Hi guys, firtly just thought i'd say hi. Been reading the forums for a while but never been able to make an account (probs getting the activation e-mail).
I was going to upgrade my machine but after realizing just how out of date it is i have decided to rebuild. The pc is gonna be used for abit of everything really so needs be able to run the latest games and also a little bit of multi tasking (nothing too serious).
I already have a case which i want to keep(cooler master wave master http://www.*****.net/content/item.php?item=588&redirect=yes). Hard disks i have plenty (couple of 250gigs and a brand new 500gig samsung which was bought tp upgrade this pc but wont work without downgrading the disk <sata 2 on a sata1 board). Dvd rewriter with light scribe (IDE tho), mouse, keyboard, 5.1 speakers and monitor (22" belinea tft) etc.
So i am really looking at new cpu (always been an AMD man want to try intel), cpui cooler (heatsink/fan) mainboard (pref one that i will still be able to upgrade in a few years), gfx card, power supply and anything else i have missed out togive me a nice running machine for another few years.
I have been doing abit of reading through the forums and have come up with an initial spec for you guys to have a look at.
My budget is around £400-£500 (dont mind going slightly over for a good machine)
Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 LGA775 'Wolfdale' 3.16GHz (1333FSB) - Retail Intel
(£132.76) £112.99
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775)
(£17.61) £14.99
Asus P5Q Pro Intel P45 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
(£96.34) £81.99
Seems to be mixed feelings about this board, maybe one that will accept ddr3 aswell as ddr2?
Corsair TX 650W ATX2.2 SLi Compliant PSU
(£72.84) £61.99
Most likely can save a few pounds here
OcUK 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-6400C5 800MHz DDR2 Dual Channel Kit
(£44.64) £37.99
Read some bad things about getting replacement in the forums earlier today
Asus ATI Radeon HD 4850 512MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail
(£117.49) £99.99
Total : £493.37
Is there a need for a separate sound card nowadays? i have an audigy 2 in my system at the moment which is almost dead so wont be able to recover that, but then again i am only using a 5.1 speaker setup which i am more than happy with.
Sorry about the long post guys, your input would be much appreciated.
Cheers
James
I was going to upgrade my machine but after realizing just how out of date it is i have decided to rebuild. The pc is gonna be used for abit of everything really so needs be able to run the latest games and also a little bit of multi tasking (nothing too serious).
I already have a case which i want to keep(cooler master wave master http://www.*****.net/content/item.php?item=588&redirect=yes). Hard disks i have plenty (couple of 250gigs and a brand new 500gig samsung which was bought tp upgrade this pc but wont work without downgrading the disk <sata 2 on a sata1 board). Dvd rewriter with light scribe (IDE tho), mouse, keyboard, 5.1 speakers and monitor (22" belinea tft) etc.
So i am really looking at new cpu (always been an AMD man want to try intel), cpui cooler (heatsink/fan) mainboard (pref one that i will still be able to upgrade in a few years), gfx card, power supply and anything else i have missed out togive me a nice running machine for another few years.
I have been doing abit of reading through the forums and have come up with an initial spec for you guys to have a look at.
My budget is around £400-£500 (dont mind going slightly over for a good machine)
Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 LGA775 'Wolfdale' 3.16GHz (1333FSB) - Retail Intel
(£132.76) £112.99
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775)
(£17.61) £14.99
Asus P5Q Pro Intel P45 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
(£96.34) £81.99
Seems to be mixed feelings about this board, maybe one that will accept ddr3 aswell as ddr2?
Corsair TX 650W ATX2.2 SLi Compliant PSU
(£72.84) £61.99
Most likely can save a few pounds here
OcUK 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-6400C5 800MHz DDR2 Dual Channel Kit
(£44.64) £37.99
Read some bad things about getting replacement in the forums earlier today
Asus ATI Radeon HD 4850 512MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail
(£117.49) £99.99
Total : £493.37
Is there a need for a separate sound card nowadays? i have an audigy 2 in my system at the moment which is almost dead so wont be able to recover that, but then again i am only using a 5.1 speaker setup which i am more than happy with.
Sorry about the long post guys, your input would be much appreciated.
Cheers
James
not much more, and one day someone will release a patch to make use of the extra cores! could save a few pennies in the next year or 2.