advice please on new system bundle

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hi guys sorry to do this but yes its another new spec me thread lol

i havent built a new system for a while and havent really kept upto date with the new stuff thats about so could do with a little advice on this equipment bundle im thinking of.

i dont wanna spend much more than this if i can help it.


EVGA GeForce 9600 GT KO 512MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (N865) £109.99(£129.24)

Corsair 2GB DDR2 XMS2-6400C4 TwinX (2x1GB) £33.99(£39.94)

Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient SLACR 95W Edition" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail £125.99(£148.04)

Abit IX38 QuadGT Intel X38 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £109.99(£129.24)

Thermaltake VE1000SWA Mozart TX Aluminium Entertainment Tower Case - Silver £106.99(£125.71)


thx and any advice much appreciated
 
^ seconded, the 8800GT is a better card.

also, does that case have a psu with it? because you havn't listed a psu.
 
use the difference to get a 8800gt.

I don't understand your thinking there, a BFG 8800GT OC2 costs £3 less than the 9600GT he listed. or a Gigabyte GeForce 8800 GT OC, which has 25mhz higher clockspeed than the BFG is the same price as the 9600.
 
i have all the other stuff psu,hdd's,sound card,etc already are the evga cards very good never had 1 b4

what about this instead

EVGA GeForce 8800 GT 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (512-P2-E801-AR)

600MHz Core, 512MB 1800MHz GDDR3 Memory, 112 Stream Processors, SLi Ready, 10yr Warranty with EVGA Direct.
EVGA 10+ in stock £107.99
(£126.89)
 
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I don't understand your thinking there, a BFG 8800GT OC2 costs £3 less than the 9600GT he listed. or a Gigabyte GeForce 8800 GT OC, which has 25mhz higher clockspeed than the BFG is the same price as the 9600.

down to my typing, missed the "s" off the end of GT, as no mention was made of monitor size/res.
 
EVGA's warranty and step-up program is fantastic. Not that I've ever had to use the warranty on my 8800GTX with them, but they have replaced my 680i straight away at the cost of getting is shipped to germany - sounds like a lot, but my cpu died the last time and i thought it was the board, which was actually fine.

I would go for the BFG's 8800GT though over the EVGA this week as OCuk them on their discounts and they are just as good as EVGA.
 
EVGA's warranty and step-up program is fantastic. Not that I've ever had to use the warranty on my 8800GTX with them, but they have replaced my 680i straight away at the cost of getting is shipped to germany - sounds like a lot, but my cpu died the last time and i thought it was the board, which was actually fine.

I would go for the BFG's 8800GT though over the EVGA this week as OCuk them on their discounts and they are just as good as EVGA.

And BFG's lifetime warranty is meant to be pretty good.
 
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