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Hey guys, I am building my first pc and was hoping someone could advise me a bit about it, I already have a hard drive and dvd drive from an old computer which i hope to use, I will have it hooked up to my lcd tv and already have a keyboard and mouse and OS.

My budget is E400 and I hope to use the pc to mainly watch videos online but I also hope to play games such as NFS Undercover, GTA4, Fifa 09. I am a little worried about compatibility between the new mobo and the old hard drive/dvd drive. Hopefully someone a bit more knowledgeable than me can advise me on it

Anyways here are the bits I am considering;

Case
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/New-Mhel-Sli [...] 240%3A1318

MOBO MSI K9N NEO-F V3
http://www.pixmania.ie/ie/uk/63612 [...] ket-n.html

CPU AMD Athlon 64x2 5400+
http://www.pixmania.ie/ie/uk/14587 [...] 8-ghz.html

PSU ADVANCE EA4G-650 650W PC Power Unit
http://www.pixmania.ie/ie/uk/13850 [...] er-un.html

Graphics PNY GeForce 9800 GT - 512 MB
http://www.pixmania.ie/ie/uk/14512 [...] mb-gd.html

OR
Radeon 4850 512mb
http://www.pixmania.ie/ie/uk/14838 [...] -slot.html

Ram CORSAIR TWIN2X4096-6400C5 4 GB
http://www.pixmania.ie/ie/uk/62718 [...] -gb-2.html

The old dvd drive is a HLDS GWA-4161B DVD±RW-DL Drive specs located here; http://support.packardbell.com/uk/ [...] pb13310501

and the old hard drive is a HDD Seagate Alpine BP Series specs located here; http://support.packardbell.com/uk/ [...] pb13310501

Thanks in advance for any replies guys its much appreciated!

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1. DO NOT GET THAT PSU!!!!!!!. Get a quality PSU from Corsair, PC Power & Cooling, Antec, OCZ.

2. Do consider getting a new HDD, that HDD is quite old so it might hit the bin soon.

3. What resolution do you plan to play at?

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Cheers for the advice Shadow

Im not too sure about the resolutions, I have it connected to a 42' LCD if that helps

I havent gotten into any pc gaming at all yet apart from Football Manager due to onl having onboard graphics at present! But for normal use I use a 800x600 resolution (shortsighted).

Would the dvd drive be okay to connect? Dont need anything special in that area

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42' LCD if that helps

I think 42' is quite too big, wouldn't you? :lol:

DVD drive is fine. Also is the 42" 108p or 720p?

Message edited by Shadow703793 on 12-13-2008 at 09:00:53 PM

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Reply to Shadow703793

I use it as a tv too. Are big screens not any good for pc games?
Yeah its a 108p as far as I know. What do you think about the motherboard, are they any good?

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^ I know it's a TV but don't you think 42 feet (that's what you wrote) is just too big?

If it's 1080p then get the 4850. Motherboard etc are fine but I preffer an ASUS or a Gigabyte but MSI is good for your budget.

Message edited by Shadow703793 on 12-13-2008 at 10:06:04 PM

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Thanks for your help shadow I think im gonna hold off until I have a bigger budget and build a much better pc instead of doing it on a budget!

P.S Im still on the lookout for the 42 feet tv :lol:

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