1st Home Built PC, Need Advice

 > Hard Drive - Western Digital Caviar 80Gb 7200rpm - £40
 >
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 > 92ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=23275
 >
 >
 > I'm mainly going to use for gaming (whoo hoo). My budget is about £800 and
 > that includes me buying monitor, floppy and cd/dvd drives.
 >
 > Let me know your thoughts.
 >


I would go for a bigger hard drive as some modern games are getting quite
big now,
UT2004 = 6.3GB with bonus packs
FarCry = 3GB
Doom 3 = 1.5GB

The cost of a 120GB WD drive is only £10 more and a 160GB is only £20 more.

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"cpt Bollox" <bloody DeleteThis @bleedinbloody.hell> wrote in message
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 > Ok, it's my 1st attempt at creating my own PC. I've put together a list of
 > the main components i think will work well.
 >
 > GC - Sapphire Atlantis Radeon 9800 PRO 128 MB - £143
 >
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 > 92ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=47511
 >
 > CPU - AMD (Newcastle) Athlon 64 Bit 3000 - £106
 >
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 > 92ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=59129
 >
 > MotherBoard - Gigabyte GA-k8vt800 S754 VIA K8T800 - £56
 >
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 > d19wcm9kdWN0X3Jldmlld3M=&product_uid=55012
 >
 > Memory - Kingston 1gb 400MHz DDR - £110
 >
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 >
 > Hard Drive - Western Digital Caviar 80Gb 7200rpm - £40
 >
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 > 92ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=23275
 >
 >
 > I'm mainly going to use for gaming (whoo hoo). My budget is about £800 and
 > that includes me buying monitor, floppy and cd/dvd drives.
 >
 > Let me know your thoughts.
 >
 > Thanks
 >
 > Rick

That looks pretty good. I hope you remembered to factor in the cost of a
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Not a bad rig there captain, if you need a hand building her, just gis a
shout.. ;O)

"Dave C." <mdupre RemoveThis @sff.net> wrote in message
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 > "cpt Bollox" <bloody RemoveThis @bleedinbloody.hell> wrote in message
 > news:2obi3kF8pmnjU1@uni-berlin.de...
  > > Ok, it's my 1st attempt at creating my own PC. I've put together a list
of
  > > the main components i think will work well.
  > >
  > > GC - Sapphire Atlantis Radeon 9800 PRO 128 MB - £143
  > >
 >
<a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X2" target="_blank">http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X2</a>
  > > 92ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=47511
  > >
  > > CPU - AMD (Newcastle) Athlon 64 Bit 3000 - £106
  > >
 >
<a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X2" target="_blank">http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X2</a>
  > > 92ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=59129
  > >
  > > MotherBoard - Gigabyte GA-k8vt800 S754 VIA K8T800 - £56
  > >
 >
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  > > d19wcm9kdWN0X3Jldmlld3M=&product_uid=55012
  > >
  > > Memory - Kingston 1gb 400MHz DDR - £110
  > >
 >
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  > > d19wcm9kdWN0X3NwZWNpZmljYXRpb25z&product_uid=49296
  > >
  > > Hard Drive - Western Digital Caviar 80Gb 7200rpm - £40
  > >
 >
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  > > 92ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=23275
  > >
  > >
  > > I'm mainly going to use for gaming (whoo hoo). My budget is about £800
and
  > > that includes me buying monitor, floppy and cd/dvd drives.
  > >
  > > Let me know your thoughts.
  > >
  > > Thanks
  > >
  > > Rick
 >
 > That looks pretty good. I hope you remembered to factor in the cost of a
 > case and quality ~450W power supply. -Dave
 >
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"Dave C." <mdupre RemoveThis @sff.net> wrote in message
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 > "cpt Bollox" <bloody RemoveThis @bleedinbloody.hell> wrote in message
 > news:2obi3kF8pmnjU1@uni-berlin.de...
  > > Ok, it's my 1st attempt at creating my own PC. I've put together a list
of
  > > the main components i think will work well.
  > >
  > > GC - Sapphire Atlantis Radeon 9800 PRO 128 MB - £143
  > >
 >
<a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X2" target="_blank">http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X2</a>
  > > 92ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=47511
  > >
  > > CPU - AMD (Newcastle) Athlon 64 Bit 3000 - £106
  > >
 >
<a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X2" target="_blank">http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X2</a>
  > > 92ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=59129
  > >
  > > MotherBoard - Gigabyte GA-k8vt800 S754 VIA K8T800 - £56
  > >
 >
<a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?rb=1232012512&action=c2hv" target="_blank">http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?rb=1232012512&action=c2hv</a>
  > > d19wcm9kdWN0X3Jldmlld3M=&product_uid=55012
  > >
  > > Memory - Kingston 1gb 400MHz DDR - £110
  > >
 >
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  > > d19wcm9kdWN0X3NwZWNpZmljYXRpb25z&product_uid=49296
  > >
  > > Hard Drive - Western Digital Caviar 80Gb 7200rpm - £40
  > >
 >
<a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X2" target="_blank">http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X2</a>
  > > 92ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=23275
  > >
  > >
  > > I'm mainly going to use for gaming (whoo hoo). My budget is about £800
and
  > > that includes me buying monitor, floppy and cd/dvd drives.
  > >
  > > Let me know your thoughts.
  > >
  > > Thanks
  > >
  > > Rick
 >
 > That looks pretty good. I hope you remembered to factor in the cost of a
 > case and quality ~450W power supply. -Dave
 >
 >

Yea i was wondering about that, i think i'll need a case with fans inside to
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"Mr Clean" <paulb263 DeleteThis @blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
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 > Not a bad rig there captain, if you need a hand building her, just gis a
shout

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"cpt Bollox" <bloody RemoveThis @bleedinbloody.hell> wrote in message
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 > Ok, it's my 1st attempt at creating my own PC. I've put together a list of
 > the main components i think will work well.
 >
 > GC - Sapphire Atlantis Radeon 9800 PRO 128 MB - £143
 >
<a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X2" target="_blank">http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X2</a>
 > 92ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=47511
 >
 > CPU - AMD (Newcastle) Athlon 64 Bit 3000 - £106
 >
<a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X2" target="_blank">http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X2</a>
 > 92ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=59129
 >
 > MotherBoard - Gigabyte GA-k8vt800 S754 VIA K8T800 - £56
 >
<a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?rb=1232012512&action=c2hv" target="_blank">http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?rb=1232012512&action=c2hv</a>
 > d19wcm9kdWN0X3Jldmlld3M=&product_uid=55012
 >
 > Memory - Kingston 1gb 400MHz DDR - £110
 >
<a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?rb=1270525686&action=c2hv" target="_blank">http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?rb=1270525686&action=c2hv</a>
 > d19wcm9kdWN0X3NwZWNpZmljYXRpb25z&product_uid=49296
 >
 > Hard Drive - Western Digital Caviar 80Gb 7200rpm - £40
 >
<a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X2" target="_blank">http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X2</a>
 > 92ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=23275
 >
 >
 > I'm mainly going to use for gaming (whoo hoo). My budget is about £800 and
 > that includes me buying monitor, floppy and cd/dvd drives.
 >
 > Let me know your thoughts.

I've always gone Intel, so I can't comment on the CPU/mobo choice. However,
I would consider using a 36 or 74gb WD Raptor SATA drive for C:, then buy an
inexpensive second drive for D: if you need more space. These are fast
drives and would make a difference in your system's performance, although
they may put you over your budget. The 36gb costs about US$110 and the 74gb
$175 here in the States.

One GB of RAM may be overkill and you may be able to make do with 512mb
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"cpt Bollox" <bloody.DeleteThis@bleedinbloody.hell> wrote in message news:<2obi3kF8pmnjU1.DeleteThis@uni-berlin.de>...
 > Ok, it's my 1st attempt at creating my own PC. I've put together a list of
 > the main components i think will work well.
 >
 > GC - Sapphire Atlantis Radeon 9800 PRO 128 MB - £143
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 > 92ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=47511
 >
 > CPU - AMD (Newcastle) Athlon 64 Bit 3000 - £106
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 > 92ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=59129
 >
 > MotherBoard - Gigabyte GA-k8vt800 S754 VIA K8T800 - £56
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 > d19wcm9kdWN0X3Jldmlld3M=&product_uid=55012
 >
 > Memory - Kingston 1gb 400MHz DDR - £110
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 > d19wcm9kdWN0X3NwZWNpZmljYXRpb25z&product_uid=49296
 >
 > Hard Drive - Western Digital Caviar 80Gb 7200rpm - £40
<font color=purple> > <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X2</font" target="_blank">http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?action=c2hvd19wcm9k...0X2<</a>>
 > 92ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=23275
 >
 >
 > I'm mainly going to use for gaming (whoo hoo). My budget is about £800 and
 > that includes me buying monitor, floppy and cd/dvd drives.
 >
 > Let me know your thoughts.
 >
 > Thanks
 >
 > Rick


Go with an Intel CPU, mate. You'll be more happier in the end.

Nick<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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