£650 spec, is this the best i can do?

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I have a mate thats wanting a PC for some gaming, he mainly plays CS Source, hes upgrading from an xp 1700 , 9700Pro.

This is what i was thinking, but im not 100% sure on how well the system would run, not really in touch with hardware atm, any advice and changes would be appreciated.
Thanks !

CPU- E6300 1.86GHz
Motherboard- Gigabyte 965P DS3
Memory- 1GB GeIL PC2-6400C4 Dual Channel Kit
Drives- NEC AD5170 18x18 DVD±RW & Sony DDU-1615 DVD-ROM
BFG GeForce 7900 GS OC 256MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express)
Western Digital Caviar RE 250GB 2500YS SATA-II 16MB Cache
Lian-Li PC-7 PLUS Aluminium Midi-Tower Case
OCZ ModStream 520w ATX2.2 Power Supply OCZ ModStream 520w ATX2.2 Power Supply
Sub Total : £521.91
Shipping : £10.95
Vat : £93.25
Total : £626.11
 
Cheers for the replys, on the dvd front... Every £ counts ;) hehe

Any other thoughts on the system, only 1gb of ram... no sound card and 7900 gs?

1 vote for the GS which is good :)
 
The onboard sound on the ds3 is very good so i think the sound card is definately something to cut out of your budget for the time being, you can always add one in at a later date. If it can be done i advise trying your best to stretch to 2gb.
 
If it is for gaming then 2Gb is desirable for the newer games, not sure what CSS plays like with 1 or 2Gb of ram as I never play it. Oblivion, Battlefield 2, assuming 2142 as well all need 2Gb to stretch their legs and show what they have got.

The quantum jump in horse power will be very noticable non the less. ;)

Did you remove the XFi Music from the list, if so you could get a 1950 Pro with some of the money saved. The Sapphire ATI Radeon X1950 Pro 256MB an extra £8
 
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Yeah as it's still £24 under budget I'd be ditching the DVD-ROM, upgrading to a x1950pro and then start getting frustrated that I can't fit 2gig RAM in.

Could probably save a few quid on the case/psu (it's a relatively 'cheap' system, afterall) but even then not enough without pushing the budget up a bit higher.
 
Sapphire ATI Radeon X1950 Pro 256MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £106.99(£125.71)
Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - Retail £108.99(£128.06)
Gigabyte GA_965P_DS3 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £69.99(£82.24)
OcUK 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400 800MHz DDR2 Dual Channel Kit £123.99(£145.69)
Arctic Cooling T1 Pro Case£56.99 (£66.96)
2x Pioneer DVR-111DBK 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter - (Black) OEM £33.98(£39.92)
Western Digital Caviar SE16 250GB 2500KS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM £42.99(£50.51)

Total approx £639.09 without delivery Getting there. :D

Thanks Peetee
 
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what exactly is the need for 2 dvd-rw's?

if you're doing a straight dvd copy, doesnt it still first copy it to the HD anyway, then burn?

or have things changed?
 
How about...
  • Hitachi Deskstar 7K160 NCQ 160GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (0A32728) £32.99
  • Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - Retail £108.99
  • Gigabyte GA_965P_S3 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £61.99
  • NEC AD7170A 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.20
  • OcUK 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400 800MHz DDR2 Dual Channel Kit £123.99
  • Antec NSK6500 Super Midi Tower Case - 430W PSU (CA £58.99
  • Connect3D ATI Radeon X1950 Pro 256MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £94.99 :D
  • Sub Total : £499.14
  • Shipping : £9.95
  • Vat : £89.09
  • Total : £598.18
:cool:
 
deadeyedic30 said:
Sapphire ATI Radeon X1950 Pro 256MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £106.99(£125.71)
Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - Retail £108.99(£128.06)
Gigabyte GA_965P_DS3 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £69.99(£82.24)
OcUK 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400 800MHz DDR2 Dual Channel Kit £123.99(£145.69)
Arctic Cooling T1 Pro Case£56.99 (£66.96)
2x Pioneer DVR-111DBK 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter - (Black) OEM £33.98(£39.92)
Western Digital Caviar SE16 250GB 2500KS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM £42.99(£50.51)

Total approx £639.09 without delivery Getting there. :D

Thanks Peetee
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Missing a case, and is the 1950pro any better than the 7900GS, the BFG one is clocked up pretty high as defualt not sure if its really any faster?

hp7909 said:
How about...
  • Hitachi Deskstar 7K160 NCQ 160GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (0A32728) £32.99
  • Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - Retail £108.99
  • Gigabyte GA_965P_S3 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £61.99
  • NEC AD7170A 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.20
  • OcUK 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400 800MHz DDR2 Dual Channel Kit £123.99
  • Antec NSK6500 Super Midi Tower Case - 430W PSU (CA £58.99
  • Connect3D ATI Radeon X1950 Pro 256MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £94.99 :D
  • Sub Total : £499.14
  • Shipping : £9.95
  • Vat : £89.09
  • Total : £598.18
:cool:
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Hmm looks good, again not sure about the 1950pro being quicker and the OCuk memory how good is this stuff?

Edit

I dont know if the 1950pro is quicker due to not knowing how good it is, have to state this cause someone will post nv fanboy somewhere :P
 
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As he wont be overclocking he will need the most cpu power he can get for the cash, and im thinking the E4300 is just another cut down version.
 
At the end of the day though, its his money and his choice. he doesnt know that much about PCs, he knows how to switch on and play a few games, if he started to overclock he probably wont have the knowledge required to do so.

I wouldnt say he is silly not to overclock... If he overclocks without knowing how to overclock or even use the bios then thats silly ;)
 
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