I am building a pc for the first time

gramparacer

Hello
i am considering building a pc using parts from
cex and custompcparts.ie are these reliable sources for parts

the parts i am using

https://www.custompcparts.ie/asus-drw-24d5mt-internal-dvd-super-multi-dl-black-optical-disc-drive.ireland.direct.gaming.components?fee=12&fep=7500&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIgtrY0Zqd1wIVE54bCh2EfAqSEAQYASABEgLAifD_BwE#.Wfm4Arrp2hC

https://www.custompcparts.ie/asrock-fm2a68m-hd-motherboard-a68.ireland.direct.gaming.components#.Wfm4B7rp2hB

https://ie.webuy.com/product.php?sku=SCPUAMDA45300#.WfmrtLrp2f0

https://www.custompcparts.ie/deepcool-ice-blade-200m-heatsink-fan-intel-amd-sockets-fluid-dynamic-bearing.ireland.direct.gaming.components#.WfmhSLrp2f0

https://ie.webuy.com/product.php?sku=SHDDSIC0AA#.WfmoMbrp2hB

https://ie.webuy.com/product.php?sku=SSSDSAMMZ7PA128G#.WfmjH7rp2f0

https://ie.webuy.com/product.php?sku=SMEM8QAA#.WfmiDLrp2f0

https://www.custompcparts.ie/cit-1019-black-silver-midi-case-500w-psu.ireland.direct.gaming.components#.WfnDJrrp2hB




is it ok to use 2nd hand parts
what else do i need to build it
Are those parts compatible with each other
Will they fit in that case
do i have to buy cables and cooling fans
is that processer a good one
Any recommendations I want to keep this a cheap build

jhud

The pc you are building would be really old and you dont have a graphic card. So i guess its just for office.

The cpu is list of high end and low end is here https://www.cpubenchmark.net/

Pc parts picker can help with finding compatible parts https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/

Buying all parts second hand you would required sata cables for hard drives and dvd\cd drive unless motherboard is new they normally provide 2 so if you go with 2 hard drives and dvd\cd you will need 1 more.

Amazon.co.uk uk site for parts they have pre-owned options stay with amazon as seller and anything over 25 is free delivery so you can bundle.

The best thing is to post up a list using the template available on this area and answer the questions. It includes things like have you Operating system or screen whats intended use and whats your budget. Weather you want secondhand or new etc...

Digital Solitude

Would be okay to use second hand parts, the ones you've listed are pretty old though


What's your budget?

TerrorFirmer

The processor is about what you would expect from an €8 processor, i.e it's terrible and only suitable for browsing the web and that kind of thing.

Which is fine if that's what you're after, but then you might as well just buy a 2nd hand i5 full machine on Ebay for €150 which will do that much better.

K.O.Kiki

Your build: https://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/GqrMLD

What you should buy: http://www.adverts.ie/for-sale/computers/desktops/492/price_150-250/processor_68/
(probably any old Intel machine here)

Also, CEX are known to be unreliable, sending wrong parts all the time.

TerrorFirmer

K.O.Kiki wrote: »

Also, CEX are known to be unreliable, sending wrong parts all the time.

They are brutally bad. They don't distinguish at all between normal ram and ECC ram so it's a lottery sometimes if you buy online.

More than once I've bought something like an i7-6700 only to receive a Pentium CPU in an i7 box.

Thankfully there's a store right beside me so it's no hassle to bring the stuff in there and get refunded but it would be a major pain if you had to go posting stuff back....especially when their online customer service is abysmal.

The only thing I would trust there are graphics cards as they actually test those.

They do not test CPUs, RAM or hard drives.

gramparacer

What would be the cheapest pc I could build that would have ok specs
I am familiar with replacing
CMOS battery’s
Hdd
Ssd
DVD drive
And I know windows inside out
Would I have difficulty building a pc
I think I will use ddr3 ram as it is cheaper
I would use it manly for
Word
Publisher
Web browsing
Etc

This would not be my primary pc

The most I would spend is about 300
A 120gb ssd would be more than enough memory