What do you think of this PC??

aspirefan · 12 Oct 2008 at 18:25

Hi all,

I wanted to buy a new PC but my budget is pretty small

I have come up with the next PC and was wondering if anyone sees any problem or incompatibility. That would be soooo much appreciated guys... I have added the links to OC web pages just in case it is easier:

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-MA770-DS3 AMD 770 (Socket AM2)
CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 6000+ 3.00GHz (Socket AM2)
Memory: OCZ 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-8500C5 1066MHz Dual Channel Kit
Graphics card: Gainward GeForce 9500 GT 256MB GDDR3 HDTV/DVI
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB SATA-II 32MB Cache
Case: XClio Coolbox Midi Tower Case - Black (No PSU)
PSU: Gigabyte SUPERB 460w PSU

As you may imagine I don't want a gaming PC, but there are a couple of points that I am not really confident at and that would be very grateful if someone more experienced and wiser could give me some advice:

- Will the memory work at 1066MHz properly or downgraded to 800MHz?
- Is it really worth it a graphics with 256MB GDDR3 instead of a 512 DDR2?

Thanks a lot in advance guys, much appreciated!!

Strife212 · 12 Oct 2008 at 18:27

What do you want to do with the PC?

aspirefan · 12 Oct 2008 at 19:36

Strife212 said:
What do you want to do with the PC?

Basically use it for programming, which is what I do for a living :-)

dr. sarf · 12 Oct 2008 at 19:50

The PC builder on the site is also worth considering.
For £386.48 inc VAT I have just spec'd this:

- Sony Floppy Drive - Black
- Pioneer DVR-216DBK 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM
- Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 160GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (ST3160815AS)
- OcUK GeForce 9500 GT Extreme 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail
- Corsair 4GB DDR2 XMS2 PC2-6400C5 TwinX (2x2GB)
- Default CPU Cooler
- Asus Vintage V3-M2NC61P Barebones System - AMD64 (Socket AM2)
- AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5600+ 2.80GHz (Socket AM2) - Retail

Slightly lower spec CPU, but a better graphics card from what you listed and you can upgrade the hard drive for just a few extra pounds.

Also remember this would be profesionally built for you and the whole system under 12 motnh collect & return wrranty with OcUK.

Thanh55 · 12 Oct 2008 at 20:53

I got this ist without GFX because you can easy add when you need to playing game.

CPU: Pentium Dual E2180 £49.22
PSU: Corsair TX650 £64.50 (a good one will last for you untill next upgrade)
RAM: 2x2Gb Corsair Twin XMS2 6400 £51.28
Board: Gigabyte GA-G33M S2L iG33 £60.50
HDD: WD Caviar Blue 640Gb £48.30

A you need is a case you're fancy and here you go. Total cost you £283.73 inc vat.

Monkeynut · 12 Oct 2008 at 21:03

aspirefan, I would change the PSU and case to this:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp...ini Tower Case (Black) - 380W Earth Watts PSU

The PSU in that is a more trustworthy brand as the Gigabyte PSU looks a little dodgy imo...

Also the Antec case is less tacky IMO.

aspirefan · 12 Oct 2008 at 23:37

Monkeynut said:
aspirefan, I would change the PSU and case to this:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp...ini Tower Case (Black) - 380W Earth Watts PSU

The PSU in that is a more trustworthy brand as the Gigabyte PSU looks a little dodgy imo...

Also the Antec case is less tacky IMO.

Cool... I should have no probs when trying to fit the motherboard, HDD, DVD, etc. on that case, right??

Thanks guys for all the responses so far btw

aspirefan · 13 Oct 2008 at 00:16

aspirefan said:
Cool... I should have no probs when trying to fit the motherboard, HDD, DVD, etc. on that case, right??

Thanks guys for all the responses so far btw

Well, the motherboard will fit, sorry I didn't realise it is already mentioned in the description of the case