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    Hey guys, I'm planning to build a new computer. Just asking for some advice on what to buy.

    I have around £400 to spend, It needs to have good gaming and multimedia (rendering HD videos, photoshop, music creation)

    Your input would be appreciated.

    Thanks in advance.

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    Just the tower? You could probably build a hefty AMD Phenom II box with that.

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    This is for the tower only. Could you give me some more information on the hardware I should go for? I sway more to AMD & ATI.

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    Prices are in American dollars ($) as of today...
    According to Google, £400 is equal to $586.92

    CPU- AMD Phenom II X4 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103471
    $126

    Mainboard- MSI 790XT-G45 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813130265 $90

    RAM- G.SKILL 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 1066 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231144 $60

    HDD- Samsung 750GB SATA - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822152227 $55

    Video- XFX ATI 4770 Radeon 512MB/128-bit - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150369 - $105

    PSU- OCZ 500w 20+4 pin power connector - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817341012 $55

    Optical- Sony DVD burner SATA - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827118039 $21

    Case- - Rosewill Destroyer - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811147144 $50

    Total cost WITHOUT shipping fees: $562

    I would recommend another RAM upgrade eventually, jumping it from 2GB up to 4GB. Also, the case is totally up to you. I picked the Rosewill because it that was neat, had decent reviews, and I like the top fan set up.

    You could also run a RAID 1 setup for the hard drives and buy two and mirror them as a fail over but thats optional.

    I would also look into an APS or Tripp Lite UPS as an accessory to help save your investment from a power surge.

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