pc build..

[AlwaysBored]

im building a new pc within the next few months..

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Products & Prices (excluding VAT)

AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ Socket AM2 Retail Boxed Processor £83.74
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/125202

MSI K9AGM2-FIH Socket AM2 690G and SB600 Chipset 8 channel audio HDMI onboard VGA mATX £37.23
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/127090

Western Digital WD5000AAKS 500GB SATA II 7200RPM 16MB Cache - OEM £52.98
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/124228

Corsair 2GB Kit (2x1GB) DDR2 800MHz/PC2-6400 XMS2 Memory Non-ECC Unbuffered CL5(5-5-5-12) £42.55
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/98710

Innovision 3D 8800GTS 320MB GDDR3 DVI PCI-E Graphics Card £143.78
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/125114

LG GSA-H55NBRL 20X DVD±RW/DL/RAM Inc Nero Beige & Black Bezels - Retail £16.99
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/132146

Extra Value ATX Midi Neon Case with 400W PSU £25.52
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/105235 (using a 550W PSU instead)

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Total cost (with shipping & VAT) - £484.95

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now for the noob questions :) if you have any suggestions or changes it can't go above £500

1. will it all work together?
2. vista or xp?
3. will a 550W psu be enough?
4. have i forgotten anything?

thx :)

[H0RN3T1971]

Decent setup there for £500 lookin good m8. The move to a bigger PSU is a wise one too.
With the remaining £15 see if you can get yourself a better HSF for that AMD CPU rather than use the retail one.

This one perhaps ? http://www.custompc.co.uk/labs/111359/arctic-cooling-freezer-64-pro-am2.html

Ebuyer... http://www.ebuyer.com/product/101471

Hope this setup serves you well should you purchase... ;)

[AlwaysBored]

Decent setup there for £500 lookin good m8. The move to a bigger PSU is a wise one too.
With the remaining £15 see if you can get yourself a better HSF for that AMD CPU rather than use the retail one.

This one perhaps ? http://www.custompc.co.uk/labs/111359/arctic-cooling-freezer-64-pro-am2.html

Ebuyer... http://www.ebuyer.com/product/101471

Hope this setup serves you well should you purchase... ;)

cheers m8 :D

i forgot to add to that about cooling.. should that hsf do the job alrite? im toying with the idea of getting the 512mb version of that card if it comes back in2 stock as the reviews for it have been amazing

will i need to buy screws or anymore cables? or is that something i will only known when it all arrives?

[H0RN3T1971]

Certainly pay as much as you can on a gfx card and def go with the model with the extra memory for just a few quid more.... You usually get what you need with the mobo and the case but if you're interested in cooling and quietness, you may need better, quieter case fans and slimline leads for floppy (if u got 1) and IDE devices. Thumb screws are very useful to me, anything really that screws down with a 3 and 4mm thread..... check overclockers.co.uk and other places too... I've not checked ebuyer for these for you sorry... ;)

[AlwaysBored]

thx again for the info :D, ive got a spare PC upstairs that i can steal thumb screws from anyway :D lol.. my only concern is that most of the hardware im getting is OEM (i think thats the right way around) so im not sure if they come with cables or not