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Hello,

Im hoping to build a decent PC for under £300.
This what I got so far:
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/148715
Intel Pentium Dual Core E5200 2.5GHz Socket 775 800FSB 2MB Cache Retail Boxed
£65.50

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/145707
MSI P45 Neo-F Socket 775 8 channel audio ATX Motherboard
£79.18

or

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/147238
Gigabyte GA-EG31M-S2 Socket 775 onboard VGA 7.1 channel audio mATX Motherboard
£42.99
^^ Is this a good mobo, what is mATX? will it matter for me?, if yes please suggest another around £50, that would work with the CPU.

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/119279
Crucial 2GB kit (2x1GB) DDR2 800MHz/PC2-6400 Ballistix Memory Non-ECC Unbuffered CL4 Lifetime Warranty
£23.68


http://www.ebuyer.com/product/124733
Western Digital WD2500AAKS Caviar SE 250GB 7200RPM SATAII/300 16MB Cache - OEM
£36.20

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/96712
Liteon 52x32x52x16 CD-RW/DVD Combo Drive Internal IDE Black Bare Drive - OEM
£9.99

Force3D X1650Pro 512MB DDR2 DVI VGA TV Out PCI-E Graphics Card
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/148220
£27.00

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/144483#
Compucase 6T10 Piano Black MATX E-SATA Case With Arctic Power 400W PSU 20+4pin 1x SATA
£37.18

is it all compatible?, also is the PSU/Case a decent one, cuz i dont want the PSU melting on me lol. or is 400w not enough!
What dya reckon to the gfx card?

Please give me comments and other options and cheaper deals :P (I live in UK tho...)

Thanks,
Dave

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Reply to clarkd

If you're chosing between those boards, you should probably go with the MSI. The gigabyte is a micro atx board, they are smaller and a little harder to work on. The MSI will be a little faster. You should really look at least getting into the E7300 cpu. The speed difference will be very noticeable.

For the combo drive, I would suggest this, or some other SATA drive. The prices are virtually identical these days and the smaller cable allows for better airflow.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6827106100

The case is a mini case, it will be hard to work with that compact space. This case is a mid tower and comes with a psu. It's not great, but it looks like you are going with a budget system, so it should do what you need.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811156201

Reply to aford10

Okay Thanks. I dont really want to spend more than £50 on the mobo tho. ANy other suggestions?

Unfortuneately I cant buy from newegg as im in the UK. Please give links from ebuyer.com!

Thanks,
Dave./

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