Help on Gaming PC build

GarytheGreat

hey guys im looking for help on building a gaming pc for around 500 - 600 euro.

id only like to buy from irish websites.

i need help with the right case and power unit for a gaming pc can anyone offer assistance please?


Motherboard: Motherboard €69
CPU: AMD Athlon II X3 455 3.3 GHZ €79
HardDrive: Samsung 120 GB €79
Graphics Card: Radeon HD 6850 €160
RAM: 4GB ram €25 (i already have 4GB in current PC which i can switch)
Case:
Power: ANTEC HCG-400 € 60

t1mm

Is there any particular reason you want to buy from Elara? If you purchased from some other sites you could save yourself a bit of money and build a much better machine at the same time. If a credit card is the issue, www.hardwareversand.de accept bank transfers as a form of payment.

GarytheGreat

i prefer irish websites to any others even if it does cost a little more

Monotype

You can do better on the RAM anyway.
Faster, 18c cheaper and, free delivery and Irish seller.
http://www.memoryc.com/computermemory/ddr3ram/4gbgskillddr3pc312800ripjawseries.html

For PSU, go with the HCG-400.
http://www.elara.ie/productdetail.aspx?productcode=ECE2106975

GarytheGreat

thx for the advice

does any have any ideas on the case to get?

also are all the parts compatiple so far?

kfish2oo2

http://www.dabs.ie is very reasonable and shipping is free. I priced a few things on there compared to Hardwareversand and it worked out cheaper due to the free shipping.

Kadongy

kfish2oo2 wrote: »

http://www.dabs.ie is very reasonable and shipping is free. I priced a few things on there compared to Hardwareversand and it worked out cheaper due to the free shipping.

Dabs is not Irish. It is a UK company operating in Ireland.

Monotype

That hard drive you selected is actually an IDE drive, so you'll need an SATA drive. Given the sudden price rocketing of HDDs, you may be as well off buying an SSD to cover you until the HDDs drop again, unless you need a lot of storage.

GarytheGreat

Kadongy wrote: »

Dabs is not Irish. It is a UK company operating in Ireland.

yeah its a uk company also i'd like to buy all in one go from elara.ie

so anyone got any idea's on a good case?

Monotype

Pick one that you like the look of. That's the most important factor.
A quick look for reviews will usually tell you about features like screwless design or airflow.

GarytheGreat

i think this is a good case

http://www.elara.ie/productdetail.aspx?productcode=ECE2027038

Monotype

I don't think it's good looking, but it's up to you. I realised that the RAM I suggested early is just one module, so don't get that.