£750 spec

[Duskcrawler]

Guys it's been years since i've built a pc and want a new core 2 duo setup.

I don't plan on using any of my current kit except maybe the case, Chieftec Dragon.

I have a decent DVD-RW and will use my current monitor for now.

I'd love to overclock but have never done it before so something that a noob could clock would be great.

Looking to spend £750 maybe £800 at a push.

Thanks

 

[FrannoBaz]

Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - Retail £99.99
(£117.49) £99.99
(£117.49)
Asus P5B-E Plus (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £79.99
(£93.99) £79.99
(£93.99)
Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 PC2-5300C3 667MHz Dual Channel Kit (BL2KIT12864AA663) £107.99
(£126.89) £107.99
(£126.89)
Asus GeForce 8800 GTS HTDP 320MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £179.99
(£211.49) £179.99
(£211.49)
Samsung SpinPoint P SP2504C 250GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM £42.99
(£50.51) £42.99
(£50.51)
Samsung SH-W183 18x18 DVD±RW Serial ATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
(£21.14) £17.99
(£21.14)
Noctua NH-U12F (Socket LGA775/754/939/940/AM2) Heatsink £30.99
(£36.41) £30.99
(£36.41)
Akasa Serial ATA 45cm Blue EL Data Cable £9.99
(£11.74) £19.98
(£23.48)
Corsair HX 520W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-520HXUK)

 

[FrannoBaz]

Total : £763.57

 

[semi-pro waster]

FrannoBaz has given you a pretty decent specification although I'd drop the Akasa cables as unnecessary, you've said you don't need the DVDRW so it is now well under budget. I'd also change the Ram to some PC6400, maybe the Geil PC6400 C4 which is cheaper than the Crucial. You might be able to get a faster CPU into the budget now or possibly the 640mb 8800GTS which would help if you have a big monitor.

 

[hp7909]

{snip}Chieftec Dragon{snip}

You sure? Because with that budget we can spec something decent with a 'better' case. By better I mean more airflow (which newer setup require) whilst still very quiet, e.g...



I assume its for gaming?

 

[Duskcrawler]

Thanks for the specs guys and yeah for gaming. Have a company laptop I use for other applications

 

[FrannoBaz]

my pleasure, and have fun

 

[BillytheImpaler]

I would get the spec hp7909 posted but I would swap in a Seagate HDD (personal preference) and an Asus P5N-E mobo.

 

[FrannoBaz]

woops, didnt realise those were the string LED SATA cables... lol