Another Spec Speck

[shine]

My old PC is starting to fall apart at the seams. Last week the my trusty 9600 pro went and this week the hdd decide to pack it in. Fortunately I hadn't bought the new gfx so I've decided its time for a new build. I've put a spec together and now just need to make sure I haven't forgotten anything/could do better:

Intel Core 2 Duo E6420 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.13GHz (1066FSB) - Retail Intel Core 2 Duo E6420 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.13GHz (1066FSB) - Retail £109.99
(£129.24) £109.99
(£129.24)
Thermaltake VA9003BWS Kandalf Full Tower - Black Thermaltake VA9003BWS Kandalf Full Tower - Black £93.99
(£110.44) £93.99
(£110.44)
Asus P5W DH Deluxe WiFi (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard Asus P5W DH Deluxe WiFi (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £114.99
(£135.11) £114.99
(£135.11)
BFG GeForce 8800 GTS OC 320MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail BFG GeForce 8800 GTS OC 320MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £154.99
(£182.11) £154.99
(£182.11)
NEC ND7173 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer LabelFlash ReWriter (Black) - OEM NEC ND7173 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer LabelFlash ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.99
(£22.31) £18.99
(£22.31)
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 32-Bit Edition DVD - OEM - 1Pk (66I-00715) Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 32-Bit Edition DVD - OEM - 1Pk (66I-00715) £63.99
(£75.19) £63.99
(£75.19)
Corsair HX 520W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-520HXUK) Corsair HX 520W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-520HXUK) £59.99
(£70.49) £59.99
(£70.49)
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 775) Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 775) £14.99
(£17.61) £14.99
(£17.61)
NEC AD7170A 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM NEC AD7170A 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
(£19.96) £16.99
(£19.96)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 400GB ST3400620AS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 400GB ST3400620AS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM £67.99
(£79.89) £67.99
(£79.89)
Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 PC2-6400C4 800MHz Dual Channel Kit (BL2KIT12864AA804) Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 PC2-6400C4 800MHz Dual Channel Kit (BL2KIT12864AA804) £86.99
(£102.21) £86.99
(£102.21)
Sub Total : £803.89

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 : £145.05

Total : £973.89

Advise away please.

 

[Jonny L]

If your into overclocking then save yourself some cash and get the crucial ballistix pc5300 c3 as it will save you money and overclocks to the same speeds.

Other than that it looks good

 

[shine]

I've just been reading up on the RAM and some of the results are impressive. I'm tempted to get 4GB

 

[semi-pro waster]

For overclocking a 6420 I'd probably suggest a 965P based motherboard, they generally reach higher FSB speeds than the 975X chipset that Asus uses.

I'd probably change the CPU cooler for a Noctua NH-U12F instead of the Arctic Freezer 7.

Finally, can Vista 32bit accept 4gb Ram? I thought that was a limitation inherant to 32bit OSes.

 

[shine]

For overclocking a 6420 I'd probably suggest a 965P based motherboard, they generally reach higher FSB speeds than the 975X chipset that Asus uses.

I'd probably change the CPU cooler for a Noctua NH-U12F instead of the Arctic Freezer 7.

Finally, can Vista 32bit accept 4gb Ram? I thought that was a limitation inherant to 32bit OSes.

Thanks for the tips on the motherboard, time to do some more research. I'll switch the cooler as suggested.

 

[shine]

Having spent the last few hours reading up I've decided the on a new motherboard:

Asus P5B Deluxe (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
£103.99 (£122.19)

Its a little cheaper but still has everything I'd want.

 

[stickroad]

Having spent the last few hours reading up I've decided the on a new motherboard:

Asus P5B Deluxe (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
£103.99 (£122.19)

Its a little cheaper but still has everything I'd want.

Fantastic choice.