£1500 Spec Check Please

Ok Guys,

This is the final spec, might change the CPU to the q6600 if i cant wait until the 22nd, and decide to buy this evening tho.... LOL


So please let me know if i have forgotten anything:

Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 "LGA775 Conroe" 3.00GHz (1333FSB) - Retail
(£199.74)
Pioneer DVR-212D 18x18 DVD±RW Serial ATA Dual Layer ReWriter - (Black)
(£21.14)
Antec P182 Super Midi Tower Case - No PSU (Gun Metal Black) (£81.06)
Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate 64-Bit Edition DVD - OEM - 1Pk (66R-00838)
(£123.36)
BFG GeForce 8800 GTX OC 768MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail
(£381.86)
Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000 (B2M-00008)
(£32.89)
Samsung SH-183LBEBN 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer Serial ATA Lightscribe ReWriter (Black) - OEM
(£18.79)
Tuniq Tower 120 CPU Cooler (Socket 478/754/939/940/AM2/LGA775)
(£31.71)
Samsung SpinPoint T HD501LJ 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM x 2
(£140.98)
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g)
(£7.04)
OCZ 4GB (2 x 2GB) PC2-6400C5 Dual Channel Vista Gold Series DDR2 (OCZ2G8004GK)
(£187.99)
Gigabyte GA_P35_DS4 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
(£117.49)
Corsair HX 620W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-620HXUK)
(£103.39)

Total : £1,465.00 inc VAT and Shipping
 
Above spec looks perfect, nothing I'd change there. I take it you need two different DVD drives? Or is that just a mistake? ;) :D
 
Since the drives are kinda cheap at the moment i thought i'd get 2, just makes things easier when your copying etc...
 
2gb sticks don't overclock well if were me i would get 4x 1gb crucial
ballistix ddr2 pc8500.I take it you have checked the 8800gtx fits in the p182
maybe you need to remove a cage for it to fit etc and does the tuniq fit without
issue + any issues with fitting it with fan blowing to rear on that board all potential problems worth checking out before taking the plunge imo.
 
C64 said:
2gb sticks don't overclock well if were me i would get 4x 1gb crucial
ballistix ddr2 pc8500.I take it you have checked the 8800gtx fits in the p182
maybe you need to remove a cage for it to fit etc and does the tuniq fit without
issue + any issues with fitting it with fan blowing to rear on that board all potential problems worth checking out before taking the plunge imo.
Click to expand...

If you switch to 4x1GB sticks (which I wouldn't recommend, but hey), then don't go for the PC8500 Ballistix, you only really need the PC5300 Ballistix, as it clocks so well.
 
Hey Dudes,

I think i'll stick to the 2 x 2gb, as it will allow me to upgrade to 8gb easily at a later date if required.

TBH i shall probably just wait and get the e6850 in 2 weeks, as i'm starting to sway towards it. As i beleive the speed increase will benifit me more than 4 cores. Since i dont really do anything that intense, other than some basic photoshop, the odd VPC, and then Gaming.

So we'll see, the only thing that i'm thinking will have benefit from the 4 cores is the Virtual PC sessions......

I'll give you all an update once i've bought the machine, which will hopefully be prior to the 22nd.

Thanks to all of you
 
Guys,

Thanks for all your help, finally took the plunge and ordered....

BFG GeForce 8800 GTX OC 768MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £314.99 1 £314.99
Noctua NF-S12 1200RPM 120mm Silent Case Fan - 3 Pin £11.99 1 £11.99
Western Digital Caviar SE16 500GB 5000AAKS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM £52.99 2 £105.98
Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 "LGA775 Conroe" 3.00GHz (1333FSB) - Retail £169.99 1 £169.99
Acoustic Energy Aego M 2.1 Speakers (Black) - Retail £66.99 1 £66.99
Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000 (B2M-00008) £26.99 1 £26.99
Gigabyte GA_P35_DS4 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £94.99 1 £94.99
Tuniq Tower 120 CPU Cooler (Socket 478/754/939/940/AM2/LGA775) £26.99 1 £26.99
OCZ 4GB (2 x 2GB) PC2-6400C5 Dual Channel Vista Gold Series DDR2 (OCZ2G8004GK) £169.99 1 £169.99
Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate 64-Bit Edition DVD - OEM - 1Pk (66R-00838) £99.99 1 £99.99
Antec P182 Super Midi Tower Case - No PSU (Gun Metal Black) £68.99 1 £68.99
Samsung SH-S203BEBN 20x20 DVD±RW Dual Layer Serial ATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99 1 £19.99
Samsung SH-183LBEBN 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer Serial ATA Lightscribe ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.50 1 £15.50
Corsair HX 620W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-620HXUK) £74.99 1 £74.99

All in for £1519

Once again thanks for all the advise.

Meds
 
Yea, Spec looks great.

The only thing I would think twice about is the MS ergonomic keyboard. It looks cool (probably feels good), but if you ever have to use another PC with a more standard keyboard, it may feel a little bit awkward switching between the two.

Cambofrog
 
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