Anyone help with my new pc?

mjwp · 23 Sep 2008 at 18:14

Iv got 650 to get a sweet gaming pc that runs most high spec games and a £100 screen, then this christmas il get about £200 i was thinking of having no graphics card till christmas then get the Radeon saphirre 4870
So far iv got:
Intel Core 2 Duo E8200 (2X2.66GHz)
500Gb SATAII HDD 7200rpm
Asus P5K Premium / WiFi-AP
Pioneer DVD-RW 20X (SATA)
256MB GEFORCE 7200GS PCI Ex < ( to last till xmas )
OCZ 4GB Kit (2x2048) SLI Ready 800Mhz
Onboard Sound M/B
500W Quiet ATX PSU
Aplus Xclio2
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7
20" Black/Silver 8ms response
Wireless 108M PCI Adapter
Razor® Deathadder
52 in 1 Card Reader
658.80
VAT and P&P is included in this total.

Will this all run smoothly?

Craig321 · 23 Sep 2008 at 18:16

What's that power supply? Make?

If it's just an unbranded ATX PSU then rather get something like the Corsair HX 520: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp...X2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-520HXUK)

mjwp · 23 Sep 2008 at 18:19

I believe its Tagan 500W Quiet ATX PSU

Craig321 · 23 Sep 2008 at 18:22

I've not had a Tagan PSU before but I haven't heard anything bad about them. It should be fine

I can't fault the spec really, looking good

Maybe go for the E8600 & a good heatsink if you can afford it, you can get a very good overclock out of the E8600.

mjwp · 23 Sep 2008 at 18:24

No, its the result of 2 and a half hours on the toilet

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Happy · 23 Sep 2008 at 18:25

Change the motherboard to either of these, they are better clockers, and are newer.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp...P45 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp...P45 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard

I would also change the case to an Antec 900, but that's personal opinion

Craig321 · 23 Sep 2008 at 18:26

mjwp said:
No, its the result of 2 and a half hours on *********** and ******** :/

Edit out the competitors there mate

It's a nice spec, if you're into overclocking at all maybe check out the E8600 threads around the forum.

Happy · 23 Sep 2008 at 18:28

As pointed out by Craig edit out the competitors.

Also check how many amps the PSU has on the 12v rail/rails. You should be looking for a total/combined total of over 35amps, to be playing it safe with high end graphics cards.

mjwp · 23 Sep 2008 at 18:29

Kk, thanks for the help : )
i believe the Asus P5K Premium / WiFi-AP was a nice overclocking M/Brd?

Happy · 23 Sep 2008 at 18:35

Yep it is, but the P35 chipset has been replaced by the P45 chipset (which I linked to earlier).

Go for a P45 they are better at overclocking, newer, and have PCIe 2.0 capabilities

mjwp · 23 Sep 2008 at 18:39

kk, thanks for the help. Should be up and running in no time

ACESHIGH · 23 Sep 2008 at 19:08

Tagan make good PSU's. Dont see why you wont get a decent overclock out of the E8200 either, so dont see a need for spending more to get the E8600 (thats my personal opinion).

mjwp · 23 Sep 2008 at 21:13

Iv settled on this :
Any thoughts?

Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (ST3500320AS) £38.99
(£45.81) £38.99
(£45.81)
Samsung TS-H653N/HPBH 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer Lightscribe ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
(£17.61) £14.99
(£17.61)
Asus P5Q Intel P45 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £77.99
(£91.64) £77.99
(£91.64)
OcUK Value Hannspree XM New York 19" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black £81.99
(£96.34) £163.98
(£192.68)
Antec Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case £33.99
(£39.94) £33.99
(£39.94)
GeIL 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Black Dragon EVO ONE DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GE24GB800C4DC) £55.99
(£65.79) £55.99
(£65.79)
Enermax Pro 82+ 525W EPR525AWT ATX2.3 Silent PSU £54.99
(£64.61) £54.99
(£64.61)
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775) £14.99
(£17.61) £14.99
(£17.61)
Intel Core 2 Duo E8200 LGA775 'Wolfdale' 2.66GHz (1333FSB) - OEM £89.99
(£105.74) £89.99
(£105.74)
Sub Total : £545.90
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £25.75
VAT is being charged at 17.50% VAT : £100.04
Total : £671.69

Poweredge · 27 Sep 2008 at 20:29

Got 2 Hannspree XM-S New York's on my main box here, and they're great little monitors. Look really good with an industrial-esque built machine.