Building a PC

mat64 · 11-10-2008, 05:51 PM

Originally Posted by Judge Judy

I know get off canal join the Ouse and we're there haha. We're in a town where there's millions of motorways and also rivers that could take us anywhere

Hehe indeed, it's pretty well situated when you think about it

grimr3ap3r · 11-10-2008, 06:02 PM

I built my own and it cost me around $950-1000. So approximately £425-500.
I would recommend buying parts instead of buying from Dell, because they tend to have much slower machines, smaller memory, the graphics cards are horrible.

Also you can essentially customize to specifications. Like for me, I'm a gamer so I made sure I had a very nice graphics card, a 19" monitor to save some cash (About £100) instead of buying the 20" or 21"...besides the fact that the screen looked watered down with a bigger screen. The memory is also a huge factor. I have a massive music library and it's only putting a dent right now into the entire thing, lol.

Find out what you require:
-Memory
-Monitor Size (Do you REALLY need a 20"-21", save some £/$$)
-Graphics Card (Can't stress this enough)
-Does the machine need extra cooling? Might need to consider installing fans.

That's all for now.

Judge Judy · 11-10-2008, 06:07 PM

Thanks for those tips.

Memory I'm hoping to get 3gb or 4gb. The monitor, I have a 21 inch one in the garage which hasn't been used for a while. Graphics card I need to find out which are decent nowadays - I've seen threads say the 8800 is a decent one for gaming, don't know about fans but more the merrier I guess.

Thanks +Rep

**Recursion** · 11-10-2008, 06:51 PM

8800GT is outdated really now, 9800GTX or something is the way to go.

Johno · 11-10-2008, 06:52 PM

This could be useful to you: http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=15268

Judge Judy · 11-10-2008, 07:14 PM

Originally Posted by The Mighty Finder

8800GT is outdated really now, 9800GTX or something is the way to go.

I thought that also. But I heard from people's experience it's just really good.

Originally Posted by Johno!

This could be useful to you: http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=15268

If I do go on with this then it would help thanks.
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If people have custom built PCs, if you have time to do so, could you list what parts you bought then I'll have the general idea of what to get.

mat64 · 11-10-2008, 08:39 PM

Originally Posted by Judge Judy

I thought that also. But I heard from people's experience it's just really good.

It is, but the 9800GTX is obviously the next one up, buying one of those now will make your computer pretty future proof if you plan on playing all the latest releases.

**Recursion** · 11-10-2008, 10:12 PM

the GTX280 is futureproof, or the ATI 4700x2 or whatever it is.

N!ck · 11-10-2008, 11:22 PM

Originally Posted by Judge Judy

I thought that also. But I heard from people's experience it's just really good.

If I do go on with this then it would help thanks.
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If people have custom built PCs, if you have time to do so, could you list what parts you bought then I'll have the general idea of what to get.

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Judge Judy · 12-10-2008, 11:21 AM

Originally Posted by N!ck

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Thanks for this list. I won't be needing the Vista because I've got that ready

So really in the price range

. Also I can now look at sites other than ebuyer to see where I can find the cheaper products

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