first time build , just need some parts checking and help

Hey, 

i am new to building computers this will my first one, i have done some research and have come to these parts my cash limit i would rather be £600 but this pushes it to around £667

i need a os , i have windows vista 32 bit in list atm don't mind if its 32-64 bit but atm this copy is costing £82.19

i live in the uk, i wont this computer to "furture proof" with upgrades possible.

i wont a quad core because i do a bit of website building ect and need a few programs open , will be used to gaming as well. i know 600£ aint much for a gaming computer but all i can really spend.

thanks for any help Rob

all parts are from novatect or ebuyer

Arctic Cooling AC-FRZ-7P Freezer 7 Pro Socket 775 Processor Cooler

Antec EarthWatts 650W PSU - 80Plus Certified 12cm Fan 3x 12V Rails

Seagate ST3500320AS 500GB Hard Drive SATA II 7200rpm *32MB Cache* - OEM

Antec Nine Hundred 900 - Gaming Case with 200mm Top Fan - No PSU

ASUS HD 4850 512MB DDR3 Dual DVI HDCP HDTV out PCI-E Graphics Card

Geil Black Dragon PC2-6400 800Mhz 2GB Kit (2x1GB)  

Intel Quad Core Q6600 95Watt G0 Stepping 

MSI Intel P45 Neo3-FR Socket 775 DDR2 SATAII Raid  

Antec TriCool 120mm Red LED Fan

It's a very similar build to what I just bought last week, so yes it's good :)

I'd recommend doubling up on the RAM - the sticks your are getting are only £30 so another pair will be great (though 2 x 2GB sticks would leave the potential for further upgrading in the future, whereas 4 x 1GB sticks will fill the motherboard).

I chose Vista 64-bit, and with only essential software installed for everyday use 1.2GB of memory is in use while idle. 2GB just wouldn't leave much room for gaming.

could anyone say a good case thats looks good and is cheaper :P

gonna double the ram and go with 64bit

people think i should get the antec 900 ( in list now ) or a different case?

 it is currently £60 on ebuyer which is a good deal 

this one isnt bad buy i prefer coolermaster cases much more hardware friendly then some of the others ive seen. (like the one i have which is ugly as sin :P)

this case

Only get that CPU if your going to overclock,,,otherwise get a E8400 because it will perform a lot better in games at stock speeds. apart from that iam liking your build.Daytona_178

never have overclocked , but from what i'v herd it aint hard and my case will easily be cool enouth with a descent cpu cooler. so yeh i probley will overclock 

i am right yeh?

any other ideas or is it all fine ?

I'm guessing your not able to get parts through Newegg since you are in the UK...but this is just to show you some other ideas if you haven't made up your mind up yet.

Case with windows.......

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146047 (can compair with the Antec 900)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146025 (I have this case..Love it ! )

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811144197

Case without side windows......

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811112184 (this case looks like very high quality, though not flashy)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119137 (I bought this case to rebuild a friends PC...it's very well built and looks great)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811144190

Hope this give you some other ideas......good luck :)

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[QUOTE="Daytona_178"]Only get that CPU if your going to overclock,,,otherwise get a E8400 because it will perform a lot better in games at stock speeds. apart from that iam liking your build.Robc1993

never have overclocked , but from what i'v herd it aint hard and my case will easily be cool enouth with a descent cpu cooler. so yeh i probley will overclock 

i am right yeh?

any other ideas or is it all fine ?

You can get the Antec 300 and get a better videocard. What program do you use to design website? If it's Dreamweaver, I don't think it'll support more than 2 cores. I'm not sure about FrontPage as I haven't used that for ages. But generally, even a single core is fast enough for general web-designing with all those image editing programs opened. :_). BTW I haven't seen any benefits with my Quadcore compared to my Dell Pentium 4 in these task yet, besides opening speed. Heh!redneckdouglas

oh ok thanks for the input i always have 3 or more programs open when doing web design, on my duel core 2ghz it sometimes plays up thats all

I'm guessing your not able to get parts through Newegg since you are in the UK...but this is just to show you some other ideas if you haven't made up your mind up yet.

Case with windows.......

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146047 (can compair with the Antec 900)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146025 (I have this case..Love it ! )

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811144197

 

Case without side windows......

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811112184 (this case looks like very high quality, though not flashy)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119137 (I bought this case to rebuild a friends PC...it's very well built and looks great)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811144190

Hope this give you some other ideas......good luck :)

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DieselCat18

thanks for the time theses are all good cases by the looks of it :P gonna take some time going though them. :) very helpful

Robc1993.......YW.....good luck with your new system build....:)

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