been a while but I think its time for an upgrade!

LiquidSky

LiquidSky

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Hey guys,

I am currently running on a 1.4 duron with a graphics card which isnt even worth mentioning so I have decided I have waited well enough time for an upgrade (around 5 or so years i think) :D

Looking for a conroe spec which is quiet, stable and cheap! Not sure if this is possible but hopefully you can give me some pointers! Won't be overclocking the system so don't worry about the overclockability of the parts. Somewhere around the 400 mark for mobo/cpu/memory/graphics/psu

My hard drive is an old 40gb seagate which is IDE so would that be ok for now or should I go for a new SATA? as they are only cheap and I could prob stretch to afford one.

Going to be using CAD in uni next year and I would like to start playing a few games again which obviously hasnt been possible with my current setup.

Any help would be much appreciated

Thanks,
 
No thats great thanks! I forgot to mention I already have a case which is a coolermaster 'black widow' which im guessing will be ok for this new system? guess i could add that spare money on to the graphics card?
 
ok i've managed to extend my overdraft another £100 so have a bit more money to play with. I have made this spec up from another site, would you say it was much better for the extra £100? If it is I shall order tonight and get it out the way!

Intel Core 2 Duo E6400
Abit AB9 i965, S775
2 x 512MB Samsung, DDR2 PC5400 (667),
256Mb Leadtek 7600GT Mem 1600 MHz, GPU 590 MHz, 12 Pipes
460W Zalman ZM460B-APS Noiseless SLi ATX Ver. 2.2
80 Gb Samsung HD080HJ SpinPoint P80, SATA300
Pioneer DVR-111DBK Black 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer DVD Writer

£538.40 inc delivery and a few cables.

Thanks :)
 
Thanks for the reply the system wont be overclocked, never really tried it and i'm hopeing this pc will last me like the last one :D . The reason for the E6400 is that is in a bundle with the mobo and memory for 299 which seems to be pretty good.
 
Managed to make up this spec from OcUK which i would prefer to order from than the other shop saving me £20 but dropping down to the E6300, any advice on improving this in price/performance ratio?

Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 (£110.44)
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 (£16.44)
Asrock Conroe945G-DVI (£52.86)
GeIL 1GB (2x512MB) PC5300 667MHz Value DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (£93.99)
BFG GeForce 7600 GT OC 256MB GDDR3 (£111.61)
Corsair HX 520W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (£72.84)
Samsung SpinPoint P SP0842N 80GB (£29.36)
Pioneer DVR-111DBK 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (£22.31)
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g) (£7.04)
Akasa Serial ATA 45cm DAYGLO Orange Data Cable (£3.51)

Total : £532.10 inc delivery

Any weak points to this system? can't decide which to get now :rolleyes: :D
 
Ok i'll swap the corsair for the

Seasonic S12 430W Silent ATX2.0 Power Supply (£51.69)

Im guessing that will be ok? I wont be overclocking the system as I need it to be stable and last a long time so the motherboard should be ok as the asrock i think. This takes me down to £510.95 :D

All good to order, any compatability orders etc?

Thanks for the help guys
 
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