Hi, I need some advice on what parts to buy to make a complete PC. I want a fast pc and I watch alot of movies and series on my computer but then I don't play games alot if at all. With a budget of £1000 which is about $2000. I really am a noob when it comes to computer parts etc and I have not even built a computer together so alot of help is needed please.
What games do you play? $2000 is alot, you could build a demon of a machine, but if you play computer chess, then there is no need, lol. As for the movies and DVDs, I think a blueray or HD DVD player would be good. But honestly what games, they really decide your build. any Asus MB: 680I socket 775 Intel Quadcore 2.4GHz, 8MB Cache, 1066FSB 4GB of OCZ reversion 2, 800MHz, 4-4-4-15 i think is its latency. 2 EVGA 8800GT 512mb graphics cards in SLI Thermaltake/cosair/ultra powersupply: minimum 650Watts Any case Mid tower case that is to your likeing: I like the antec witht he 2 120mm fans and the 200mm fan on top. GET a SAMSUNG 226BW 22" LCD monitor 2 Westerndigital HDDs pending on movies 500GB each in Raid 1, for fault torlerance Blueray or HDDVD drive?? your in Europe I persume...so idk and some extra fans, to install in your case.
If you are thinking of a good media PC, you should look at things like RAM and Processing capability, and a Good monitor. AS you don't play Games a lot, you don't need a lot of RAM on your Graphics Card. Here are my recommended spec: Processor: Any Dual-Core Graphics Card: Nvidia 8600GT RAM: 2GB HD: 400-500GB @ 7200rpm (as u would watch a lot of movies) Motherboardon't think of any high end motherboard as u can only see their true potential if you are going to play games or 3D modeling. Try finding a liquid cooling motherboard as they are a onetime investment on cooling. I personally regret not going for one myself. Last of all, look for a good Sound card on your motherboard, as you would need good sound to enjoy movies. Monitor: A LCD would be the best option.
Hi, thanks for the advice. So would this do or is it too good for non gamers? If so where can I tweak it? Here is the list. Aspire X-Cruiser Black Midi Tower with Window w/o PSU - http://www.scan.co.uk/products/productin...roductID=452016 @ £58.36 700W FSP Sparkle Epsilon FX700-GLN SLi/Xfire, 12cm Fan ATX2.0 (20+4Pin) SATA/PCI-E - http://www.scan.co.uk/products/productin...roductID=290214 @ £101.63 Intel Core 2 Quad-Core Q6600 G0 SLACR, 95W, S775, 2.40 GHz, 1066MHz FSB, 8MB Cache, Retail - http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductIn...roductID=643237 @ £152.62 Asus P5E3, iX38, S 775, PCI-E (x16), DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1800, SATA II, SATA RAID, ATX - http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductIn...roductID=688561 @ £137.82 2GB (2x1GB) Corsair TwinX DDR2 XMS2 Dominator, PC2-8500 (1066), 240 Pin, Non-ECC Unbuffered, CAS 5 - http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductIn...roductID=462617 @ £79.72 500 GB Western Digital WD5000AACS Caviar GP, SATA II, 7200 rpm, 16MB Cache, 8.9 ms - http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductIn...roductID=713169 @ £78.24 Optiarc/NEC AD-7173A-0S 18xDVD±R, 8xDVD±DL, DVD+RWx8/-RW x6, DVD-RAM x12, IDE, Silver,OEM,Labelflash - http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductIn...roductID=472927 @ £18.60 LG Black, 52xCD-ROM 16xDVD-ROM, IDE (PATA), OEM - http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductIn...roductID=652552 @ £11.20 256/512MB XFX 8400GS PCI-E (x16), Mem 800MHz, GDDR2, GPU 450 MHz, D-Sub/DVI/S-Video - http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductIn...roductID=617626 @ £28.78 Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition SP2 Retail - http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductIn...roductID=136431 @ £160.08 Of cause the speakers, monitors and keyboard etc as well but then I will choose those to my preference. Total = 827.05 without the monitor etc. Would all these parts fit together nicely to form a complete pc? Is this value for money or can I improve it alot with other cheaper parts? Also regarding the internal hard drive, would it be possible to fit in two of those, so to have 2 internal hard drives? Thanks
Sorry for the double post but the links don't work. Here they are again: http://www.scan.co.uk/products/productinfo.asp?WebProductID=452016 http://www.scan.co.uk/products/productinfo.asp?WebProductID=290214 http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=643237 http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=688561 http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=462617 http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=713169 http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=472927 http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=652552 http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=136431
You already posted another thread on this... But anyways, I have never heard of Sparkle Epsilon power supplies. A PSU is something you should NEVER cheat on, it's the most important component in the whole pc. If you get a cheap PSU, then there is a great chance that it will fail and take other parts with it. (Has happened to me before) And a 8400? I guess thats ok for what you want to do with you pc, but do even think of playing games with it. It is a very slow card.
Well a 700watt is overkill for a pc like that. A Corsair 500watt would be best. Anything by Corsair, Antec, OCZ, and Galaxy make excellent PSUs.
If you don't game much, then there's no point getting a fast graphics card, so you can cut back on that. However, since your budget is quite large you may as well get a decent CPU. http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=702631 http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=605377 http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=679599 http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=533395 2 of http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=402849 http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=661334 http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=530765 http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...EXA+Black-Line+Classic+Series?productId=28420 http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=446788 http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=618007 http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=635009 http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=487362 That lot comes to about £712 plus around £20 delivery charges, and will make a nice quiet, high speed PC.
