righto, nice an simple, im in London, England, am about to (sometime within a few weeks hopefully) going to attempt to build my 1st PC, have owned 4 lovely Dells in the past, but time has come to create a mistress...bwahaha (and i do mean lovely on the dells, i know most people here arnt too bothered by them, but for a commercial product they are better than a lot of the price alternatives avail in UK).
I am used to going inside a case, have changed graphics & sound cards before now, also memory, and even once managed to succesfully install a new HDD into a Dell PC and get it running again
Mainly what im after at the moment is comments on whether the components i put here are:
a) compatible
b) suitable for a cheapish but reasonably performing PC setup
c) possibly overclockable, but this isnt strictly necessary (this build is more to see if i can do it)
d) and also what would be a compatible system in a Dell Pentium machine (specs, not cost)
(all components listed are available from my local branch of PC World as they have a component shop department which isnt too badly priced)
Now one thing i need to make clear is that if posters make alternative suggestion to a product please make sure its available to buy in the UK, i dont mind paying UK postage but not from overseas companies, also preferably known companies rather than fly-by-night merchants.
thanking you guys/girls in advance for any comments with much appreciation,
(and if anyone has any useful bits of knowledge for the actual physical task of building the PC please feel free to post, for instance tools that are useful to have to hand or make sure you do this before this type thing, i will be checking forums and magazines for info nearer the time, but so far i've seen a lot of helpful and friendly comments by people here in AT so i really would appreciate input
ok, spec.....
CPU: AMD Athlon 64 3000+ 2.0GHz, 512kb Cache, 1600FSB (UK£105 = US$178)
Mobo: ABit KV8Pro (UK£70 = US$119)
RAM: Corsair Value Select 512Mb PC3200 Non ECC (UK£73 = US$124)
HDD: Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 9, 80Gb (UK£47 = US$80)
Optical: Samsung SD616E DVD-ROM (UK£18 = US$31)
Case: Jeantech Blue Tint ATX Midi (JN7788/s)no PSU (UK£30 = US$51)
or Jeantech Light Fusion, with 300w PSU (UK£53 = US$90)
PSU: If needed, either FSP Silent Kit for AMD All In One PSU, CPU fan + system fan (UK£50 =US$85)
or Jeantech 450w with 120mm fan Gold (but no CPU/system fans) (UK£40 = US$68)
total cost for these components with the Jeantech Blue Tint is UK£393 = US$668
with the Jeantech Light Fusion UK£400 = US$680
(just so you know, i've gone on a UK£1.00 = US$1.70 conversion rate, but please understand, in the UK we pay more for most consumer items as we are stupid, so if what i've shown sounds too high dont worry, its simply the nature of companies in the UK to overcharge us)
main questions i have are:
1) Is the 300w PSU ok or am i better to replace it with the 450w ones, if so which PSU package is better?
2) Is the CPU heatsink/fan you get when you buy the processor suitable, or am i better with the FSP Silent Kit and its included CPU fan, i dont mind upgrading that at a later date for OC'ing.
3) I want a case with a window for amusment factor, also as i will most likely sell this a while after its built and running, not for profit, simply to recoup my losses, i have a Dell PC atm that most likely outperforms this (see my specs in sig, i assume thats more powerful than this?) so no need to keep and i think a windowed case will haul in more interest from people in my office...lol
Oh, in case you noticed there was no graphics card listed, its simply because its very very difficult getting much choice in cards in the UK (that are any good, lots of crap mx's...lol) so im gonna hold off on that till nearer Xmas when the market gets flooded by them...hehe....if 6600GT is in AGP flavour that im thinking might be a price compatibel card with this system, yae or nae to that?
right, gotta go home now (brilliant way to pass time at work this...lol)
i look forward to seeing some comments when i check later on, once more in advance thankyou to those who comment
toodlepip
Knyght_byte
I am used to going inside a case, have changed graphics & sound cards before now, also memory, and even once managed to succesfully install a new HDD into a Dell PC and get it running again
Mainly what im after at the moment is comments on whether the components i put here are:
a) compatible
b) suitable for a cheapish but reasonably performing PC setup
c) possibly overclockable, but this isnt strictly necessary (this build is more to see if i can do it)
d) and also what would be a compatible system in a Dell Pentium machine (specs, not cost)
(all components listed are available from my local branch of PC World as they have a component shop department which isnt too badly priced)
Now one thing i need to make clear is that if posters make alternative suggestion to a product please make sure its available to buy in the UK, i dont mind paying UK postage but not from overseas companies, also preferably known companies rather than fly-by-night merchants.
thanking you guys/girls in advance for any comments with much appreciation,
(and if anyone has any useful bits of knowledge for the actual physical task of building the PC please feel free to post, for instance tools that are useful to have to hand or make sure you do this before this type thing, i will be checking forums and magazines for info nearer the time, but so far i've seen a lot of helpful and friendly comments by people here in AT so i really would appreciate input
ok, spec.....
CPU: AMD Athlon 64 3000+ 2.0GHz, 512kb Cache, 1600FSB (UK£105 = US$178)
Mobo: ABit KV8Pro (UK£70 = US$119)
RAM: Corsair Value Select 512Mb PC3200 Non ECC (UK£73 = US$124)
HDD: Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 9, 80Gb (UK£47 = US$80)
Optical: Samsung SD616E DVD-ROM (UK£18 = US$31)
Case: Jeantech Blue Tint ATX Midi (JN7788/s)no PSU (UK£30 = US$51)
or Jeantech Light Fusion, with 300w PSU (UK£53 = US$90)
PSU: If needed, either FSP Silent Kit for AMD All In One PSU, CPU fan + system fan (UK£50 =US$85)
or Jeantech 450w with 120mm fan Gold (but no CPU/system fans) (UK£40 = US$68)
total cost for these components with the Jeantech Blue Tint is UK£393 = US$668
with the Jeantech Light Fusion UK£400 = US$680
(just so you know, i've gone on a UK£1.00 = US$1.70 conversion rate, but please understand, in the UK we pay more for most consumer items as we are stupid, so if what i've shown sounds too high dont worry, its simply the nature of companies in the UK to overcharge us)
main questions i have are:
1) Is the 300w PSU ok or am i better to replace it with the 450w ones, if so which PSU package is better?
2) Is the CPU heatsink/fan you get when you buy the processor suitable, or am i better with the FSP Silent Kit and its included CPU fan, i dont mind upgrading that at a later date for OC'ing.
3) I want a case with a window for amusment factor, also as i will most likely sell this a while after its built and running, not for profit, simply to recoup my losses, i have a Dell PC atm that most likely outperforms this (see my specs in sig, i assume thats more powerful than this?) so no need to keep and i think a windowed case will haul in more interest from people in my office...lol
Oh, in case you noticed there was no graphics card listed, its simply because its very very difficult getting much choice in cards in the UK (that are any good, lots of crap mx's...lol) so im gonna hold off on that till nearer Xmas when the market gets flooded by them...hehe....if 6600GT is in AGP flavour that im thinking might be a price compatibel card with this system, yae or nae to that?
right, gotta go home now (brilliant way to pass time at work this...lol)
i look forward to seeing some comments when i check later on, once more in advance thankyou to those who comment
toodlepip
Knyght_byte
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