Need Help with new build PC

[Stephen]

try www.aria.co.uk I have built a few systems using parts bought there. Good prices on most things.

[khado]

u wanna try www.dabs.com will beat anything on the internet, 3 day delivery easiest place ive been too, all my pc stuff came from here, superb place

[zeus9876]

Almost forgot the most important part...... The OS. Which should i go for, XP Pro or MCE if XP then x32 or x64 ?

what graphics card you going to be using??
As far as os check your devices if u can get 64 bit drivers then xp64 all the way.I wouldnt touch media centre with a 20 foot pole If theres things you need to run in 32 bit then either dual boot xp64 and xp 32 or stick with xp32. I think xp64 is a cracking os mind far better than 32 bit for me

The reason I ask about gfx is if you already got an nvidia buy a sli board, Also make sure the sata 2 hdd will work on the sapphire board. Ebuyer has a 320 gig western digital sata 1 drive (wont be much slower than a sata 2 ) for 67 quid

[zeus9876]

Graphics card is a Power colour ati radeon x800GT pci-E 256mb

Ok so the boards good just check support for sata II its wouldnt be too much of a loss if you have the sata I

[zeus9876]

and for peak hard drive performance the Sapphire PC-A9RD580Adv boasts two ATA133 ports, SATA RAID 0/1 and SATA-II RAID 0/1 support.

With that said looks like everything is a go yes ?

All these prices mainly came from overclockers but i will be shopping around for these excact items elsewhere to get the best bargins.

yeah its a go

[Gareth]

Originally Posted by __spc__

My local supplier would sell me the parts, then charge JUST £20 to put it together. If I told them I had £1480 to build a PC with, they'd love it! They're pretty comparable to online prices aswell, so you might as well go local... I would.

Just outta interest, which shop is this...? I'm in Swindon too

[zeus9876]

UPDATE.

I've talked my mate into spending a few more ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£ÃƒÆ ’‚£ and we are now going for the 4800+ and a better GPU. I have about £200 to spend on a GPU so i am in need of the best one for that kind of money.

Thanks