:28

#9

coke: Aye up duck!; +440|7180|England. Stoke

Why spend that much on RAM, and yet buy a crap gfx card. Save the money on RAM and spend more on gfx (8800 gts).

2007-06-16 12:42:54

#10

Pacman: Member; +0|6735|UK

whats wrong with tht graphics card??

2007-06-16 12:44:17

#11

r'Eeee: That's how I roll, BITCH!; +311|6919

All good except the GFX.

2007-06-16 12:50:01

#12

Pacman: Member; +0|6735|UK

OK so if i get the 8800GTS its all systems go yea??

2007-06-16 12:52:26

#13

coke: Aye up duck!; +440|7180|England. Stoke

Pacman wrote:
whats wrong with tht graphics card??

Many reviews around saying how poor they are. For value for money they suck, most DX9 cards are more powerful and now less expensive than the 8600 (for example the ATI 1950 pro), the only thing they really offer is their DX10 capability which in likelihood will suck. I would really recommend getting and 8800gts (which will allow you to play all current games easily and give you much better future proofing for DX10) for around £180, if the extra cost is stretching your budget a bit as I have said before spend a bit less on the RAM to even things out.

Last edited by coke (2007-06-16 12:53:09)

2007-06-16 13:09:08

#14

Cybargs: Moderated; +2,285|7187

Mobo looks kinda shit... Get a Gigabyte P35-DS4 or DQ6.

PSU and Case is kinda bad... For PSU search for anything by thermaltake, OCZ, Enermax or coolermaster. Make sure it's 600 watt.

Get only ddr2- 1066mhz ram... You don't wanna spend more on ram than your cpu. Case get something like an antec nine hundred.

Last edited by cyborg_ninja-117 (2007-06-16 13:11:02)

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