[kayla23]

Hi guys need advise on build system this what i'm thinkin purchasing please tell what u think is all compatible and would it give me a powerfull computer system Please rate 1 out 10 for a £400 budget what do u think???
check it out advise please thanks in advance

sorry heres the specs what do you think is compatible

Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-MA770T-UD3 AMD 770 Socket AM3 8 Channel Audio ATX Motherboard. (http://www.ebuyer.com/product/196403)
Processor
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T 2.8GHz 9MB Cache Socket AM3 Retail Box Processor. (http://www.ebuyer.com/product/204939)
RAM
EXTRA VALUE 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 1333MHz Memory Kit 1.5V CL9 two sets total 8GB of each of 2BG. (http://www.ebuyer.com/product/192049)
Power UNIT
Corsair 650W TX Series PSU - 120mm Fan, 80+% Efficiency, Single +12V Rail. (http://www.ebuyer.com/product/135514)
Total cost £334.33 £50 going on a case and using my 350GB Hardrive

[Martyr2]

Yes it should be all compatible. As for power, it is ok for the money you are spending. I run a Gigabyte motherboard with a Phenom x4 Black Edition. One thing you are missing in this though is a video card. That is going to make a difference, especially if this is going to be for any type of gaming. It is also going to be one of your more expensive pieces for anything half way decent. You are looking for cards between £58 - £100+. ATI makes some powerful cards, but they tend to have a lot of buggy drivers. Nividia is pretty solid too. As for manufacturers, XFX hands down because they usually give you double lifetime warranties (the warranty can be transferred to a second person if you sell the card) and they tend to have better cooling systems. They are also a bit pricier because of it.

I have an ATI 5850 Black Edition XFX and the thing is a monster, both in power and physical size (it is nearly a foot long and won't fit in standard cases).

Rating 1 out of 10 (still depends on video card choice).... I rate your rig a solid 6 overall power, solid 8 for the money you want to spend.




Note: May want to consider a better ram too, extra value seems to be a cheapo brand. Good brands are OCZ, GSkill and Corsair of course.

This post has been edited by Martyr2: 08 January 2011 - 01:41 PM

[kayla23]

I don't play games on the pc do i still need a video card to connect the pc to the monitor???

[xTorvos]

Due to your choice of motherboards, you don't have on-board video. What this means is that you will have to buy a video card to connect the monitor to your PC.

Since you aren't planning to do anything graphics intensive, a cheap video card will be fine for you.

Also, I noticed you're buying from ebuyer.com. I just thought I'd let you know that when people buy PC parts, they usually go to Newegg.com. It's good to shop around, but for quality, price, and easy of use, Newegg.com is the best.

[Martyr2]

From what I see of the board it doesn't have any onboard video support, so yes you will need a video card. Most monitors now a days attach either by HDMI or DVI. Older monitors used the old serial cables. This board appears to have none of those items. My gigabyte has none of those either and so you will need a video card which will fit into a slot on the board and has the appropriate port on the back to attach to your monitor type.

Even if it had onboard video, it is usually a poor quality video. If you had any modern monitor the quality would be a bit crappy. You can get decent video cards that will have at least a DVI port. However, if you have a new LCD monitor with crisp colors you should at least try and get a card which has a DVI and HDMI port on the back. This will allow you to take advantage of HDMI and get the most out of your monitor. HDMI cables (which are not typically included with the video card) can be anywhere £5 - £40 depending on brand.

Hope that helps.

This post has been edited by Martyr2: 08 January 2011 - 01:57 PM

[kayla23]

thanks i wasnt aware about the video cards my current monitor is a HP TFT
19" HP Wide Brightview TFT 1440 x 900 resolution, Contrast 1000:1, Brightness 300cd/m2, 5 sec Response Rate full description can be found here (http://www.pcupgrade.co.uk/productdetails.asp?productid=6568&categoryid=165)


video cards are those it i dnt really know anything about. can u guys send me some links of it specialy from the above site
http://www.ebuyer.co...cs-Cards-Nvidia

Butway newegg.com is are more expensive

[Martyr2]

See I am glad you told us the monitor because your monitor in fact uses one of the older serial cable styles called a 15 pin D-sub. So you will want a video card that has that type of connector on the back. This is a typical style connector that you can find on the older style video cards. One such card is listed here...

Inno3D GTS 450

If you hover over the image, you will see a closer up view of the picture. If you look very closely on the back of the card you will see two little ports that come off the back. The top one is your VGA connector that will fit your monitor. The bottom one is a little bigger and longer and that is your DVI connector for more modern LCD monitors. At the very top of the card there (not jetting off the back) is also a smaller port and that is your HDMI port. This card has all three ports.

Any card that says "VGA" in the title should have the right connector for you. If you are in question, look at the specs of the card and see if it says anything about the 15 pin d-sub or ask the company selling the card before you buy.

This post has been edited by Martyr2: 08 January 2011 - 02:53 PM

[kayla23]

Thanks alot guys really appreciate the help if anything else u guys think i might be missing please do let me know
check list

motherboard, processor, memoryDDR3, power suplly, gonna use SATA 350 hardrive and Optical Drives from previous pc now looking into graphic card i'm i missing anything please let me know ohh keyboard mouse cheked

[xTorvos]

You should also get a case, but you may already have one. Some enthusiasts would also recommend a Heat Sink Fan as well. I have the Arctic Freezer Pro 7, but I'm not sure if this will fit on your motherboard. If you decide to get an aftermarket HSF, be sure to also get some Arctic Silver to apply it with.

This is just an option. Your processor should come with its own HSF, but the stock ones aren't always the best.

[kayla23]

yeah had case in mind too but thanks everyone hopefully in d middle of the week i will be on here from my brand new semi powerfull pc any more advise are welcome Thanks again guys.

[Janitor]

kayla23, on 08 January 2011 - 08:45 PM, said:

I don't play games on the pc do i still need a video card to connect the pc to the monitor???

Why don't you wait for the 8 Core AMD processor...Downside not all games have been developed to take full advantage of even 4CPU yet....

[Dark Harbinger]

What are you going to primarily use the computer for, the answer really affects what you need to buy. For basic internet, flash games, emails, etc. you really aren't going to need the 1055, or 8GB of RAM. A 955BE is more than enough for standard home PC use and if you have a 32bit OS then the 8GB of RAM would not be advantageous for you. Let us know what you plan on doing with the computer and we can help you more.

This post has been edited by Dark Harbinger: 06 February 2011 - 08:46 PM