novice builder help please!!

scotlass · May 21, 2012

hi guys,

i have never built a computer before but love the idea of creating a system suited for my needs, my problem so far is identifying what parts i need there are so many different types of motherboards, cpus etc that i have no idea where to start. i have a budget of about £500-600 and would idealy like to use the pc for some gamming but not hard core, as well as a storage system for movies and music etc. i have been looking at intel core i5 2550 and asus motherboards such as the p8z68, are these suitable for my needs?

any help or advice would me much appreciated, thanks :)

KenB · May 21, 2012

Hi,

I wrote a tutorial on this subject ( my own forum ) which may serve as a starting point.

See here:

http://kenspchelp.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=372

The tutorial is in two parts.

Second part here:

http://kenspchelp.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=389

After you have had a look at these you are welcome to ask any other questions that you may have :)

scotlass · May 21, 2012

thanks for that.. it has confirmed that i dont need an i7 as thats top end and just not nessissary for me so i think i5 is the best option? is there any good reptuable pc component suppliers websites that are specific to the uk, i have looked on newegg but i dont know if they deliver to the uk, so i can get an idea of cost and what i need?

scotlass · May 21, 2012

thanks for that.. it has confirmed that i dont need an i7 as thats top end and just not nessissary for me so i think i5 is the best option? is there any good reptuable pc component suppliers websites that are specific to the uk, i have looked on newegg but i dont know if they deliver to the uk, so i can get an idea of cost and what i need?

i found novatech.co.uk and here is what i came up with =

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[TD][/TD]

[TD]INTEL[/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD]AMD[/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD][/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]CPU[/TD]

[TD]3rd Generation Intel® Core™ i5 3550 3.30GHz Socket LGA1155 - Retail. [/TD]

[TD=align: right]£161.99[/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD]AMD Bulldozer FX-8 Eight Core 8120 3.10Ghz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail [/TD]

[TD=align: right]£123.59[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD][/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]MB[/TD]

[TD]ASUS P8Z77-M PRO Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) Motherboard[/TD]

[TD=align: right]£121.98[/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD]Asus M5A99X EVO AMD 990X (Socket AM3+) Motherboard[/TD]

[TD=align: right]£102.98[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD][/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]RAM[/TD]

[TD]Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-15000 C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit[/TD]

[TD=align: right]£50.99[/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD]Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-15000 C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit[/TD]

[TD=align: right]£50.99[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD][/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]GR[/TD]

[TD]Novatech GeForce GT 430 1024MB GDDR3[/TD]

[TD=align: right]£39.98[/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD]SAPPHIRE AMD Radeon HD 6450 1024MB GDDR3[/TD]

[TD=align: right]£32.99[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD][/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]HDD[/TD]

[TD]Seagate Barracuda 1TB 64MB Cache Hard Drive SATA 6GB/s 8.5ms 7200rpm[/TD]

[TD=align: right]£67.98[/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD]Seagate Barracuda 1TB 64MB Cache Hard Drive SATA 6GB/s 8.5ms 7200rpm[/TD]

[TD=align: right]£67.98[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD][/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]SSD[/TD]

[TD]OCZ Agility 3 SATA III 2.5" 120GB Solid State Hard Drive[/TD]

[TD=align: right]£78.98[/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD]OCZ Agility 3 SATA III 2.5" 120GB Solid State Hard Drive[/TD]

[TD=align: right]£78.98[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD][/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]PS[/TD]

[TD]Corsair CX 500W V2 ATX2.2 80 PLUS® Power Supply[/TD]

[TD=align: right]£46.98[/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD]Corsair CX 500W V2 ATX2.2 80 PLUS® Power Supply[/TD]

[TD=align: right]£46.98[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD][/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]C[/TD]

[TD]Xigmatek MidGard Midi Tower - Black - No PSU[/TD]

[TD=align: right]£50.99[/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD]Xigmatek MidGard Midi Tower - Black - No PSU[/TD]

[TD=align: right]£50.99[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD][/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]OD[/TD]

[TD]Sony AD-7280S-0B 24x DVD+/-RW SATA Black - OEM[/TD]

[TD=align: right]£14.48[/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD]Sony AD-7280S-0B 24x DVD+/-RW SATA Black - OEM[/TD]

[TD=align: right]£14.48[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD][/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD][/TD]

[TD]TOTAL[/TD]

[TD=align: right]£634.35[/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD]TOTAL[/TD]

[TD=align: right]£569.96[/TD]

[/TR]

[/TABLE]

I was wondering if the intel set up is worth the extra cost, and if either of these would be suitable for my need, thankss :)

KenB · May 21, 2012

Hi again

just to add a bit of confusion :)

http://www.ebuyer.com/search?q=motherboards&x=0&y=0

http://www.dabs.com/

for some gamming but not hard core

Your choice of Video Card will do nothing for your gaming

(I am not a gamer by the way)

I think you will find some games jerky.

CPU

Basically the choice is yours.

There is a constant debate re AMD and Intel but the thing that will decide if games run better is the Video Card.

If you can afford it ............

AMD Radeon 6870 ( about £180 ) Needs 500Watt min PSU

AMD Radeon 7750 ( about £70 ) Needs 400 Watts min PSU

These would be be a better bet.

scotlass · May 21, 2012

thanks for that, i could probably get the £70 one, i had no idea what to look for in a video card, would that card work in a intel build or would i need to go for amd cpu aswell?

KenB · May 21, 2012

The card is not linked to Intel or AMD processors.

As long as the motherboard has a PCIe x 16 slot it will function.

The card specs:

http://www.amd.com/uk/products/desktop/graphics/7000/7750/Pages/radeon-7750.aspx#2

As I have already stated - I am not a gamer.

The 7750 is a far better choice that what you had originally.

High end games would probably run better on the other card - but you get what you pay for and £70 for a gaming Video Card is really at the bottom end.

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