Check my rig please.

[James07]

Okay so this is my £700 rig

Asus P5N-D nForce 750i SLi (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £88.11
Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.33GHz £105.74
Corsair 2GB DDR2 Value Select PC2-4200C5 Dual Channel Kit (2x1GB) £27.01
Corsair 2GB DDR2 Value Select PC2-4200C5 Dual Channel Kit (2x1GB) £27.01
Maxtor Diamondmax 21 250GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM £30.54
Maxtor Diamondmax 21 250GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM £30.54
BFG GeForce 8800 GTS OC 640MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) £117.49
Coolermaster CM-690 Dominator £52.86
OCZ StealthXStream 600w Silent SLI Ready ATX2 Power Supply £58.74
Compro VideoMate DVB-T220 Digital TV Internal PCI £32.89
Microsoft Wireless Optical Desktop 1000 Black £25.84
Microsoft OEM Windows XP Media Centre 2005 Edition - 1 Pack £77.99
Microsoft Media Centre Remote Controller £19.96
Total £694.72

What you think?

 

[James07]

Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.33GHz old tech
Maxtor Diamondmax prone to failure, a nice samsung drive would be a wiser choice
BFG GeForce 8800 GTS OC 640MB GDDR3 old tech, not as good as an 8800GT, but personally I'd get neither for now, and wait a month until the new cards are out

I dont wana go over the prices of what ive got, i originally said 400-500 but to be honest, for what i want that price is more realistic..

Can you help the search for better at the same price? Im pretty noobish now, aint done this in years lol.

 

[James07]

I edited in alternative CPUs, and 8800GT cards can be had for ~£105

are the HDDs for a RAID0 setup?

Nah sata.

 

[James07]

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp...ual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (4718462008965)

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp... GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp...T 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp...MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail

u recon?

You've confused me slightly there, do you just want 500gb of storage? You don't want a RAID array?

I want 2 hds.

 

[James07]

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp...oint S 250GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD250HJ)

??

 

[James07]

Revised:

Asus P5K Pro Intel P35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £82.24
Intel Core 2 Duo E8200 LGA775 'Wolfdale' 2.66GHz £111.61
Corsair 2GB DDR2 Value Select PC2-4200C5 Dual Channel Kit (2x1GB) £27.01
Corsair 2GB DDR2 Value Select PC2-4200C5 Dual Channel Kit (2x1GB) £27.01
Samsung SpinPoint S 250GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM £34.06
Samsung SpinPoint S 250GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM £34.06
OcUK GeForce 8800 GT 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/DVI £105.74
Coolermaster CM-690 Dominator £52.86
OCZ StealthXStream 600w Silent SLI Ready ATX2 Power Supply £58.74
Compro VideoMate DVB-T220 Digital TV Internal PCI £32.89
Microsoft Wireless Optical Desktop 1000 Black £25.84
Microsoft OEM Windows XP Media Centre 2005 Edition - 1 Pack £77.99
Microsoft Media Centre Remote Controller £19.96
£690.01

 

[James07]

I don't understand why you want 2 HDDs though still.

One for personal data, pics, files, games like css, bf2, quake 4 insted of saving them to the other HD.

whilst the main HD holds the os and all the things i install. I dont like partitioning so this is easier.

Deal of the weeks wont really do me tbh as im buying weekly over 3-4 weeks..

Once again revised:

Asus P5K Pro Intel P35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £82.24
Intel Core 2 Duo E8200 LGA775 'Wolfdale' 2.66GHz £111.61
Corsair 2GB DDR2 Value Select PC2-4200C5 Dual Channel Kit (2x1GB) £27.01
Corsair 2GB DDR2 Value Select PC2-4200C5 Dual Channel Kit (2x1GB) £27.01
Samsung SpinPoint S 250GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM £34.06
Samsung SpinPoint S 250GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM £34.06
OcUK GeForce 8800 GT 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/DVI £105.74
Coolermaster CM-690 Dominator £52.86
Corsair TX 650W ATX2.2 SLi Compliant PSU £58.74
Compro VideoMate DVB-T220 Digital TV Internal PCI £32.89
Microsoft Wireless Optical Desktop 1000 Black £25.84
Microsoft OEM Windows XP Media Centre 2005 Edition - 1 Pack £77.99
Microsoft Media Centre Remote Controller £19.96
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound £4.69

 

[James07]

Ah okay, thanks, I was well curious then

Lol no worries man.

Hows that system look then?

I think it looks okay

Anyone know where i can get some mobo pillars from? Actually dont know who sells them..

 

[James07]

Only need 2GB for xp. So go for the slightly faster Corsair 2GB DDR2 XMS2-6400C4 TwinX (2x1GB)

4gb is an investment.

Plus im doing gaming.

 

[James07]

4gb of DDR2 isn't really an investment, it's not long before DDR3 is the one everyone uses. It is worth using 4gb though, even though you are on a 32 bit OS, and so it won't see all of it.

I do think that it's a better idea to get 800mhz RAM though, it'd be worth the pennies.

Meh, depends how much more to be honest, i mean 700 is a lot of money, its going to take my wage every week for a few weeks lol atleast 4.

580 to get it up and running, 120 there after, thats without the little extras ill want..

4gb will make my system run without any bloody issues compared to my laptop!!! I cant stand waiting around, i move around the comp too fast for that..

What you recon to this? I actually think its crap due to the price/make..

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp...2GB) CAS5 Dual Channel Kit (F2-6400CL5D-4GBPQ)

 

[James07]

out of stock =(

but I havn't heard much bad about Gskill

Wont be purchased for a while anyway so theyll be in stock when i get them hopefully.

Might just go for it..

Or shall i go for this "Corsair 4GB 2 x 2GB PC5300 667MHZ DDR2 Value PC Memory" which i can get cheeper.

 

[James07]

Hmm fair enough. To be perfectly honest I know very little about RAM. It may be worth taking a trip to the RAM dedicated forum.

If your gonna run XP 4GB ram causes nothing but problems, plus XP can only see 2/2.5/3GB depending on your board.

If you really want to get 4GB then its no big deal, just leave one stick out of your PC and use it when you go to Vista/64bit OS. 2GB really works just fine with XP , just setup your page file well to give you that extra breathing room.

Btw , so that you dont have any problems with your build, have the newest BIOS drivers at hand and on a flash drive/floppy and install it before XP. So that your mobo will correctly see your CPU.

Cheers lads, all taken on!

 

[James07]

I need to get this price down a little. Help spec me.

 

[James07]

I need to get this price down a little. Help spec me.

Anyone?

 

[James07]

Revised and almost final, starting to buy on friday.

Asus P5KC Combo Intel P35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 & DDR3 Motherboard £76.36
Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 LGA775 'Wolfdale' 2.53GHz (1066FSB) - Retail £89.29
Corsair 2GB DDR2 XMS2 DHX PC2-6400C4DHX TwinX (2x1GB) £38.76
Corsair 2GB DDR2 XMS2 DHX PC2-6400C4DHX TwinX (2x1GB) £38.76
Samsung SpinPoint S 250GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM £32.89
Samsung SpinPoint S 250GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM £32.89
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775) £17.61
OcUK GeForce 8800 GT 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/DVI £105.74
Antec Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case £35.24
Corsair VX 450W ATX PSU (CMPSU-450VXUK) £46.99
Compro VideoMate DVB-T220 Digital TV Internal PCI £32.89
Samsung DVD RW SH-S223F/BEBN SpeedPlus Black 22x SATA oem 15.94
Samsung DVD RW SH-S223F/BEBN SpeedPlus Black 22x SATA oem 15.94
Micr$osoft Wireless Optical Desktop 1000 Black £25.84
Microsoft OEM Windows XP Media Centre 2005 Edition - 1 Pack £71.55
Microsoft Media Centre Remote Controller £19.96
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound £4.69

Up and running price: 560.9 - 1 HD, 1 DVDRW, 1x2gb ram, 1xtv card, 1xmedia centre remote
Grand Total: 701.34

 

[James07]

if you mean to post it twice (ie 4x1gb), change it to 2x2gb, corsair is about £70.

Money wise its easier the way im doing it, im gonna buy 1x2gb to start with and then buy another 2gb once i have everything for the comp and its up and running, then ill add the extra ram, hdd, dvdrw, mce remote fans etc.

What fans shall i get if i get the Antec 300 case.

 

[James07]

i'd swap the rear 120mm fan to the front as an intake and leave the upper 140mm as outlet to start with.

if you find u need more have a look at the yate loons.

Orite, nice one.

 

[James07]

Snip

Im gonna run MCE not XP Pro, ill get the 2x2gb sticks then if theres gonna be a big diff..

Is there such a thing as MCE 64? I aint heard of such a thing, just wondering if its hovering around.

I dont like partitioning at all, i dont like the process of it i never have done, plus i find it better and safer just to have one drive as a backup.

 

[James07]

I remer doing this ages ago, it changes so much towards the end, getting excited now.

This is it so far, almost complete..

Asus P5KC Combo Intel P35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 & DDR3 Motherboard £76.36
Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 LGA775 'Wolfdale' 2.53GHz (1066FSB) - Retail £89.29
Corsair 4GB DDR2 XMS2 PC2-6400C5 TwinX (2x2GB) £70.49
Samsung SpinPoint S 250GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM £32.89
Samsung SpinPoint S 250GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM £32.89
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775) £17.61
Gainward GeForce 9800 GT "Golden Sample" 1024MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) £123.36
Antec Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case £35.24
Corsair VX 450W ATX PSU (CMPSU-450VXUK) £46.99
Akasa 8-Pin 30cm PSU Extension Cable £3.51
Akasa 20/24-Pin 30cm PSU Extension Cable £4.69
Compro VideoMate DVB-T220 Digital TV Internal PCI £32.89
Samsung DVD RW SH-S223F/BEBN SpeedPlus Black 22x SATA oem 15.94
Samsung DVD RW SH-S223F/BEBN SpeedPlus Black 22x SATA oem 15.94
Akasa Hard Disk Cooler - Blue £4.69
Akasa Hard Disk Cooler - Blue £4.69
Yate Loon D12SH-12 120mm Case Fan - 3 Pin £5.86
Yate Loon D12SH-12 120mm Case Fan - 3 Pin £5.86
Yate Loon D12SH-12 120mm Case Fan - 3 Pin £5.86
Micr$osoft Wireless Optical Desktop 1000 Black £25.84
Microsoft OEM Windows XP Media Centre 2005 Edition - 1 Pack £71.55
Microsoft Media Centre Remote Controller £19.96
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound £4.69
Mobo pillars (help?)
Mobo screws (help?)

Grand Total = 755.31

Few extras that are in the list but not needed to get it up and going = 128.64

Up and running for = 626.67