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Hi guys,

Is the following spec any good? Feel free to throw bits and bobs away to get maximum awesomeness.

Intel Core 2 DUO LGA775 E6600 2.40GHz Retail / Asus P5B Deluxe / 2GB GeIL PC2-6400C4 DDR2 Dual Channel Kit - Bundle £287.97 (£338.36)
Microsoft Windows XP Professional Edition inc. SP2 - OEM - 1Pk (E85-04026) £79.99 (£93.99)
Tuniq Tower 120 CPU Cooler (Socket 478/754/939/940/AM2/LGA775) £26.99 (£31.71)
Creative X-Fi Xtreme Gamer 7.1 Soundcard - Retail £49.99 (£58.74)
Corsair HX 620W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-620HXUK) £87.99 (£103.39)
Plextor PX800A 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter - (Black,Beige) Retail £33.99 (£39.94)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 400GB ST3400620A ATA-100 16MB Cache - OEM £71.99 (£84.59)
Lian-Li PC-7 PLUS Aluminium Midi-Tower Case - Black £49.99 (£58.74)
 
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No reason for the DVD drive, would you recommended something else?

I'll take a look at Crucial memory, the only thing is I'll have to get rid of the bundle.
 
Here's an updated spec:

Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail £125.99 (£148.04)
Corsair HX 520W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-520HXUK) £61.99 (£72.84)
Asus P5B Deluxe (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £99.99 (£117.49)
Tuniq Tower 120 CPU Cooler (Socket 478/754/939/940/AM2/LGA775) £26.99 (£31.71)
Creative X-Fi Xtreme Gamer 7.1 Soundcard - Retail £49.99 (£58.74)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 400GB ST3400620A ATA-100 16MB Cache - OEM 71.99 (£84.59)
Lian-Li PC-7 PLUS Aluminium Midi-Tower Case - Black £49.99 (£58.74)
Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 PC2-8500C5 1066MHz Dual Channel Kit (BL2KIT12864AA1065) £109.99 (£129.24)
Samsung SH-183LBEBN 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer Serial ATA Lightscribe ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99 (£19.96)

Total : £734.21
 
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toosepin said:
No reason for the DVD drive, would you recommended something else?

I'll take a look at Crucial memory, the only thing is I'll have to get rid of the bundle.
Click to expand...

The DVD Drive just seems a little expensive when you can get a SATA one slighlt cheaper.

The Crucial 5300 Memory is very good stuff and no problems overclocking.

Microsoft Windows XP Professional Edition inc. SP2 - OEM - 1Pk
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail
Tuniq Tower 120 CPU Cooler
Asus P5B Deluxe (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 PC2-5300C3 667MHz Dual Channel Kit
Samsung SH-183LBEBN 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer Serial ATA Lightscribe
Creative X-Fi Xtreme Gamer 7.1 Soundcard - Retail
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 400GB ST3400620AS SATA-II 16MB Cache -
Corsair HX 520W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU
Lian-Li PC-7 PLUS Aluminium Midi-Tower Case - Black

Total : £767.10

Without O/S = Total : £673.11
 
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Thanks for the spec stickroad!

He's found his original XP Pro disc so it looks like he's got some spare cash. Budget is now £800.
 
In that case, hows this, very similar:

Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail
Noctua NH-U12F Heatsink
Asus P5B Deluxe (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 PC2-5300C3 667MHz Dual Channel Kit
Samsung SH-183LBEBN 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer Serial ATA Lightscribe
Creative X-Fi Xtreme Gamer 7.1 Soundcard - Retail
Western Digital Caviar SE16 250GB 2500KS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM X2
Corsair HX 520W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU
Lian-Li PC-7 PLUS Aluminium Midi-Tower Case - Black

Total : £701.30

Thier you go, just changed the CPU Cooler, slightly better in my view and added two 250GB Hard Drives in their for him and maybe set them in a raid0 Config. :D
 
Nice stickroad! Looks like an awesome spec, I wish I had the £700 to buy it :P

I'm sure my mate will be very happy with that.
 
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