Building my first PC

2009-09-22 04:49:46

#1

Vub: The Power of Two; +188|6495|Sydney, Australia

Hey guys, I'm not particularly tech savvy and I need a new computer (for work and entertainment). I thought I might try building one this time as it is much cheaper than buying prebuilt machines. Here is a list of what I think are important, can you guys give any suggestions/tips as to how I should do this?

Also, what are some reliable but excellent quality parts for:

Motherboard
CPU
Graphics Card
Hard drive
RAM

Anything else?

Cheers.

2009-09-22 04:52:11

#2

jsnipy: ...; +3,276|6523|...

start by deciding what your budget will be

2009-09-22 04:53:22

#3

Little BaBy JESUS: m8; +394|6149|'straya

Budget?
Exact purpose? (eg. light gaming, photoshopping etc)
Any preferred brands? (eg. ATi/Nvidia)

2009-09-22 05:31:19

#4

Cheez: Herman is a warmaphrodite; +1,027|6439|King Of The Islands

1. Walk into MSY with as much cash as you can carry.
2. Hand drone your cash

My state was founded by Batman. Your opinion is invalid.

2009-09-22 08:13:52

#5

Dilbert_X: The X stands for; +1,810|6106|eXtreme to the maX

Cheez wrote:
1. Walk into MSY with as much cash as you can carry.
2. Hand drone your cash

Hmmm my experience of MSY is
MSY 'You, WTF you want?'
Me 'Uhh'
MSY 'You waste my time, GTFO. Next'

Русский военный корабль, иди на хуй!

2009-09-23 07:20:42

#6

Vub: The Power of Two; +188|6495|Sydney, Australia

Budget is no more than $1200 AUD. The computer will be used for everything, from browsing to gaming (I'm not expecting to run Crysis on full settings but I want to run most games on high with AA).

2009-09-23 10:48:03

#7

Finray: Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro; +2,629|5788|Catherine Black

Vub wrote:
Budget is no more than $1200 AUD. The computer will be used for everything, from browsing to gaming (I'm not expecting to run Crysis on full settings but I want to run most games on high with AA).

£640... gimme a min.

2009-09-23 10:53:59

#8

Finray: Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro; +2,629|5788|Catherine Black

https://static.bf2s.com/files/user/33829/build.PNG

Something like that, will run pretty much anything on max, might strugle Enthusiast Crysis, but anything else it'll eat no probs.

2009-09-23 10:58:37

#9

-Whiteroom-: Pineapplewhat; +572|6659|BC, Canada

Finray, you forgot case, power supply, DVD writer. and I probably would have went with a 275 over the 260.
That list was only of things he thinks was important.

2009-09-23 11:02:59

#10

Finray: Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro; +2,629|5788|Catherine Black

Nic wrote:
Finray, you forgot case, power supply, DVD writer. and I probably would have went with a 275 over the 260.
That list was only of things he thinks was important.

Vub wrote:
Motherboard
CPU
Graphics Card
Hard drive
RAM.

All he asked for really. The GTX275 would push it overbudget, but only by £40, so it's up to him if he can swing that.

2009-09-23 11:03:21

#11

IrishGrimReaper: Field Marshal | o |; +142|6721|Ireland | Monaghan

Tbh the op has me led to beleive he has them parts, case/PSU/dvd rom.

Vub wrote:
Hey guys, I'm not particularly tech savvy and I need a new computer (for work and entertainment). I thought I might try building one this time as it is much cheaper than buying prebuilt machines. Here is a list of what I think are important, can you guys give any suggestions/tips as to how I should do this?

Also, what are some reliable but excellent quality parts for:

Motherboard
CPU
Graphics Card
Hard drive
RAM

Anything else?

Cheers.

20 seconds too late.

Last edited by IrishGrimReaper (2009-09-23 11:03:50)

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2009-09-23 11:20:39

#12

-Whiteroom-: Pineapplewhat; +572|6659|BC, Canada

Title: Building my first PC

Vub wrote:
I'm not particularly tech savvy

Vub wrote:
Here is a list of what I think are important, can you guys give any suggestions/tips as to how I should do this?

2009-09-23 11:27:41

#13

IrishGrimReaper: Field Marshal | o |; +142|6721|Ireland | Monaghan

Sounds like he has the case and that to me, building his first Pc doesn't mean it is his first PC. I guess only he can clarify.

Intel Core i7 CPU 920 @ 4GHz || 3x2 GB OCZ 1600Mhz DDR3 || 80GB Intel X25-M Gen 2 || KFA2 GTX 480 1536Mb ||| Samsung T220 || Xonar DX 7.1 || AV 40 || P6T Deluxe V2 || Win 7 HP 64 Bit || Lian Li P80

2009-09-23 11:41:53

#14

-Whiteroom-: Pineapplewhat; +572|6659|BC, Canada

From centrecom in Aus
http://www.centrecom.com.au

https://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g294/twigmar/vubsuggestion.jpg

only a quick throw together, didn't have much time. Also check these locations for possibly better pricing and a easier site to navigate.
http://forums.bf2s.com/viewtopic.php?id=54612

2009-09-26 19:25:19

#15

Vub: The Power of Two; +188|6495|Sydney, Australia

Hey guys, thanks for all the help and sorry for neglecting my own thread. Centrecom looks excellent, I might give them a try. Is the Asus M4A785TD-M-EVO AMD Mainboard good?

2009-09-27 03:53:53

#16

Cheez: Herman is a warmaphrodite; +1,027|6439|King Of The Islands

Vub wrote:
Hey guys, thanks for all the help and sorry for neglecting my own thread. Centrecom looks excellent, I might give them a try. Is the Asus M4A785TD-M-EVO AMD Mainboard good?

The M is Micro-ATX, the V is the same price and Full ATX so go that.

You'll also need to check if they ship to NSW. Say they use TNT.

Last edited by Cheez (2009-09-27 03:55:17)

My state was founded by Batman. Your opinion is invalid.

2009-09-27 03:56:16

#17

-Whiteroom-: Pineapplewhat; +572|6659|BC, Canada

Cheez wrote:
Vub wrote:
Hey guys, thanks for all the help and sorry for neglecting my own thread. Centrecom looks excellent, I might give them a try. Is the Asus M4A785TD-M-EVO AMD Mainboard good?
The M is Micro-ATX, the V is the same price and Full ATX so go that.

You'll also need to check if they ship to NSW. Say they use TNT.

yeah sorry bout the micro... ive had small form factor builds on the brain lately.

2009-09-27 04:17:49

#18

Vub: The Power of Two; +188|6495|Sydney, Australia

I'm tossing up between getting i7 or a Core 2, I know Core 2 is older, but is there much point forking out more money for the i7? It seems to me that the Core 2 will perform better than the i7 of equal price.

2009-09-27 04:32:19

#19

Finray: Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro; +2,629|5788|Catherine Black

jamiet757 wrote:
Eww finray, why the 5400 rpm hd?

Oh I just threw it together quickly. Saw Samsung F1 1TB and clicked it.

2009-09-27 04:36:01

#20

Ioan92: Member; +337|5722

Whatever you do, don't apply thermal paste on the cpu pins.

2009-09-27 04:36:58

#21

Finray: Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro; +2,629|5788|Catherine Black

Ioan92 wrote:
Whatever you do, don't apply thermal paste on the cpu pins.

what a thread.

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