Another spec check please. (1200)

[Dmack]

My friend will be using it for gaming, will the antec p180 fit the 8800 gts ? I was thinking of reducing the 22" to a 19" and then buying a sound blaster audigy and a cpu cooler. (He already has a mouse )

Thanks in advance

 

[Tombo]

DON'T get that hiper psu.

 

[Azza]

The GTS will fit, but the P180 is horrid for cable management, maybe he should get a Akasa Eclipse 62 or Mirage.

I went form a P180 to an Eclipse. I wish I had bought the Eclipse to start off with.

 

[Tombo]

 

[trojan698]

Looks good. I'd keep the 22" screen as he can always pick up a sound card and CPU cooler later on with screens being more of a hassle to upgrade. Also with 19" screens you're limited to a lower resolution which would be criminal to use that 8800GTS with.

Someone might comment on the Hiper PSU as there have been some horror stories floating around about them blowing up. Mine's been absolutely fine though and I've no urge to swap it.

The RAM has also had some issues although again they are likely overblown. I'd recommend going for this personally: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-085-CR
as it clocks like crazy with them hitting pc8000 speeds and beyond.

*Also, dont get an ATA hard drive, SATA is the new standard and new chipsets like the 965p dont cater very well for ATA drives.

 

[Tombo]

Mine's been absolutely fine though and I've no urge to swap it.

I await your horror story.

 

[steve258]

I'd go for this one and chuck in a Saitek Eclipse 2 as well.

 

[kilvano]

P180 is nasty...i got one and the door annoys me.

Get an Antec Nine Hundred. They are pretty sweet.

 

[Azza]

^^^

That spec is fine. Buy buy buy.

 

[trojan698]

I await your horror story.

Well it's been going strong for a year and a half and the rails are rock solid. Forums attract people with hardware problems remember.

 

[trojan698]

Looks fine but I'd go for a 250gb HD if the budget is flexible.

 

[Tombo]

So would I, was trying to keep it in budget.

 

[trojan698]

Obviously

 

[melbourne720]

P180 or Akasa Eclipse both good cases.

If your getting a e6300 you have to get an aftermarket heatsink to overclock it well (if at all).

I have that SATA DVD drive and RAM, both are quality.

DS3, TFT, GTX all to drawer products. Get the OEM e6300 though.

 

[trojan698]

Here's an alternative spec, although I assume he'll be overclocking, £60 over budget but meh

Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Belinea 2225S1W 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black/Silver £179.99
(£211.49) £179.99
(£211.49)
Intel Core 2 DUO E4300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.80GHz (800FSB) - Retail £95.99
(£112.79) £95.99
(£112.79)
NEC AD5170 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Silver) - OEM £16.99
(£19.96) £16.99
(£19.96)
Saitek Eclipse 2 Illuminated Keyboard - Blue/Red/Purple £28.99
(£34.06) £28.99
(£34.06)
Gigabyte GA_965P_DS3 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £69.99
(£82.24) £69.99
(£82.24)
Crucial 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 PC2-5300C3 667MHz Tenth Anniversary Dual Channel Kit (TY2KIT12864AA663) £169.99
(£199.74) £169.99
(£199.74)
OcUK GeForce 8800 GTX 768MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £299.99
(£352.49) £299.99
(£352.49)
Samsung SpinPoint P SP2504C 250GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM £42.99
(£50.51) £42.99
(£50.51)
Antec P180 Advanced Super Midi Tower Case - No PSU (Silver) £79.99
(£93.99) £79.99
(£93.99)
Corsair HX 520W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-520HXUK) £61.99
(£72.84) £61.99
(£72.84)
Sub Total : £1,046.90
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £24.95
Vat : £187.57
Total : £1,259.42

 

[Tombo]

If your getting a e6300 you have to get an aftermarket heatsink to overclock it well (if at all).

No you do not.

 

[melbourne720]

No you do not.

Really, how far can it go on stock?

 

[trojan698]

Probably ~3Ghz assuming you can achieve it on stock vcore

 

[Tombo]

Yeah, running mine at 2.8, was at 3 but switched back because of ram speed.