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First build, any advice appreciated
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13-12-2011 5:08pm#1Hi Guys,
Just wondering whether you can cast an eye over the following potential build, looking to order a lot of this stuff before xmas and build a new PC for the new year! Its running about 700 quid at the moment, all from dabs.ie with their 40 quid discount on the lot. If anyone has any suggestions for what should be changed, if anything, let me know - cant strecth too much further from what its at moneywise
CPU - Intel i5 2500k €210
VIDEO CARD - Asus GeForce GFX 560 ti - €195
HARD DRIVE - Hitachi 500GB deskstar - €82
MOTHERBOARD - Asus P8Z68-V LE S1155 Intel Z68 DDR3 ATX - €127
CASE - Antec 300 case Black - €52
RAM - kingston 8gb (2x4) - €35
PSU - 600W PS05 Alpine Gold Fan PSU SLI & 4 x SATA - €26
DVD Drive - Samsung - €16
Total Build price = €703 (743 minus dabs 40 discount)
Sorry for lack of formatting / links, all items from Dabs. I'm sure i could shave off a further few euro by buying same parts from other sites like amazon etc, but more importantly for me it would be great if someone could cast an eye over and tell me any mistakes or omissions i may have made, this will be my first build!
Cheers
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Cool many thanks for the response, I will look into switching out the parts you recommended. Was a bit wary of the PSU alright, should have changed that before posting, but what is it that makes the Case and motherboard such bad choices? Just so a new PC builder knows why he is changing them
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froggy1985 wrote: »Cool many thanks for the response, I will look into switching out the parts you recommended. Was a bit wary of the PSU alright, should have changed that before posting, but what is it that makes the Case and motherboard such bad choices? Just so a new PC builder knows why he is changing them
Case is old and outdated. There are newer cases that are better and cheaper. PSU is just a cheap unit that is basically blatantly lying when it says 600W. If you tried to put anything close to 600W on it it would break/catch fire/explode. It can be hard to tell whats good or bad, but if you ask most people will tell you.0 -
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