It has more PCI/PCI-E ports which is useful for me considering i've used them all on my m-ATX motherboard. I don't use external drives, only internal so an e-sata is not really any use to me. On the odd occasion that I do use them USB is adequate and I wouldn't have probably bought a more expensive e-sata version anyway. Most sata ports can be used as e-sata anyway.Originally Posted by Mentor
The m-ATX board has a more cramped layout, while this doesn't really make a difference it's just nice to have room.
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Thread: Custom build.
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AH, ok that makes more sense, i loaded links in wrong order so though you were advising the smaller board over the ATX (which i was planning to build my next system using Originally Posted by N!ck
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Thought there was something wrong with the mobo i hadn't noticed :p
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I think I have now worked out everything. I will be buying the components from three different suppliers, Amazon, eBuyer and Overclockers. Any other suggestions, feel free to post and comment. Regards
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Case ## £20.00 ##
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/150289
Processor ## £200.00 ##
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/164047
Motherboard ## £52.00 ##
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/145753
DVD-RW ## £16.00 ##
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/151999
PSU (600W) ## £63.00 ##
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/115010
Hard drive (500GB) ## £40.00 ##
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/164274
GPU (Graphics Card) ## £40.00 ##
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/161559
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### Total of eBuyer: £436.00 (INC P+P) ###
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[!] UPGRADED COOLER TO OVERCLOCK PROCESSOR
Processor cooler ## £24.00 ##
http://www.amazon.co.uk/K%C3%****ler-...3177153&sr=8-1
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Case fan (220mm) ## £9.00 ##
http://www.overclock.co.uk/product/A...-Fan_6320.html
Case fan (120mm) ## £7.00 ##
http://www.overclock.co.uk/product/A...-Fan_1786.html
Memory (RAM) ## £43.00 ##
http://www.overclock.co.uk/product/K...-Kit_8725.html
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## Total of Overclock £67.04 (INC P+P) ###
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#[!]# GRAND TOTAL: >£520"RETIRED" FROM HABBO(X)
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TOMSPIT / COWLY05
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I don't know much about AMD CPUs but the CPU is AM3 and the Mobo AM2+, im not sure if that means AM2+ is compatible with AM2 onwards or if its an actual socket type LOL.
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Looking good. You even came up with the same psu i was considering upgrading to early:p Also the 1066mhz ram is a good find as its about the same price as the 800mhz ones :p Originally Posted by TomSpit
Only thing to comment is you may wana consider upgrading the gfx card to ' HD4670 PCS edition', there £60 so £20 more than the other card, but scores almost twice as high in benchmarks.
Other than that, im pretty tempted just to steal your build spec's :p
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An extra £20 is another £20 to save up. I'm already £20 over my budget and I need a monitor - I'll have to use my 32" TV for a while, I guess.
"RETIRED" FROM HABBO(X)
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TOMSPIT / COWLY05
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I would still seriously consider the am3 motherboard.
And I'd also be looking at a hdd like this one
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/124228
Also a pioneer dvd drive. Much better and quieter than the lg one
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/149321
And unless you're doing some pretty heavy overclocking, the 1066mhz ram probably isn't necessary, but you can keep it if you really want it. And I know you've said that you don't want to do any gaming but I can't get over what a low end card you've put in it! Especially since most overclocking is done for gaming.
Oh and btw the phenom II black edition cpu's do come with overclocking software, but i'd strongly reccommend doing it through the bios and not in windows at all.Last edited by benno123; 25-05-2009 at 08:40 AM.
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How can you recommend a Western Digital HDD of a Samsung :S. The LG drive is fine, I have one and it's quiet and never mucked up. Originally Posted by benno123
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The Samsung one is slower than the WD one. It may not use as much power but it's sacrificing speed. Originally Posted by N!ck
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To be honest, will he even notice the difference? Originally Posted by benno123
:8 Originally Posted by Chippiewill
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