Hi all,
Looking to build a new rig for around £800 - uses are for graphic design applications/gaming. Here are my choices so far:
Asus P5Q Premium Intel P45 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £172.49 inc VAT
OR
Asus P5Q3 Deluxe @ Wifi-N Intel P45 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £172.49 inc VAT
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 LGA775 'Yorkfield' 2.83GHz 12MB-cache (1333FSB) Processor - Retail £241.49 inc VAT
Gainward GeForce 9800 GTX+ 512MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £137.99 inc VAT
Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (WD1001FALS) £91.99 inc VAT
Corsair Dominator 4GB DDR2 XMS2 PC2-8500C5 TwinX (2x2GB) Supplied with Airflow Fan (TWIN2X4096-8500C5DF) £68.99 inc VAT
OCZ GameXStream 700w Silent SLI Ready ATX2 Power Supply £80.49 inc VAT
Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black (No PSU) £50.59 inc VAT
Zalman CNPS9700-LED CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/LGA775) £45.99 inc VAT
Total £885
Any suggestions/improvements to be made?
What is the difference between those two Asus Mobos at the same price? - Is it just the DDR3 support? - If so, I'd be wanting to get DDR3 memory, right? - any recommendations for that around the same price?
Thanks
Looking to build a new rig for around £800 - uses are for graphic design applications/gaming. Here are my choices so far:
Asus P5Q Premium Intel P45 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £172.49 inc VAT
OR
Asus P5Q3 Deluxe @ Wifi-N Intel P45 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £172.49 inc VAT
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 LGA775 'Yorkfield' 2.83GHz 12MB-cache (1333FSB) Processor - Retail £241.49 inc VAT
Gainward GeForce 9800 GTX+ 512MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £137.99 inc VAT
Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (WD1001FALS) £91.99 inc VAT
Corsair Dominator 4GB DDR2 XMS2 PC2-8500C5 TwinX (2x2GB) Supplied with Airflow Fan (TWIN2X4096-8500C5DF) £68.99 inc VAT
OCZ GameXStream 700w Silent SLI Ready ATX2 Power Supply £80.49 inc VAT
Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black (No PSU) £50.59 inc VAT
Zalman CNPS9700-LED CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/LGA775) £45.99 inc VAT
Total £885
Any suggestions/improvements to be made?
What is the difference between those two Asus Mobos at the same price? - Is it just the DDR3 support? - If so, I'd be wanting to get DDR3 memory, right? - any recommendations for that around the same price?
Thanks
