new build in a week

[Mama Sumae]

hi all still in portugal for holidays but leaving soon, uni is starting so...


i need a new pc so i will be building one once i arrived, i have like 600 pounds (stupid keyboard doesnt have the symbol) not much specially cause I play games.

i have pretty much no idea of i can get with that money but i almost sure i will spend 150 on a monitor i saw so its down to 450 not much right?

i like this case looks good to me

i already have a good HD and dual layer dvd burner so for now its down to this:


GPU, CPU , cpu Cooler, case (psu) and memory

Plz give me some goods hints

[amjedm]

You will need a motherboard as well.

Case does look nice and includes a psu but will the psu be up to the job? Going for a case with psu will give you more to spend on the other bits but the psu is the iffy bit in most cases.

Edit: If you want to go Conroe you're going to have to go for an ASRock mobo IMO otherwise you will go over budget unless you cut corners.

[Mama Sumae]

ups the mobo

anyway i can only choose one after i know the chip and the cpu is my biggest doubt, the buget is tight so should i go amd single core? is conroe the best option on dual core?


i like the looks of the case but scan doesnt seem to have cases without psu

[amjedm]

ups the mobo

anyway i can only choose one after i know the chip and the cpu is my biggest doubt, the buget is tight so should i go amd single core? is conroe the best option on dual core?


i like the looks of the case but scan doesnt seem to have cases without psu

Conroe is probably the better option if going Dual Core. Most people here tend to recommend it as it overclocks better (and I believe is faster).

X2 3800 was £95 (on Today only over the weekend) or AM2 X2 3800 £103. The cheapest Conroe is around £130 (retail).

Cases without psu

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=134904 - Coolermaster Cavalier

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=446040 - Akasa Zen

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=156451 - Coolermaster Centurion

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=359344 - Another Centurion

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=450659 - Enermax

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=352344 - Clio

There are more but I gave up

[Salazaar]

(stupid keyboard doesnt have the symbol)

Not really helping your main problem much but... hold down Alt and type 0163

[mallett]

with that sort of budget and for a gamer, id recomend an AM2 single core like this one for £73 as it will give the best preformance in game for a cheep single core

also for a good gfx id recomend something like the 7600GT as can get for around £100 now and that will serve you quite well in games, albeit not at max iq maybe this?

[Mama Sumae]

well i am sure i can stretch my budget to £500 so i think i will go with these

AKASA Zen case - Black Silent Cool Midi-ATX Computing case w/2 silent 12cm fnas & front I/O ports
thnx amjedm i like this case a lot the white one is also great but my drive is black

480W Tagan TG480-U01 Quiet ATX2.0 SLi 12v EPS/SATA/XEON 3 Years Warranty ATX/BTX
not sure about this psu maybe i spending too much here i will never use sli

Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 S775, 1.86Ghz, 1066Mhz FSB, Allendale Core, 2M Cache Retail

this makes a total of £234.01

i still need a mobo, memory and gpu. any advices?