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Cheers for the links. Took a look around.
Spotted this "Akasa Ultra Quiet 400W Paxpower Active PFC ATX2.0 PSU"
Sounds good enough for me, £43. And if i want, i could spend a couple of quid extra and get the one with a blue LED in (amazing-lol).

Awaiting your almighty approval!

 

Sorry but i can't seem to find "Akasa Ultra Quiet 400W Paxpower Active PFC ATX2.0 PSU" on any of those links, could you provide a link for it please

 

This isnt the link from where you said, but i have been looking for the cheapest buy: http://www.microdirect.co.uk/ProductInfo.aspx?ProductID=8345&source=AffiliateWindow

Unfortunatly, there out of stock

 

That doesn't seem to be a bad psu nice find, This is a good psu as well & it's only £25 http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=256346 heres a review on it http://www.pcpro.co.uk/custompc/labs/79280/silverpower-sp400p1b.html , it states on the scan web site it has a 24 pin atx connector & on the review site it states it only has a 20 pin atx connector (you need a 24 pin) so you will have to ask scan if it has or hasn't , don't let the name put you off as it's made by Tagan a well known & reputable manufacture of psu's .... http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=1054&search=tagan silverpower

 

The PSU you mentioned has no 24pin connection. I done a quick search on google and its mentioned on a number of different sites.

 

Go Hiper, at present they rock - you can geta 480 or 580 type-R, the latter being modular. Very nice.

 

Thank you all for your input, and your concernsa about my new system!
I will buy this PSU i think : http://67.43.10.102/spshop/catalog/..._Dual_Fan_Active_Fan_Control_Active_PFC_.html

Hopefully you will agree, and if not, you can tell me

 

Changed my mind for the momment. Im gonna stick with my current PSU as it didnt rise eyebrows and was classed as not the worst. I will not, however be using my newly aquired X700 PRO with it (Pride and Joy) i really dont want that to be fried by the PSU. I will be buying: http://67.43.10.102/spshop/catalog/..._Dual_Fan_Active_Fan_Control_Active_PFC_.html the one i listed above. I will be getting that PSU in about 1 month.

So thank you all for your help. I have absorbed all your help, and will be following it... just not yet.

 

Absolutely, that's an example of how you can get a decent PSU for under £40.

 

Changed my mind again....
Anyway, i spotted another nice beauty on eBay.
And guess what? It was MISPELT!
HAHA - the success i have!

This is what the item was called: Hiper type R 480 W poewer supply

Notice "Poewer" instead of "Power".

Its brand new, and from your comment on Hiper PSU's i couldnt resist!

Total price including postage = £37.

Now, that didnt burn a hole in my pocket!

Selling my colorsIT psu on ebay now...

 

Well, I'm using a 480W Hiper Type-R and 9touch wood) so far so good. They have 180mm fans with big time LEDs in them...

ONE NOTE OF CAUTION: Some Hiper PSU sare region-specific, i.e. will only run on one voltage (110 or 230) and aren't switchable, so bear this in mind if it's coming from the US.

 

Ok, this is a UK one. Even shown in the picture that it was from UK, 3 pin UK plug and setting on 230V.
I should be ok!

Again, cheers everyone for the help!

 

No worries, have you got a see through case?

 

No i havent got a see-through case.

 

Ah, shame, the LED glow is cool, but it's kidn of drowned out by all the other LEDs in my case! LOL, there are 4 blue LED fans in my case.

 

LOL. Well, if my PC case was see-though, i honestly wouldnt get any work done!
I would be staring at whatevers moving in there!
Fans!
Shiney spinning Fans!

LoL

 

Hey people. I'm investing in a new PC for gaming/entertainment purposes.

I was thinking of building it myself, as I have been through two PC's and I'm about confident enough to try it!

If I buy a pre-built one at the moment I can get:-

CASE - Midi Tower Case
MAINBOARD - ASROCK K8 UPG VM800, P4V800 ON P4
MEMORY - 1024Mb Branded DDR400
HARD DRIVE - 160Gb Fast Serial ATA
OPTICAL DRIVE - 16x32x52 Dual Layer DVD-Writer
GRAPHICS - 256Mb GEFORCE 8 x AGP Video Card
SOUND CARD - AC 97' 5.1 Channel 3D
LAN - 10/100Mbps Ethernet Card
USB PORTS - 6 x USB2 Ports, 4 Rear and 2 Front Loading
KEYBOARD - Matching PS2 Soft Touch
MOUSE - Matching PS2 Wheel Mouse
SPEAKERS - 240w Mains Powered
FLOPPY - Not Included

DOESN'T COME WITH ANY SOFTWARE

All in this will be £339 (remember it is prebuilt)

I have two questions if anyone can find time to answer.

1. How much (roughly) am I expected to save, building a similar spec system myself.

2. How difficult is it to build a system?

I've had a PC for years,and I'm a CADD engineer by trade. However, I'm fairly inexperienced when it comes to working with components.

 

I have also been offered:-

Tower Casing

AMD ATHLON 64 3800+ CPU
ASROCK 939S56-M Motherboards

1024Mb Branded DDR400 Memory
200Gb SATA Hard Disk Drive

16 Speed Pioneer DVDRW

256Mb Ati Radeon X700 Video Card

PS2 Multimedia Keyboard
PS2 Optical Mouse

Mains Powered Speakers

for £599

 

It's not that hard to build a system yourself as long as you know what you're doing, but strangely enough a lot of people come here with offers on prebuilt systems that are very cheap, and I think that one's no exception.
That lot you quoted there (including a power supply and case which you'll need) will come to just over £500 on ebuyer, probs about £510. Don't forget to try other places such as savastore, aria, dabs and misco though.

 

I appreciate the info!

I'll check 'em out.