My After-christmas Pc

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  1. doomie22

    doomie22 Well-Known Member

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    Hey, im going to build a new pc after christmas and use all the money i have then to build a resonable pc. At the moment i think the budget might only get up to about £400.
    Here's what i have so far: (everything from ebuyer.com at the moment, inc. vat)

    Mobo: Gigabyte GA-K8N Pro-SLI SKT939 NF4 SLI SATA USB2.0 retail £76.30 link
    CPU: AMD Athlon 64 (ADA3700DAA5BN) 3700 CPU Skt 939 San Diego *OEM* £148.98 (i dont think i will be able to afford dual core) link
    PSU: Ebuyer Extra Value 500w PSU/ATX/P4 Ready in Black with dual fans £14 link
    Case: Aspire Xplorer Black/Silver Neon Mid Tower Gaming Case £53.33 link
    DVD-RW: LG GSA-4167BAL 16x DVD±RW Dual Layer Internal IDE (Black) - OEM £28.19 link

    and as i mentioned in an earlier thread, i will be swapping a modified xbox (nothing on it pirate) with a few things for a:
    200gb ide maxtor hdd
    XFX 6600 PCI-E
    1gb of generic ram
    a few other bits and bobs.

    Would you recomend anything different? Also, would it be benefitial to use a 2nd hdd (i have a spare 80gb) to just put windows on?

    regards
     
  2. xlink

    xlink GR's Tech Enthusiast

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    I would suggest waiting until you could afford the dual core proc, trust me on that, the x2 3800+ is better. also, you ight want to wait for 6 months until AMD and Intel release their processors on the 65nm process which should cut heat and costa alot, you'll get a bit more and you'll get lower prices because of how quickly comps devalue.
     
  3. wittmann

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    id change the PSU, as Ebuyers are notoriously troublesome
     
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    True your PSU is bad

    Doesnt mean higher Watts - make it good - Thats wrong

    Go for Antec PSUs they I find one of the best PSUs out there - They cost like £30 ;) mines 550W i got for £36ish

    And memory go for DDR and if possible again go for Corsair, Kingston or OCZ - because of reliability - Generic i find dodgy sometimes
     
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    Ok I think I am going to write a guide and make some example builds for different budgets and info about the new amd, intel cpus. And why you dont wait for them.

    Scrap that psu and get an Antec Smart Power II 500W.
     
  6. doomie22

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    right...on another board then are telling me the same about the psu, but telling me to go for a 3200 instead.
     
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    Get the 3700+ if you are NOT Ocing. Get the 3200+ if you are ocing.
     
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    im gonna get a job after christmas (i know, you dont get payed much when you're 15) or flog a lot of stuff so i can afford dual core (amd x2 3800)
     
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    .DeFuZioN Well-Known Member

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    Pay isnt that bad. I just got a job 2 months ago. I'm 16 and bought a whole new pc aswell as an iAudio. Admittedly I owe my parents $1500 but I got money piling up in the bank and should be able to pay them back in 4-5 weeks time. Then saving up for uni.
     
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    £10 a week for a paper round or somethin' like that....it sucks, ill have to find a real non-paper job.
     
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    I get $9 an hour normal rate for working in a supermarket deli.
    $13 on Sundays. $16 overtime on sundays.
     

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