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Originally Posted by Dave Stones
I have bought this case. Thanks for all the advice of everyone, but a budget of £80 to spend just on a case was possibly a bit too much for me... so, I have spent £40 on the case instead. That leaves me with a bit of extra budget to spend elsewhere. Still need to pair a PSU to go with the case, but that will come later. Like I said, being poor means this project will spread out towards Christmas, possibly beyond... |
It is easy to spend way too much on a case/PSU and what are you getting? Fancy set of lights on the fan? (chich you can't see as it's under the desk), but I guess buying case/PSU separately it's simpler to buy a replacement PSU, if required, to a 'standard' pattern.
Last case I bought was because my PSU died, so I went to Maplin and bought their £45 (thereabouts) all-in case/PSU - 450W, so enough for my needs - at the moment.
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Originally Posted by Dave Stones
I am also weighing up the pros and cons of this motherboard. It might seem excessive... but I want this computer to be as future proof as possible |
Motherboard and future-proof in the same paragraph? Pointless, in my opinion. After a year, two at the most, the technology will want you to get new gear. So, better to buy a good solution for now that allows you to upgrade in 2 years time, than a brilliant solution that you'll hate in 3 years because it's hopelessly out-of-date, but you can't afford to change cos it cost so much!
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Originally Posted by Dave Stones
That's it for now... Guess it was more of a ramble really, but any more advice feel fee to throw it at me. I've built many systems before but any pointers are always useful   |
Lots, and Lots and LOTS of memory. Fast and reliable (i.e. avoid whacky new technology only 3 months old.) And since the disk(s) will be almost certainly 100Gb minimum, you're going to have a job keeping it backed up, so I'd recommend buying 2 (or more) and getting a mobo that supports RAID - that way you don't need to panic when one drive expires. (BTW - don't buy all drives the same make - just in case you get 3 from one batch and they all fail the same day!)
Have fun - I think system design/build is great fun. Soon as I got one built I want a new one.
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Originally Posted by Ramrod
... and overclockers were good for avalability...
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IMHO overclocking just means pushing the components to the edge of their design spec and reducing their life-span. Tho' if we assume we're building a new system in <2 years that's probably not an issue.