Need help building a cheap Q9550 system.

[midi25]

Hi I am looking to build a cheap Q9550 home PC and need some help.

I am going to be using it as a host machine for my virtual pcs, so it doesn't need a flash gpu.

Here is what I have so far.

Antec Case
Q9550 Quad Core CPU
Akasa AK-965 x3 Copper Heatpipe Cooler Intel Core2Quad/Duo with 92mm side blow fan, Intel push pin
Biostar TPower I45, iP45, S775 Motherboard
4GB (2x2GB) Corsair TwinX DDR2 XMS2 Dominator
LG GH22NS40 22x DVD±R, 16xDVD±DL, DVD+RW x8/-RWx6 ,12xRAM SATA, Black, OEM
1TB Hitachi 0A38016 Deskstar 7K1000.B, SATA 3Gb/s, 7200rpm, 16MB Cache
PSU ?
GPU ?
CPU

Can someone help me complete it. And how could I save money on the build?

Thanks

 

[hunter315]

Link to the parts you currently have so that we can help you save money.

 

[boulard83]

you HAVE the parts or you WANT those ?

And for the GPU/PSU i would recomand something if you tell us your USE/resolution

 

[orangegator]

Just get a cheap $20-$30 video card like a hd4350, a quality 400-500W psu (Corsair, PCP&C, Seasonic, Antec) and you'll be fine. If you're using this for vm's, I'd get 8gb of ram.

 

[boulard83]

Arange is right if you really use this ONLY for this.

 

[midi25]

Hi

those are the parts that I want to get.

Yes its only going to be for virtual machines.

I just need a cheap graphics card for 1280x1024 resolution.

8GB decent speed ram.

Half decent motherboard.

Thanks

 

[midi25]

Ok here is the spec that I have put together. Where could I save money?

550w Corsair VX Series PSU, ATX, PS/2, 5 year Warranty £65.03

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550, Yorkfield Core, S775, 2.83GHz, 1333MHz, 12MB L2 Cache, 8.5x, 95W, Retail £169.96

Akasa AK-965 x3 Copper Heatpipe Cooler Intel Core2Quad/Duo with 92mm side blow fan, Intel push pin £13.79

Antec Three Hundred Black Midi Tower Case w/o PSU £45.97

2 X 4GB (2x2GB) Corsair TwinX DDR2 XMS2, PC2-8500 (1066), 240Pin, Non-ECC Unbuffered, CAS 5-5-5-15, EPP £98.07

512MB Gigabyte HD 4350, PCI-E 2.0(x16), 800MHz GDDR2, GPU 650MHz, 80 Cores, D-Sub/ DL DVI-I/ HDMI £33.32

Biostar TPower I45, iP45, S 775, PCI-E 2.0(x16), DDR2 1066/1200(OC)/667/800, SATA II, SATA RAID, ATX £101.76

LG GH22NS40 22x DVD±R, 16xDVD±DL, DVD+RW x8/-RWx6 ,12xRAM SATA, Black, OEM £16.43

1TB Hitachi 0A38016 Deskstar 7K1000.B, SATA 3Gb/s, 7200rpm, 16MB Cache £57.37

Total £615.34

or should I buy SCANS i7 Combo deal which is cheaper. at £603.74
Silverstone Precision PS02B Black Mid Tower Case w/o PSU
700W Storm LPK19-35 ,120mm Silent Fan, 24pin +4 pin +12V PSU ATX 2.2
Intel Core i7 920, D0 (SLBEJ), S1366 (B), Nehalem, 2.66GHz, 8MB Cache, 20x Multiplier, 130W, Retail
Asus P6T, Intel X58, S1366, PCI-E 2.0 (x16), Triple DDR3 2000(OC), SATA 3Gb/s, SATA RAID, ATX
1.5TB Samsung HD154UI EcoGreen F2 DT, SATA 3Gb/s, 32MB Cache, 8.9 ms, NCQ
6GB (3x2GB) Corsair XMS3 DDR3, PC3-12800 (1600MHz), 240 Pin, Non-ECC Unbuffered, CAS 9-9-9-24
Pioneer DVR-217FBK 20x DVD±R, 12x DVD±DL, DVD+RW x8/-RW x6, SATA, Black, OEM - Latest Model
Scan Black Floppy Disk +Int Combo All in 1 Card Reader Fits 3.5" Bay USB2