APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Within the next couple of months
BUDGET RANGE: Around £1000
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Some gaming, Internet, Watching video (DVD and downloaded / streaming content currently, but may want HD stuff later), Occasional music production
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Monitor
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: UK based websites
PARTS PREFERENCES: N/A
OVERCLOCKING: No
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Maybe later if I need to, but not straight away
MONITOR RESOLUTION: I'm thinking of using a 26" HDTV initially so resolution will be 1366 x 768. I may want to get a bigger TV or a higher resolution monitor later. Does anyone have any views on using an HDTV of this size / resolution as a monitor?
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: I'd like my games to look good and I'd like to be able to play what is current and at least a little way into the future, but as I've said above I'll be playing them at a relatively low resolution to start off with. It would be good if the PC was fairly quiet, small and plain looking (I'm not into flashy cases). I'd also like the PC to last for some time before it needs an upgrade or at least be easily upgradeable.
I'm new to building a complete system, although I have opened up PCs and changed / upgraded components like RAM, drives, etc. I'm a bit nervous about things like cooling and exactly what extra stuff I'll need on top of the obvious bits like motherboard, processor, graphics card, drives, case, PSU, etc.
A magazine (Computer Shopper) I picked up this month has the following among it's best buys:
AMD Phenom II X4 920 processor
MSI DKA790GX Platinum motherboard
Crucial CT2KIT25664AA1067 4GB DDR2 memory
Antec Solo case
I was also thinking about maybe an ATI Radeon HD 4850 graphics card, but should I think about an x2 card and how much onboard memory might I need?
Any recommendations for makes of hard / optical drives?
Would these be appropriate together and for my purposes? Sorry if this is a bit vague, but I would really appreciate any input or advice!
BUDGET RANGE: Around £1000
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Some gaming, Internet, Watching video (DVD and downloaded / streaming content currently, but may want HD stuff later), Occasional music production
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Monitor
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: UK based websites
PARTS PREFERENCES: N/A
OVERCLOCKING: No
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Maybe later if I need to, but not straight away
MONITOR RESOLUTION: I'm thinking of using a 26" HDTV initially so resolution will be 1366 x 768. I may want to get a bigger TV or a higher resolution monitor later. Does anyone have any views on using an HDTV of this size / resolution as a monitor?
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: I'd like my games to look good and I'd like to be able to play what is current and at least a little way into the future, but as I've said above I'll be playing them at a relatively low resolution to start off with. It would be good if the PC was fairly quiet, small and plain looking (I'm not into flashy cases). I'd also like the PC to last for some time before it needs an upgrade or at least be easily upgradeable.
I'm new to building a complete system, although I have opened up PCs and changed / upgraded components like RAM, drives, etc. I'm a bit nervous about things like cooling and exactly what extra stuff I'll need on top of the obvious bits like motherboard, processor, graphics card, drives, case, PSU, etc.
A magazine (Computer Shopper) I picked up this month has the following among it's best buys:
AMD Phenom II X4 920 processor
MSI DKA790GX Platinum motherboard
Crucial CT2KIT25664AA1067 4GB DDR2 memory
Antec Solo case
I was also thinking about maybe an ATI Radeon HD 4850 graphics card, but should I think about an x2 card and how much onboard memory might I need?
Any recommendations for makes of hard / optical drives?
Would these be appropriate together and for my purposes? Sorry if this is a bit vague, but I would really appreciate any input or advice!
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