Building new £338 system - is this okay?

Spurs986 · 10 Jul 2008 at 13:45

Hi Guys,

Just brought this for a friend, can you give me your thoughts on it

E7200 Core 2 Duo
Gigabyte P35-S3G
Cosiar XMS2 800Mhz DDR2
Sapphire 512MB Ati 3650
250MB Samsung Spinpoint Hard Drive 16mb Cache
Antec Sonata III with 500 Earthwatts PSU.

I already had a dvd player and don't need memory readers

Let me know what you think

Tetsu · 10 Jul 2008 at 13:49

I want a better GPU but it depends what its for.

ssmacc · 10 Jul 2008 at 14:12

I'd get a cheaper 2180 CPU (overclock it) and use the cash to get a 4850 GPU

Ben M · 10 Jul 2008 at 14:46

it looks fine. unless he's gaming, that gpu is fine.

atpbx · 10 Jul 2008 at 15:09

The Sonata sucks, its not quiet and it gets far too hot.
IT comes with a great PSU though.

Spurs986 · 10 Jul 2008 at 16:56

Ahh bugger someone recommended sonata, I didnt even need a case someone just said it was cool and cheap... :/ how hot is really hot? is it worth buying another fan or something? Thanks