£500 spec for new pc

lee87 · 10 Jul 2007 at 20:53

Hi, i'm going to be buying a new pc this week for around £500. Have just put together a spec and was wondering if there was anything to improve on. I don't really know anything about the motherboard so not sure if it's a good clocker or not.
I need everything except the DVD drive. I already have a case but want to upgrade it to a quiet and nice looking one. If I can get a much better system without buying a case i'll use my old one.
I will be overclocking and I will be using it for gaming.

Thanks

Teaf · 10 Jul 2007 at 21:20

It's not really that bad what you've picked. You could drop the Abit board and get a 650i Ultra, and also drop the E4300 to a E2160 to get a custom cooler like the AF7 Pro to help with the overclocking.

lee87 · 10 Jul 2007 at 22:09

Thanks, the EVGA 650i ultra board looks really good.
Will this support the new penryn cpu's coming out at the end of the year?

Teaf · 10 Jul 2007 at 23:22

lee87 said:
Thanks, the EVGA 650i ultra board looks really good.

Yep, plus a long warranty

Will this support the new penryn cpu's coming out at the end of the year?

The last I heard, the 680i will support Penryn chips, but the 650i will not support them. But I'm not sure on the validity, and I'd wait for someone to maybe confirm that.