My First PC Build

Loobz

Hey all.
I have been trying to order all the parts I need to begin my first PC build.
This is what I hope to have within the next 2 weeks:

Pentium 4 2.8 Ghz 800 FSB
Cooler Master Musketeer
Cooler Master Aero 4 lite CPU cooler
OCZ 1 gig PC3200 DDR
120 Gig Seial ata
Geforce FX 5600 256DDR
Creative Audigy 2
Not sure of Mobo...
Chieftec Dragon Midi case(blue)
Various bits n pieces.

My question is, where is the best place I can get this gear. Ive got some stuff from Komplett. I tried getting another batch from them but I had no confirmation of order from them. I was doubtful of receiving the gear after 2 weeks waiting so I cancelled. Is there any other places I can get what I need to get what I need?

Cheers!

joePC

Komplett.ie & Overclocker.co.uk are very good...........

I just did it myself there about a month ago. Basically the exact same comp except mine is a athlon xp 3000+.

I went through komplett and got most of my stuff the next day, and the rest the day after(for some reason dhl didn't deliver it all at once) which I was pretty happy with.


paid about 70 quid delivery charges though, but then again I also got a scanner which added a fair bit to the weight.

Loobz

I think I'll stick with Komplett. I will have to be patient. I was waiting two weeks last time with no confirmation. Ah well.

Im going for a clear side case, and will eventually start adding cold cathodes and such. Does anybody know much about this kind of thing? I haven't tried it before and was wondering is there are any ground rules I should know before I start. I was told its easy to do. Is there any online guides?

Another query I have is can I mod my cd bezel so it matches my case? I dont wanna open the door on my Chieftec to reveal two white cd drives Ive seen ones with a flush finish that cover the whole front of the drive (looks like there is no drive). Ive also seen stickers available in varios colours but I dont know where to get em. Any ideas?

Komplett seem to be out of stock of all their case lighting all of the time. Is there anywhere else I can get them? Overclocker.co.uk is the obvious choice, but is there any Irish shops/sites with this gear.


Im all excited bout my new build. Isn't that sweet!:D

Loobz

Hey all.

Now that I'm gonna build my own machine, I'm gonna sell mw Dell machine. I'm not sure what price I should sell it for so I need some suggestions please.
Here's the spec:

Dell Dimension 4300
P4 1.5 Ghz
40 Gig hd
512 SDram
Sond Blaster Live 5.1
64 Meg Geforce 4 MX
24x CD Writer
DVD Drive
56k modem
Lexmark Z53 printer
Epson Perfection Scanner
Microsoft optical mouse
Standard keyboard
No monitor
Original packaging and software.

Can anyone give me an estimate?

Cheers

RicardoSmith

What model is the scanner. Excluding that I'd say abouty €500 ish.

Loobz

€500 seems reasonable.

Not sure bout the scanner. I never use it. I use a digital camera for all my imaging needs.

red_ice

www.jaguarcompsys.ie

AFAIK we are pritty good

Woden

Originally posted by Loobz

Geforce FX 5600 256DDR

don't do it, its a big steaming pile of poo of a graphics card

theres much better graphics card around on the market try a 5700ultra, a radeon 9600 pro or XT or a 5900 non-ultra