Noob PC Build - Opinions & Advice Please

[Lounger]

After struggling with an old laptop, I decided a new desktop would be interesting to build. I haven't been inside a PC for a few years, so bear with me. I need it for gaming, development and movies.

I've put together a list of components that were given good reviews in magazines. Let me know what you think please:-

Intel i5 760 LGA1156 CPU R1715 /Rebeltech
ASUS P7H57D-V EVO Motherboard R2382/Sybaratic
DDR3-1333 2x2Gb RAM {which type is best?}

SAPPHIRE AMD HD5770 1Gig 128bit GPU R1711
Does this come with a fan?

Alternatively, an NVIDIA GeForce 460 1Gb?

ANTEC Dark Fleet DF10 Case R719/Rebeltech
or maybe an ANTEC SOLO
ANTEC TruePower TP650 Power Supply R1079/Rebeltech

ZALMAN ZM-F3 BL Fan

DVD-RW (which one?)
SAMSUNG F3 1Tb HDD (already have)
Mouse & Keyboard (already have)

For a monitor, I'm looking at an LCD w/LED around 23" with a good response time and a low likelihood of stuck pixels.
Maybe choose from ..

• BENQ VW2420H (24")
• Ilyama Prolite E2409HDS
• SAMSUNG 2494HM

What else do I need - given that it's Christmas and the shops are going to close:erm:
I'm going to build it over the holidays and I don't want to find I'm missing a critical cable!
Is it best to buy several things from the same shop in order to get support/advice?

 

[ponder]

What else do I need - given that it's Christmas and the shops are going to close:erm:

SSD.

People will be around soon with component suggestion and they are usually pretty good.

 

[Pada]

I really have no idea why you chose such an expensive motherboard!
If you're prepared to pay that kind of money for it, then I'd recommend that you go for Socket 1366 motherboard (SLI + CrossFire + USB3 + SATA3. eg. MSI X58A-GD65 for ~R2000) and a Core i7 950 CPU (~R2600).

Currently I would suggest:
CPU: i5 760 ~ R1800
M/B: Socket 1156 motherboard in the range of R1200 - R1500.
RAM: 2x 2GB DDR3 1333MHz ~ R700 (only thing you really want is lifetime warranty)
GFX: VTX3D HD 6850 - R1650 (price at Wootware)
PSU: You don't need such a big PSU, unless you might want to run like 2x HD 6870 in CrossFire in the near future (within 3 years). I usually suggest the Corsair CX500 (3yr warranty) ~ R600 / CoolerMaster GX 550 (5yr warranty) power supplies ~R750
DVD-Drive: Basically any SATA DVD-Writer should do ~ R200
SSD: G.Skill Phoenix 60GB SSD ~ R1200
Case: Pick one that looks good in your view! It is a bonus if the case has cable management holes (where you can route the cables behind the motherboard & out of sight) + dust filters.
^^ These prices are just estimations from what I can remember from Wootware.co.za / Prophecy.co.za

For development work (where you have massive amounts of small files), the SSD is really a big time saver! Even my 30GB SSD makes a big difference, but I won't suggest that you go for anything smaller than 60GB if you're considering Windows 7. For Ubuntu, you can easily get away with 30GB.

 

[Nokkie]

Samsung P2350 LCD, great screen.

 

[nelis]

omw just wait for the Sandybridge to be released

 

[Lounger]

LGA1155 H2 motherboard and Intel i5 2400 CPU on advanced order.

In the mean time I'm going to see if I can get the mobo cheaper (import).

 

[Lounger]

I really have no idea why you chose such an expensive motherboard!
If you're prepared to pay that kind of money for it, then I'd recommend that you go for Socket 1366 motherboard (SLI + CrossFire + USB3 + SATA3. eg. MSI X58A-GD65 for ~R2000) and a Core i7 950 CPU (~R2600).

Currently I would suggest:
CPU: i5 760 ~ R1800
M/B: Socket 1156 motherboard in the range of R1200 - R1500.
RAM: 2x 2GB DDR3 1333MHz ~ R700 (only thing you really want is lifetime warranty)
GFX: VTX3D HD 6850 - R1650 (price at Wootware)
PSU: You don't need such a big PSU, unless you might want to run like 2x HD 6870 in CrossFire in the near future (within 3 years). I usually suggest the Corsair CX500 (3yr warranty) ~ R600 / CoolerMaster GX 550 (5yr warranty) power supplies ~R750
DVD-Drive: Basically any SATA DVD-Writer should do ~ R200
SSD: G.Skill Phoenix 60GB SSD ~ R1200
Case: Pick one that looks good in your view! It is a bonus if the case has cable management holes (where you can route the cables behind the motherboard & out of sight) + dust filters.
^^ These prices are just estimations from what I can remember from Wootware.co.za / Prophecy.co.za

For development work (where you have massive amounts of small files), the SSD is really a big time saver! Even my 30GB SSD makes a big difference, but I won't suggest that you go for anything smaller than 60GB if you're considering Windows 7. For Ubuntu, you can easily get away with 30GB.

Computer Shopper gave it a good review. I'm after a motherboard that has true native USB3 support and features that would be useful in future. I don't upgrade often, so I want to get something relatively future proof.

1156 socket seems to be the way to go. It seems to be pegged by Intel to have a longer life than 1136.

 

[ponder]

I'm after a motherboard that has true native USB3 support and features that would be useful in future. I don't upgrade often, so I want to get something relatively future proof.

Not to sure about this but last time I heard this is more widely available on AMD based motherboards.