building new pc

ZootHornRollo

what about this one?

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/122034

spakkker

You'll have to do some googling as far as the board goes. the one you mention is an older 945 chipset ,I think people go for m/board with p35 chipset- there is a p31 version and there are g31/g33 which have onboard graphics you don't need.p35/g33 are 1333fsb other is 1066
see - http://www.overclock.net/intel-cpus/239759-e2180-motherboards-quick-review.html

ZootHornRollo

ok,

new suggestion :

Seagate ST3160815AS 160GB Hard Drive 7200RPM SATAII/300 8MB Cache - OEM
LG GSA-H55NBRL 20X DVD1RW/DL/RAM Inc Nero Beige & Black Bezels - Retail
Extra Value Shinobi Mid Tower Case - Silver Mesh Front Panel - With 500W PSU
Gigabyte GA-P35C-DS3R Socket 775 8 Channel Audio ATX Motherboard
Intel Pentium Dual Core E2180 2GHz Socket 775 800MHz FSB L2 1MB Cache Retail Box Processor

but thats £238 - wee bit more than i wanted to spend...

hows that?

bookduck

this company does a motherboard, memory, processor bundle http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/bundles.html

the 160Gb does seem small though

spakkker

I cant find a review of that m/board and it supports new ddr3 memory which costs hundreds and you dont need. You might get a cheaper board but best to get one with independant reviews. Do not trust the reviews at ebuyer I've just returned a m/b to them because misdescribed and it had reviews galore which were factually impossible.
see this one doesn't support ddr3 and is cheaper-just an example not a recommendation http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=661326

ZootHornRollo

spakkker wrote: »

I cant find a review of that m/board and it supports new ddr3 memory which costs hundreds and you dont need. You might get a cheaper board but best to get one with independant reviews. Do not trust the reviews at ebuyer I've just returned a m/b to them because misdescribed and it had reviews galore which were factually impossible.
see this one doesn't support ddr3 and is cheaper-just an example not a recommendation http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=661326

i was originally looking at that board on ebuyer but it went out of stock yesterday and has disappeared from their site today.

and i get free postage from scan.co.uk as im a member of avforums.

cool.

160gb seems like enough storage to me. i feel that any extra would just be for the sake of having a bigger HD than the next guy - correct me if i'm wrong. i have 80gb in my curretn rig and only managed to use about 70 of it.

spakkker

My last h/drive was 250gb ,currently using an old 60gb drive in my newbuild but I have ordered a 250gb sata drive. I was looking at 500gb but I'm lazy and keeping it tidy and backed up would be a chore.I hope you get sorted and try a bit of overclock -its very satisfying-let us know how things go.On pc pitstop's tests my pent 3.2 resulted in 97% rankings the new e2180 gets "one of the fastest systems available" but only a 50% ranking I don't think their systems cope with dual core .It used to take over an hour to convert avi to dvd -the new chip takes~35 mins.

Shiver

ZootHornRollo wrote: »

and i get free postage from scan.co.uk as im a member of avforums.

cool.

I'd be a bit wary of Scan at present. They are going through big warehouse and process changes and their 'estimated' dispatch/delivery dates are a bit 'flexible'. This has been going on for some months now and I think it is the reason they're offering free delivery in various forums. If you're not looking to have something delivered on a specific day they are fine but if you are looking to get gear by a specific time or on a day when someone is home to take delivery I'd maybe look somewhere else.

Shiver