Buying a new PC: It's a nightmare

Letum · 05-01-09, 05:20 AM

Going mainly with Peto's advice:

M.B:
Gigabyte GA-MA790GP-UD4H AMD 790GX Socket AM2+ VGA DVI HDMI 8 channel audio ATX Motherboard.
~ £125

Processor:
AMD Phenom II X4 940 Deneb 3.0GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM2+ 125W Quad-Core Black Edition
~ £170

RAM:
Cosair (TWIN3X2048-1333C9DHX) DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600)
~ £50 per 2gb

Graphics:
Don't know yet. Anyone got some ATI suggestions?
How about the Sapphire HD 4890?
~ £190

Case:
As cheep as I can get. I don't care if it looks like a pile of crap.
How can I tell if my case will fit everything in?
Less than £100

Cooling:
I have been advised to overclock a little, so I suppose I need some good
cooling, but I don't want to pay for looks.
~ £20

Power Supply:
I have been told that a cheep 700W is just as good as an expensive 700W.
Is this true?
~ £30

HDD:
Don't care. Cheep. I have lots of networked storage in my old PC.
~ £40

Optical:
I can use my old IDE DVD drive, right?
~ Free

Sound:
On board only; I only use headphones.....unless anyone thinks I need
something more...?
Free(?)

OS:
Vista 64 - Right guys?
~ £100

Total:
About £850, perhaps £900 and some with P&P

How does that sound?
Any bottle necks or incompatibilities?

How much RAM should I go for? 2GB seams a little small.

05-01-09, 05:20 AM	#19
Letum Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: York - UK Posts: 6,079 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Going mainly with Peto's advice: M.B: Gigabyte GA-MA790GP-UD4H AMD 790GX Socket AM2+ VGA DVI HDMI 8 channel audio ATX Motherboard. ~ £125 Processor: AMD Phenom II X4 940 Deneb 3.0GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM2+ 125W Quad-Core Black Edition ~ £170 RAM: Cosair (TWIN3X2048-1333C9DHX) DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) ~ £50 per 2gb Graphics: Don't know yet. Anyone got some ATI suggestions? How about the Sapphire HD 4890? ~ £190 Case: As cheep as I can get. I don't care if it looks like a pile of crap. How can I tell if my case will fit everything in? Less than £100 Cooling: I have been advised to overclock a little, so I suppose I need some good cooling, but I don't want to pay for looks. ~ £20 Power Supply: I have been told that a cheep 700W is just as good as an expensive 700W. Is this true? ~ £30 HDD: Don't care. Cheep. I have lots of networked storage in my old PC. ~ £40 Optical: I can use my old IDE DVD drive, right? ~ Free Sound: On board only; I only use headphones.....unless anyone thinks I need something more...? Free(?) OS: Vista 64 - Right guys? ~ £100 Total: About £850, perhaps £900 and some with P&P How does that sound? Any bottle necks or incompatibilities? How much RAM should I go for? 2GB seams a little small. __________________