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"My (planned) Gaming rig"

Ok. I've been doing a lot of research recently and I plan to build a new computer from parts brought from the ludicrously cheap e-buyer. (Thanks to Uncle Albert)

However - This is where you lot come into play - This is only a plan for what spec I want - Please make any suggestions/changes and additions to anything that I may of missed out. I'm not exactly the cleverest person when it comes to choosing parts - All the different spec's and stuff are a tad daunting.

MSI KT4V-L SKT A 8X AGP DDR/Sound/lan/USB2.0 Motherboard - £45.48

AMD ATHLON XP2800+ 333MHz FSB Barton 512kb L2 Cache OEM - £102.51

PC3200 512mb 400MHz DDR RAM - £49.99

Soundblaster 5.1 Live OEM - £20.96

Seagate Barracuda 80Gb 7200rpm UDMA100 Hard Drive OEM - £54.99

Sapphire Radeon 9600PRO 128MB DDR DVI-I TV-Out Lite Retail - £116.16

JNC 4JA 121(a) Red ATX Midi Tower Case 300w PSU - £11.75

Liteon 52x24x52 IDE Internal CD-RW Drive Retail Box - £26.50

Aopen 16x48 IDE DVD Drive Retail Box - £19.99

Alps Floppy Disk Drive 1.44MB 3.5 inch internal OEM - £4.70

Coolermaster CP5-6J31C Socket A Upto XP3000 AMD Approved - £4.91

Chic 870 Scrolling Mouse PS/2 - £1.32

PS/2 Keyboard for Windows UK Version - £1.40

AC Power Lead (Kettle Type) Suitable for ATX PSU - £0.99

USEDSamsung 17 Monitoir SM753S 17 FST .23 70KHz MPR2 - £60.26

Logitech S2-50 2w RMS Speaker Beige OEM - £7.25

Ex VAT = £535.15
Inc VAT = £628.86

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Questions.

1) Is this setup decent? Can you suggest any changes
2) What the monkey does OEM mean
3) Is the motherboard ok for this setup?
4) What about the graphics card?
5) Would this be suitable for running games like Rise Of Nations or Half Life 2?
6) Have I missed anything out (cables/leads etc)
7) Is the case suitable? Or do I need something better?

Thanks.

gamezfreak

1) Is this setup decent? Can you suggest any changes?

Thats a stonking set-up you'll have there, more akin to the one I wanted (well, you've got the gfx card I should've got). Couple of points to note...make sure the monitor is decent. Nothing worse than running top-spec graphics through a crappy monitor.

2) What the monkey does OEM mean
3) Is the motherboard ok for this setup?
4) What about the graphics card?
5) Would this be suitable for running games like Rise Of Nations or Half Life 2?
6) Have I missed anything out (cables/leads etc)
7) Is the case suitable? Or do I need something better?

I might actually ditch the monitor and look for a 2nd hand 17" TFT.

Sorry, managed to botch that up! Let me try again...

1) Is this setup decent? Can you suggest any changes?

Thats a stonking set-up you'll have there, more akin to the one I wanted (well, you've got the gfx card I should've got). Couple of points to note...make sure the monitor is decent. Nothing worse than running top-spec graphics through a crappy monitor.
Also, not sure about the PSU. Is it gonna be enough for that processor and gfx card? Go for a 350W to be sure.

3) Is the motherboard ok for this setup?
Yup.
4) What about the graphics card?
Oh yes.
5) Would this be suitable for running games like Rise Of Nations or Half Life 2?
I'll do something silly if it's not.
6) Have I missed anything out (cables/leads etc)
Don't think so.
7) Is the case suitable? Or do I need something better?
Spend some more money and get a semi-decent case ya tight git! Also, get rid of the kettle lead from your list, as the case should come with one (don't know whether that has already been mentioned here).

Also, thanks for the mention. ;)

gamezfreak wrote:
> I might actually ditch the monitor and look for a 2nd hand 17"
> TFT.

Ahhh...17" tft goodness...the way to go! ;)

(Try and stretch for a new one though.)

Cheers UA.

I'm probably going to go for that Cheiftec case and the RAM from Crucial.

400w PSU from eBuyer.

Are PSU's easy to install?

gamezfreak wrote:

> Are PSU's easy to install?

If you can build the rest of the PC in the first place, you'll have no trouble replacing a PSU!

I wouldn't trust an eBuyer own-brand PSU. Try looking for a brand name one.

http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html? (SPACE) action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=40643


This is the one I have. Nice and quiet, the fan speed is variable according to heat, and always maintains nice stable rails. It's probably better than the eBuyer 400W is.

Uncle Albert wrote:
> If you can build the rest of the PC in the first place, you'll have no
> trouble replacing a PSU!

I've built a PC before - Its not that difficult.

But they all had PSU's supplyed with the case - I was just wondering how to fit one.

Memorandum you rock!

That PSU is cheaper and branded. Good stuff.

Thanks people.