Decided on a new pc £2,100 instead of upgrade

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After a long thought i decided to get a new pc, and which should keep me going for a year when i shall buy a dx10 gfx card and vista.

right now my pc is
3.2 p4
1 gig
150gb hd
9800xt 256 meg

All dying :(

what i want is:

OcUK Value Floppy Drive - Black £4.95

Asus P5W DH Deluxe WiFi (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £144.95

x2 GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit £249.90

Intel Core 2 DUO E6700 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.67GHz (1066FSB) £329.95

Scythe Ninja Plus Heatpipe CPU Cooler (Socket 478, 754, 939, 940, LGA755) £31.95

Western Digital Raptor 74GB WD740ADFD 10,000RPM SATA 16MB Cache - OEM £98.95

Western Digital Caviar RE2 500GB 5000YS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM £144.95
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g) £5.50

x2 Western Digital Secure Connect Serial ATA Cable £11.90

Akasa Rounded Floppy Cable (0.45m) - Black £1.95

Enermax Galaxy 850W EGA850EWL ATX2.2 Modular PSU £164.95

Connect3D ATI Radeon X1900 XT 512MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £169.95

CoolerMaster Stacker 830 - Black Trim (No PSU) £151.95

Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000 £27.95

Razer Copperhead Tempest Blue 2000dpi High Precision Gaming Mouse £39.95

Steelpad 4S Alloy Mouse Pad £20.50

Asus DRW-1608P3S 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter Black £24.50

Akasa Rounded Ultra ATA133/100/66 IDE UV DAY-GLO Cable (0.45m) - Blue £5.25

Microsoft Windows XP Professional Edition inc. SP2 - OEM £81.95

Subtotal £1,711.90

VAT £299.59

Total £2,011.49

Will everything here gel fine, have i forgot anything? Any better sugguestions? i'm holding off from a new monitor till the 30" samsung comes out. Also what performance gains will they be will i be able to play everything maxed at 1280x1024 with games like fear?




,thxs
 
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kidkhaos said:
x2 Western Digital Secure Connect Serial ATA Cable £11.90
Akasa Rounded Floppy Cable (0.45m) - Black £1.95
Akasa Rounded Ultra ATA133/100/66 IDE UV DAY-GLO Cable (0.45m) - Blue £5.25
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I'm pretty sure that the P5W comes with sata and ide cables, so could save yourself a few bob, but looking at your list it doesn't look like it will affect the final price that much.

Fan for the heatsink?
Artic silver?
 
Ditch the floppy
Ditch the WD secure connect cables (standard power & data are fine)
Replace PSU with Liberty 620W
Replace case with Stacker 810 or older Stacker (better case)
Does that motherboard support Crossfire? (good upgrade perhaps by adding a X1900XT master, unless a replacement for the X1900XT would be a faster single than dual card)
Ninja comes with a fan.

oh get two 320GB's instead of one 500GB

320GB x 2 = 640GB cost £140
500GB x 1 = 500GB cost £160

So you're paying £20 more for 140GB less space if you choose the 500GB!
ps do you really need that much space? Don't overbuy storage as you'll just be wasting money. Get one drive for now, perhaps a single 320GB...see how that goes you can then buy another HD ie 400GB for more storage and/or perhaps a Raptor for OS if you need the extra speed.
 
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Ive not specced a conroe system before but im 100% sure this will cut through anything you want like a hot knofe through butter, and for at leat £300 less than you specced. Thats a good saving which you can get a big TFT.

REFERENCE DESCRIPTION QUANTITY PRICE COST REMOVE
CP-129-IN Intel Core 2 DUO E6700 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.67GHz (1066FSB) - Retail (CP-129-IN)
£329.95 £329.95
MB-152-AS Asus P5W DH Deluxe WiFi (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-152-AS)
£144.95 £144.95
MY-058-GL GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) (MY-058-GL)
£124.95 £124.95
GX-086-LT Leadtek GeForce 7950 GX2 1024MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-086-LT)
£309.95 £309.95
HD-079-SE Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB ST3250620AS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-079-SE)
£54.95 £109.90
CD-059-LO Liteon DRW-6S160P-05C 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-059-LO)
£18.25 £18.25
SC-043-CL Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Music - OEM (SC-043-CL)
£44.95 £44.95
CA-054-LL Lian-Li PC-7 PLUS Black Aluminium Midi-Tower Case (No PSU) (CA-054-LL)
£48.95 £48.95
CA-009-TG Tagan TG580-U15 580W ATX2.01 Easycon SLi Compliant Modular Silent PSU (CA-009-TG)
£69.95 £69.95
KB-018-RA Razer Copperhead Chaos Green 2000dpi High Precision Gaming Mouse - Retail (KB-018-RA)
£39.95 £39.95
KB-077-LG Logitech G15 Gaming-Grade Illuminated Keyboard - Retail (UK Layout) (KB-077-LG)
£59.95 £59.95
OS-001-MS Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition inc. SP2 - OEM - 1Pk (N09-01528) (OS-001-MS)
£51.95 £51.95
HD-087-WD Western Digital Raptor 74GB WD740ADFD 10,000RPM SATA 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-087-WD)
£98.95 £98.95
Subtotal £1,452.60
VAT £254.21
Total £1,706.81
 
MeatLoaf said:
Ive not specced a conroe system before but im 100% sure this will cut through anything you want like a hot knofe through butter, and for at leat £300 less than you specced. Thats a good saving which you can get a big TFT.

REFERENCE DESCRIPTION QUANTITY PRICE COST REMOVE
CP-129-IN Intel Core 2 DUO E6700 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.67GHz (1066FSB) - Retail (CP-129-IN)
£329.95 £329.95
MB-152-AS Asus P5W DH Deluxe WiFi (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-152-AS)
£144.95 £144.95
MY-058-GL GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) (MY-058-GL)
£124.95 £124.95
GX-086-LT Leadtek GeForce 7950 GX2 1024MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-086-LT)
£309.95 £309.95
HD-079-SE Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB ST3250620AS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-079-SE)
£54.95 £109.90
CD-059-LO Liteon DRW-6S160P-05C 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-059-LO)
£18.25 £18.25
SC-043-CL Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Music - OEM (SC-043-CL)
£44.95 £44.95
CA-054-LL Lian-Li PC-7 PLUS Black Aluminium Midi-Tower Case (No PSU) (CA-054-LL)
£48.95 £48.95
CA-009-TG Tagan TG580-U15 580W ATX2.01 Easycon SLi Compliant Modular Silent PSU (CA-009-TG)
£69.95 £69.95
KB-018-RA Razer Copperhead Chaos Green 2000dpi High Precision Gaming Mouse - Retail (KB-018-RA)
£39.95 £39.95
KB-077-LG Logitech G15 Gaming-Grade Illuminated Keyboard - Retail (UK Layout) (KB-077-LG)
£59.95 £59.95
OS-001-MS Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition inc. SP2 - OEM - 1Pk (N09-01528) (OS-001-MS)
£51.95 £51.95
HD-087-WD Western Digital Raptor 74GB WD740ADFD 10,000RPM SATA 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-087-WD)
£98.95 £98.95
Subtotal £1,452.60
VAT £254.21
Total £1,706.81
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Personally wouldnt go for anything more than an E6400, and I did get an X1900 master card - both of which are better value for money than the above and are argueably better performers and I wouldnt dream of getting XP Home and if you dont need Xfire (which is only worth considering on a 24" screen or larger ) you could think about getting a lower spec single PCIE *16 board rather than paying £50 or so extra for the Asus , which is a great board but not brilliant

Just My opinion - also with the savings you could then get a really decent TFT ( maybe a decent 20" widescreen?)
 
ordered this:

OcUK Value Floppy Drive - Black £4.95 (need a floopy still :( )

Asus P5W DH Deluxe WiFi (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £134.95

GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit £124.95

Intel Core 2 DUO E6700 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.67GHz (1066FSB) - Retail (£329.95

Scythe Ninja Plus Heatpipe CPU Cooler (Socket 478, 754, 939, 940, LGA755) £31.95

Western Digital Raptor 74GB WD740ADFD 10,000RPM SATA 16MB Cache - OEM £98.95 (for os and games)

Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g) £5.50

2x Western Digital Secure Connect Serial ATA Cable £5.95 (were a lot smaller then standard connectors)

Akasa Rounded Floppy Cable (0.45m) - Black £1.95 (same)

Razer Copperhead Tempest Blue 2000dpi High Precision Gaming Mouse - Retail £39.95 (i loved this when i used a one in a friends house)

Asus DRW-1608P3S 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - Retail £24.50

Akasa Rounded Ultra ATA133/100/66 IDE UV DAY-GLO Cable (0.45m) - Blue £5.25 (smaller and better for case vent)

Microsoft Windows XP Professional Edition inc. SP2 - OEM 81.95 (i find this has better features then home)

HIS ATI Radeon X1900 ICEQ3 SILENT Heatpipe ***Crossfire Edition*** 512MB GDDR3 (PCI-Express) - Retail £227.95

CoolerMaster Stacker 830 - Silver Trim (No PSU) £129.95 (only good case in stock, wanted to get my stuff be sat)

OcUK Value Hanns-G HC174D 17" LCD Monitor - £86.95 (*******NOT FOR ME***********)

KB-066-LG Logitech Media Keyboard Elite £14.95- Retail £14.95 (as long as it had media button and was a solid keybord i didnt mind which i got)

Qpad CT Large 1.5mm Gaming Mouse Pad £15.95 (only *** one in stock)

Enermax Liberty 620W ELT620AWT ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU £87.95 (good enough for my current needs)

HIS ATI Radeon X1900 XT ICEQ 3 SILENT Heatpipe 512MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £189.95 (after thinking about it though might as well go xfire)

Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Music - OEM £44.95 (should go well with my gigaworks 7.1 :) )

Western Digital Caviar RE 250GB 2500YS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM £51.95 (you guys were right 500G was way too much atm)

Subtotal £1,747.25
Shipping (City Link Parcel Next Day (Saturday Delivery)) £75.30
VAT £318.95
Total £2,141.50

went for ati because i like they software side better then nvidia, no moniter coz im waiting for 30" samsung. i got xfire so i can play minesweep at higher res :D .

this should be a lot better then current rig...........hopefully. and i should be ok now till dx10/vista become more mainstream for games. finally can play lost cost demo :)

thxs for all your sugguestions :)
 
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just come back and checked on my order and it says:

"Your order has been sent to our warehouse but not yet printed.
If your order remains in this state for several hours there may be an out of stock item delaying your orders progress."

:eek: :eek:


the reason i ordered some below par parts like the case was because it was in stock (all the items i ordered arew still in stock), and i paid £75.00 for sat del :( , whats the likelyhood of me getting my stuff by tommorow........zip.

gonna have to phone up and cancel :(
 
i ordered CoolerMaster Stacker 830 - Silver Trim, as far as i can see it is in stock

tbh i could be bothered to drive and pick a shed load of boxs and drove home, i ordered mine between 7:45am-8:30am, though as all my items were in stock should have almost been 100% guaranteed that i get them for tommorow...still have no idea as to why i havent :confused:

i probly cancel this order as saturday was probly the only time i had to to be around for del and build it, tbh i'am quite annoyed but probly couldnt be helped :(
 
Thats one hell of a rig. Once clocked that baby will be able to encode, burn DVD's and play any game at max without breaking a sweat. And all for the price of a small car ;) And that doesnt include your new 30" monitor when it comes out.

As for your original question, "also, what performance gains will they be will i be able to play everything maxed at 1280x1024 with games like fear?"

The answer is you are fearless, in any res.
 
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