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building a pc, best place for parts,

  • 31-03-2010 1:39am
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,355 ✭✭✭


    okay so planing on building a pc for about 250 need to know best place for parts ,
    and good parts to use
    all ideas and places please let me know
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  • Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 18,381 Mod ✭✭✭✭Solitaire


    €250?? :o What's the intended use? :confused: And do you have any spare-but-not-completely-obsolete parts to salvage from an old PC? (please say yes... :o) €250 really isn't much to work with... :eek:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,355 ✭✭✭antocann


    sorry ment to put 250 is minimum. no nuthin so blank canvise,
    just mainly for internet nd wathcing movies


  • Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 18,381 Mod ✭✭✭✭Solitaire


    I'll see what I can find tomorrow but have a look at Dell and the like too, unless you want to build your own for experience or just SnG ;)

    The big OEMs are usually quite competitive down the very bottom end of the market, whereas the cost of things like operating system and RAM really pushes up the price of an entry-level own build :o Also have a look in Curry's (PC World have been pricey of late!) - they sometimes have good deals on low-end rigs, even with a decent OS and monitor included! :)

    BTW... do you need a monitor? :o


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,355 ✭✭✭antocann


    ah, just realy want to have a bash at buildin a pc ,really fasinated by that stuff so would love to do it ,
    dont need a monitor as its realy only gona be a second pc,
    so far i came up with this? :
    this case: http://www.ebuyer.com/product/150284
    this psu : http://www.ebuyer.com/product/169216


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,594 ✭✭✭Deano12345


    antocann wrote: »
    ah, just realy want to have a bash at buildin a pc ,really fasinated by that stuff so would love to do it ,
    dont need a monitor as its realy only gona be a second pc,
    so far i came up with this? :
    this case: http://www.ebuyer.com/product/150284
    this psu : http://www.ebuyer.com/product/169216

    Never EVER EVER EVER EVER EVER skimp on a PSU.

    Sorry, I just cant stress how important it is to get a good PSU, theres a reason that one is £15. Any decent 400W PSU should cost anywhere from €50 - €70 (and the upper end,you would probably be getting a 450W).

    I'm gonna recommend the Corsair CX400. Provides stable,clean power with great build quality.

    http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=404885

    As far as the case goes, its not bad (ie : it will do the job) but again, I would buy something with more expandability (so you dont have to replace your case a few months down when you get a graphics card that wont fit)

    I'd say get the Antec 300, it's (IMO) the BEST case under €50, cools well, is suited for expansion (places for extra fans), looks great, and is built well

    http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=354717


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,355 ✭✭✭antocann


    any sugestions on a motherboard?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,594 ✭✭✭Deano12345


    antocann wrote: »
    any sugestions on a motherboard?

    A Phenom II should serve you well. Its fast enough that it wont bottleneck most graphics cards and still very affordable.I've paired it with one of Asus M4 series boards, they have a modern AMD chipset (cheaper boards go for Nvidia chipsets which are outdated), it also has an onboard HD4200 GPU which will play movies just fine.

    http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=488302

    http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=494710


  • Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 18,381 Mod ✭✭✭✭Solitaire


    ... And I was gonna tell you there are triple-core Packard Bells with monitors and Windows 7 for €449 in PC World... :o


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,355 ✭✭✭antocann


    no pc world near me , id jus realy like to feel the experience of makin a pc ,


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 12,401 ✭✭✭✭Anti


    Solitaire wrote: »
    ... And I was gonna tell you there are triple-core Packard Bells with monitors and Windows 7 for €449 in PC World... :o

    You should be ashamed of your self sol. I demand you be de-modded and banned for suggesting someone go into pcworld.

    :pac:


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  • Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 18,381 Mod ✭✭✭✭Solitaire


    :P

    When you add shipping and the OS on top I can't really come up with anything below the €400 mark even without a monitor...


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 172 ✭✭Hornd


    Looks like he's going open source then!!!!

    Welcome to Ubuntu.;)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,594 ✭✭✭Deano12345


    Solitaire wrote: »
    :P

    When you add shipping and the OS on top I can't really come up with anything below the €400 mark even without a monitor...

    Ubuntu and collect the stuff from Komplett PUP :p

    @ OP : The odd custom built rigs pop up on adverts, have a look on their


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 12,401 ✭✭✭✭Anti


    Could go ION, since its only going to be used for the most basic of tasks.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,355 ✭✭✭antocann


    have os already sorted :rolleyes:
    my budget is realy only for the guts of 1 dont need harddrive or dvddrive


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,355 ✭✭✭antocann


    yeh i seen a few on there , i sold my one of my other pc's on there, i jus wanna have a bit of fun making one


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,594 ✭✭✭Deano12345


    antocann wrote: »
    yeh i seen a few on there , i sold my one of my other pc's on there, i jus wanna have a bit of fun making one

    Just get 4GB of ram,along with my suggestions above and away you go.

    Or take Anti's suggestion and go with an Intel Atom/ION build


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,355 ✭✭✭antocann


    i was thinking of buyin those parts but just wondering do i need to buy a cpu cooler ?
    or is ther 1 included


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,594 ✭✭✭Deano12345


    Yes it comes with one :)


  • Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 18,381 Mod ✭✭✭✭Solitaire


    Not needing a HDD/DVD/OS/monitor makes life easier... :)

    Under €250 shipped, and it's not quite a bottom-of-the-barrel spec either - I went for a decent enough CPU and mobo, and at least passable case, PSU and RAM:

    Pix310310.png

    On another note: ooh, Akasa's released a new entry-level PSU! I wonder who the OEM is??


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,355 ✭✭✭antocann


    ok been doin a lot of look and pixmania looks like a good site (never herd of it till tonight :eek:)
    ok so heres what i put together so far tell me what you think
    (also how do you get the images to sho in the thread?)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,890 ✭✭✭Effluo


    antocann wrote: »
    ah, just realy want to have a bash at buildin a pc

    Solution:
    1. Buy an old pc for €100
    2. Take it apart
    3. Put it back together again :cool:


    You left out the ram on the build you linked to Keep in mind though that you need DDR3 ram if you go with that motherboard.

    Otherwise my advice to you would be that building a pc is actually really simple and it's the deciding which parts you want is what's difficult.
    Stick around here for a few days or read some other threads of people looking to buy computers on a budget. The parts is what's really interesting about it, although it is also nice when the pc boots up first no matter what parts are in it(more relief than anything lol) :D


  • Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 18,381 Mod ✭✭✭✭Solitaire


    Mobo and case are awful, no RAM on there either.

    And I did some more research on that PSU. Until there's a definitive review on it I'd recommend not toching it with a bargepole - I saw how the 350W EssentialPower did and it didn't make happy reading; the deisgn of those things are older than God. Once upon a time Akasa used Enhance as their OEM... now they're selling units Raidmax would be proud of :oNOT WANT!! :eek:

    Stick with the CX400 for now. And if you want a cheap yet blingy case get a NZXT Gamma. The big colourful no-name units are dire quality :o


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,355 ✭✭✭antocann


    yeh i left the ram out on that cos i might be able to get it cheaper else where
    iv got a custom pc i baught online , its : windows 7, 4gb ram 320gb hd , dvdrw so thats decent enough but just wanna get a second pc together
    it will be fun annyoing and a good experience for myself:D:cool:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,355 ✭✭✭antocann


    i kida like the case so i might stick with it , but the mobo and psu is were i need most help ,


  • Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 18,381 Mod ✭✭✭✭Solitaire


    Mobo should be one with a modern chipset, like the one on my list up there. PSUs really start with the Corsair CX400, below that everything tends to be crap :o


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,355 ✭✭✭antocann


    so the mobo in the one above you posted, would that be good also i was lookin at a 1gb video gard , and sugestions?


  • Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 18,381 Mod ✭✭✭✭Solitaire


    With that mobo you wouldn't need a graphics card. Not unless you intended to run 3D games on it anyway.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,355 ✭✭✭antocann


    card!!!


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  • Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 18,381 Mod ✭✭✭✭Solitaire


    Eh?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,355 ✭✭✭antocann


    so, again lol i have ,
    mobo with u said ,
    case,
    cpu,
    what psu would you recomend or the one that was said in an earlyer reply

    thanks for your help


  • Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 18,381 Mod ✭✭✭✭Solitaire


    Corsair CX400 for PSU

    Whatever case you want

    For that mobo you need 2 sticks of DDR2 memory. If you have the money go for 4GB (2x2GB sticks - it'll probably cost more than the CPU! :o), if you don't just get the two 1GB sticks I posted earlier. Not a big loss given your intended uses for the machine :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,355 ✭✭✭antocann


    ok thanx for help everyone , gonna order this in a while so will add a pic when its done hopefully next week


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,355 ✭✭✭antocann


    ok so pc is now built ( after site i got parts from pis*ing me about )
    so heres a few pics of it , just gotta tidy the cable


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,355 ✭✭✭antocann


    and a few more


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,890 ✭✭✭Effluo


    And are you happy in your nappy?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,355 ✭✭✭antocann


    :P


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