new build from scratch.

bennyob

hi folks,

I have been reading through this forum for quite a while and have out together the following build based on some of the previous advise given. i will be placing an order shortly from the germans.

Will someone mind running through these specs and see is there anywhere that i am going ott on or is there any improvments that i could make that dont cost too much. I am around my budget at the mo.

it will be mostly used for gaming and general surfing.

thanks


HV203KB3DE Antec Three Hundred, ATX, ohne Netzteil49,67 €

HVR650CTDE Corsair TX650W 650 Watt86,27 €

HV20OC96DE 4096MB-Kit OCZ PC2-8500 Reaper, CL571,69 €

HVZPCDE Rechner - Zusammenbau19,99 €

HV202B65DE Wintech Multimedia Desktop KBM-65
(schwarz-Anthrazit)11,05 €

HV20T730DE Intel Core 2 Duo E7300 Tray 3072Kb, LGA775, 64bit102,28 €

HV1023SQDE Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB GDDR3, PCI-Express147,99 €

HV2120BWDE Samsung SyncMaster 2053BW150,95 €


HV30CM02DE Coolermaster Hyper TX2, alle Sockel13,72 €

HV207SFSDE Samsung SH-223F bare schwarz19,90 €

HV13SB53DE Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB SATA II ST3500320AS52,21 €

HV1127IVDE Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS3, Intel P45, ATX, DDR2, PCI-Express
106,49 €

ScumLord

Is that a good Graphics card?

There's one on komplett.ie with 1gb memory and passive heating. http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=367947

I'm looking to upgrade meself. I'm completely out of the loop though and have no idea which cards are good or worth the money.

bennyob

one of the other posters here will be better to answer that question but as far as i know on the performance side of things, there is not a whole lot of difference between the 512 mb and the 1 gig.

TerrorFirmer

Hard to fault that build, well picked. Only things I might change would be the multimedia desktop - I doubt the mouse is the best for games....

Other then that I think anyone would be hard pressed to find any issue.

At 182 the Passive 4850 is nice if you want total silence but from a gaming perspective the 512mb 4870 is generally faster (bar the odd exception and even then only at very high resolution) and starts at 195 from Pixmania.

ScumLord

TerrorFirmer wrote: »

At 182 the Passive 4850 is nice if you want total silence but from a gaming perspective the 512mb 4870 is generally faster (bar the odd exception and even then only at very high resolution) and starts at 195 from Pixmania.

I was reading a review of it here they more or less say the same thing. It seems it's all about weather your willing to pay the premium for the passive cooling. I have a passively cooled gigabyte board and the Radeon X1900 XTX that I have now is like an air conditioning unit, I wouldn't mind loosing that fan. I kindof like the look of the card too. It's not really a bad card is it?

I'm thinking about replacing my current monitor Samsung SM940BF with a 22" widescreen after Christmas too, so that might be able to take advantage of the higher resolutions??

bennyob

yeah, good thinking. i will probably change the mouse/keyboard setup and order this shortly.

thanks terror.

one more question.
i think herself will be buying a computer table with a glass worktop. i guess that will mean an optical mouse is out of the question? gaming wise, is there any difference between an optical and an ordinary one?

sorry, that was two questions.:)

ScumLord

bennyob wrote: »

yeah, good thinking. i will probably change the mouse/keyboard setup and order this shortly.

thanks terror.

one more question.
i think herself will be buying a computer table with a glass worktop. i guess that will mean an optical mouse is out of the question? gaming wise, is there any difference between an optical and an ordinary one?

sorry, that was two questions.:)

Do they still sell ball mice? If they do they shouldn't, they have no place in the world since optical came in. Any ordinary mouse mat would do. I think you can even get glass mouse mats for optical mice but they have a special pattern through them to bounce back the laser. I'm assuming normal glass wouldn't be a good surface for an optical mouse.

bennyob

ScumLord wrote: »

Do they still sell ball mice? If they do they shouldn't, they have no place in the world since optical came in. Any ordinary mouse mat would do. I think you can even get glass mouse mats for optical mice but they have a special pattern through them to bounce back the laser. I'm assuming normal glass wouldn't be a good surface for an optical mouse.

that shows how long its been since i've invested in hardware.
if there are any problems i can use a mat that i have at home.

i was asking about how they are for gaming because i came accross one and if you moved the mouse quickly, it wouldn't register. i had to move it slowly for it to be picked up which is not good for gaming.

ScumLord

bennyob wrote: »

that shows how long its been since i've invested in hardware.
if there are any problems i can use a mat that i have at home.

i was asking about how they are for gaming because i came accross one and if you moved the mouse quickly, it wouldn't register. i had to move it slowly for it to be picked up which is not good for gaming.

I use logitech at home and at work and don't have that problem. It may have been a problem when they came out first, or a problem with cheap mice but I haven't come across the problem with any of the one's I've used.

The one at work sometimes creeps, as in the pointer starts moving on screen without moving the mouse. Thats about it on faults the one at home is spot on.