building new system £1400

mxjames1 · 8 Jan 2007 at 19:49

what do you think of these specs?

psu CoolerMaster Real Power 550W 77.11
cpu E6300 119.01
grfx 8800GTX 768MB 379.99
mobo EVGA S775 nForce 680i SLI ATX 182.12
cooling Zalman CNPS7700-CU Copper 120mm fan 27.73
hd Hitachi Deskstar T7K250 250Gb U133 45.93
memory crucial CT2KIT12864AA53E 154.67
os Microsoft Win XP Home SP2B OEM & Vista Upgrade Coupon 60.31
Dvd Samsung SH-S182D 18x18 DVD±RW 19.96
Belinea 22” 223.24

total 1363

do you think i should wait a month before buying this spec?

any thing diferent you would buy?

i am looking to overclock

dwarf · 8 Jan 2007 at 19:53

Competitor!

grfx ****Value 8800GTX 768MB 379.99

Edit it out quick!

Antar Bolaeisk · 8 Jan 2007 at 19:54

Sound Card? Seems like everything else gets top marks though.

I've heard the Corsair HX PSUs are meant to be top quality but not owning one, yet, I can't give you a first hand recommendation but it's the one that was recommended to me when I was specing (is that a word?) mine.

There's something about those Vista upgrae coupons as well, someone else could probably explain it better but I think they are only valid with a pre-built system.

mxjames1 · 8 Jan 2007 at 20:08

woops dwarf

iv found there cheaper at present tho.

just Scott · 8 Jan 2007 at 20:13

mxjames1 said:
woops dwarf
iv found there cheaper at present tho.

You're not allowed to list it in your post. You need remove the name of the competitor.

FrostedNipple · 8 Jan 2007 at 20:19

lol, 2 competitors if you dont edit out you gona tolly get banzored

Yewen · 8 Jan 2007 at 20:34

Removed the competitors, could you please refrain from posting them in the future please.

mxjames1 · 9 Jan 2007 at 02:48

what other competitors?

i copied pasted from my word document.

i apologize.

i am looking at all sites on the internet as any one would do who is looking to spend £1000+ on a pc. i post on these forums because from what i have read, you people are the most informed.

any help would be greatly apreciated.

thank you

snowdog · 9 Jan 2007 at 09:41

Cooler , rest looks fine but CNPS7700-CU is a bit outdated now, get a heatpipe cooler like zalman 9500 or 9700, ideally a tuniq tower 120 or Thermalright ultra 120

-Ad- · 9 Jan 2007 at 10:14

mxjames1 said:
what do you think of these specs?

psu CoolerMaster Real Power 550W 77.11
cpu E6300 119.01
grfx 8800GTX 768MB 379.99
mobo EVGA S775 nForce 680i SLI ATX 182.12
cooling Zalman CNPS7700-CU Copper 120mm fan 27.73
hd Hitachi Deskstar T7K250 250Gb U133 45.93
memory crucial CT2KIT12864AA53E 154.67
os Microsoft Win XP Home SP2B OEM & Vista Upgrade Coupon 60.31
Dvd Samsung SH-S182D 18x18 DVD±RW 19.96
Belinea 22” 223.24

total 1363

do you think i should wait a month before buying this spec?

any thing diferent you would buy?

i am looking to overclock

E6300 is a waste if your getting the 8800gtx.

Buy an asus p5w or p5B-D instead of the stupidly overpriced EVGA S775 nForce 680i, then you can afford a better cpu like the E6600. For a Psu forget the coolermaster and get a corsair HX 520W, truly awesome psu. For the cooler get a tuniq tower 120 too.

But as you seem prepared to wait a month, then do that, as the quad core cpu's will be out as well as the new ati gfx cards, so price drops will be in order. But i have to stress don't waste money on that silly 680i mobo

mxjames1 · 9 Jan 2007 at 11:00

thanks a lot guys.

i will still go with the e6300 as clcoked around 3 ghz i think it wil go well with the 8800 gtx

mxjames1 · 9 Jan 2007 at 15:11

new specs

Asus P5B Deluxe (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
Tuniq Tower 120 CPU Cooler
Antec P180 Advanced Super Midi Tower Case - No PSU (Silver)
Belinea 2225S1W 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black/Silver
Seasonic 600W PSU - S12 Series
Microsoft Win XP Home SP2B OEM & Vista Upgrade Coupon
Crucial CT2KIT12864AA53E 2x1GB PC2-4200 NonECC CL4
Hitachi Deskstar T7K250 250Gb U133
8800GTX 768MB DDR3 PCI-E DVI
Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 Socket 775 1.86GHz
Pioneer DVD+-R/RW/RAM Dual Layer 16x IDE Black OEM

total £1442