Another spec pls!

[dobbs]

Here goes...
My first post but I have been lurking for a couple of months stealing ideas and feeding on everyones knowledge. I'm a complete noob to this (my current PC is a HP from a well known retailer) and although I'm not a typical geek (if it exists), I'm looking forward to becoming one!
This spec is meant to be fairly high spec, but pinching a few pennies here and there (hence C5 memory). I'd like to learn to overclock, but at the moment have no clue at all. I have already purchased the case, so this can't change although I wish I'd got an Antec P180. Please feel free to tell me if anything is crappy, Thanks a lot!

Thermaltake VA3000SNA Tsunami Dream SuperMidi Aluminium Tower - Silver ( £60.99
(£71.66) £60.99
(£71.66)
Plextor PX-760A 18x18 Dual Layer DVD±RW ReWriter - (Beige/Black) Retail £46.99
(£55.21) £46.99
(£55.21)
BFG GeForce 8800 GTS OC 640MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £224.99
(£264.36) £224.99
(£264.36)
Intel Core 2 DUO E6600 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail £173.99
(£204.44) £173.99
(£204.44)
Asus P5N-E SLi nForce 650 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £69.99
(£82.24) £69.99
(£82.24)
Corsair 2GB DDR2 XMS2-6400C5 TwinX (2x1GB) £124.99
(£146.86) £124.99
(£146.86)
Hitachi Deskstar T7K500 NCQ 250GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (0A33423) £44.99
(£52.86) £44.99
(£52.86)
Corsair HX 520W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-520HXUK) £61.99
(£72.84) £61.99
(£72.84)
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Music 7.1 Soundcard - OEM £43.50
(£51.11) £43.50
(£51.11)
Sub Total : £852.42
Shipping : £10.95
Vat : £151.09
Total : £1,014.46

You guys love "spec me" threads really, admit it!

 

[melbourne720]

Yeah, we love them.

I have a P180, they're really nice. If you want me to something bad about them, they weigh a ton! Your case will be less of a strain on your back!

A little points on your otherwise perfect spec there...

DVD - Why Plextor? Pioneer 111 series are the best IDE ones, and Samsung and NEC do very good SATA ones. I'd go for one of them.

GFX - Excellent choice (same as mine)

CPU - See above

RAM - Good RAM, but you might be spending too much there. I'd go with the cheapest 2GB of 6400 there is, but up to your really. I don't think the corsair will clock a lot higher than the Geil.

HD - good

PSU - excellent

Sound - do you need a sound card, really? The on board stuff is really good high definition. I'd loose it, and save yourself some dosh.

Regarding overclocking, get yourself some good fans (120mm Nexus, Papst, or S-Flex) for the case and a Tuniq Tower, or Scythe Mine/Ninja for the CPU.

 

[dobbs]

Thanks mate, much appreciated.
i think I'll go for a Samsung drive and a Scythe ninja.
Is there any gain with the sound card? I believe they've sold well, must be something surely?
Do I need to replace the case fans with the ones you mentioned or add them extra?
Do I need to buy extra cables?
Could you give me your thoughts on this, also please. I don't mean to be a pain.
Logitech Z-2300 THX® Certified 2.1 200 Watts Speakers - Retail £77.85
(£91.47) £77.85
(£91.47)
V7 L22WD 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black/Silver £191.99
(£225.59) £191.99
(£225.59)
Thanks again.

 

[Apatche64]

how about this


Lian-Li PC-7 PLUS Aluminium Midi-Tower Case - Black
(£58.74)
BFG GeForce 8800 GTS OC 320MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail
(£199.74)
Intel Core 2 DUO E4300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.80GHz (800FSB) - Retail
(£112.79)
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400C5 800MHz Value DDR2 Dual Channel Kit
(£111.61)
Creative Gigaworks T20 2.0 Speaker System - Retail
(£58.74)
Samsung SH-S182D 18x18 DVD±RW ReWriter (Black) - OEM 9
(£19.96)
Gigabyte GA_965P_DS3 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
(£82.24)
Samsung SpinPoint P SP2504C 250GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM
(£50.51)
Creative X-Fi Xtreme Audio 7.1 Soundcard - OEM
(£29.36)
Akasa Ultra Quiet 500W Paxpower Active PFC ATX2.2 PSU - Black Nickel
(£58.74)
SpeedLink Ultra SL-6465 Flat Metal Keyboard
(£23.49)
Razer Copperhead Tempest Blue 2000dpi High Precision Gaming Mouse - Retail
(£37.59)
Belinea 2225S1W 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black/Silver
(£211.49)
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-Bit Edition DVD - OEM - 1Pk
(£72.84)


Total : £1,157.15

what do you think?

as far as i can tell it has everything you want and more, very compatable and easily overclocked. the only other thing you could do is: spend more on the monitor, and/or choose oem cpu and buy another cpu cooler.

this system will rock mate

 

[melbourne720]

Thanks mate, much appreciated.

You're very welcome

i think I'll go for a Samsung drive and a Scythe ninja.

An excellent choice.

Is there any gain with the sound card? I believe they've sold well, must be something surely?

You could always get one later if you found the onboard sound to be unsatisfactory.

Do I need to replace the case fans with the ones you mentioned or add them extra?

You would have to add them extra. Whether you need them, is another matter. You could just see how it goes with the ones in the case.

Do I need to buy extra cables?

Don't think so.

Could you give me your thoughts on this, also please. I don't mean to be a pain.
Logitech Z-2300 THX® Certified 2.1 200 Watts Speakers - Retail £77.85
(£91.47) £77.85
(£91.47)

No experience of it I'm afraid. THX sounds good, but this probably because I am a huge Star Wars fan

V7 L22WD 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black/Silver £191.99
(£225.59) £191.99
(£225.59)
Thanks again.

Big monitors are nice. Hopefully someone with a better understanding of monitors and speakers will come along...

 

[dobbs]

You, my friend are a star
except for the star wars bit.
I'll tell you how it ends:
I marry Jabba!!!!!