building your own pc

[Dolly]

this might be the right or wrong area for this, who knows or cares...

i want to build my own pc im pretty happy with having a go, but i dont know what all the numbers mean lol. it will be for a mix of work, pornthe net, and gaming

ive seen a case with a 700w psu on offer and a mobo with what i think looks ok. looks like ontop of this ill need around 4/8gb ram for starters, id prefer a medium sized ssd and then ill need an awesome graphics card?

im such a noob when it comes to all this.   

http://www.ebuyer.com/177749-cm-storm-scout-coolermaster-silent-pro-700w-modular-psu-special-offer-sgc-2000-kkwp1-gp
http://www.ebuyer.com/276562-gigabyte-ga-z68ap-d3-z68-socket-1155-8-channel-audio-atx-motherboard-ga-z68ap-d3

[Dolly]

processor probably i5, think its worth it over the i3? being quad core and all that, but again im no expert.

[Dolly]

http://www.ebuyer.com/252537-intel-core-i5-2300-2-8ghz-socket-1155-6mb-cache-retail-boxed-processor-bx80623i52300

[The Mighty Elvi]

I have This




Computer shopper issue from May 2010 on how to build a PC.  All the components reviewed/priced etc.


I can post it to you if you want?

Jonathan.

[Jay]

What is your budget?

Ebuyer sometimes do Motherboard/CPU/Ram bundles which help you decide what you want.

[Khare]

Have a look here http://www.dinopc.com/


You can buy already build PC's at a good price. I've got the Gallant AMD 560 which is the starter of the gaming PC's, but I selected a few upgrade options and I can play all the latest games on the highest settings.

[Dolly]

if i can get the mobo, case/psu, processor, ram, and graphics card for less than £500 would be good, £400 would be better, i dont mind buying a "cheaper" graphics card now, as long as say next year i can upgrade, so i dont spunk all my money in one go lol

http://www.ebuyer.com/255421-gigabyte-gt-440-oc-1gb-ddr3-dvi-vga-hdmi-out-pci-e-graphics-gv-n440d3-1gi

thats a cheaper graphics card, not sure it will run bf3 but i can stick with the xbox for now lol

[Dolly]

found this lot for around 450

http://orders.ebuyer.com/customer/shopping/index.html?action=c2hvd2NhcnQ%3D

seems close to the higher spec one on that dinopc for probably the cost of windows7 so i guess theres not much in it. (except dino one psu isnt as good)

[Khare]

I highly rate DinoPC. I had a faulty graphics card and I sent it back under warranty and they replaced it, but alongside that the pc came with 4gb of 1333mhz ram and I asked if I sent back the ram and paid the difference would they send back with the new graphics card 4gb of 1600mhz and they were really helpful and friendly. Their build quality is awesome as well, the cables come all braided and very neatly arranged (note that the blue and red cable not in the braid is something I added for an extra case fan).

[bobbarley]

this might be the right or wrong area for this, who knows or cares...

i want to build my own pc im pretty happy with having a go, but i dont know what all the numbers mean lol. it will be for a mix of work, pornthe net, and gaming

ive seen a case with a 700w psu on offer and a mobo with what i think looks ok. looks like ontop of this ill need around 4/8gb ram for starters, id prefer a medium sized ssd and then ill need an awesome graphics card?

im such a noob when it comes to all this.   

http://www.ebuyer.com/177749-cm-storm-scout-coolermaster-silent-pro-700w-modular-psu-special-offer-sgc-2000-kkwp1-gp
http://www.ebuyer.com/276562-gigabyte-ga-z68ap-d3-z68-socket-1155-8-channel-audio-atx-motherboard-ga-z68ap-d3

If you give me your budget I can sort you out a decent part list.

Have you got a PC at the moment with any re-usable parts?  Do you need a monitor, keyboard and mouse too?