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corky

corky

corky

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hello peeps,just got back off jollies and me pc is playin up and its time for an upgrade...question is ,im a bit out of touch recently

going from nf3 dfi mobo (754)3400 mobile claw,1 gig geil pc4400,6800 ultra (agp)

so asthis bundle is more or less obsolete now,i am looking for :
graphics
ram
cpu
mobo
ive got 500 at the minute -ish,and am a gamer with a bit of overclocking....
any recommendations?

thx in advance?amd or intel -no preference!
 
Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - OEM

Gigabyte GA_965P_DS3 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard

GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit

Connect3D ATI Radeon X1800 XT 256MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail


Subtotal £436.80
VAT £76.44
Total £513.24

Try to stretch abit over 500 and get a decent CPU cooler i don't know much about those.
 
thx posty ,am i right in thinking that intel are best for gaming these days???
the parts you recommend are solid budget parts?
 
Ive pretty much ordered the same system for my parents today, except I went with an Asus Motherboard.

Im hoping that it will be a step up from their current system - a P4 2.6C, 1Gig ram, Abit IC7 and a Hercules Radeon 9700Pro.
 
MY-058-GL GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) (MY-058-GL) 1
£109.95 £109.95
MB-061-GI Gigabyte GA_965P_DS3 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-061-GI) 1
£89.95 £89.95
GX-044-CO Connect3D ATI Radeon X1800 XT 256MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-044-CO) 1
£126.95 £126.95
CP-137-IN Intel Core 2 DUO E6400 "LGA775 Allendale" 2.13GHz (1066FSB) - OEM (CP-137-IN) 1
£136.95 £136.95
HS-003-SY Scythe Ninja Plus Heatpipe CPU Cooler (Socket 478, 754, 939, 940, LGA755) (HS-003-SY)

just ordered the above,was gonna get the 6300 but the purchase button had disappeared-outta stock maybe?anyway should be ok,will this lot be ok outta box or does the ds3 require a bios flash ?
 
corky said:
MY-058-GL GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) (MY-058-GL) 1
£109.95 £109.95
MB-061-GI Gigabyte GA_965P_DS3 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-061-GI) 1
£89.95 £89.95
GX-044-CO Connect3D ATI Radeon X1800 XT 256MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-044-CO) 1
£126.95 £126.95
CP-137-IN Intel Core 2 DUO E6400 "LGA775 Allendale" 2.13GHz (1066FSB) - OEM (CP-137-IN) 1
£136.95 £136.95
HS-003-SY Scythe Ninja Plus Heatpipe CPU Cooler (Socket 478, 754, 939, 940, LGA755) (HS-003-SY)

just ordered the above,was gonna get the 6300 but the purchase button had disappeared-outta stock maybe?anyway should be ok,will this lot be ok outta box or does the ds3 require a bios flash ?
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Should be good out of the box :)

Stelly
 
it gives you a higher multi so you are less likely to be fsb limited. So in some respects yes. However you may not get any higher than 6300's but nothing is guaranteed.
 
Mr Mister said:
it gives you a higher multi so you are less likely to be fsb limited. So in some respects yes. However you may not get any higher than 6300's but nothing is guaranteed.
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but by the same token the 6300 might not crack the stock 6400 speed!
as you say nothing is guaranteed.... :eek:

fingers crossed for a good un then....
 
corky said:
MY-058-GL GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400 800MHz Ultra Low
just ordered the above,was gonna get the 6300 but the purchase button had disappeared-outta stock maybe?anyway should be ok,will this lot be ok outta box or does the ds3 require a bios flash ?
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its on offer of the week, you can add it from that page.
 
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