Build me a computer!!! suggestions

[dude2]

Hey,

I need to get a new set up. I want to spend max. £450. I was thinking of maybe getting an xp1700 to overclock, then get good cooling.

I need: for about £300-350

Case (with a pretty good PSU)!!!
Motherboard
CPU
Hard drive - 60gb preferably



I have all this already for £100

Coolermaster Aero 4 (Socket 478) (HS-008-CM)
£26.90 £26.90
Akasa AK-171 Copper RAM Heatsinks (SY-000-AK)
£10.00 £20.00
Akasa Hard Disk Cooler - Blue (SY-002-AK)
£9.95 £9.95
System Exhaust Blower (SY-000-GE)
£5.95 £5.95
Zalman ZM-NB32 Motherboard Cooler (SY-001-ZA)
£11.90 £11.90
Akasa Rounded Ultra ATA133/100/66 IDE Cable (0.45m) - Blue (CB-041-GE)
£3.95 £7.90
Akasa Rounded Floppy Cable (0.45m) - Red (CB-047-GE)
£1.95 £1.95

Total £99.34

Any suggestions??


Thanks

Jonny

[L337 M33P]

Ok first off dump all the stuff you are going to get for £100. Rounded cables are for airflow tweaking junkies only, flat ones do just fine. Coolermaster = expensive++, get a ThermalRight SK7 and a Tt Smartfan II from www.tekheads.co.uk. will kill the Aero 4 for cooling.

HD coolers aren't needed, buy an adaptor kit to fit it in a 5 1/4" drive bay.

System exhaust blower - if it's a flat thing, forget it. Normal fans do fine - 2 for about £10. Motherboard cooler - nah. Also, don't bother with RAMsinks as they just suck - put lots of airflow over the RAM and it will be fine.

Motherboard: Abit NF7-S £90
CPU: JIUHB stepping 1800+ from pclincs.co.uk £45
PSU - not a place to go cheap on, go with a £50 350W fortron/FSP
Case: Chieftec dragon if you can affor it - it r0x0rs.

HD: 80Gb WD

[_slh_]

Id advise against buying anything from tekheads, their customer service is non-existant. See my thread in vendor discussion.

[Deathknight]

For a nice cheap case I really like the Antec SLK3700AMB. Its very sharp looking, comes with a 350w PSU but best of all are the 2 120mm fan mounts and the hard drive grommets to reduce noise. A real bargain:

http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproduct.asp?DEPA=1&submit=Go&description=slk3700

If you want a case without a PSU this is internally the same case as the antec and it comes without the PSU:

http://www.directron.com/cslx6a19bl.html

I agree on the Fortron PSU recommendation. Best bang for the buck around.

[Blueacid]

Have a look at the PSUs on www.scan.co.uk - that's where I got my 520w Hiper Power, and it's really powerful! (And it was only £50)

[CrashOveride]

Originally posted by L337 M33P
Ok first off dump all the stuff you are going to get for £100. Rounded cables are for airflow tweaking junkies only, flat ones do just fine. Coolermaster = expensive++, get a ThermalRight SK7 and a Tt Smartfan II from www.tekheads.co.uk. will kill the Aero 4 for cooling.

HD coolers aren't needed, buy an adaptor kit to fit it in a 5 1/4" drive bay.

System exhaust blower - if it's a flat thing, forget it. Normal fans do fine - 2 for about £10. Motherboard cooler - nah. Also, don't bother with RAMsinks as they just suck - put lots of airflow over the RAM and it will be fine.

Motherboard: Abit NF7-S £90
CPU: JIUHB stepping 1800+ from pclincs.co.uk £45
PSU - not a place to go cheap on, go with a £50 350W fortron/FSP
Case: Chieftec dragon if you can affor it - it r0x0rs.

HD: 80Gb WD

The only thing I would change is get an SK-800u and some 80mm fan i fyou can afford it... or maybe that new swiftech HS...

ESP on the PSU, mobo, case, everything to drop. 1700+ is ok if you have a cheaper/same deal from another place.