J1288

I've thrown together a list of items and well as the title says it's my first time trying to build a computer.

So I stumbled across this website and hoped there might be someone out there nice enough to take a look and give me some feedback.

It's going to be used for gaming and just general office work. I've not picked out a graphics card yet because it's a case of where to start. So any good card suggestions would be nice.

Anyway heres the list i came up with;

CPU:
AMD CPU AM3 Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition triple core 2.8GHz x3

http://www.microdirect.co.uk/Home/Product/40059/alt

Motherboard:
Asrock motherboard M3A790GXH/128M AMD AM3 DDR3 ATX

http://www.microdirect.co.uk/Home/Product/40996

RAM:
OCZ Memory 2GB

http://www.microdirect.co.uk/Home/Pr...d-Edition-DDR3

Optical drive:
Optiarc AD-7203A-0B Black 20x Multiwriter DVD RW RAM

http://www.microdirect.co.uk/Home/Pr...iwriter-DVD-RW

Case:
Silver ATX case with Blue LED Fans

http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=38058

PSU:
Trust 600W PSU Big Fan 16117

http://www.microdirect.co.uk/Home/Pr...-Big-Fan-16117

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I did read over your PSU stickie and it actually made me worry over help.

So uh any recommendations, changes/anything i might of missed would be nice. Like i said first time, spent longer than i care to admit looking about and picking bits out so it'll be nice to get feedback.

Thanks for any help!

wrench97

Before we get into Power Supplies what are you planning to use for a Video card?
DDR3 is still a little flaky you may be better off using the native speed 1333 over the Overclocked speed of 1600.

The x3 core CPU has limited uses if this is a budget consideration I would use the X2 550, if not the x4 955 which is closer in performance to the Intel CPU's

linderman

I agree with WRENCH all the way .........what is your building budget?

if possible the Denab core 955 would be a wiser choice; along with DDR2 memory and better PSU

J1288

To be honest with you theres so many video cards out there I'm at a loss as to which to get. Any suggestions on that would be great.

I checked out those CPUs you suggested i take it they'll work alright with the other stuff?

As for budget, well I'm not looking to break the bank if we can keep it under £500 great.

Dacads

hi and welcome to TSF!

Like mentioned above by wrench97 go with the amd x4 9550, it's cheaper and better then the 720 you listed :p

http://www.microdirect.co.uk/Home/Product/37650

PSU wise get this OCZ 600w definitely worth the extra £10 and it comes with long 3 year warranty!
http://www.microdirect.co.uk/Home/Pr...-3-year-Direct

About the graphics card what games do you plan to be playing :)
With the system I think a sapphire radeon 4850 will do well as it is a good top of midrange card and will handle most games at high settings and is a great price!

http://www.microdirect.co.uk/Home/Pr...MB-GDDR3-PCI-E


Dacads

wrench97

I said the Phenom II 955 not the older slower x4 9950.

linderman

the Phenom II's rival the performance of the intel line-up the earlier AMD cpu's were dragging a leg like a wounded deer