Sh4d0wH4ck

Okay, I'm currently using an old Acer Aspire 7000 Laptop.
Soon im hoping to build a new computer. I'll try and make this as simple as possible. I will be using this computer for Graphic Design on all adobe programs (The CS4 Master Collection) And as a home studio PC (Recording and editing my own music) I don't have a lot of money, and im not sure what to pick as far as components go. I will list the specs im aiming for, and i ask that you post a link as to what product i should use. (Please make sure that the products you choose will work together) These are the specs i would like:

CASE

Either this : http://www.dabs.com/products/thermal...ndow-3R0W.html

Or this: http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?...oducts_id=3411

(Please vote which one you think would be better,or suggest a different case and provide a link)

RAM

- 4GB RAM Or above (Please provide a link for me ??)

HARD DRIVE

- http://www.dabs.com/products/western...3-5--57Q3.html

GRAPHICS CARD

- (Please provide a link for me ??)

SOUND CARD

- (Please provide a link for me ??)

PROCESSOR

- (Please provide a link for me ??)

MOTHERBOARD

- (Please provide a link for me ??)


As you can see i need a lot of help :( And please bear in mind that i dont have a lot of money to spend on this. My budget it probably somewhere around £400. Thankyou for taking the time to view this thread, and any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks !!

linderman

well to start with .........I am not a "pretty" case lover...........there are cases like the Antec 300 / xclio wind tunnel / coolermaster centurion and coolermaster HAF 932 / Antec 900 which deliver top perfromance without wasted $$$$ the centurion being the cheapest of the lot

linderman

check ebuyer.com and maplin.com prices


your budget is tight for what you need


prices below are in british pounds not US dollars


http://www.ebuyer.com/product/148933 [$115.00]

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/150880 [$84.00]

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/147113 [$54.00]

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/152506 [$70.00]

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/149202 [$38.00]

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/143193 [$96.00]




I am over budget now; and dont have hard drives/ dvd drive/ etc etc etc

Dacads

Hi and welcome to TSF :)

I'll do a whole pricing plan for you.

Case - Akasa Zen-Black Silent Midi ATX Case - £35.98
http://www.dabs.com/products/akasa-z...case-49R2.html

Power Supply - Corsair Memory 550W VX PSU - £71.51
http://www.dabs.com/products/corsair...-psu-4Q0T.html

Motherboard - MSI AM2+ NVIDIA MCP61 DDR2 MATX LAN - £38.95
http://www.dabs.com/products/msi-am2...-lan-566Y.html

CPU - AMD Athlon X2 7850 AM2 2.8GHz 3MB Black Edition - £50.09
http://www.dabs.com/products/amd-ath...?refs=51940000

Memory - Corsair Memory 4GBKIT (2X2GB) 800MHZ NON ECC CL5 - £40.61
http://www.dabs.com/products/corsair...-cl5-4PDL.html

Graphics Card - Asus ATI Radeon HD 4670 750Mhz 1GB PCI-Express DVI/HDMI - £53.93
http://www.dabs.com/products/asus-at...hdmi-5J8K.html

LG Electronics 22x DVDRW Black OEM - £16.74
http://www.dabs.com/products/lg-elec...efs=4294953229


So there you have a complete system for under £400(including HDD you listed), this will/would be a brilliant budget gaming pc

Dacads

wrench97

For graphic design you want the quad core build over the dual core.

Sh4d0wH4ck

@Dacads: That's EXACTLY what i was looking for !! Thankyou !!

Sh4d0wH4ck

Perfect !! Thanks !! Do you think the components you listed would be okay in http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=25_238&products_id=3411 That case ?

Tyree

wrench97 gave some very knowledgeable advice for a graphics design PC. A Quad Core CPU would be a much better choice.

**I am not a "pretty" case lover** too funny linderman.

linderman

I see alot of "budget" builders overpay thru the nose for LED's / designer bezels with monster heads and and clunker powersupplies that have LED's

might look "kick-n" in your computer room at nite; but it will cost you $$$$$$ when its laying on my computer bench during the day