Hi guys,
My house got burglared and my laptop is gone , so I need a new computer.
I have decided to build my own and the main purpose is gaming really (mostly MMOs and cars games, with a bit of FPS here and there). My budget is round £500-750 and I know my way around computers, but I'm not familiar with the performance/overclocking scene, so I guess it's better to ask for help. My main concern is that I might get 1 "bad" part that slows down the rest or do other newbie mistakes (like getting a CPU cooler that doesn't fit, etc).
I am considering going the OC route, but I don't want to do anything too extreme or complex (one step at a time). I also want to keep noise level fairly low.
I bought a Leadtek 256MB GeForce 8600GTS. I wanted an ATI card, but this seemed cheap at £60 and I can later get a higher spec one.
http://www.evesham.com/products/info.asp?e=0BC2081A-72EF-42C7-9982-2EC1FDAA7563
So I'm thinking...
CPU:
Unsure between a Athlon 64 X2 5000+ AM2 Black Edition or maybe a "normal" Athlon 5200, 5600. If my reasoning is correct the Black has lower cache, but is 65nm and seems to OC quite well, while OCing the normal ones will require better components overall.
RAM:
Thinking of getting 2GB of DDR2-800, going for 4-4-4-12 timings. I'm under the impression that 2GB will be enough.
Disk:
Western Digital Caviar SE16 320GB 7200RPM 16MB. I would like to have a fast disk, size is not a big concern, since I don't hoard MP3 or movies like most people. Thought about getting Raid 0, but probably a waste considering the budget.
Display:
Acer AL2216Wbd 22" 5ms. Can't find reviews for more 22" screens and this one seems fairly good price/quality.
Motherboard:
No idea, very confused to be honest, there is SO much choice.
Case:
No idea. I wanted a mini-tower so it's not so hard to carry around, but not sure how that works regarding fitting all in and making sure I can get enough thermal dissipation without much fan noise.
So to summarize, I want to build and AMD system, mini-tower factor, that ideally performs well for games and is as quiet as possible.
Help would be greatly appreciated since I'm a bit lost
My house got burglared and my laptop is gone , so I need a new computer.
I have decided to build my own and the main purpose is gaming really (mostly MMOs and cars games, with a bit of FPS here and there). My budget is round £500-750 and I know my way around computers, but I'm not familiar with the performance/overclocking scene, so I guess it's better to ask for help. My main concern is that I might get 1 "bad" part that slows down the rest or do other newbie mistakes (like getting a CPU cooler that doesn't fit, etc).
I am considering going the OC route, but I don't want to do anything too extreme or complex (one step at a time). I also want to keep noise level fairly low.
I bought a Leadtek 256MB GeForce 8600GTS. I wanted an ATI card, but this seemed cheap at £60 and I can later get a higher spec one.
http://www.evesham.com/products/info.asp?e=0BC2081A-72EF-42C7-9982-2EC1FDAA7563
So I'm thinking...
CPU:
Unsure between a Athlon 64 X2 5000+ AM2 Black Edition or maybe a "normal" Athlon 5200, 5600. If my reasoning is correct the Black has lower cache, but is 65nm and seems to OC quite well, while OCing the normal ones will require better components overall.
RAM:
Thinking of getting 2GB of DDR2-800, going for 4-4-4-12 timings. I'm under the impression that 2GB will be enough.
Disk:
Western Digital Caviar SE16 320GB 7200RPM 16MB. I would like to have a fast disk, size is not a big concern, since I don't hoard MP3 or movies like most people. Thought about getting Raid 0, but probably a waste considering the budget.
Display:
Acer AL2216Wbd 22" 5ms. Can't find reviews for more 22" screens and this one seems fairly good price/quality.
Motherboard:
No idea, very confused to be honest, there is SO much choice.
Case:
No idea. I wanted a mini-tower so it's not so hard to carry around, but not sure how that works regarding fitting all in and making sure I can get enough thermal dissipation without much fan noise.
So to summarize, I want to build and AMD system, mini-tower factor, that ideally performs well for games and is as quiet as possible.
Help would be greatly appreciated since I'm a bit lost