Help with first build

TheWolf

Hey guys,

Taking the punge and building my first machine

Been looking at Komplett, and will probably go with the following setup (though wil try and source one or two bits from places that may be cheaper)

CPU
Pentium D 2.8
€149 - http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?sku=322649&s=sc
I know the Conroe is due out soon, but I'm not really pushed tbh, need something to keep me going, dont really need the shiniest new trend (well, cant afford it more like )

Motherboard
EPoX EP-5NVA+SLi
€134 - http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?sku=310570&s=sc
Seems like a solid enough SATA board from what I can gather, without breaking the bank

GPU
Point of View GeForce 7900GT 512mb
€379 - http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?sku=320626&s=sc
Again, going for something thats not brand spanking new, and is therefore a wee bit more reasonable pricewise.

Case
In-Win X710G(S) Silver Full Tower
€75 - http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?sku=308857&s=sc
Never heard of these guys, but the case comes with a 430w PSU (which is rumoured to be noisey though) and a front lcd panel. Since I'll also be attempting my first case mod (yay ) I don't want to go for an expensive one in case I feck it up

Harddrive
Barracuda 7200 SATA - 320gig
€105 - http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?sku=320709&s=sc

DVD Drive
LG DVD±RW burner
€45.50 - http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?sku=317923&s=sc

RAM
Corsair Value S. PC5300 DDR2
€95 per gig - getting 2 gigs - http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?sku=310518&s=sc


Thats the basic plan at the mo. I know there's more to take into account (OS, peripherals, soundcard, monitor) but am I missing anything obvious? As far as I can see, everything compatible. But would I be better off changing a component to something better/faster/cheaper?

The above comes to €1080 (ex delivery). Am I getting shafted on any particular part? I'm still checking other retailers to see if any parts come up as being cheaper, but I want to make sure the above will work.

Any help would be really appreciated.

Cheers folks

J

Cuddlesworth

I did this up for a friend the other day, but I think it would be applicable to you

http://komplett.ie/k/shoplist.asp?mode=receive&si=363336&su=4A245628-28C9-4FC7-9BA8-7EBFEF2C083A

Pointless buying a great gfx card to replace it in a short time for a Dx10 one.

PogMoThoin

Go with Core 2 Duo & mobo to suit & use everythin else in Krazy 8s post.

TheWolf

Cheers krazy, will have a gander through that list.

Pog, is the Core Duo (and board to match) really worth the extra money being thrown at it? I'd prob go for the E6600 if I didn't have to worry bout money, but tis more than double what I'd be paying for the other one.

As I said earlier, I'm all for splashing out on the latest piece of tech in spirit, its the wallet thats weak

Cheers for the feedback lads

sock puppet

You dont have to get the e6600. The e6300 is 185 euro at komplett and a board supporting conroe should only cost you sround 50 euro more than the one you have picked out.

PogMoThoin

Have you not been following this forum. E6600 on stock beats everythin Amd have to offer, at way less than half the price. Clocks like a beast 2 round 4Ghz also. Totally worth the extra expense IMO. Spoil yourself.

Even E6300 can clock over 3Ghz on air. Go for that or E6400 2 save quids.

Read:http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=2795
and:http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?t=191920

Anti

just buy a dell and cut a window in the side of it. add a few neons ( pink ofc )

All sorted !

TheWolf

anti wrote:

just buy a dell and cut a window in the side of it. add a few neons ( pink ofc )

All sorted !

How could I not have seen it? Its all so obvious now!

The hell with it, I hang on for the E6600, sure who needs to eat anyway?

Waiting for them to become available is the hard bit now, was all set to go

Cheers folks, 'ppreciate the help

PogMoThoin

TheWolf wrote:

How could I not have seen it? Its all so obvious now!

The hell with it, I hang on for the E6600, sure who needs to eat anyway?

Waiting for them to become available is the hard bit now, was all set to go

Cheers folks, 'ppreciate the help

Available tomorrow on OCUK. They got this message under E6600 on their website:

All backorders shipping 3rd August 2006 with plenty of stock left over for fresh orders

awhir

TheWolf wrote:

How could I not have seen it? Its all so obvious now!

The hell with it, I hang on for the E6600, sure who needs to eat anyway?

Waiting for them to become available is the hard bit now, was all set to go

Cheers folks, 'ppreciate the help

hmm must of not read and searched :eek: the fourm before posting .im very upset in you :mad:

na only joking

Takeshi_Kovacs

Komplett has E6600 for sale at the moment, but the rest of the Conroes won't be in til 21 of August