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Very first build, have a few questions

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  • 20-11-2012 8:44pm
    #1
    zapdogre
    Registered Users Posts: 4 ✭


    Hi there, I'm building a new computer, using this as a reference. The PC I have chosen is the "Very Good" one ($653)

    I'm wondering whether any of you have any suggestions to improve the performance, without adding extra cost. I also want to know where to buy the parts and whether I'll need to get some sort of different plug, if I'm buying from America.


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    #2
    Tij da feen
    Registered Users Posts: 598 ✭✭✭Tij da feen


    If you're living in Ireland don't buy from the US as you will incur heavy import duties. Fill out these questions and post back.


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    #3
    zapdogre
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    My budget is €650, but that must include OS

    Purpose will be gaming

    I need a copy of windows. (I have a hard drive with windows installed on it, though. Could I use that?)

    I do not need a monitor. It's resolution is 1920x1080, I don't plan on upgrading at least for a few years

    I need a keyboard, mouse and wireless card

    I am not willing to try overclocking

    I can pay buy debit card

    I need the parts delivered by Christmas

    I don't need help building it


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    #4
    zapdogre
    Registered Users Posts: 4 ✭zapdogre


    I've made the following build. Are all the components compatible? Do you have any improvements you could make? My budget is roughly 650 euro
    Sapphire Radeon HD7770 GPU £88
    Logitech MK260 Wireless Mouse + Keyboard £19.97
    CiT Mars Midi Tower Gaming Case with 2 x Blue LED Fans & LED Display - No PSU £35.50
    Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATAIII 6Gb/s 16MB Cache 3.5 inch Internal Hard Drive OEM £46.97
    Sony AD-7280S-0B 24x Internal SATA DVD Multi Writer Black Bare £17,29
    OCZ OCZ-CXS500W-UK CoreXStream Series 500W Power Supply £36.50
    ASRock Z75 Pro3 Motherboard (Socket 1155, Intel Z75, DDR3, S-ATA 600, ATX) £76.06
    Kingston 4GB 1333MHz DDR3 Non-ECC CL9 DIMM Memory £14.46
    Intel i3-2120 Sandybridge Core i3 Dual-Core Processor ? 3.30GHz, 3MB Cache, Socket 1155, 3 Year Warranty, Retail Boxed £88.84
    This all comes to about £448.58, which is roughly 557.4863 euro, so I can make improvements up to 100 euro.


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