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pc case-CiT Mars Midi Tower Gaming Case with 2 x Blue LED Fans & LED Display - No PSU

psu-artic power 500watts

dvd/rw-lightscribe

motherboard Bundle-AMD Dual Core 255 3.1Ghz - Asus M5A78L-M USB3 HDMI Motherboard - 8GB DDR3 Bundle BU121

operating system-windows 7 ultimate 32bit

dvd/rw- ASUS DRW 24B3LT - Disk drive - DVD±RW (±R DL) / DVD-RAM - 24x/24x/12x - Serial ATA - internal - 5.25" - black - LightScribe

hard drive- 500gb sata

are these specs compatible if not can you tell me a alternative please.Thanks


Message edited by hamzaking66 on 11-29-2011 at 05:41:10 PM
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You need a 64bit operating system otherwise half of your ram will be useless.

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ok thank you but is this list compatible and is the case a good choice?

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Why not ask in the homebuild section, it there for just this sort of question.

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case is poor, psu is worse.
While you're building a low end system, you can do better for a few extra quid.
I wouldn't normally recommend this but probably ok for your system
http://www.ebuyer.com/220863-coole [...] 30-kkpl-gp
This is better:
http://www.dinopc.com/shop/pc/Xigm [...] 5p1124.htm

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Hi and thank you for your excellent post i would like to ask you what do i need to make my system a good computer my budget is £280 and please use a the same motherboard or a good motherboard in the same price range .Thanks

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