custom built pc spec

[burrellhead]

burrellhead here looking to build my first custom built pc this christmas so just looking for some idea's i will use it for playing of a few game's eg football manger and other games like that, downloading things wirelessly and searching the net, and listning to music and i am going to spend about £400~£550

thanks burrellhead

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

This is what I would get:

Phenom II X4 955BE ~ £127

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/AMD-P...he-125W-Retail

GA-MA770T-UD3P ~ £68

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/GIGAB...770T-UD3P-MOBO

4GB DDR3~ £76

http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/p...L9D-4GBRL.html

I would run the RAM at 1333MHZ using lower latencies

HD5770 1GB ~ £116 to £120

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/176938

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/175731

Corsair VX550W ~ £63

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/550w-...anty-see-specs

If you can get an HX450W instead this would be a cheaper choice.

Samsung F3 500GB ~ £37

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/500Gb...-Cache-8ms-OEM

Coolermaster Elite 334 case~ £29

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Coole...r-Case-w-o-PSU

Sony SATA DVD rewriter ~ £16

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Sony-...Wx6-SATA-Black

Edimax EW-7128G 54Mbps Wireless PCI Card ~ £12

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Edima...eless-PCI-Card

This build should be within you budget unless you need a copy of an OS!!

Check the Scan Today Only,Homepage Offers and Shop Offers web-pages as some of the components listed in the build maybe on special offer!! Also make sure that you get the free Scan postage you are eligible for.

If you need to get a copy of an OS then get an HD4870 instead of the HD5770 and an X2 550BE instead of the X4 955BE:

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/AMD-P...MHz-85W-Retail

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/169206

I would recommended the X3 720 but it has gone up in price and is harder to get!!

OTH,this could be because the X3 740 is coming out soon!!

This should save you enough money for a copy of Windows 7:

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/173791

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/168373

[burrellhead]

this would have to include the os and the screen keyboard ect

thanks burrellhead

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

Originally Posted by burrellhead

this would have to include the os and the screen keyboard ect

thanks burrellhead

What is the maximum budget you can push too?? Nearly £200 will go for a screen,OS and keyboard and mouse!

[burrellhead]

maxium budget is 600

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

This is what I would get:

AMD Phenom II X2 545 ~ £63

http://www.scan.co.uk/TodayOnly/Index.aspx

4GB DDR3 ~ £77

http://www.scan.co.uk/TodayOnly/Index.aspx

SATA DVD rewriter~ £16

http://www.scan.co.uk/TodayOnly/Index.aspx

MSI 770-C45 ~ £49

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/MSI-7...dio-GB-LAN-ATX

If you do manage to unlock the X2 545 to a quad core I would not try to go too mad on overclocking as this motherboard only has 4+1 phase power. However Bit-tech does give it a good review!

500GB Samsung F3 ~ £37

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/500Gb...-Cache-8ms-OEM

Edimax EW-7128G 54Mbps Wireless PCI Card ~ £12

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Edima...eless-PCI-Card

Coolermaster Elite 334 case~ £29

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Coole...r-Case-w-o-PSU

500W Silverstone Strider ST50F-230 ~ £50

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/500W-...lar-cable-V-10

HD4770 512MB ~ £61 to £65

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/179285

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/173741

Windows 7 retail edition~ £83

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Micro...-of-e-Scan-ISS

22" monitor with DVI ~ £110 TO £115

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/22-Vi...680x1050-20001

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/173911

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/174021

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/169619

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/147718

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/142697

Gigabyte keyboard and mouse ~ £8

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/143771

Use your free postage from Scan and the free Supersaver postage from Ebuyer to keep to your budget. The whole shebang should be around £600.

Review of the motherboard:

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/mot...board-review/1

[burrellhead]

and would that be easy to upgrade in the future?

thanks burrellhead

[nibbler]

should be, just drop in cpu or graphics provided the psu can handle it.

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

Originally Posted by burrellhead

and would that be easy to upgrade in the future?

thanks burrellhead

If you upgrade to a 125W TDP processors I would not overclock with this motherboard. OTH, if you have a 95W TDP and below processor overclocking should be OK AFAIK. The X2 545 in its dual core form is an 80W TDP processor.

If you are lucky though the X2 545 may unlock to a quad core!!

It also maybe worth getting an aftermarket cooler at some point in the future if you intend to overclock your CPU or unlock it.

[burrellhead]

Originally Posted by CAT-THE-FIFTH

If you upgrade to a 125W TDP processors I would not overclock with this motherboard. OTH, if you have a 95W TDP and below processor overclocking should be OK AFAIK. The X2 545 in its dual core form is an 80W TDP processor.

If you are lucky though the X2 545 may unlock to a quad core!!

It also maybe worth getting an aftermarket cooler at some point in the future if you intend to overclock your CPU or unlock it.

im sorry but can you translate that into easier term's

thanks burrellhead

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

Originally Posted by burrellhead

im sorry but can you translate that into easier term's

thanks burrellhead

The more expensive motherboards have beefier power supply bits for the CPU than the one I suggested.This is the same with both AMD and Intel. Hence if you are using a quad core and overclock it a lot the power consumption will rise and hence stress this power supply bits more. If you are overclocking a dual core or lower end processor which has inherently lower power consumption these power regulation bits are less stressed.

For example the X2 545 has a maximum power consumption of 80W whereas the the X4 955 quad core has a maximum power consumption of 125W.

Also the X2 545 is basically a quad core with two cores deactivated. This means in some cases you can unlock it to a quad core although power consumption will rise meaning you cannot overclock as much as when it was a dual core as the motherboard power supply bits will be overstressed which is not good.

[=TcQi=]

burrellhead - are you a student, in education or have a family member that is? If you are/have then you may be able to get a worthwhile discount on the OS.

See > http://www.microsoft.com/uk/education/studentoffer/ for more info.

Good luck with your first build!

[burrellhead]

thanks, i think my brother has one of those disscount card not to sure

thanks burrellhead

ps would i need such a good gpu if im not going to be playing on that many games

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

Originally Posted by burrellhead

thanks, i think my brother has one of those disscount card not to sure

thanks burrellhead

ps would i need such a good gpu if im not going to be playing on that many games

Stick with the HD4770. An HD4670,HD4730,9600GT,9500GT GDDR3 and HD4650 GDDR3 are not that much cheaper and are far slower too!! Any card under these is really pointless for playing any games TBH and you might as well go for integrated graphics.

£60 for an HD4770 is excellent value for money!!

[burrellhead]

ok well thanks will be buying it in january

thanks burrellhead

will there be any upgrade's by then?

[=TcQi=]

You could probably get away with having a less powerful card (or even perhaps an integrated GPU) yes, but the HD4770 will provide some longevity, and gaming at decent resolutions will be possible.