Checking Spec for £1000

dai · 13 Nov 2007 at 10:41

Hey guys i'm very close to having the funds to build a new PC.

I was just wondering if the following is the best bang for my buck that i can get? Or can you recommend any changes that i may need?

Spec
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Corsair HX 620W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-620HXUK) £79.99(£93.99)
Western Digital Caviar SE16 400GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (WD4000AAKS) £44.99(£52.86)
Antec P182 Super Midi Tower Case - No PSU (Gun Metal Black) £74.99 (£88.11)
Asus DRW-1814BLT 18x18 DVD±RW Serial ATA Dual Layer Lightscribe ReWriter (Black) - Retail £15.99(£18.79)
Intel Core 2 Quad LGA775 Q6600 GO SLACR 2.40GHz Retail / Abit IP35 Pro / 2GB Crucial Ballistix PC2-8500C5 DDR2 Dual Channel Kit, ThermalRight SI-128 Cooler - Bundle £395.94 (£465.23)
BFG GeForce 8800 GTX OC2 768MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (£364.24) £309.99

Sub Total : £921.89
Total : £1,098.44

dai · 13 Nov 2007 at 12:03

Thanks guys...
Which 8800 GT do you recommend i wasnt sure about the ocuk own brand one tbh.

I'd like to get a GTX that is faster at stock speed as i'm not 100% sure i'll want to overclock a great deal... of course i will do a bit but not really like i used too :-)

However i noted that someone pointed out a 8800 GT is faster, could you elaborate a bit on this please?

Also regarding the cooler i picked the bundle because i thought that cooler would be the best to get atm. Any reason to switch out the cooler for something else?

dai · 14 Nov 2007 at 09:32

Ahh ok thanks.

So its the price difference compared to performance gain between the gt and gtx..... That makes sense of course.

In terms of the bundle I'll certainly look at buying the bits seperatley if its going to cost me a little less =)

Thanks guys....

I'm still open to suggestions on things to change of course as i'm not looking at buying this till the end of the month anyhow.

Are there any expected price cuts or new Graphics cards due out in the next month or two that i should consider waiting for?

dai · 14 Nov 2007 at 09:54

O-o

Not after i bought my shiny new Pc no =P

dai · 14 Nov 2007 at 10:57

Ok thanks.

Well as i'm not planning on buying till the end of this month anyhow i guess i just want to watch the prices and see what happens in the next couple of weeks then =)