Building a computer!

Jaffa.

DatabaseError wrote: »

ok..while we're still just looking..
the Antec 300 comes with 2 case fans...you're buying another 2...any particular reason for that?
the 300 doesn't have a window...so why pay £7 for a coloured SATA cable?
The PSU has molex connectors...the motherboard has fan connectors...fans daisy chain..unless you're making a hovercrafy you don't need the splitter thing!
Only saving you £20...but you could spend that on a bigger drive...500Gb+ is about right nowadays..or a better GPU

I added the other 2 case fans for the front of the Antec 300 and the splitter thing was for them fans because I figured if the motherboard only has 2 fan sockets... nevermind I've took them off now okay seeing I don't need them
Theres 2 SATA cables there - one for the HDD and one for the dvd drive... Ill take one off assuming one comes with the motherboard, now it comes to £499.89 £511.39 with shipping.

tomsolomon

Dude,,,, Seriously your wasting your money...
I just done a quick google search (a quick one) and found your MoBo £5 quid cheaper. What's the betting if I did a thorough search I could find it £10 or even £15 cheaper.
If your building a killer gaming PC, you want to be looking at spending at least £100 for PSU and £150 for a MoBo. £100 for both is false economy. Last chance before I split....
Forget about fans, leads and case, they are sundries. Add ons. Put your money where the raw power is, and where you need it.
Someone back me up here....

DatabaseError

you need a sata cable...but not a £7 one!

DatabaseError

tomsolomon wrote: »

....If your building a killer gaming PC.....

I'm hoping that isn't the intention..with onboard 7100graphics t's never gonna be a crysis player.
What is looks like to me is a solid desktop PC...the match for most tasks..but not FPS games

Jaffa.

I'm only using Overclockers as a place where I can sort of build the pc that I want/need. Once I have a list of hardware then I can go out and find all the deals ect, I am using Overclockers as a rough guide though on price. I haven't spent any money yet
All right, I'm not building a killer gaming PC, nor am I intending to overclock it.

I found that MoBo for £59.99 - I can see what your saying though - make it futureproof

tomsolomon

DatabaseError wrote: »

I'm hoping that isn't the intention..with onboard 7100graphics t's never gonna be a crysis player.
What is looks like to me is a solid desktop PC...the match for most tasks..but not FPS games

The PC's we use at college are better spec than the OP's shopping list, and they are positively ancient.... :P
In fact, I recon I would get better FPS from my old Abit 3rd Eye, Althon 3000 system.....

poppy10_2

SATA cable for £2.25
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/151963

You don't need to spend £7!

Also, £3 extra on your graphic card will get you this HD4550, which will give you almost twice the performance of the one you have selected:
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/161314


That hard drive is awful, go for this Western Digital, which is the same price and capacity but gets much better reviews and is more reliable.
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/124733

Save £10 on your motherboard and go for this one - it's a P43 too, and from Asus, a respected name in motherboards:
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/152576

£12 for a case fan is a rip off! You can get this highly rated Hiper silent fan for less than half that:
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/105137

No need for your "molex to 4 fans cable", your PSU will come with more than enough fan cables




Apart from that it's fine!

Jaffa.

Cheers poppy your a star! I'm going to pick this back up tomorrow as it's getting late.

Percy1983

I would stick with vista 64bit if you want 4GB (or more ram), a trick for you is get the cheapest OEM you can (still home premium of course) it doesn't matter if its 32 or 64bit as the keys aren't tied its just which disc it ships with.

As a system builder I already have both 32 and 64bit discs so I just get the cheapest license I can and install which ever version I want and there is no problems. I could send you a copy of a 64bit disc for the prices of a disc and postage if need be, this is perfectly legal as long as you are using a legit license.

I am with the above on the Asus board, if you are going for a seagate drive go for the 7200.12 range as they seem to be back on form.

I would look for most of your order on ebuyer and dabs as you will get parts cheaper, ebuyer may be better on other parts too which may be a few quid more but with free postage still figure out better.

tomsolomon

Baaahh...:rotfl: