1st time builder, what do you think???

nick1988 · 07-04-2009, 05:13 PM

i livein the uk, im looking to spend about £200, run either vista or xp and i will be mainly using it as a media centre aswell as running emulators and other games.

this is what i have come up with so far

Processor
Intel Pentium Dual Core E5200 2.5GHz Socket 775 800FSB 2MB Cache Retail
50.00
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/148715...roduct_reviews
Graphics card
Palit 9500GT 1GB DDR2 VGA DVI HDMI PhysX and Cuda ready PCI-E Graphics Card
41.99
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/154994...roduct_reviews
memory
OCZ 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 1066MHz/PC2-8500 Gold Memory
38.79
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/149202...roduct_reviews
Motherboard
Hitachi DeskStar 1TB Hard Drive SATAII 7200rpm 16MB Cache - OEM
54.99
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/150256...roduct_reviews

thanks in advancefor any help, would be much appreciated.

ebackhus · 07-04-2009, 05:27 PM

Yeah, Pentium architecture is old and out dated. Look at a Core 2 series CPU instead.

Hitachi Deskstars are also called "Deathstars" for their failure rate. Samsung's Spinpoint line is good, though.

**Tyree** · 07-04-2009, 08:29 PM

You don't have a Mobo listed.
DDR2800 RAM is a much better choice.
I don't know about Palit graphics cards.
I have some internet friends from the UK that use Hitachi Hdd's and seem to have good luck. The older Deskstars (deathstars) did have problems.

nick1988 · 07-05-2009, 04:39 AM

Motherboard
XFX 680I LT edition SLI Socket 775 Nvidia 8 channel audio ATX Motherboard
50.00
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/126437...oduct_overview

that was the motherboard i had in mind.

thanks again

**vladimirb** · 07-05-2009, 04:45 AM

Palit is not bad, I tested some of them and they have worked well...
But, if you can purchase MSI or ASUS or perhaps Gigabyte GPU, that would be better than Palit ones...
Motherboard is not bad also...

**Tyree** · 07-05-2009, 07:40 AM

XFX support is not good. Find a Mobo with Intel chipsets for an Intel CPU.
This one would be a better choice.
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/152576

07-04-2009, 05:13 PM	#1 (permalink)
nick1988 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 2 OS: vista	1st time builder, what do you think??? i livein the uk, im looking to spend about £200, run either vista or xp and i will be mainly using it as a media centre aswell as running emulators and other games. this is what i have come up with so far Processor Intel Pentium Dual Core E5200 2.5GHz Socket 775 800FSB 2MB Cache Retail 50.00 http://www.ebuyer.com/product/148715...roduct_reviews Graphics card Palit 9500GT 1GB DDR2 VGA DVI HDMI PhysX and Cuda ready PCI-E Graphics Card 41.99 http://www.ebuyer.com/product/154994...roduct_reviews memory OCZ 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 1066MHz/PC2-8500 Gold Memory 38.79 http://www.ebuyer.com/product/149202...roduct_reviews Motherboard Hitachi DeskStar 1TB Hard Drive SATAII 7200rpm 16MB Cache - OEM 54.99 http://www.ebuyer.com/product/150256...roduct_reviews thanks in advancefor any help, would be much appreciated.

07-04-2009, 05:27 PM	#2 (permalink)
ebackhus Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 14,284 OS: WinXP Pro SP3/Windows 7 RTM My System Blog Entries: 28	Re: 1st time builder, what do you think??? Yeah, Pentium architecture is old and out dated. Look at a Core 2 series CPU instead. Hitachi Deskstars are also called "Deathstars" for their failure rate. Samsung's Spinpoint line is good, though. __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.

07-04-2009, 08:29 PM	#3 (permalink)
Tyree Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: May 2009 Location: Illinois Posts: 5,646 OS: XP Pro-7RC-Mandriva My System	Re: 1st time builder, what do you think??? You don't have a Mobo listed. DDR2800 RAM is a much better choice. I don't know about Palit graphics cards. I have some internet friends from the UK that use Hitachi Hdd's and seem to have good luck. The older Deskstars (deathstars) did have problems. __________________ Posting your PC specs will help us to help you quicker and more efficiently.

07-05-2009, 04:39 AM	#4 (permalink)
nick1988 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 2 OS: vista	Re: 1st time builder, what do you think??? Motherboard XFX 680I LT edition SLI Socket 775 Nvidia 8 channel audio ATX Motherboard 50.00 http://www.ebuyer.com/product/126437...oduct_overview that was the motherboard i had in mind. thanks again

07-05-2009, 04:45 AM	#5 (permalink)
vladimirb Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Banja Luka, Serb Republic Posts: 3,681 OS: xp pro sp3, Server 2003, Windows 7 Professional x64bit My System	Re: 1st time builder, what do you think??? Palit is not bad, I tested some of them and they have worked well... But, if you can purchase MSI or ASUS or perhaps Gigabyte GPU, that would be better than Palit ones... Motherboard is not bad also... __________________ MCP - MCSA Cisco SMB Account Manager

07-05-2009, 07:40 AM	#6 (permalink)
Tyree Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: May 2009 Location: Illinois Posts: 5,646 OS: XP Pro-7RC-Mandriva My System	Re: 1st time builder, what do you think??? XFX support is not good. Find a Mobo with Intel chipsets for an Intel CPU. This one would be a better choice. http://www.ebuyer.com/product/152576 __________________ Posting your PC specs will help us to help you quicker and more efficiently.