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My PC Build Price list, In GBP.



Finally added it all up, So thats what I spent in total on my new pc build. 1,933.41 including VAT and Delievry.

* Dont know what the total would be without VAT, sorry.
* All items were bought from UK suppliers. eg. overclockersuk, scan, aria and novatech etc..
* Some of the items were not bought from the original links on page 1 of this thread.

May I ask, what Model is the Monitor? Ive been looking at samsungs and that looks a damn fine one! What size is it too, it looks almost exactly the same as the one ive been looking at in-stores.

And I read earlier in the topic something regarding Power Supplies, and about too much power etc. I have a question about this, so slightly off-topic, but would a computer which needs 400W, plus 20% allowance (so around 440W) be better off with a 650W PSU, rather than a 450W one, or would the 450 be enough to cope with any conditions? Not specifically to do with your build Mike, just generally wondering

Your set up looks incredible, everything looks perfect!

My Monitor is the Samsung SyncMaster P2450, HD, 70000:1, 1920x1080rez ( 24 Inch )
really good monitor, looks stylish with the glossy black colour and the faint of red at the bottom with the touch screen on/off, menu buttons. Looks good both on and off. The picture is high quality. Anything else you want to know about it please ask and will tell you or if you want pics of it. The price of it aswell is reasonable but I got mine on a special offer(think from overclockers)
Im actualy getting another Samsung SyncMaster for dual screens but not the same one because I want it to be smaller than 24". Im thinking of getting a 20" one. Having two 24" monitors is abit too much for me lol.

And as of the PSU, Im not really good with them but I did read some where that if your computers needs say 500w then its recommended to get 100w more than recommended, eg. 600w.

You forgot to account for the fact you bought 2 opticals drives, cause the first one you bought was wrong lol

Aimed!!!!! dont leak that anymore lmao

Ye hes right, I bought a Samsung DVD RW IDE at first, so was using the stupid big fat IDE cable (which looked old school and messy)
Then bought the Samsung DVD RW SATA

Awesome, cheers for that, definitely will try my best to get a hold of one of those monitors! looks stunning, and I love the Ambient light which Samsung products have at the bottom of the screen, really adds a stylish touch

WelshManDan wrote: and I love the Ambient light which Samsung products have at the bottom of the screen, really adds a stylish touch

Infact! it has that red affect all around the monitor. It just depends which angle you look at it. Only just noticed this myself.

Is that fancy keyboard actually any good? Should I consider getting one?

P.S. Total with NO VAT + Delivery = 1606.69GBP

Ye keyboard is really good, has lots of different plug ins for it.

Thanks for the price with no VAT, not good with VAT blah blah, how did u work this out?

That looks like a great build! You got me beat on mobo and cpu. However, if I may suggest a dedicated GPU for PhysX instead of SLI, makes a huge difference in games like ARMA 2 and soon to be BF3. An old 8800GT works great for me with my 2 GTX480's.

PS. That monitor is fantastic. I have the 2770 27inch. Same monitor except for size. Great features. Screen partition is wonderful.

Thanks Harrison
As of another gfx card, Im going to wait for the 580 to lower in price before getting another.

Yeah I really like the monitor aswell I tryed to get another one but 20" for dual screen but couldnt find one So I got a different model of the samsung syncmaster instead. Going to be mounting them both on the wall at the weekend.

First time i have seen a 580 out of the box...that thing is massive.

I know, at first I was like praying it will fit in my case but it did!

Finally got my monitor's on the wall.

My main one on...

2nd one on...

All done with desk cleaned!


Got some cable tubing coming soon so I can hide the wire behind the monitor's.
Also orderd a Logitech G930 7.1 surround sound wireless Headset.

Oh that's niceee shame my Samsung monitor cant mount on the wall =[, damn having the electronics in the base xD

God damn it, Mike. I want one

Im selling both of my monitors if anyone is interested. (together or seperate)

Both still like new, comes in the original box with stand, manual and cables blah blah
Only selling because I just want one big TV in my room and use that as my PC screen aswell as a TV. At the minute my room has two PC screens and one 22" TV, So its abit stupid in my eyes and feels cramped.

SAMSUNG SyncMaster P2450 - What I used as my main monitor. ( SOLD )
- Screen Size 24"
- Rez - 1920x1080
- 1080 Full HD
- Touch screen menu/power buttons
- More info on it here

SAMSUNG SyncMaster 2053BW - What I used as my second monitor. ( SOLD )
- Screen Size 20"
- Rez 1680 x 1050
- More info on it here

If anyone's interested sends a pm
cheers.

Ah. I would have loved it if you had a different Samsung monitor. I would have bought it from you if you had that one, as I got one for christmas, and would like two. Oh well; hope you get that big TV!

FUUUU declan
Theyre near enough the same... buy it haha

hehehe I'm sorry Mike. I already have a 19" second monitor, but it's not an LED (like my main one), and the colour difference is really annoying. I need a second monitor exactly the same as my main one. I really would buy it from you, but I can't. Sorry!