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1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
gonna be used for general stuff, gaming, music production
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
£300, ya
3) Where do you live?
UK
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. Please be very specific.
Motherboard, CPU, Hard Drive, RAM, PSU, Case, CD Drive
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
I won't be reusing any, but for graphics I'll be looking at getting a 9600gt or a hd 4850 or ebay (good choice?), also monitor from ebay
6) Will you be overclocking?
yes, I've never overclocked before because I've used a dell for 5 years. But I should be overclocking a bit, not to the extent of an overclocking enthusiast, but the simple stuff to get the most out of it
7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have?
I'm thinking of 19"-22"
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
ASAP
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? etc.
Firewire would be good but not necessary at all, I don't know if the motherboard I've chosen has that
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license?
yes

thx guyz

plz help

the site is http://www.ebuyer.co.uk, a UK site
 
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Which games are you (considering) playing? Which monitor are you considering buying?

You can save some money by going with a microATX board that supports the new Athlon/Phenom II processors. The catch is, of course, that the board will have fewer features in some way, shape, or form.
 
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Which games are you (considering) playing? Which monitor are you considering buying?

You can save some money by going with a microATX board that supports the new Athlon/Phenom II processors. The catch is, of course, that the board will have fewer features in some way, shape, or form.
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I'll be playing newer FPSes and older ones (steam games, etc)

I don't have a specific model of monitor in mind yet, but I'm looking at something 19"-22"

is the specific model important when it comes to monitors? any recommendations on 19" or 22" models?


Also, what would be a good mATX board to go for? What features will I be losing?
 
thanks for the advice, I'll think I'll go for the blue purely for the amount of good reviews it's getting

any more advices before I purchase?
 
FWIW, you have my stamp of approval provided you get the Black 640GB.
 
Uh, that appears to be the same RAM kit as listed in the OP... only with a higher price tag.

But it's still good.
 
Ordered. :D Took your advice on the hard drive, danny

AMD Athlon X2 240 2.8GHz Socket AM3 2MB Cache Retail Box Processor
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/168971

Gigabyte GA-MA770-UD3 770 Socket AM2+ 7.1 Channel Audio ATX Motherboard
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/159073

Corsair 400W CX PSU - 12cm Fan 80Plus Certified Efficiency 6x SATA 1x PCI-E
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/150985

Sony AD-7240S 24x DVD±RW DL & RAM Internal SATA Black Bare Drive - OEM
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/164449

Coolermaster Elite 330 Black Mid Tower Case - No PSU
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/127584

Western Digital WD6401AALS 640GB Hard Drive SATAII 7200rpm 32MB Cache - OEM Caviar Black
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/150247

Kingston 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 1066MHz/PC2-8500 HyperX T1 Memory Kit CL5 2.2V
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/159196

Please tell me if there's any mistakes there

thanks guys
 
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