Need Advice on new homebuild...

Look for a P43 or P45 motherboard.

A generic 400W PSU may struggle or fail with an 8800GT or 9800GT. An ATI 4830 might draw a bit less power, but the same thing applies.

thank you for the quick reply, what Watts do you reccomend? keeping in mind its a quad core and the min power reqierment for a 8800gt is 400w

also is there a mobo that im looking for within the price range of 50 pounds? (sorry for saying pounds, my icon thing dont work)

Is this setup better? seeing as Q6600 is quite expensive:

AMD PHENOM 8650 X3 SOCKET AM2 PROCESSOR 64 BIT Tri core processor.
AMD PHENOM X3 8650 3.5MB SKT-AM2+ 3600MT/s
Model Number:HD8650WCJ3BGH / HD8650WCGHBOX
Package Type:Retail
Warranty:3 Years
Interface:Socket AM2+
Bus Speed:3600MT/s
Core Name:Toliman
Core Frequency:2.3GHz
Core Voltage:1.1v - 1.25v
Process Technology:65nm
Bus/Core Ratio:11.5
Memory Controller ual
L1 Cache:384KB
L2 Cache:1.5MBL3 Cache: 2MB
Multi-Core Design
HyperTransport 3.0
Cool n Quiet 2.0

COST : 100 pounds


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Mobo for this
Biostar GF8100-M2+SE Socket AM2 Motherboard
BIOSTAR GF8100 M2+SE Socket AM2
Package Type: Retail

Supports AMD Athlon Dual Core & Phenom Quad Core & Triple Core Processors

Supports both Windows XP 32-bit & 64-bit and Windows Vista 32-bit & 64-bit
Chipset: NVIDIA GeForce 8100
CPU Interface: Socket AM2 & AM2+
Front Side Bus: From 1000MHz to 4000MHz +

On board 512MB nVidia GeForce 8100 Turbo Cache Graphics

RAM Technology: DDR2 (Dual Channel) MAX 8GB
RAM Slots: 2 x 240-Pin

RAM Speeds: DDR2 533 / 667 / 800 / 1066
RAM Speeds: DDR2 4200 / DDR2 5300 / DDR2 6400 / DDR2 8500
Max Memory Support: 8GB
Expansion Slots: 1 x PCI Express x16 (2.0)
Expansion Slots: 2 x 32-bit PCI
Storage Controller: 1 x P-ATA/133
Storage Controller: 6 x S-ATA & S-ATA2
Support SATA RAID: 0,1,5,0+1
On-Board LAN: 1 x 10/100
On-Board Audio: 6-channel Realtek 5.1 HD Audio
4 x rear USB2.0 Ports (plus 4 x front USB header)
Motherboard Dimensions: ATX 190mm x 244mm


COST : 46 pounds!

will this be okay for the work i am doing?

everything will addup to 284 pounds. if i add a 8800gt (Exc. a psu)


What do ya think

found a quad core for 136 pounds!

Special Features Thermal Design Power: 95W‚True Multi-Core Design‚HyperTransport 3.0‚Cool n Quiet 2.0
Memory Controller Dual
Model Number HD9750WCJ4BGH / HD9750WCGHBOX
L1 Cache 4 x 128KB
Interface Socket AM2+
Bus Speed 3600MT/s
Core Frequency 2.4GHz
Package Type Retail
Core Name Agena
L2 Cache 4 x 512KB‚L3 Cache: 2MB
Product Name AMD PHENOM X4 9750 4MB SKT-AM2+ 3600MT/s RET
Bus/Core Ratio 12x
Warranty 1 Years
Core Voltage 1.1v - 1.25v
Process Technology 65nm
Package Contents Heatsink and Fan


are phenoms good? i dont think il over clock it so yeah. only thing il overclock is the gfx card.


thanks, PS Wont let me edit.

It's not so much the wattage as the quality of the PSU. 400W might be OK with a very good unit, but generally you should have a bit more margin.

Here is an excellent deal:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA...

This motherboard would do:
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/149274

Are you sure you need a quad? Have a look at my guide, linked in my sig.

In most applications and games, an E8400 would do far better than a Phenom.

thank you, il have a look