Another 'Spec Me' sorry

[tebanski]

Hi all,

Basic bones of this 'spec me' is my mate who has Maximum £2,000 - £2,300 to build a complete new PC. (Lucky B******)
I think a good quarter (ish) will go on his prefered monitor, the excellent BenQ http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-021-BQ&groupid=17&catid=510&subcat=
I have advised the Q6600 G0 95 watt chip, but the rest is pure opinion and knowledge.

Your Specs and opinions are welcome (save his soul from buying another MESH)

Cheers all.

 

[truebluecfc]

Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient 95W Edition" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail
£159.99
£187.99 inc VAT

Abit IP35 Pro (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
£114.99
£135.11 inc VAT

GeIL 4GB (2x2GB) PC6400C5 800MHz Black Dragon DDR2 Dual Channel Kit
£154.99
£182.11 inc VAT

BFG GeForce 8800 GTX OC 768MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail
£294.99
£346.61 inc VAT

Western Digital Caviar SE16 500GB 5000AAKS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM
£63.99
£75.19 inc VAT

Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme CPU Cooler (Socket AM2/LGA775)
£43.99
£51.69 inc VAT

Noctua NF-S12 1200RPM 120mm Silent Case Fan - 3 Pin£11.99
£14.09 inc VAT

Samsung SH-S203BEBN 20x20 DVD±RW Dual Layer Serial ATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM
£16.99
£19.96 inc VAT

Antec P182 Super Midi Tower Case - No PSU (Gun Metal Black)
£66.99
£78.71 inc VAT

Corsair HX 620W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU
£77.99
£91.64 inc VAT

Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Platinum Fatal1ty 7.1 Champion Series Soundcard - Retail
£99.99
£117.49 inc VAT

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-Bit Edition DVD - OEM - 1Pk
£54.99
£64.61 inc VAT

BenQ FP241W 24" Widescreen HDMI/HDCP LCD HD Monitor - Silver/Black
£399.99
£469.99 inc VAT

£1,561.87
£1,835.20 inc VAT

Good balanced system, with that sort of budget I'd maybe consider custom water-cooling. You could also buy a TV Card, Fan Controller etc, not needed but you can practically get anything with that kinda budget.

He could also obviously get a more exotic case, more hard drive storage if needed etc, he could also save a few pounds by getting the OCuK 8800 GTX, a cheaper X-Fi soundcard etc, but i thought it all be worth it getting a gfx card with lifetime warranty as you've got a huge budget, also with the soundcard you get a front drive bay and a remote which is fairly cool i suppose.

 

[tebanski]

Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient 95W Edition" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail
£159.99
£187.99 inc VAT

Abit IP35 Pro (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
£114.99
£135.11 inc VAT

GeIL 4GB (2x2GB) PC6400C5 800MHz Black Dragon DDR2 Dual Channel Kit
£154.99
£182.11 inc VAT

BFG GeForce 8800 GTX OC 768MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail
£294.99
£346.61 inc VAT

Western Digital Caviar SE16 500GB 5000AAKS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM
£63.99
£75.19 inc VAT

Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme CPU Cooler (Socket AM2/LGA775)
£43.99
£51.69 inc VAT

Noctua NF-S12 1200RPM 120mm Silent Case Fan - 3 Pin£11.99
£14.09 inc VAT

Samsung SH-S203BEBN 20x20 DVD±RW Dual Layer Serial ATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM
£16.99
£19.96 inc VAT

Antec P182 Super Midi Tower Case - No PSU (Gun Metal Black)
£66.99
£78.71 inc VAT

Corsair HX 620W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU
£77.99
£91.64 inc VAT

Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Platinum Fatal1ty 7.1 Champion Series Soundcard - Retail
£99.99
£117.49 inc VAT

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-Bit Edition DVD - OEM - 1Pk
£54.99
£64.61 inc VAT

BenQ FP241W 24" Widescreen HDMI/HDCP LCD HD Monitor - Silver/Black
£399.99
£469.99 inc VAT

£1,561.87
£1,835.20 inc VAT

Good balanced system, with that sort of budget I'd maybe consider custom water-cooling. You could also buy a TV Card, Fan Controller etc, not needed but you can practically get anything with that kinda budget.

He could also obviously get a more exotic case, more hard drive storage if needed etc, he could also save a few pounds by getting the OCuK 8800 GTX, a cheaper X-Fi soundcard etc, but i thought it all be worth it getting a gfx card with lifetime warranty as you've got a huge budget, also with the soundcard you get a front drive bay and a remote which is fairly cool i suppose.

Nice Spec truebluecfc,

Cheers for that mate,

Them Corsair PSU's are getting good reviews, and i did mention that model (620w) to him, so all the better.

I dont think that he would consider all the extra complications with water cooling but for the budget he has, it could easily warrant it.

Your right in saying, with that kind of budget, anything is possible.

I think gaming is the priority and just knowing that his money has been 'well spent' on a good rig, that is future proofed.

2 hours of Bioshock can have this effect on friends,

cheers mate