£800, New computer/Upgrade ANONYMOUS NEEDS YOU

hamstertrouble · 8 Mar 2007 at 08:24

Hi Dudes,

Please please advice , I have money and I need your help.

I have £600-£800 to spare to upgrade. ( with a little give if justified )

My current computer is pretty much trashed sinced a collosal harddrive failure so I thought I would salvage what I can and start a new.

It is a 2.8 P3 prescott 800mhz ,
with 350 PSU,
512mb pc3200
small 15inch flat screen
working mobo and other small peripherals
crappy case

All I want is something quiet, which I can play Direct X10 games for.
Yep its a challenge. :cool:

Start your engines!!!

Tombo · 8 Mar 2007 at 08:57

A little over budget, you could save > £20 if you wait for the BFG 8800GTS's to come back in stock.

melbourne720 · 8 Mar 2007 at 09:28

Abit Fatal1ty FP-IN9 SLi nForce 650 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
(£79.89)

NEC AD5170 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Beige) - OEM
(£15.26)

GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400C5 800MHz Value DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400DC)
(£103.39)

Intel Core 2 DUO E4300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.80GHz (800FSB) - Retail
(£111.61)

OcUK GeForce 8800 GTS 640MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail
(£252.61)

Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 160GB ST3160815A ATA-100 8MB Cache - OEM
(£39.94)

Akasa AK-ZEN-01-WH Zen White Case - No PSU
(£30.54)

Corsair HX 520W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-520HXUK)
(£70.49)

OcUK Value Hanns-G HW191D 19" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Silver
(£115.14)

Total : £834.09

Tombo · 8 Mar 2007 at 10:53

Why an IDE drive, and you only need a 320MB for a 19".

melbourne720 · 8 Mar 2007 at 11:24

Oops, my mistake.

Abit Fatal1ty FP-IN9 SLi nForce 650 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
(£79.89)

GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400C5 800MHz Value DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400DC)
(£103.39)

Intel Core 2 DUO E4300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.80GHz (800FSB) - Retail
(£111.61)

NEC AD7170S Serial ATA 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM
(£22.31)

OcUK GeForce 8800 GTS 640MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail
(£252.61)

Corsair HX 520W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-520HXUK)
(£70.49)

OcUK Value Hanns-G HW191D 19" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Silver
(£115.14)

Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB ST3250620AS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM
(£55.21)

Akasa AK-ZEN-01-BK Zen Black Case - No PSU
(£29.36)

Total : £855.24

hamstertrouble · 8 Mar 2007 at 11:49

thanks!

Cheers guys - >

I woudl like to emphasise quiet.

Please can you tell me what I would need to make the PC a lot quieter then normal ir not silent? If I have to spent more - what should I get?

melbourne720 · 8 Mar 2007 at 11:58

hamstertrouble said:
Cheers guys - >

I woudl like to emphasise quiet.

Please can you tell me what I would need to make the PC a lot quieter then normal ir not silent? If I have to spent more - what should I get?

Case - Antec P180
CPU HSF - Scythe Ninja or Noctua
Fans - Nexus, Scythe, or Noctua (120mm)
Graphics - 8800 GTS/GTX

masslac · 8 Mar 2007 at 12:00

Very quiet.

Tombo · 8 Mar 2007 at 14:36

and £100 too expensive.

masslac · 8 Mar 2007 at 14:42

Tombo said:
and £100 too expensive.

hamstertrouble said:
I have £600-£800 to spare to upgrade. ( with a little give if justified )

£100 extra for my spec is more than justified. That rig pwns.

hamstertrouble · 8 Mar 2007 at 14:43

ah but many thanks anyway dude - can anyone better this?

If not many many thanks, you all ROCK!

masslac · 8 Mar 2007 at 14:52

Here be a budget version. Still very nice along with the Asus monitor.

melbourne720 · 8 Mar 2007 at 15:44

I'd put the Connect 3d or sapphire x1950 Pro in there. Those HIS ones keep breaking.

hamstertrouble · 8 Mar 2007 at 21:40

dudes what about the power supply ?? whats the quietest one I can get because the way I see it its my PSU that makes the bulk of my current noise? :eek:

Cupra · 8 Mar 2007 at 21:46

masslac said:
Here be a budget version. Still very nice along with the Asus monitor.

he wants dx 10

masslac · 9 Mar 2007 at 01:36

paul_64l said:
he wants dx 10

Hence my original spec which is the best machine you'll get for that price.

melbourne720 · 9 Mar 2007 at 09:57

hamstertrouble said:
dudes what about the power supply ?? whats the quietest one I can get because the way I see it its my PSU that makes the bulk of my current noise?

Seasonic or Corsair (both made by Seasonic, who make the quietest PSUs)