Comments on this build please

Dillinga

Dillinga

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## Updated RAM to 2GB opps ;) - Changed CPU to E6300 - Changed Mobo - Change to 640MB 8800GTS from 320MB ##

I've decided to upgrade as the wife has cleared the funds for good behaviour but its been a few years so I would appreciate your input on this spec please :)

Product Name Price Line Total

Tagan TG600-U25 600W ATX2.0 Dual Engine Silent SLi Compliant Silent PSU
(£91.64)

Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - Retail
(£117.49)

Asus P5N-E SLi nForce 650 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
(£82.24)

OCZ 2GB (2 x 1GB) PC2-6400 Dual Channel Platinum Revision 2 XTC Series DDR2 (OCZ2P800R22GK)
(£108.09)

BFG GeForce 8800 GTS OC 640MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail
(£260.84)

Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB ST3320620AS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM £51.99
(£61.09)

Samsung SM-206BW 20" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Silver/Black £189.99
(£223.24)

Sub Total : £803.93
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 : £142.60
Total : £957.48



I already have a Praetorian Case and NEC DVD Burner. I also have a Tagan 480W PSU could I get away with using this?

I'm not convinced I need the Samsung TFT either as my 5 year old Hitachi 17" TFT is still going strong but I like the idea of widescreen and lower response rate.

Is it worth going Vista at the same time or hang on for a bit?

Cheers
 
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E6420 out very soon, this is the sweet spot imo. If it must be now however, looks good, but I'd get a Gigabyte S3 motherboard for that price point.
 
You might get away with using the 480w PSU (it should be powerful enough) but it probably isn't ATX 2.X compliant and PSUs do become less efficient over time.

If you are considering swapping the CPU for a cheaper one I'd certainly change the motherboard to one based on the 965P chipset or the Nforce 650 chipset. I'd possibly consider swapping anyway for either a Gigabyte DS3P (note the P on the end as it is an updated model) or an Asus P5N-E 650 SLi as they are both very good motherboards that overclock well.

Also might be worth considering an aftermarket cooler if you are going to overclock. :)
 
Robbie G said:
E6420 out very soon, this is the sweet spot imo. If it must be now however, looks good, but I'd get a Gigabyte S3 motherboard for that price point.
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Is there a ETA on the E6420? sounds like I might want to hold on...not sure if I can thou ;)
 
semi-pro waster said:
You might get away with using the 480w PSU (it should be powerful enough) but it probably isn't ATX 2.X compliant and PSUs do become less efficient over time.

If you are considering swapping the CPU for a cheaper one I'd certainly change the motherboard to one based on the 965P chipset or the Nforce 650 chipset. I'd possibly consider swapping anyway for either a Gigabyte DS3P (note the P on the end as it is an updated model) or an Asus P5N-E 650 SLi as they are both very good motherboards that overclock well.

Also might be worth considering an aftermarket cooler if you are going to overclock. :)
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Thanks I changed to the Nforce based mobo. The 480W is almost 3.5 years old and I don't think even has any PCI-E connectors so I think I'll go for the upgrade. 600W !! my carbon footprint is going to cause Mr Blair some sleepless nights :p
 
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