hi all,
im looking at upgrading from an athlon XP 1800+ and 1GB DDR 400.
i have a budget of £500 for a CPU, Memory, Graphics card, PSU and mainboard.
would like something that will last me a long time, futerproofing if you will.
Im looking at using my new system as a media center PC running windows vista home premium. also video editing is a possibility!
had a quick look around, here is what i've come up with:
CPU: Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 (£176.24)
Mem: GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC-6400 800MHz (£64.61)
Graphics Card: BFG GeForce 8600 GT (£91.64)
Mainboard: Asus P5K (£103.39)
PSU: Antec TruePower Trio 550W (£63.44)
All adds up to £499. just really want to know if im spending too much or not getting my moneys worth.
all comments / suggestions more than welcome.
thanks in advance,
Dave C
im looking at upgrading from an athlon XP 1800+ and 1GB DDR 400.
i have a budget of £500 for a CPU, Memory, Graphics card, PSU and mainboard.
would like something that will last me a long time, futerproofing if you will.
Im looking at using my new system as a media center PC running windows vista home premium. also video editing is a possibility!
had a quick look around, here is what i've come up with:
CPU: Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 (£176.24)
Mem: GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC-6400 800MHz (£64.61)
Graphics Card: BFG GeForce 8600 GT (£91.64)
Mainboard: Asus P5K (£103.39)
PSU: Antec TruePower Trio 550W (£63.44)
All adds up to £499. just really want to know if im spending too much or not getting my moneys worth.
all comments / suggestions more than welcome.
thanks in advance,
Dave C