£1000 Comp Build (I Need You All, Again!)

Breaks

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Hello all!

It's that time of the year again for me, and seeing as though you lot done an amazing job of spec'ing out my last computer for me a year a go, I thought I'd use your knowledge on the recent hardware (if of course you lot would be so kind) to build me another new one. Now, I haven't kept up with hardware for almost 8 months or so now so I have no idea what's decent and what isn't.

Basically, the budget is £1000. For that I want: Everything (every single component (CPU, Mobo, Case, PSU, Additional Fans etc), every peripheral (Monitor, Keyboard, Mouse etc) and last but not least, a UPS (I have absolutely no idea what's decent and what isn't with UPS's).

Any help you guys give with this would be amazing, and greatly appreciated.

Best regards,

Breaks.
 
My current spec is the following:

Thermaltake VC3000BWS Armour Jr SuperMidi Tower - Black
Gigabyte GA_965P_DS3 PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB)
HIS ATI Radeon X1950 Pro ICEQ 3 V2 TURBO SILENT Heatpipe 256MB GDDR3 (PCI-E)
Western Digital Caviar RE 160GB SATA-II 16MB Cache
Enermax Noisetaker 535W EG565AX-VE(W) SFMA ATX2.0 SLI Compliant PSU
Corsair 2GB DDR2 XMS2-6400C4 TwinX (2x1GB)
Samsung 18x18 DVD+RW (Black)

However I would not like to reuse any of it. I would like a completely new build with fresh components. I would like to do some gaming on the new build however nothing hardcore. So long as it runs WoW on full detail and maybe some of the latest games out today (not future release planned games, I have no desire to play any game that isn't out yet).

Thank you for your reply.

Breaks.
 
i see nothing wrong with your build, i personally will just upgrade the MB and graphics*, then overclock the cpu and maybe add another 2gb of ram and save the rest of the money. your cpu when overclocked will be fine for game today, however if your needs are more towards things like encoding then a quad may be an investment.

*you may want to wait as ati are putting out new cards soon.
 
are you planning on selling it then?

surely for what you want it for you could just upgrade parts of it.

put in a q6600, 4gb ram (if 64bit), new HDD and an 8800gt/s/x, that should leave you £500 exc the parts you could sell and you can buy a nice big tft.

would do all you wanted it too and more.
 
If I was going to changed things:

Different motherboard
4GB of ram
Q6600 G0

Keep current GPU till next gen (if you really must buy a new one now an 8800GT would be fine)

And depending on the monitor size / quality you have now maybe a 24" one.
 
so he can overclock the q6600 to its fullest potential ,965p can overclock a q6600, but its not as good at it as a p35 or x38
 
jak731 said:
so he can overclock the q6600 to its fullest potential ,965p can overclock a q6600, but its not as good at it as a p35 or x38
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its fullest potential maybe, but considering his mobo is more than adequate there seems little point and assuming he has ok case cooling and he doesnt live in an airing cupboard he will still be able to get a 3ghz clock.
 
Would be interesting to see what you could get for £1,000, especially if you already have good enough peripherals and just need the actual box, because if you spent all your money on that you would have one cracking system!
 
jak731 said:
i see nothing wrong with your build, i personally will just upgrade the MB and graphics*, then overclock the cpu and maybe add another 2gb of ram and save the rest of the money. your cpu when overclocked will be fine for game today, however if your needs are more towards things like encoding then a quad may be an investment.

*you may want to wait as ati are putting out new cards soon.
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are the HD48** this month or next, if anyone knows?

to the OP, i agree with the others, some extra ram and maybe a new gpu would save a load of money.
 
I'm not wanting to upgrade my current one because quite a few components are faulty / damaged from power surges and such (it's been rigged up to a faulty power outlet for a good while now, plus I'm moving this one downstairs and want a better personal one for up). So upgrading is out of the question. I'm looking for a completely new build.

Thanks all for replying thus far.

Breaks.
 
if you are going to buy today or within a week, i would get

Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Corsair HX 520W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-520HXUK) £59.99
(£70.49) £59.99
(£70.49)
OCZ 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-6400C5 800MHz SLI-Ready Edition Low Latency Dual Channel DDR2 (OCZ2N800SR4GK) £59.99
(£70.49) £59.99
(£70.49)
OcUK GeForce 8800 GTS Extreme 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £117.99
(£138.64) £117.99
(£138.64)
Tuniq Tower 120-LFB CPU Cooler (Socket 478/754/939/940/AM2/LGA775) £39.99
(£46.99) £39.99
(£46.99)
Asus Maximus Formula Intel X38 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £129.99
(£152.74) £129.99
(£152.74)
Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 2.40GHz Guaranteed to run at 3.00GHZ (1333FSB) - Retail £115.99
(£136.29) £115.99
(£136.29)
Samsung SpinPoint F1 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103UJ) £82.99
(£97.51) £82.99
(£97.51)
Pioneer DVR-215BK 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.99
(£18.79) £15.99
(£18.79)
Sub Total : £622.92
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £9.95
VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £110.75
Total : £743.62

you need a case and a UPS though.

you may want to choose a 45nm dual core cpu over a 65nm quad core if you dont need the quad.
 
Breaks said:
I'm not wanting to upgrade my current one because quite a few components are faulty / damaged from power surges and such (it's been rigged up to a faulty power outlet for a good while now, plus I'm moving this one downstairs and want a better personal one for up). So upgrading is out of the question. I'm looking for a completely new build.

Thanks all for replying thus far.

Breaks.
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Dont forget a surge protector you berk, plugged in for a good while? i dont think you can be trusted with a tomy kiddie laptop.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=UP-007-BE - £16.50
 
heres my try

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Microsoft Laser Mouse 6000 - OEM Microsoft Laser Mouse 6000 - OEM
(£17.61) £14.99
Thermaltake ToughPower 500W Modular Power Supply Thermaltake ToughPower 500W Modular Power Supply
(£55.21) £46.99
Logitech Deluxe Keyboard (Black) - OEM Logitech Deluxe Keyboard (Black) - OEM
(£7.04) £5.99
Samsung SpinPoint F1 750GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD753LJ) Samsung SpinPoint F1 750GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD753LJ)
(£68.14) £57.99
APC Back-UPS ES 650VA 230V UPS APC Back-UPS ES 650VA 230V UPS
(£64.61) £54.99
Samsung SM-226BW 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Glossy Black Samsung SM-226BW 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Glossy Black
(£199.74) £169.99
OcUK GeForce 8800 GT 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail OcUK GeForce 8800 GT 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail
(£110.44) £93.99
Asus P5K Intel P35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard Asus P5K Intel P35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
(£70.49) £59.99
Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 2.40GHz Guaranteed to run at 3.00GHZ (1333FSB) - Retail Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 2.40GHz Guaranteed to run at 3.00GHZ (1333FSB) - Retail (£136.29) £115.99
OCZ 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-6400C5 Dual Channel Vista Gold Series DDR2 (OCZ2G8004GK) OCZ 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-6400C5 Dual Channel Vista Gold Series DDR2 (OCZ2G8004GK)
(£58.74) £49.99
LG GH20NS10 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM LG GH20NS10 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM
(£16.44) £13.99
Lian-Li PC-7B PLUS II Aluminium Midi-Tower Case - Black Lian-Li PC-7B PLUS II Aluminium Midi-Tower Case - Black
(£51.69) £43.99
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g) Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g)
(£7.04) £5.99
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775) Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775)
(£17.61) £14.99
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (66I-01939) Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (66I-01939)
(£70.49) £59.99
Creative Gigaworks T20 2.0 Speaker System Creative Gigaworks T20 2.0 Speaker System
(£58.74) £49.99

Total : £1,041.34 - Delivered
 
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