£500 Spec please :)

matty114 · 19 Jan 2008 at 01:45

DanMc07 said:
Asuming the stock cpu cooler is quiet, this will probably be the final build:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v368/Hexin/final.png

Is everything compatible?

Why get 64bit and only 2gb of ram? I would get 32bit or 4gb of ram.

taz488 · 19 Jan 2008 at 01:58

pre1twa said:
An extra money spend on a decent PSU!

hes got a decent one, wots the point in spending more for the same thing?

spend more on gfx, ram, cpu whatever he needs most

DanMc07 · 19 Jan 2008 at 19:06

matty114 said:
Why get 64bit and only 2gb of ram? I would get 32bit or 4gb of ram.

Sorry? That picture does have 4GB in there :^)...

MumboJumbo · 20 Jan 2008 at 15:11

Actually antec dont really have a very good rep. On a website with a list of psu's that you should stay clear of antec is also in it as they seemed to lack a descent quality control. Having said that the last may have been a year or two old but doesn't mean anything has changed since.

The corsair 520w is only 4 quid more and a lot better rep.

DanMc07 · 20 Jan 2008 at 16:27

8igdave said:
Actually antec dont really have a very good rep. On a website with a list of psu's that you should stay clear of antec is also in it as they seemed to lack a descent quality control. Having said that the last may have been a year or two old but doesn't mean anything has changed since.

The corsair 520w is only 4 quid more and a lot better rep.

Ah right, I always thought antec had a good rep, I'll have look on google and see what I can find.

MumboJumbo · 20 Jan 2008 at 20:02

there ok, i wouldn't see one and think ooo my get it out. But its just a higher risk then some of the more reptuable ones.

DanMc07 · 20 Jan 2008 at 23:29

8igdave said:
there ok, i wouldn't see one and think ooo my get it out. But its just a higher risk then some of the more reptuable ones.

Dont think I would say that about any PSU tbh

lol. Thanks for your input 8igdave

MumboJumbo · 20 Jan 2008 at 23:45

no problemo just make sure you send the check to the right adress. O... didn't i tell you? My services arn't free you know

matty114 · 21 Jan 2008 at 13:09

DanMc07 said:
Sorry? That picture does have 4GB in there :^)...

Oops i saw it as 2x1gb

mattyrigby00 · 21 Jan 2008 at 13:16

maybe a corsair vx450 power supply or one of the lower antec earthwatts ones - the antec neo power supplies are supposed to be dodgy, but the earthwatts ones are made by the same company who makes the corsair hx series.

MumboJumbo · 21 Jan 2008 at 15:55

are you sure about this? Can you show some evidence to this? im not saying your wrong i just find it unlikely and ahve never heard this before.

As for the corsair 450w yeah come to think of it, it would power that pc fine if you need to save some bob. Personaly id rather use the modular cables of the 520w as non modular can be a pain.