PC Build Number 2

[AgnesIO]

Hey,

This will (hopefully) be the final build I work out, obviously if there are any errors please say

Case = £37 = http://www.dabs.com/products/best-va...450w-4RGJ.html
Hard Drive = £63 = http://www.ebuyer.com/product/143288
Keyboard + Mouse = £39 = http://www.ebuyer.com/product/128028
Motherboard + Processor = £190 = http://www.ebuyer.com/product/167046
PC Screen = *NEED HELP ON THIS. NEED ONE THAT CAN BE TV TOO! HELP PLEASE!*
RAM = £70 = http://www.ebuyer.com/product/146049 = x2 (Overall Price)
PSU = £53 = http://www.dabs.com/products/best-va...800t-5HMM.html
DVD Drive (Bluray) = £79 = http://www.ebuyer.com/product/139985
DVD Drive (Normal) = £16 = http://www.ebuyer.com/product/149313
Anti Static Mat = £7 = http://www.ebuyer.com/product/148958
Graphics Card = £63 = http://www.dabs.com/products/sapphir...0mhz-5DWS.html

TOTAL COST: £615

Bare in mind I still need to get a decent screen.

Have I missed anything there? Also give feedback on what you think - and don't bother having a go at me for doing this!

Thanks,

Dom

[Mentor]

Just thought i'd mention, the Motherboard + Processor would actually be cheaper if you brought the two seperatly? (only a few quid in it though)

Also, may wana concider a tv tuner card if your interested in playing tv through the computer on to its moniter?

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[Mentor]

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My hypocrisy meter just exploded

Other thread appears to have been locked, i did quickly run over advantages of tv-card in pc, over useing a tv instead of a proper monitor in that, so quoted it below :p

If your wanting to use the Moniter as a TV, your best bets simply to buy a tv-tuner card for the pc. You can then use ether the bundled software or windows media center (bundled in vista/7) to play and watch tv as you please. Recording / pauseing and all the added extras can also be easily added at the software level with this method.

Only downside is the pc needs to be on to play tv, and you may end up with msn/skype going in the background :p

Short of that though you would have to buy a dedicated tv and use it as a moniter, rather than a monitor to use as a tv else it wouldnt come with the tv tuner needed to decode the signals its sent. For primarly pc usage though i'd recommend having a proper moniter over a flat panel tv, they support much nicer resolutions

[AgnesIO]

Just thought i'd mention, the Motherboard + Processor would actually be cheaper if you brought the two seperatly? (only a few quid in it though)

Also, may wana concider a tv tuner card if your interested in playing tv through the computer on to its moniter?

My hypocrisy meter just exploded

Other thread appears to have been locked, i did quickly run over advantages of tv-card in pc, over useing a tv instead of a proper monitor in that, so quoted it below :p

What I was thinking about the hypocritisy bit I requested for the other thread to be closed, as it was starting to cause arguements

And I am not sure about the motherboard thing - comes out at a few pence different!

Thanks about the TV tuner card I am only trying to play TV on pc, as my bedroom is not big enough for a tv and pc

[Mentor]

What I was thinking about the hypocritisy bit I requested for the other thread to be closed, as it was starting to cause arguements

And I am not sure about the motherboard thing - comes out at a few pence different!

Thanks about the TV tuner card I am only trying to play TV on pc, as my bedroom is not big enough for a tv and pc

Well the tv cards do work pretty well, and recording/pausing tv is always useful, plus u can just have it running in a window while you do other stuff lol. Equally you could just get a biggish tv, and use the vga slot to run your pc on it as well as the normal tv functions.
Both work, but resolution/colour generally better with a monitor - can improve it a bit if you use dvi/hdmi for the tv (hdmi is backwards compatible with dvi, you just dont get audio through it)

For buying separate i was looking at the OEM processor rather than the retail one which could explain the slight price difference But as you said, it aint necessarily worth it as its still quite a small amount

[N!ck]

Budget PSU still a no-no. It;s not all about how many watts it has. The brand is extremely important.

Snd considering you want to play some games you have still not chosen a better alternative to that graphics card?

[AgnesIO]

Budget PSU still a no-no. It;s not all about how many watts it has. The brand is extremely important.

Snd considering you want to play some games you have still not chosen a better alternative to that graphics card?

Thats different to the last one Nick!

And I will look again for PSU.

Thanks for feedback!

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/124736 - Any good?
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/152506 - Same make, less watts. Little bit cheaper.

[N!ck]

Thats different to the last one Nick!

And I will look again for PSU.

Thanks for feedback!

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/124736 - Any good?
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/152506 - Same make, less watts. Little bit cheaper.

Yes, OCZ are reasonable. Not as good as the likes of Corsair or CoolerMaster, but definately cheaper. You don;t need 700W, 500-600W is plenty for your needs. eg http://www.ebuyer.com/product/127861

[AgnesIO]

Yes, OCZ are reasonable. Not as good as the likes of Corsair or CoolerMaster, but definately cheaper. You don;t need 700W, 500-600W is plenty for your needs. eg http://www.ebuyer.com/product/127861

Thanks Nick!

I didn't know any makes for PSU's! As they are not people like LG etc

Any idea on a 1gb graphics card?

Cheers