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Building a computer for the first time
trolley:
Hello there fellas. I'm wanting to build myself a computer, since buying a ready made one always feels like a poor investment as they are generally not upgradeable and go out of date fast.
Here's what I've come up with for my plan:
1 x CRUCIAL 1GB DDR PC3200 400MHz 184-PIN UNBUFF 128MX64 Memory Modules 65719 £76.99 £76.99
1 x Asus A8N-SLI Deluxe S939 NF4 SLI ATX - Sound 2xgln 1394 USB2 SATA 82818 £89.31 £89.31
1 x AMD (Winchester) Athlon 64bit 3500+ 939pin 512kb L2cache 90nm Retail Boxed Processor With 3 Year Warranty and Fan Included 79192 £153.06 £153.06
1 x Seagate Barracuda ST3200822AS 200Gb 8Mb Cache 7200RPM - OEM 74108 £59.01 £59.01
1 x LG GSA4163 16X DVD Dual Layer R/RW/RAM Internal IDE (Beige) - OEM 82782 £27.22 £27.22
1 x Ebuyer Anti-static Wrist Band 60609 £2.82 £2.82
Works out as £486.37 once VAT is added.
Anyone able to make any suggestions/improvements/aditions that i've left out? I'm a heavy computer user, I hate computer lag or waiting. I use heavy duty programs like photoshop, dreamweaver, itunes. I watch alot of downloaded movies etc. The usual really. I'm also a newbie to building so any idiot proofing of your help would be awesome. Thanks for any help guys.
Tanka:
Get a different fan for the CPU. Stock fans have a tendancy to not even come close to cutting it, especially if you plan on overclocking your AMD.
Seagate. Good choice. Very good choice. I applaud your decision. :D
Get a CD-ROM/RW as well. Better thought, get a DVD-ROM/CD-RW. Then you can direct copy DVDs and CDs instead of having to rip them then burn them.
Can of air! You can get those at most supermarkets, but by George are they handy!
Now, if you're going for heavier photo manipulation and video editing, grab another stick of 1GB RAM. 1GB is the bare minimum these days, and 1.5 passes pretty well if you just plan on doing some gaming. Since you said you like Photoshop and Dreamweaver a lot, grab that extra stick up now. You won't regret it. (Do not grab a dual-channel 2GB stick. Those are unstable as hell and are more likely to cause crashes than they are to prevent lag issues.)
nihilist:
I'd go with a 16MB SATA drive from Maxtor. Check into OCZ RAM as well. And must suggest a better HSF for the CPU.
trolley:
Thanks alot for the suggestions guys. I'm gonna get another stick of RAM. Sticking with the Seagate, and the Cruical Ram is also quite a bit cheaper than the OCZ so i'm gonna stick with that as well. Ok, is this a good choice of fan? Will it work with what i'm buying?
http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=62707
And also this case, same questions:
http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=87607
I'm having a hard time getting my head around what makes something compatible or otherwise with something else.
I don't like having to make others work it out for, but i also don't have unlimited cash funds and can't afford to make mistakes. I really do appreciate your help.
nihilist:
Good for when your CPU gets hot, but it'll be loud:
http://www.canadacomputers.com/index.php?do=ShowProduct&cmd=pd&pid=003500&cid=FN.349
Quiet only, but may not do well when the CPU gets hot:
http://www.canadacomputers.com/index.php?do=ShowProduct&cmd=pd&pid=003501&cid=FN.349
Case:
http://www.canadacomputers.com/index.php?do=ShowProduct&cmd=pd&pid=007036&cid=CS.664
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