build help

G_H

hi wonder if anyone could help me im looking to build a rig from scrath i have a keyboard,mouse and case(but if i can get a good looking new one for less than 80 i will) im looking to play high spec games and i would love to set it up to my hd telly via hdmi my ideal budget would be less than 700 but if not possible i can strech a bit) it will be for gameing really and probly a bit of surfing the net if you could build from this site http://www.hardwareversand.de because i belive theyll build it for you for an extra 20

can anyone build me one as i dont have a clue
thanks

leninbenjamin

til someone more in the know comes along:

here are some recent threads to get you started (they both discuss builds in and around your budget):

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055583902
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055602354

the only thing i'm not sure on is what GFX cards have a HDMI out as opposed to DVI

G_H

nice one mate thanks

requiem1

Well the first place to start is the processor
i7 is overkill and you can pick up a decent intel core2 processor either dual or quad core if your budget can stretch. Make sure it has decent cache and FSB.

Then look at what board you want and see what matches your budget, good chipsets were the P45 and X48 so a board with these would be good. However neither of these boards support SLI but they do support crossfire.

RAM is cheap and you can choose as you please but it'll cost you around €50 to €70 euro for 4gigs of DDR2. OCZ and Corsair are good brands

The most important thing for you spec wise is your graphics setup and for the budget you could pick up something like an 4770 or 4850 and put them in crossfire. I believe there are models of both that have hdmi ports.

Don't worry about a sound card if you are going with HDMI as it complicates things alot.

A 1TB samsung f1 will do the job for storage or less capacity depending on your needs.

You don't have to go overboard with the PSU as 600watts is more than sufficient for a high end gaming system.

My advice would be to get a decent cooler and a good overclocker of a CPU and save yourself some money that way. Same can be said of the GPU's as some samples are great overclockers and other aren't.

For the sake of a new build invest in a new case with good airflow, something by antec would be fine like the 300 or coolermaster cm690.

I'll try spec out something for you if I get a chance

requiem1

How about this

G_H

requiem1 wrote: »

How about this

thanks again mate what eles is needed with this besides the os do i need to get anymore disck drivers or anything

requiem1

I'm pretty sure everythings on that list, you'll need to get the OS but that's a personal choice, I'm presuming you have a monitor? Do check out adverts cause some great stuff gets put up there

G_H

requiem1 wrote: »

I'm pretty sure everythings on that list, you'll need to get the OS but that's a personal choice, I'm presuming you have a monitor? Do check out adverts cause some great stuff gets put up there

ye im going to use a hd tv as a monitor via hdmi and about the os would you reccomend a 32 bit or 64 bit vista

z0oT

Here's a good guide for a first time builder, about all the ins and outs and what goes where etc.
http://www.techreport.com/articles.x/13671

And a guide on what hardware to choose at the moment depending on whether you want high end, mid range, budget gaming etc.
http://www.techreport.com/articles.x/17102

G_H

what about this http://cgi.ebay.ie/INTEL-HIGH-SPEC-GAMING-DESKTOP-PC-9400GT-4GB-HDMI_W0QQitemZ290321443835QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Computing_DesktopPCs?hash=item439881abfb&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A12%7C66%3A2%7C39%3A1%7C72%3A1301%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A1%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50

and id still have about 200e to custimize it and add anything

requiem1

The quick and easy answer to that is No don't do it
That thing is terrible and you have far superior parts in what i spec'd for you. That thing is balls. You could check overclockers in the UK to see what premade builds they have

requiem1

Something like this wouldn't be bad at all

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-190-OK&groupid=43&catid=1445&subcat=

G_H

requiem1 wrote: »

The quick and easy answer to that is No don't do it
That thing is terrible and you have far superior parts in what i spec'd for you. That thing is balls. You could check overclockers in the UK to see what premade builds they have

thanks mate im just going to go for the one you picked out and just add this http://www4.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?aid=23764&agid=856&pcconfAddUri=pcconfigurator.jsp%3FpcConfigurator.satabrhddvd.satabrhddvd.0%3D23764%3A4012&pcconfBackUri=pcconfselect.jsp?pcConfigurator.catid=56&pcConfigurator.maid=0&search.reset=1&search.sKey=
if i can

leninbenjamin

G_H wrote: »

thanks mate im just going to go for the one you picked out and just add this http://www4.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?aid=23764&agid=856&pcconfAddUri=pcconfigurator.jsp%3FpcConfigurator.satabrhddvd.satabrhddvd.0%3D23764%3A4012&pcconfBackUri=pcconfselect.jsp?pcConfigurator.catid=56&pcConfigurator.maid=0&search.reset=1&search.sKey=
if i can

don't. it's not in stock, and could potentially be weeks before it comes back in.

or rather, if you decide to order this, just be aware that it could delay the build getting to you for a few weeks.