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Fruit&Veg · January 18th, 2006, 04:47 PM

Im currently planning my first build for a computer, and am taking quite a big risk. the only thing ive ever done to my current computer was install RAM. and i had problems with that

So yes, heres all the parts ive selected so far im hoping you guys can confirm that they would all work together and are the best choices for the price.

Im from England, UK. So my budget is £500.

And im using sites like;
[LINK="http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/home/"]http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/home/[/LINK]
and
[LINK="www.dabs.com"]www.dabs.com[/LINK]

So heres my build!

[LINK="http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=3SYF"]Motherboard with Built in LAN and Sound[/LINK] - ASRock S939 Athlon ULi m1695 ATX A L - £48.04

[LINK="http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=3P7B"]Processor[/LINK] - AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Socket 939 512KB Inc Fan - £113.01

[LINK="http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?rb=15313176574&action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X 3Jldmlld3M=&product_uid=81344"]Graphics Card[/LINK] - PNY Verto GeForce 6 6600GT AGP8x 128MB GDDR3 - £100

[LINK="http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=3NWS"]Hard-drive[/LINK] - Maxtor DiamondMax Plus10 300Gb U133 - £82.22

[LINK="http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=2LGM"]Memory (RAM) x2[/LINK] - Crucial 512MB 184Pin DIMM PC3200 DDR RAM Non-Parity CL3 - £27.61

[LINK="http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Antec_Cases.html"]Case and Powersupply (reconsidering this one)[/LINK] - Antec Black Quiet Mini Tower Case - 350W - £46.94

[LINK="http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Online_Catalogue_Operating_Systems_20.html"]Windows... [/LINK] - Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition with Service Pack 2 - £62.92

[LINK="http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=33S3"]CD Drive[/LINK] - Sony CD-RW/DVD 52x32x52x16x - £23.34

This build is currently at something like £586

Like i said my major issue with these components is compatability. im also wondering if i need some cooling stuff. any tips or recommended changes you guys can give will be brilliant. Cheers

January 18th, 2006, 04:47 PM	#1 (permalink)
Fruit&Veg Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: United Kingdom, Leic Posts: 250	HELP! My first computer build advice! Im currently planning my first build for a computer, and am taking quite a big risk. the only thing ive ever done to my current computer was install RAM. and i had problems with that So yes, heres all the parts ive selected so far im hoping you guys can confirm that they would all work together and are the best choices for the price. Im from England, UK. So my budget is £500. And im using sites like; [LINK="http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/home/"]http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/home/[/LINK] and [LINK="www.dabs.com"]www.dabs.com[/LINK] So heres my build! [LINK="http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=3SYF"]Motherboard with Built in LAN and Sound[/LINK] - ASRock S939 Athlon ULi m1695 ATX A L - £48.04 [LINK="http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=3P7B"]Processor[/LINK] - AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Socket 939 512KB Inc Fan - £113.01 [LINK="http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?rb=15313176574&action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X 3Jldmlld3M=&product_uid=81344"]Graphics Card[/LINK] - PNY Verto GeForce 6 6600GT AGP8x 128MB GDDR3 - £100 [LINK="http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=3NWS"]Hard-drive[/LINK] - Maxtor DiamondMax Plus10 300Gb U133 - £82.22 [LINK="http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=2LGM"]Memory (RAM) x2[/LINK] - Crucial 512MB 184Pin DIMM PC3200 DDR RAM Non-Parity CL3 - £27.61 [LINK="http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Antec_Cases.html"]Case and Powersupply (reconsidering this one)[/LINK] - Antec Black Quiet Mini Tower Case - 350W - £46.94 [LINK="http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Online_Catalogue_Operating_Systems_20.html"]Windows... [/LINK] - Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition with Service Pack 2 - £62.92 [LINK="http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=33S3"]CD Drive[/LINK] - Sony CD-RW/DVD 52x32x52x16x - £23.34 This build is currently at something like £586 Like i said my major issue with these components is compatability. im also wondering if i need some cooling stuff. any tips or recommended changes you guys can give will be brilliant. Cheers __________________ New Computer: MSI K8N Neo4 nForce4 AMD 64 3200+ Processor @ 2.1ghz 1gb G.Skill Dual Channel DDR Ram GeForce 6800 GS 256MB FSP Sparkle ATX 400w Last edited by Fruit&Veg : January 21st, 2006 at 11:31 AM.