PDA

View Full Version : £3-400 build,does this look ok?


mcmouse
03-11-07, 15:53
Hi,

Someones kindly helped me choose these parts for my first new build,its mostly for gaming,music production,and web surfing(on 56k modem until i get broadband:( ).Cant wait to play some old and new games that ive had sitting around,like half life 2!

Please could anyone tell me if it looks ok ? and if theres any bits that could be improved for cheaper but just as good performance?

Looks good to me (but im clueless TBH)

Akasa Zen Silent-Cool - Black £ 25.95
Corsair 450W VX Series PSU £ 34.95
ASUS P5N-E SLi NF650i 775 £ 59.55
OCZ 2GB PC2-6400 Reaper HPC (2x1GB) £ 49.95
Intel Core 2 Duo E4500 2.2GHz (775) £ 62.25
250Gb Western Digital Caviar SE SATA 8MB £ 34.55
ATI Radeon X1950 Pro 512MB PCI-E £ 65.95

(ive already got soundcards,modem,KB +mse,monitor etc)

thanks :)

Jay/mcmouse
mac124
03-11-07, 15:59
Hi and welcome to the forum :) .

Yep all looks good, please note though that if you are considering getting a second graphics card at a later date and using the sli capabilities of your motherboard you will need to get an nvidia graphics card.
mcmouse
03-11-07, 16:08
thanks for the welcome + advice mac :) am i right in thinking nvidia usually have pretty good G/C's ? I can live with that probably
Micky007
03-11-07, 16:51
Yea, there better than ATI anyway (my opinion)
mac124
04-11-07, 10:40
thanks for the welcome + advice mac :) am i right in thinking nvidia usually have pretty good G/C's ? I can live with that probably

The fanboys will tell you the (insert Ati or Nvidia here) cards are better i have used both and tbh other than games optimised for one make of card or the other producing a few more frames per second in said game there is virtually nothing to choose between them. Buy whatever is the best card for your buget, Aria do the 512mb version of the card you chose for £66+vat.

http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Graphics+Cards/PCI-E/ATI+Radeon+X1900+Series/ATI+Radeon+X1950+Pro+512MB+PCI-E+?productId=28798
mcmouse
04-11-07, 19:25
cheers mac + micky,

thanks for the link,it was the best prices i could find too,i got impatient and ordered the whole list from aria yesterday :)

my only problem now,is that ive just realized my old monitor is vga,and i only have 2 dvi outs on the card.I found the aria dvi-vga converter,but im not sure if using one is going to affect the display quality or performance of the card ? im hoping i wont need to buy a new digital monitor as well !
Micky007
04-11-07, 19:36
cheers mac + micky,

thanks for the link,it was the best prices i could find too,i got impatient and ordered the whole list from aria yesterday :)

my only problem now,is that ive just realized my old monitor is vga,and i only have 2 dvi outs on the card.I found the aria dvi-vga converter,but im not sure if using one is going to affect the display quality or performance of the card ? im hoping i wont need to buy a new digital monitor as well !

you sound like me lol.

About the VGA problem, you wont have a problem, with the graphics card it will come with 2 VGA Connectors ;)
mac124
04-11-07, 19:50
tis true i have never bought a gfx card with dvi output that didn't come with a dvi to vga adapter so it shouldn't be an issue.
mcmouse
04-11-07, 20:54
cool :) I just wasted hours googling for dvi-vga info !
Micky007
04-11-07, 21:01
lol and i replied with your answer 1min after you posted.
wizard
04-11-07, 21:07
cool :) I just wasted hours googling for dvi-vga info !

What would you have been doing otherwise? :D
mcmouse
04-11-07, 21:09
I meant earlier on today ..but thanks for the quick response:lol:
Micky007
04-11-07, 21:09
What would you have been doing otherwise? :D

Playing a game :p
wizard
04-11-07, 21:10
Playing a game :p

I did have other thoughts, but there are young visitors to this forum :twisted:
mcmouse
04-11-07, 21:11
What would you have been doing otherwise? :D

I dunno ..probably something much more exciting,like googling 'cpu thermal paste' ..or just picking me nose or summet
8)
Micky007
04-11-07, 21:22
I dunno ..probably something much more exciting,like googling 'cpu thermal paste' ..or just picking me nose or summet
8)

:lol:
wizard
04-11-07, 21:57
Not too sure whether snot would make a suitable thermal paste subsitute :D
Aaron
04-11-07, 23:14
Why dont you try it, and write back with your findings? ;)

You could make your millions!!!!!! :D
Micky007
04-11-07, 23:22
Why dont you try it, and write back with your findings? ;)

You could make your millions!!!!!! :D

LOL
coiler
05-11-07, 09:56
Don't buy the Reaper memory, save yourself £10-£20 and get

http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Compo...roductId=26802 (http://www.aria.co.uk/forums/../Products/Components/Memory/DDR2/DDR2+800+%28PC6400%29/Patriot+2GB+PC2-6400+C4+Extreme+Performance+%282x1GB%29+?productId =26802)


Its faster than the Reaper (better latency) still has a lifetime warranty and its a great price.
mcmouse
05-11-07, 10:35
Why dont you try it, and write back with your findings? ;)

You could make your millions!!!!!! :D

lol..ok:lol:


thanks for the suggestion coiler :-)

I would of gone for that too,but unfortunately i got impatient and ordered on saturday,so im stuck with reaper knuckle duster looking memory for now