£1000 rig, spec check plz

Mark A

Mark A

Mark A

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Hi guys, had my rig for over 3 years now and with this 10% offer I'm finding it really hard not to upgrade :D.

Current rig

AMD 3700+
1gb ram
6800GT

Proposed new rig:

Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient SLACR 95W Edition" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - OEM
(£115.14)

Samsung SM-2232BW Pebble 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Glossy Black
(£220.89)

Sony NEC Optiarc AD-7201S 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer Lightscribe ReWriter (Black) - OEM
(£17.61)

Abit IP35 Pro XE Intel P35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
(£105.74)

OCZ 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz SLI-Ready Edition Low Latency Dual Channel DDR2 (OCZ2N800SR2GK) X2
(£70.48)

Leadtek GeForce 9800 GX2 1024MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail
(£209.14)

Corsair HX 620W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-620HXUK) £74.99
(£88.11)

Samsung SpinPoint F1 750GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD753LJ) £52.99
(£62.26)

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (66I-01939) £58.99
(£69.31)

Sub Total : £815.90
Shipping : £9.95
VAT is being charged at 17.50% VAT : £144.52
Total : £970.37

Does this look OK?, my mate was saying I'll probably get recommended the p45 as its better for crossfire, but i wont be using crossfire so this should be fine.

Also would a 300gb velociraptor make much difference to performance? and worth the price tag?

Thanks in advance :)
 
I have a velociraptor, its the shiz! I love how fast i can get vista to load off the thing.

But i really wouldnt get it over a few important things first,....

Right to improve your spec id invest in 4 gig of ram (2x 2gig sticks and pc6400 aka non sli branded ones as thats a waste of money)

Id also push for a 24" inch monitor (the OCUK ones arnt too bad from what i hear... but have a look in the monitors bit), to free up the cash for one id ditch the 9800 and get an ati 4870 for £170ish (as the 9800gx2 is old and power hungry...).

Finally id get a much cheaper p35 board (gigabyte ones are pretty good) if your not going for crossfire and dont want firewire/esata :)
 
id have a gx2 over a 4870 tbh there to hit and miss
get a p45 p5q (the cheapest one) or a pro if u want the extras
the lg dvd rw thats the cheapest in ocuk is silent there has been a few noisey nec ones
the cpu is oem so you will need a cpu cooler
 
Thanks for the response guys. Reason i went for the Abit IP35 is it seems a really popular board. Just picked the XE over the other as its not much more and would look better in my windowed case.

I think I'd rather stick to 22", if i go 24" surly I'd need to spend a fair bit more to get a monitor of similar quality to the 22" Ive chosen? Plus i think 22" should be a nice enough size as I'm used to a 19" CRT.


Right to improve your spec id invest in 4 gig of ram (2x 2gig sticks and pc6400 aka non sli branded ones as thats a waste of money)
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I had 4gb down but in 4x1gb sticks, would it be better in 2 x 2gb sticks then? Also if you could recommend some decent ram that would be great.
 
Is a 900 watt overkill for this rig?, thinking of saving a few quid and getting the 700 watt as i wont be going sli or crossfire ever.
 
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This is what Ive come up with so far, comes in at under a grand with a few discounts ;). Should be better than my current rig which cost a lot more than a grand when i bought it :eek:.

I'll be ordering in a week or so so if theres anything worth changing i can do it before i order. Not 100% sure on the gfx card yet, I'll have to do a bit more research.
 
I can't see anything wrong with the above, unless of course you are wanting to overclock that lovely Q6600 (which I would recommend)?
 
Mark A said:
This is what Ive come up with so far, comes in at under a grand with a few discounts ;). Should be better than my current rig which cost a lot more than a grand when i bought it :eek:.

I'll be ordering in a week or so so if theres anything worth changing i can do it before i order. Not 100% sure on the gfx card yet, I'll have to do a bit more research.
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you need a cpu cooler mate the oem doesnt have one
 
Up the cpu to the retail one. 3 year warrenty.
Swap the hdd for the 640gb one cause it is faster. Uses different platter size.
I would swap the gfx for a 4870 as well.

And If you do get the oem chip you will need a cpu cooler. If you get the retail one i would still buy another cooler.
 
Cupra said:
you need a CPU cooler mate the oem doesnt have one
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Got a thermalright 120 extreme for the cpu.

Swap the hdd for the 640gb one cause it is faster. Uses different platter size.
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Cheers, will do.

Hmm so is the 4870 as good as the 280 or near enough then? Just a bit scary as Ive never had an ATI card lol.
 
With a 4870 it comes out at £832 with 10% off etc, would it be worth upgrading anything? I'm trying to compare all the different versions of the p5q mobo to see which to choose.

Ahh i could add a Velociraptor 300gb :D.

EDIT: Just noticed the 640gb spinpoint is only 16mb cache compared to the 750gbs 32mb cache. Would that not make the 750 faster?
 
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Thanks for the help guys.

Just a quick question regarding the Tagan psu Ive chosen and the 9800gx2 and 280.

It says in the product description that the cards require a true 8 pin pci express lead but the Tagan PSU says it comes with a 6+2 pin lead. Could someone recommend me a compatible psu please?
 
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