Hi,
Going to be building my first PC this summer, probably in a months time once I get paid again. So far I think I've found a decent selection of components for a good price but wanting to keep costs under the 400 mark so finding bargains and tweaking choices quite a bit.
Here's what I've picked so far,
PSU: 500W FSP Blue storm II PSU 80% Efficiency - £40 (Have bought already)
Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad-Core Pro Q6600, 775, 2.40 GHz, 1066MHz FSB, 8MB Cache CPU - £163
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-P35-DS4 Socket 775 - £103
Optical Drive: Pioneer DVR-212BK - DVD±RW (±R DL) - 18x/18x/12x - Serial ATA - Black - £20
RAM: OCZ 2GB (2 x 1GB) PC2-6400C4 Dual Channel Platinum Revision 2 XTC Series DDR2 - £67
VideoCard: Jetway ATi Radeon X1950 Pro 256MB - £65
Case: Foxconn TLA-002 Black/Silver Case - £20
Total: £478
Already paid for PSU so £438 left. Want to knock £50 off of that motherboard price as I've seen loads around the £50 mark which look like they could work but I don't know which ones are best. Not sure if I really need that graphics card either but it looked like a bargain compared to it's normal price. I just want one that can play most top games easily.
Any opinions are appreciated.
EDIT: Going to be using Hard Drive from current computer as it is quite new, 400GB seagate.