Check this spec please

[Paul_Canning]

Just throwing around some ideas, came up with this spec

Asus P5N-E SLi nForce 650 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard

Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.66GHz (1333FSB)

GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400C4 800MHz Black Dragon DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GB22GB6400C4DC)

OcUK GeForce 8800 GTS 320MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail

Antec Sonata II Piano Black Quiet Case - 450W Smart Power PSU

Western Digital Caviar SE16 400GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (WD4000AAKS)

What do you peeps reckon? Tis 99% for gaming, with the odd video watching and some graphic design work.

Ta

edit: one thing i really would like to know, is if the 450W psu will be sufficient.

 

[BillytheImpaler]

I reckon I can do better. How much are you looking to spend?

 

[Paul_Canning]

around £550 give or take a tenner?

needs all the components you see listed

 

[Teaf]

Well I make that system coming out at £569.75. If I could spec something up at the same price I'd go for:

 

[BillytheImpaler]

That's darn good, flibby, particularly in the motherboard and PSU area.

 

[semi-pro waster]

Slightly under the budget but comparable or better performance should be achievable given the aftermarket cooling.

Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775) £14.99
(£17.61) £14.99
(£17.61)
Gigabyte GA_P35C_DS3R (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 & DDR3 Motherboard £69.99
(£82.24) £69.99
(£82.24)
NEC AD7170S Serial ATA 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.99
(£18.79) £15.99
(£18.79)
Western Digital Caviar SE16 400GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (WD4000AAKS) £48.99
(£57.56) £48.99
(£57.56)
Antec Sonata III Piano Black Quiet Case - EarthWatts 500W PSU £67.99
(£79.89) £67.99
(£79.89)
Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 2900 Pro SILENT Heatpipe 512MB GDDR3 VIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (21119-00-40R) £149.99
(£176.24) £149.99
(£176.24)
Intel Core 2 Duo E2160 "LGA775 Conroe" 1.80GHz (800FSB) - Retail £44.99
(£52.86) £44.99
(£52.86)
OCZ 2GB (2 x 1GB) PC2-6400C4 Dual Channel Platinum Revision 2 XTC Series DDR2 (OCZ2P800R22GK) £36.99
(£43.46) £36.99
(£43.46)
Sub Total : £449.92
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.95
VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £80.65
Total : £541.52

 

[Paul_Canning]

can i ask why the suggestions of the E2160 over the E6750?

and which gfx, the 8800 GTS or the HD2900?

 

[semi-pro waster]

As far as I'm concerned with the graphics it is either or but the Vista drivers are stronger for Nvidia I believe.

The E2160 tends to be an amazing chip for overclocking with speeds of well over 3ghz not uncommon so by saving money in that area you can spend it elsewhere, however it does have 1mb L2 cache compared to 4mb of the E6750 (doesn't make much of a difference normally).

 

[Paul_Canning]

ok, that sounds reasonable. Could i upgrade the cpu at a later date, to say a quad core, whilst using the spec'd mobo?

 

[BillytheImpaler]

Most assuredly so.

 

[mattyrigby00]

ok, that sounds reasonable. Could i upgrade the cpu at a later date, to say a quad core, whilst using the spec'd mobo?

that motherboard will work with all current intel processors, and should also support the 45nm processors coming out sometime next year