PC building help

[Bromas]

Building my own PC, £600 budget.
What I basically need to know is the actual components I will need. E.g. desktop shell, fan, etc, etc
What I want: 6 to 8gb of memory
1TB HDD
1 to 2g ATI gfx card
win7
i7 processor.

Any help/advice?

[Juliette]

Greebo on IRC is very expert-level in building computers by hand. You could talk to him?

[Bromas]

mostly gaming, watching videos, listening to music.

some GW and work too but I already have microsoft officer

[Bromas]

Overclock?

This is first time I've built a computer... gonna have to dumb it down a bit mate

[Bromas]

Probably not, but will discuss it with my dad tomorrow

[doc holliday]

Andy go here. Maximumpc.com look at their most updated builds for pc's they have multiple based on different budgets

[Juliette]

This is a very nice build, look into it Andy!

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3450 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($186.97 @ CompUSA)
Motherboard: ASRock B75M-DGS Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($61.97 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7850 1GB Video Card ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: PC Power & Cooling Silencer MK III 500W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($59.44 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Sony AD-7280S-0B DVD/CD Writer ($22.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (64-bit) ($92.11 @ Amazon)
Total: $708.44
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

The prices are of course in usd, I left ~$60 for a case for you to decide on, you could ditch the optical drive, but they still have a few uses.

If anything, it's a place to start ^^

[Field Marshall]

Talk to Da Vinci, he was the best farmer/onliner in the game for a reason

[Bromas]

Essentially just did what Earys said but off of UK sites. Will talk to my dad about it and let you know when I make it... If I do Thanks for your help Eary and everyone else that commented

8GB memory
G.Skill 8GB DDR3 PC3-12800 DC Kit, £31.10

1Terrabite HDD
Seagate ST31000524AS 3.5 inch Barracuda 1TB GB 7200rpm SATA Drive with 32MB Buffer £57.14

OS
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium with Service Pack 1, 64-bit, English, 1 Pack, DSP OEI (PC) £70.70

CPU
£139.54 Intel Core i5-3450 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor

Case
ANTEC DARK FLEET DF-35, £67.62

Optical Drive
Sony AD-7280S-0B 24x Internal SATA DVD Multi Writer Black Bare £15.52

Motherboard
ASRock B75M-DGS - Motherboard - micro ATX no CPU - LGA1155 Socket - B75 - USB 3.0 - Gigabit LAN - onboard graphics £14.55


Power supply
PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk III Series 500W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply - White £59.99

graphics card
XFX Radeon HD 7850 Graphics Card 1GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDMI/Mini DisplayPort/DVI (Core Edition) £138.62

Total: £594.78

[muffafuffin]

Andy if you are looking for a gaming PC or just one with good performance you can have for a number of years don't go with the Micro ATX motherboard. The cheaper price tag might be appealing but the smaller size also means less ports and sockets. Would be a bummer to want to add hardware later and have no room for it.

If anything make the motherboard the part you spend the most money on.

[Bromas]

Andy if you are looking for a gaming PC or just one with good performance you can have for a number of years don't go with the Micro ATX motherboard. The cheaper price tag might be appealing but the smaller size also means less ports and sockets. Would be a bummer to want to add hardware later and have no room for it.

If anything make the motherboard the part you spend the most money on.

In, 3 years I will be getting a laptop so I can use it for university for 3, 4 or 5 years and easily lug it around the campus, at that point I will be selling the desktop or just keeping it in my accomodation

[Field Marshall]

I can use it for university for 3, 4 or 5 years

Cleaners don't need laptops

[Bromas]

I can use it for university for 3, 4 or 5 years

Cleaners don't need laptops

Correct, but people studying IT do...

[~wolverine~]

I can use it for university for 3, 4 or 5 years

Cleaners don't need laptops

Correct, but people studying IT do...

good it jobs look for buzzing mathematicians as it is those who will be awesome for things IT related.

such as myself <3

[muffafuffin]

If you are studying in any computer field you are still going to want a good tower.

Laptops have become far more powerful (also quite heavier lmao) But they still won't compare to a good tower setup.

Though I suppose to each there own.