6300 Spec

SM666 · 22 Aug 2006 at 13:43

Hi, finally decided to upgrade and have decided to go for the E6300. The only thing is, im stuck on everything else. Trying to keep to a budget between £300 - £400.
I need E6300(of course), motherboard, GFX and memory. As for the graphics card, ive had a 9800pro for the last 2 years and have been pretty happy with that, so it doesnt have to be a mega improvement over that but a good improvement would be nice.

Cheers

SiriusB · 22 Aug 2006 at 15:17

Do you need a case? HDDs, CD/DVD-ROM?

SiriusB

SM666 · 22 Aug 2006 at 15:26

All i need is CPU(Which as i said im leaning tot he E6300), Motherboard, Memory and GFX.
The GFX is where im really stuck :s

McDaniel · 22 Aug 2006 at 15:38

i just ordered

CP-127-IN Intel Core 2 DUO E6400 "LGA775 Allendale" 2.13GHz (1066FSB) - Retail (CP-127-IN)
£154.95 £154.95
GX-083-LT Leadtek GeForce 7600 GT Extreme 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-083-LT)
£99.95 £99.95
MB-061-GI Gigabyte GA_965P_DS3 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-061-GI)
£89.95 £89.95
MY-058-GL GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) (MY-058-GL)
£124.95 £124.95
Subtotal £469.80
VAT £82.22
Total £552.02

/edit

I read the budget to not include the CPU, lol - ignore mine then

But im only gonna play CSS - and wanted nVidia, if your more of a gamer get an X1800 instead, not sure if this goes over your desired budget really though

SiriusB · 22 Aug 2006 at 15:42

Got two specs for you.

First is under budget:

CP-126-IN Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - Retail (CP-126-IN)
£115.95 £115.95
MY-034-GL GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC5300 667MHz Value DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB5300DC) (MY-034-GL)
£94.95 £94.95
MB-064-GI Gigabyte GA_945PL_S3 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-064-GI)
£55.95 £55.95
GX-026-BG BFG 3DFuzion GeForce 7600 GS 256MB DDR2 TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-026-BG)
£60.95 £60.95
Subtotal £327.80
Shipping (City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)) £8.25
VAT £58.81
Total £394.86

Second is over budget:

CP-126-IN Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - Retail (CP-126-IN)
£115.95 £115.95
MY-034-GL GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC5300 667MHz Value DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB5300DC) (MY-034-GL)
£94.95 £94.95
MB-064-GI Gigabyte GA_945PL_S3 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-064-GI)
£55.95 £55.95
GX-044-CO Connect3D ATI Radeon X1800 XT 256MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-044-CO)
£126.95 £126.95
Subtotal £393.80
Shipping (City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)) £8.25
VAT £70.36
Total £472.41

Second spec has the better graphics card, but if you're not too bothered with gaming then the 7600 will do.

SiriusB

SM666 · 22 Aug 2006 at 15:55

Will the 7600 be much of an improvement on a 9800 Pro??

Does anyone know a site where all the different GFX cards are compared with each other. Im sure Toms Hardware had something like that but i cant find it.

Cheers

SiriusB · 22 Aug 2006 at 16:06

The 7600 should be a better card. How much of an improvement depends on what games you play and how much eye candy you use!

Just Google 7600 vs 9800 pro and you should get plenty of comparisons.

SiriusB

SM666 · 22 Aug 2006 at 19:41

Will have a look... Thanks for the help so far.

SM666 · 23 Aug 2006 at 10:28

"256Mb Leadtek 7600GS Extreme, PCI-E (x16), Mem 900MHz, GPU 520MHz, 12 Pipes, Dual Link DVI-I/DVI-I "

Would this be any better than the 3DFuzion GeForce 7600 GS? Or am i just getting drawn in by the word "Extreme"

Cheers
Dave

Johnz0r · 23 Aug 2006 at 12:12

SiriusB said:
Got two specs for you.

Second is over budget:

CP-126-IN Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - Retail (CP-126-IN)
£115.95 £115.95
MY-034-GL GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC5300 667MHz Value DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB5300DC) (MY-034-GL)
£94.95 £94.95
MB-064-GI Gigabyte GA_945PL_S3 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-064-GI)
£55.95 £55.95
GX-044-CO Connect3D ATI Radeon X1800 XT 256MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-044-CO)
£126.95 £126.95
Subtotal £393.80
Shipping (City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)) £8.25
VAT £70.36
Total £472.41

Second spec has the better graphics card, but if you're not too bothered with gaming then the 7600 will do.

SiriusB

What kind of Oc's would you likely recieve with that system mate?

McDaniel · 23 Aug 2006 at 12:36

SM666 said:
"256Mb Leadtek 7600GS Extreme, PCI-E (x16), Mem 900MHz, GPU 520MHz, 12 Pipes, Dual Link DVI-I/DVI-I "

Would this be any better than the 3DFuzion GeForce 7600 GS? Or am i just getting drawn in by the word "Extreme"

Cheers
Dave

the 3DFuzion one has the same clock speeds afaik

The Leadtek Extreme OcUK stock is faster then that though;

Leadtek GeForce 7600 GT Extreme 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-083-LT)

- GeForce 7600 GT Core running at 590MHz
- 256MB GDDR3 Extreme Memory running at 1600MHz

But its a GT not a GS

SM666 · 23 Aug 2006 at 13:27

SiriusB said:
CP-126-IN Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - Retail (CP-126-IN)
£115.95 £115.95
MY-034-GL GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC5300 667MHz Value DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB5300DC) (MY-034-GL)
£94.95 £94.95
MB-064-GI Gigabyte GA_945PL_S3 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-064-GI)
£55.95 £55.95
GX-026-BG BFG 3DFuzion GeForce 7600 GS 256MB DDR2 TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-026-BG)
£60.95 £60.95
Subtotal £327.80
Shipping (City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)) £8.25
VAT £58.81
Total £394.86

Have just ordered this. Thanks for the help

SM666 · 23 Aug 2006 at 18:38

Arghh, need a PSU for this system now. should have checked sooner instead of relying on advice from my brother. What do you recommend for say £90 tops.

Thinking of the Seasonic 500w, or would i be better off getting something else?

SM666 · 25 Aug 2006 at 11:54

all delivered this morning.