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smeghead666

smeghead666

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i'v been looking around for a new pc for some time now and i think i'v finaly found the right setup for me, just wanna know what you think (any recomendations or critisisms):

Processor (CPU) INTEL® Core 2 Duo E6300 (2 X 1.86GHz) 1066MHz FSB/2MB L2 Cache

Memory (RAM) 2048 MB CORSAIR DDR2 667MHz (2x1GB)

Motherboard ASUS® P5N-SLI: DUAL DDR2, S-ATA, 2 PCI, etc

Memory 250GB SERIAL ATA II HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (7200rpm)

1st CD/DVD Drive 18x +/- DVD WRITER (8x +/- Dual Lyr) (5x DVD-RAM) (40x CD-RW) (£18)

2nd CD/DVD Drive 16X DVD ROM WITH 48X CD ROM

Graphics Card 512MB GEFORCE 7950GT PCI Express + DVI + TV-OUT

Sound Card Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ Xtreme Audio 7.1: £31

Memory Card Reader INTERNAL 57 IN 1 CARD READER (READS XD FORMAT)

Case Stylish Silver/Black Sigma case + 2 front USB

Power Supply & cooling 500W (Peak) Quiet Dual Rail PSU incl Case Fan

Total £833 inc VAT and Delivery.
 
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Perhaps change your GFX for a x1950 as they are good bang for buck :) and as above, why not just get 2 DVD-RW's ? What make is the PSU going to be - make sure its not an OEM one - NEVER SKIMP ON THE PSU as it's the most important part of the computer.....

Kiz
 
The PSU wouldn't be bad then, just as a comparison this would be an equal or slightly better system from OcUK (in most areas) but you have to build it yourself.

Pioneer DVR-111BK 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter - (Black) OEM £18.35
(£21.56) £36.70
(£43.12)
Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - Retail £105.99
(£124.54) £105.99
(£124.54)
OcUK 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400 800MHz DDR2 Dual Channel Kit £124.99
(£146.86) £124.99
(£146.86)
Connect3D ATI Radeon X1950 XT 256MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £137.99
(£162.14) £137.99
(£162.14)
Gigabyte GA_965P_DS3 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £84.99
(£99.86) £84.99
(£99.86)
Corsair HX 520W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-520HXUK) £59.99
(£70.49) £59.99
(£70.49)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB ST3250620AS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM £47.99
(£56.39) £47.99
(£56.39)
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Music - OEM £43.50
(£51.11) £43.50
(£51.11)
Antec SLK3000B Midi Tower Case - No PSU £28.99
(£34.06) £28.99
(£34.06)
Akasa AK-ICR-01 Internal Card Reader £9.99
(£11.74) £9.99
(£11.74)
Sub Total : £681.12
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 : £121.11
Total : £813.18
 
that probably would be an optomal buy...if i knew how to put it all together.

also iv checked, and there aint really that much difference between the Gforce 7950 GT and the Radion X1950 pro, wots the xt vertion in comparrison to the 7950 GT? is it better worse or is there not much of a difference?
btw thnx
 
smeghead666 said:
that probably would be an optomal buy...if i knew how to put it all together.

also iv checked, and there aint really that much difference between the Gforce 7950 GT and the Radion X1950 pro, wots the xt vertion in comparrison to the 7950 GT? is it better worse or is there not much of a difference?
btw thnx
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It's easier than you'd think to put the computer together yourself. There are tonnes of sites out there w/ videos to help, the sticky at the top of this forum is very good too. You should give it a go. :)
 
The X1950XT is a bit better than the 7950GT, it doesn't have as much memory but it is generally a slightly faster card from what I remember.

Building a PC is very easy nowadays, the usual comparison I use is if you can build a Lego model you can build a PC, parts just click together. There is of course a chance that you will encounter problems but this forum is normally pretty good at solving them one way or the other and as mentioned there are good guides available. If you don't feel confident though then £20 or so isn't a terrible price to pay for someone else to build it for you. :)
 
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