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New Pc Build Need Some advice(Have done some research)
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28-03-2010 2:23pm#1Hey
Im hoping to order parts for a PC Build this week.The closest i have ever come to building a PC is upgrading the RAM on my old PC
Im hoping to spend around €400 maybe €500,I will be using the PC for Photo Editing and possibly Video editing in the future as well as gaming.
Il probably play the newer games that are out BFBC2 COD MW2 etc but i dont need to play them at the highest settings as i also have a Xbox.
I think i can save money on the Case if i get a plain one and the Hard Drive if i go around 200,300 GB i have a 1.5 TB External HD and a laptop so memory isnt a major issue.
Also i may just ad a DVD/CD RW drive and upgrade to Blueray some time this year.
THe case and Hard Drive can also be upgraded at some time in the year.
So this is what i was thinking of building
Intel 5300 Over Clocked to 3.47GHz
Asus P5P43TD
4GB DDR3 1333MHz http://cgi.ebay.ie/E5300-OVERCLOCKED-CPU-MOTHERBOARD-BUNDLE-4GB-DDR3_W0QQitemZ350230628697QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Motherboards_CPUs?hash=item518b5f4959
Im still undecided on a Graphics Card,im willing to spend about €100 on this
For the HD i was thinking Western Digital 320 Gb RPM 7200 Its 2nh hand on ebay costing about €38 delivered
http://cgi.ebay.ie/NEW-Western-Digital-Caviar-WD800BB-80-GB-Hard-DRIVE_W0QQitemZ200444563641QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Computing_HardDrives_RL?hash=item2eab6d50b9
SO my questions are
(1)Should i use this Dual Core or change to Quad Core?
(2)I need some recommendations in a Graphics Card
(3)How would you rate a HD with a RPM of 7200?SSD HDs seem to be coming down in price so i would like to hold out and check the price in a year or 2
(4)I need some recommendations on a case and PSU,I think i should use a 650 watt PSU?
(5)THis is my 1st build so im not too sure about which components to buy.From what i understand this system seems to be give me good value for my money.However im not experienced.If you have any suggestions on what to chage/add feel free to let me know.
Thank You In Advance0
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Probably go with something along the lines of this.
You can add another 2g of RAM at a later date when they come down a little in price.
The samsung f3s are the best hard drives on the market atm.
No need for a massive PSU. A good quality 400W-500W PSU should be fine for this type of build.
A HD 5670 will play COD MW2 etc. not at a blistering pace but it'll run them nicely enough.0 -
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For the same price as the intel bundle i can get
AMD Athlon II X4 630Quad Core, 2.8Ghz
MSI GF615M-P33 Mobo
4Gb DDR3 Crucial 1066 MHZ
http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=586930
SO now im getting double the Ram and a quad core instead of a dual core for the same price.
I can see now why building PCs is so addictive so many things to consider and yet much better than buying from a shop. 0 -
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PogMoThoin wrote: »Komplett are not Irish, they're Norwegan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Komplett
Their depot in Blanch covers the UK though. They've got a forum on here so if You have any probs You've a place to go to sort it, much safer than Ebay.
You are still supporting Irish jobs by buying from them however; the two lads from Komplett on boards are extremely helpful and good to deal with (from what I have seen). Too many (e/re)tailers are in a race to the bottom to cut costs and offer diabolical customer service as a result. I would always pay that little bit more to support good service and Irish jobs.
I think elara.ie might be Irish owned but I'm not 100%, but I generally find their selection sub-par and have had no dealings with their customer service. I do like that their pick up point is this side of the M50 toll bridge though
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Right well this is what i've just put together.
It hits €500 built without delivery, the cpu cooler is only the stock so overclocking will not be that much of an option. The case is cheap, but looks good and i'd go looking for reviews of cases before you buy.
The ram is pretty old at this point it's not exactly slow, but just a bit slower than what else is available, so if you could muster a few extra euro then put it into that.
The thing is about a pc which games will be played on is that the best place to put the most money is always into the gpu. So I've gone with a 5770, I'm not a fan of these, you're essentially paying for dx11(although at your res you prob won't be able to play any dx11 game well with this gpu) it's just about as powerful as a 4870 which was readily available for around €100 only a few months ago. If I were you I'd almost go in search of a second hand 4890, cause those are great cards.
There is a 4850 for only €80 with a really nice cooler that would bring it all under budget, but it would struggle with full hd resolution
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If I were you I'd almost go in search of a second hand 4890, cause those are great cards.
There is a 4850 for only €80 with a really nice cooler that would bring it all under budget, but it would struggle with full hd resolution
Bear in mind that adding those cards to the 95W CPU would force you to blow another €20-30 on a good 550W PSU, as the CX400 would struggle just a little with a 110-150W graphics card as well as the CPU. By comparison the HD5770 uses a lot less juice.0 -
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