£550 budget

[genosfear]

I'd like to keep it under that. Parts i need are..

CPU
Mobo
Memory
Gfx card

I'd be using it mostly for Photoshop and other 3D work and watching films and playing games secondly.

I already have an Antec900 case, 2 x 250 Deskstar hdds, Dvd drives and a 600w OCZ psu (bought in preperation for this upgrade)

I won't be able to afford SLI anytime in the near future and i don't think i'd need to anyway. Tbh any upgrade from my p4 3.2 and 6600 that are in there now would put a smile on my face, I'd just like to know what parts would work well together for what i need them for.

Any help is appreciated.

M.

 

[jak731]

Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Tuniq Tower 120 CPU Cooler (Socket 478/754/939/940/AM2/LGA775) £27.99
(£32.89) £27.99
(£32.89)
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) £29.99
(£35.24) £29.99
(£35.24)
Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient SLACR 95W Edition" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail £136.99
(£160.96) £136.99
(£160.96)
Point of View GeForce 8800 GTS 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (8717344966320) £189.99
(£223.24) £189.99
(£223.24)
Abit IP35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £69.99
(£82.24) £69.99
(£82.24)
Sub Total : £454.95
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £8.95
VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £81.18
Total : £545.08

could get the OEM cpu and save £10 for a shorter warranty
could drop the tuniq tower if temp the stock cooler will do you fine although the temps may be a bit high especially if you overclock

 

[fobose]

Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient SLACR 95W Edition" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - OEM £150.39 inc VAT

OR

Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.66GHz (1333FSB) - Retail £115.14 inc VAT

OCZ 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-6400C5 Dual Channel Vista Gold Series DDR2 (OCZ2G8004GK) £84.59 inc VAT

Asus P5KC Combo Intel P35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 & DDR3 Motherboard £79.89 inc VAT

BFG GeForce 8800 GT OC 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £182.11 inc VAT

Total: £500 ish with Quad, £460 ish for Duo

 

[fobose]

Oooh didn't know the new GTS were in. Oop forgot CPU cooler on my spec.

 

[Skyboat]

You didn't mention if you were gonna overclock or not.

No aftermarket cooler but the Intel HSF aren't that bad and the spec is already overbudget:

I assumed the need for quad core and 4Gb memory since you mentioned you use Photoshop and graphics design.

Will be good for 3Ghz+ if you do intend on OC'ing.

 

[genosfear]

Yeah sorry i did forget that.. I'd only overclock if i really needed to. I have a tendency to break stuff so i'd be looking for something which wouldn't need it.

All those suggestions look good. Is there any reason for choosing the GTS over the GT? ( im not questioning just asking as they only just came out didn't they?)

The Tuniq Tower cooler is at the higher end of the price range for the cpu coolers.. Is there anything cheaper that will do the job just as well?

 

[Skyboat]

Hmmm this is probably better now that I think about it, GTS has about a £50 premium for about 10% performance over the GT. The AF7 is also probably the best value CPU cooler out atm, saving you £25 for something else, maybe even change the motherboard or GFX to another brand.

 

[genosfear]

Thanks for your inputs guys.