Going to Build PC

[AgnesIO]

Hey,

I am going to build my own Desktop computer, spending no more than £900.

However I do have a few questions:

• Where can I find cases for the Computer (E.G. The outside bit)?
• What can I expect to get for my £900?
• Are nVidia GC's better than ATI GC's?

Thanks for reading,

Hope to get some answers soon

Dom

P.S. +Rep to all good answers!

EDIT: I AM prepared to go over £900, IF there is a significant difference (Hopefully not though)

[Tim.]

I was working at Corus a few weeks back, and they managed to build a pretty good spec for £150.00 Probably cause they buy in bulk. I had a look at the site they order from but no luck if i find it, i'll pm you it.

I know some:

www.ebuyer.com
or
www.meshcomputers.com - I'm buying from there

Hey,

I am going to build my own Desktop computer, spending no more than £900.

However I do have a few questions:

• Where can I find cases for the Computer (E.G. The outside bit)?
• What can I expect to get for my £900?
• Are nVidia GC's better than ATI GC's?

Thanks for reading,

Hope to get some answers soon

Dom

P.S. +Rep to all good answers!

EDIT: I AM prepared to go over £900, IF there is a significant difference (Hopefully not though)

[N!ck]

What do you need for the £900? Monitor(s), keyboard and mouse along with the base unit?

What will you be using the PC for? What sort of storage capacity are you thinking of? Do you want to buy a genuine OS or are you going to sort an OS out another way?

[AgnesIO]

What do you need for the £900? Monitor(s), keyboard and mouse along with the base unit?

What will you be using the PC for? What sort of storage capacity are you thinking of? Do you want to buy a genuine OS or are you going to sort an OS out another way?

Im a legal boy me

For the £900 I would expect:

- Keyboard
- Monitor (20in ish)
- Mouse
- Obviously the desktop itself.

• PC will be used for Gaming
• Capacity for Storage not to important, atleast 250gb I guess. Not hugely worried about that though.
• Would like it to be Intel based.
• Genuine OS most likely but I can add that to the cost (over £900) if needed.

However obviously the cheaper the better. Just I am not sure what I should expect for the £900, so just asked on here as I know some people on here know alot about this sort of thing

[Stephen!]

Are nVidia GC's better than ATI GC's?

No. Nor are they worse. It is down to personal preference or price. Generally, ATI have lower prices cards than the equal performing Nvidia card.

[AgnesIO]

Are nVidia GC's better than ATI GC's?

No. Nor are they worse. It is down to personal preference or price. Generally, ATI have lower prices cards than the equal performing Nvidia card.

Thats mainly why I wondered

I know nVidia are more expensive, so was wandering if they are actually better!

[N!ck]

Im a legal boy me

For the £900 I would expect:

- Keyboard
- Monitor (20in ish)
- Mouse
- Obviously the desktop itself.

• PC will be used for Gaming
• Capacity for Storage not to important, atleast 250gb I guess. Not hugely worried about that though.
• Would like it to be Intel based.
• Genuine OS most likely but I can add that to the cost (over £900) if needed.

However obviously the cheaper the better. Just I am not sure what I should expect for the £900, so just asked on here as I know some people on here know alot about this sort of thing

Well I'd recommend using Windows 7 release candidate until 7 comes out. No point buying Vista when 7 is around the corner. You can pre-orded 7 and get it half price.

I will look for some components later, busy right now.

[Tim.]

Just realised

Order from meshcomputers - you get windows 7 for £15 when its released

EDIT: Just checked its now free! lol

[AgnesIO]

Well I'd recommend using Windows 7 release candidate until 7 comes out. No point buying Vista when 7 is around the corner. You can pre-orded 7 and get it half price.

I will look for some components later, busy right now.

Thanks very much Nick

I'll get you some Donator later!

EDIT: And you Tim

EDIT2: I would give Rep to you guys but I have to spread >:{

[Jahova]

Mesh computers are good if you are nervous about building your own. What you should do is buy all the parts from the same place for ease and also so you know it's secure. eBuyer is great for it. Also, if you take a look at my threads and look at my PC build, you can take my £530 build and then customize it to what you want, if you would like that.