First Time Build: Will it work? (or blend)

[robisfantastic]

Hi everyone, I’m planning to build a computer soon and so far I have come up with this. I was planning to crossfire my 5770 later on but I don’t think my motherboard will like it or buy a HD 5850 but I don’t think I can afford one. Please can someone help me and point out my errors!


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APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: this week

BUDGET RANGE: 500-700

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: gaming, surfing the internet, watching movies, doing homework/work

PARTS NOT REQUIRED: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: I’m new to this so I’m open to suggestions for reliable ones.

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: (e.g.: Grand Fenwick)

PARTS PREFERENCES: by brand or type (e.g.: I would like to use an AMD CPU & Biostar mobo with a 24" LCD and full tower case)

OVERCLOCKING: Maybe / No (mostly no)

SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Maybe

MONITOR RESOLUTION: currently 1280x1024 but planning upgrade to 1920x1080

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: I’d like a stable computer as this is my first build.

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CM Storm
CM Storm Scout + Coolermaster Silent Pro 700W Modular PSU *Special Offer Bundle* £129.25
CM]http://www.ebuyer.com/product/177749]CM Storm Scout + Coolermaster Silent Pro 700W Modular PSU *Special Offer Bundle* £129.25[/url]

Intel i5 750 CPU £148.23

Asus P7P55D-E Intel P55 (Socket 1156) DDR3 Motherboard £112.98 [90-MIBBN0-G0EAY00Z]


Western Digital Caviar Blue 320GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (WD3200AAKS) [WD3200AAKS-00SBA0]


Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium - Complete package - 1 PC - DVD - English - United Kingdom


[url XFX]http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/1GB-XFX-HD5770-PCI-E-20(x16)-4800MHz-GDDR5-GPU-850MHz-Cores-800-2x-DL-DVI-I-HDMI]XFX HD 5770 Graphics Card£126.39 [/url]

Total £668.42


Looking for RAM and Optical Drive currently and am open to suggestions (help).

P.S sorry if ive done the links wrong i tried

 

[Proximon]

I'm a big fan of WD, but this Seagate is faster in sustained reads and 500GB and less money:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-206-SE

You did the links fine, mostly I suggest you check Dabs and ebuyer as well. They usually have better prices.
http://www.ebuyer.com/
http://www.dabs.com/

At that price range you would be better going with AMD.

X2 555
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/198349

880G MB
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/218931

4GB RAM 1333
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/178943

Samsung Spinpoint F3
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/146252

Optical drive
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/227080

Case
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/131551

PSU
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/159918

 

[Upendra09]

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CD-112-LG&groupid=701&catid=10&subcat=951

that is a good optical drive

and for RAM
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-183-OC&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1516

is the RAM expensive? i am not familiar with Euros, just USD

 

[Proximon]

That leaves you with enough for a good card and OS

Palit GTX 460 1GB
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/227182

 

[robisfantastic]

That leaves you with enough for a good card and OS

Palit GTX 460 1GB
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/227182

Wow guys thank you so much, sorry about the slow reply but I was looking at all the parts you helped me out with and I was wondering if I could upgrade to a AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition either now or later on, Whether or not to get a ATX board and what performance gains would be had if I put another 460 in SLI as I hear the gains are great but I’m not sure how well this motherboard would support it as it only has one PCIe 2.0, would it still be a good idea as an upgrade later on? Or maybe buy a 5850 or equivalent later on. Please Enlighten me.

 

[robisfantastic]

Saying that im not sure if you can run sli on that motherboard (facepalm).

 

[Proximon]

Yeah not a CF board. You could certainly upgrade to a 955, it's all just a matter of budget. I have a feel for US builds but UK builds are a bit hard for me to guess at when it comes to price points. If we work it all over a bit we can likely squeeze out more value for the money.