Building my first PC!

Hi, so sometime in the not too distant future i would like to try and build my first PC. I was thinking of trying to start with using kit thats not too expensive but will keep up with modern applicatins and games ok, i.e and athalon xp 2000+ or something along those lines. Now because it would be my first PC i was wondering if you guys could recommend the most easy to configure and reliable motherboard, case, power supply etc...and possibly where to get it from, for someone who is just starting out like myself. I would say i would like to keep it as cheap as possible but with the sort of power an 2000-2400xp could deliver. Thanks, John.

What kinda budget you got? Will be able to recommend from there :P

around £400, lower if possible. thanks

Whats it gotta include?

You already have a screen?

Whats it gonna be used for, games? Net browsing? Video editing etc.

just a quick spec something like:

athlon xp 2500
abit nf7-s
120gig harddrive
512 megs of ram pc3200
dvd writer
antec / cwt / tagan power supply
case of your choice..

that's approx £400 there..

can be made slightly cheaper if necessary ...

Basically i want it for both games, word processing, and internet as im going to link it up to our home network. I will need the keyboard screen etc... but i wont need anything flash for them maybe something second hand. I need everything then. Thanks john

Try you local cash converters/pawn shop. I get some stunning bargains from my local ones, but you've got to pop in regularly.

Abit NF7 V2.0 Mainboard for Socket A DDR nForce2SPP/MCP/Ultra 400,ATX,USB2.0,LAN £49

TwinMOS PC3200 DDR-DIMM 512MB Dual Pack Kit w/two matched PC3200 CL2.5 DDRs £54

PowerColor Radeon 9800SE 128MB, 256bit AGP, ATI 9800SE, DVI-I, TV-Out, Bulk £86

Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 9 160GB IDE ATA/133 8MB cache 7200RPM £60

LG CD recorder 52x/24x/52x/16x IDE Combo Retail £35

Chieftec Dragon Medium Tower w/door Silv Case w/360W DX-01SL-D-U w/USB/FW £60

AMD Athlon XP2500+ 1.833 GHz Socket A 333MHz, 512KB Barton, OEM £51

Glacialtech Silent Breeze III Heatsink £10

Logitech Deluxe Access Keyboard PS/2 (English), Retail £11

Trust Ami Mouse 250S Optical 3 button mouse, scroll, PS/2 £6

Samsung 17" CRT Syncmaster 793S TCO99 Monitor £72

£494 + £15 delivery charges, all from Komplett - some of this stuff is on back order according to their site.

Over your budget, but maybe you can stretch?

Thanks i'll look into it.

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Originally Posted by johnnr892

Hi, so sometime in the not too distant future i would like to try and build my first PC. I was thinking of trying to start with using kit thats not too expensive but will keep up with modern applicatins and games ok, i.e and athalon xp 2000+ or something along those lines. Now because it would be my first PC i was wondering if you guys could recommend the most easy to configure and reliable motherboard, case, power supply etc...and possibly where to get it from, for someone who is just starting out like myself. I would say i would like to keep it as cheap as possible but with the sort of power an 2000-2400xp could deliver. Thanks, John.

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Hi there. I've just replaced the guts of my machine. If you are interested, I have a decent ABit mobo (with all the latest drivers), an *unlocked* Athlon XP 2400, 768MB of Corsair RAM, GForce4 Ti4600 graphics card and a 40 speed CD ROM. Slap a case/disk drive around that lot and the jobs done!

Let me know if you are interested. I'll throw in 'support' to get you up-and-running. :-)

Nomadd

How much would you be willing to part with that for? Thanks

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Originally Posted by johnnr892

How much would you be willing to part with that for? Thanks

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£150 + P&P

EDIT: That includes a Taisol heatsink and fan. Mobo is boxed with all cables, manuals, etc. If interested, drop me an email at "toneline" at "fsmail.net". Not negociable on price, as if doesn't sell I'll just use it to build a second PC for myself.

Ps. Sorry to have hijacked your thread! :-) Lets take this offline before an Admin jumps on us. :-)

Nomadd

Yes, the definately would interest me. I'll e-mail you now. john

Ok i have emailed you

Abit NF7 nForce2 Socket A 8xAGP +LAN +USB2 +6 ch. audio £39.50

AMD Athlon XP 2500 (333MHz) oem Barton Core £45.50

Akasa AK827 Quiet Fan £6.00

512MB DDR400 PC3200 RAM (major brand) £35.95

Gigabyte Radeon 9550 128MB 8x AGP TV Out Retail £38.95

40 GB Maxtor DiamondMax Plus8 7200rpm ATA133 2MB Cache £26.75

Samsung 52x32x52 BLACK IDE BURN proof oem inc Software £15.95

Coolermaster Centurion black case USB mic audio, firewire £32.33

Fortron Source 350W Super Quiet PSU £25.00

Genius KB-06X Black Keyboard £4.00

Genius NetScroll Black Mouse PS2 £2.00

17" Relisys TE770 Black 3yrs Onsite £62.95

Microsoft Windows XP Home (oem) £58.00

Shipping - £9.74 £9.74

Total inc VAT and Shipping - £473.08 from Microdirect

someone asked the same question over at tKZ

the post has pics and all (so instead of cut and pasteing it, i will put the thread up)

LINK HERE

410 odd quid, for the whole setup it includes a 14ins TFT and NEC 8x DVD DUAL R/RW IDE BURNER all in a shuttle case