Hello all!
I'm intending to build a new rig when conroe comes out and just thought i'd outline what i'm going for at the moment... As it stands i want to limit my spending to the £1000 mark or there abouts. I'm a heavy gamer but the system will also be used as a work station. I will also overclock it but not to any massiveextent. I'm not totally new to building a pc and am capable however i have a few niggles that i wouldn't mind a bit of help on... If you think i've made stupid choices i don't mind if you tell me.
Intel Extreme D975bx-304 975X (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard - OEM (MB-010-IN)
£129.95 G.Skill 2GB DDR2 HZ PC2-6400 (2x1GB) CAS4 Dual Channel Kit (F2-6400PHU2-2GBHZ) (MY-013-GS)
£147.95
Intel Core 2 DUO E6600 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail (CP-128-IN)
£214.95
Lian-Li PC-7 PLUS Silver Aluminium Midi-Tower Case (No PSU) (CA-038-LL)
£47.95
Seasonic S12 500W Silent ATX2.0 Power Supply (CA-001-SS)
£69.95
Pioneer DVR-111BK 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter - (Black) OEM (CD-041-PO)
£21.95
Western Digital Caviar SE16 250GB 2500KS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-046-WD) x 2
£99.90
Connect3D ATI Radeon X1800 XT 256MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-044-CO)
£139.95
Subtotal £872.55
VAT £152.70
Total £1,025.25
This is the spec ive considered so far. I have a few issues and would greatly appreciate any advice
i) Is the Lan-Li PC-7 large enough, well ventilated and future proof considering a desire to keep this basic setup for the foreseable future i.e 2-3 years.
ii) Enough power? (particularly considering i will upgrade to a dx10 card in the future)
iii) I've included the maximum price i want to spend on a graphics card considering the aforementioned dx10 revolution, however is there a better option in this price range.
iv) If im honest id say this system is beyond my intended price and would like to wittle it down to around £900...
I seem to of been a little cheeky in asking so much from my first post, hope nobody minds too much...
Thanks in advance for any insights and improvements you can offer
I'm intending to build a new rig when conroe comes out and just thought i'd outline what i'm going for at the moment... As it stands i want to limit my spending to the £1000 mark or there abouts. I'm a heavy gamer but the system will also be used as a work station. I will also overclock it but not to any massiveextent. I'm not totally new to building a pc and am capable however i have a few niggles that i wouldn't mind a bit of help on... If you think i've made stupid choices i don't mind if you tell me.
Intel Extreme D975bx-304 975X (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard - OEM (MB-010-IN)
£129.95 G.Skill 2GB DDR2 HZ PC2-6400 (2x1GB) CAS4 Dual Channel Kit (F2-6400PHU2-2GBHZ) (MY-013-GS)
£147.95
Intel Core 2 DUO E6600 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail (CP-128-IN)
£214.95
Lian-Li PC-7 PLUS Silver Aluminium Midi-Tower Case (No PSU) (CA-038-LL)
£47.95
Seasonic S12 500W Silent ATX2.0 Power Supply (CA-001-SS)
£69.95
Pioneer DVR-111BK 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter - (Black) OEM (CD-041-PO)
£21.95
Western Digital Caviar SE16 250GB 2500KS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-046-WD) x 2
£99.90
Connect3D ATI Radeon X1800 XT 256MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-044-CO)
£139.95
Subtotal £872.55
VAT £152.70
Total £1,025.25
This is the spec ive considered so far. I have a few issues and would greatly appreciate any advice
i) Is the Lan-Li PC-7 large enough, well ventilated and future proof considering a desire to keep this basic setup for the foreseable future i.e 2-3 years.
ii) Enough power? (particularly considering i will upgrade to a dx10 card in the future)
iii) I've included the maximum price i want to spend on a graphics card considering the aforementioned dx10 revolution, however is there a better option in this price range.
iv) If im honest id say this system is beyond my intended price and would like to wittle it down to around £900...
I seem to of been a little cheeky in asking so much from my first post, hope nobody minds too much...
Thanks in advance for any insights and improvements you can offer
