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Foxor`

Foxor`

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Will the psu be good enough for the 7900?????????!!? i hope so :p

FS-045-SH Shuttle XPC SN25P Aluminium Barebones System - AMD 64 (Socket 939) (FS-045-SH)
£239.95 £239.95
HD-003-HI Hitachi Deskstar 7K500 NCQ 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (0A31619) (HD-003-HI)
£136.49 £136.49
GX-010-EA EVGA GeForce 7900 GT KO Superclocked 256MB GDDR3 HDTV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-010-EA)
£184.95 £184.95
CP-128-AM AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4600+ (Socket 939) - Retail (ADA4600BVBOX) (CP-128-AM)
£139.95 £139.95
MY-007-GS G.Skill 2GB DDR ZX PC3200 (2x1GB) CAS2 Dual Channel Kit (F1-3200PHU2-2GBZX) (MY-007-GS)

and any suggestions on a good quality 19" screen?

TIA

Luke
 
The PSU will be good enough for the 7900gt but the question is if the 7900gt is good enough for the system, an X1800XT is cheaper and has less in the way of reliability problems. The only real reason to go for the EVGA is the "trade-up" programme as far as I can see.

I'd go with the X2 4400 over the 4600 as it has 1mb L2 cache rather than the 512kb of the 4600 so while you can overclock to make up for the lost speed you can't add cache :)
 
wont the x1800xt be a lot slower then the 7900gt? its clocked at 1560mhz ram and 520 core or somthing like that...
 
sweet so just to confirm, the 350 watt will power a 4200+ 7900 @ 500+/1500+ 2gb ram and 500gb hdd?

Im thinking on the viewsonic but is the ocuk value one really that good? compareable to the VS Screen??


TIA

Foxor-
 
Foxor` said:
wont the x1800xt be a lot slower then the 7900gt? its clocked at 1560mhz ram and 520 core or somthing like that...
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Nope it won't be, don't just pay attention to the clock speeds, the X1800XT is a match for the standard 7900gt and even if the EVGA is overclocked you would only have to do similar to the X1800XT to match it again plus you save £50 or so.

The PSU is fine, Shuttle PSUs are very efficient. One question though in your last post you say a X2 4200+, are you determined to avoid the X2 4400+ with 1mb L2 cache for some reason? It is only a shade slower than the X2 4600+ at stock speeds because of the extra cache and it can easily be overclocked to match or surpass it but you cannot add extra cache as I said before.
 
Anyone want to spec me a good SFF that will play most game at max settings for 800-900quid? :) i cant decide what to get lol!
 
Foxor` said:
Anyone want to spec me a good SFF that will play most game at max settings for 800-900quid? :) i cant decide what to get lol!
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You know you don't have to go Shuttle...
  • Asrock Conroe945G-DVI (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-004-AK) £44.95
  • Intel Core 2 DUO E6600 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail (CP-128-IN) £214.95
  • GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) (MY-058-GL) £124.95
  • Silverstone Sugo SG01 Evolution Aluminium Mini PC - Silver (No PSU) (CA-012-SV) £76.95
  • NEC ND4570 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Silver) - OEM (CD-031-NE) £21.95
  • Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB ST3250620AS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-079-SE) £48.95
  • Connect3D ATI Radeon X1800 XT 256MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-044-CO) £126.95
  • Tagan TG430-U15 430W ATX2.01 Easycon SLi Compliant Modular Silent PSU (CA-007-TG) £46.95
  • Subtotal £706.60
  • VAT £123.66
  • Total £830.26
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EDIT: C2D benchies here ;)
 
no just in general, im not too keen on getting a ASRock mobo either - are they anygood yet lol? so far im pretty sure im going to get

CP-128-IN Intel Core 2 DUO E6600 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail (CP-128-IN)
£214.95 £214.95
CA-012-SV Silverstone Sugo SG01 Evolution Aluminium Mini PC - Silver (No PSU) (CA-012-SV)
£76.95 £76.95
MY-058-GL GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) (MY-058-GL)
£139.95 £139.95
GX-053-HT HIS ATI Radeon X1900 XT ICEQ 3 SILENT Heatpipe 512MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-053-HT)
£189.95 £189.95
CA-000-SS Seasonic S12 430W Silent ATX2.0 Power Supply (CA-000-SS)
£39.95 £39.95

but as you can see no mobo -_- best conroe matx mobo??? :)

Foxor-
 
Yes the X1800XT is fast enough, if you would have been happy with a 7900gt then you will be as happy or happier with the X1800XT. It offers blinding performance for the price.

ASRock motherboards are good solid budget motherboards but not always great for overclocking. I don't know too much about Conroe mATX motherboards but none are likely to be much cop for overclocking, as a general rule they never are in SFF.
 
Foxor` said:
acording to http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=2821&p=4 the evga 7900GTX KO SC is the fastest gfx card so im probaly going to get that (thats what i originaly wanted)
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Fair enough it is your money so go for whichever you want but bear in mind that is only one set of tests, it isn't faster in everything, the X1900XT is cheaper and in some ways a superior graphics card(i.e. ability to run AA+AF well) and there have been some reliability issues with the 7900GT series but that might not affect your card.
 
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