Does this spec look OK?

Skirrow

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For general office use, running quite a lot of apps at the same time, not overclocked and no games. I did post this question yesterday and someone suggested quad core and 4 gb of ram but I'm gonna have to stick to budget.

Any problems or suggested alterations much appreciated. Is the E6570 worth the extra £14? And how come these are cheaper than lower spec chips like the E6700 - is it just that the expensive ones run cooler?

Cheers!
 
i'd recomend getting a gfx card lol.

better off with a p35 mobo if you're gonna spend that much on one, but tbh , just for office use, just get the cheapest dual core supporting 775 board.

you don't need that faster ram if you're not oc'ing.

rest looks good, although for an extre £30 you could get a 22" monitor.
 
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Cheers!

Think the mobo has built in GFX which is why it was suggested to me.

It is just for office but it gets a hammering with loads of apps open at once. Photoshop, big spreadsheets, a few instances of firefox and IE, access etc etc

Well spotted on the monitor. I think I can stretch an extra £30 for a 22" (the budget begins to grow once again...)
 
Skirrow said:
Cheers!

Think the mobo has built in GFX which is why it was suggested to me.

It is just for office but it gets a hammering with loads of apps open at once. Photoshop, big spreadsheets, a few instances of firefox and IE, access etc etc

Well spotted on the monitor. I think I can stretch an extra £30 for a 22" (the budget begins to grow once again...)
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well if you're doing a lot of multi tasking, maybe worth considering more ram, esp. if you're gonna be using vista.
 
Was thinking of sticking to XP as a) I already have it and b) I know everything works and where everything is on XP. Don't like to take any risks as this is my main PC for my business and cant really afford any downtime due to operating system woes.

Can I put 4 gig ram in with XP?
 
Skirrow said:
Was thinking of sticking to XP as a) I already have it and b) I know everything works and where everything is on XP. Don't like to take any risks as this is my main PC for my business and cant really afford any downtime due to operating system woes.

Can I put 4 gig ram in with XP?
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well it will only see 3gb of it, unless you have the 64-bit version. also it's not so important to have loads of ram on xp, because vista uses like 500mb ram just on the desktop.

besides you can always start with 2gb, and then upgrade later if you feel the need.
 
Right ok, cheers. Think I'll stick with the 2gb for now, I can always buy another 2gb if I upgrade to 64 bit Vista.

What about the speed of the ram, will it make any difference if I'm not overclocking? ie. Should I just drop down to GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC5300C4 667MHz Value DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB5300DC) for the sake of a tenner?
 
Skirrow said:
Right ok, cheers. Think I'll stick with the 2gb for now, I can always buy another 2gb if I upgrade to 64 bit Vista.

What about the speed of the ram, will it make any difference if I'm not overclocking? ie. Should I just drop down to GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC5300C4 667MHz Value DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB5300DC) for the sake of a tenner?
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well you may aswell. you won't see a huge gain from having faster ram, because 800mhz - 400mhz effective, is more than you're fsb.

And I've just remembered, if you get a 1333mhz cpu, you will need a 1333mhz fsb mobo, ie. a p35 mobo.

but then u'll need a gfx card so get a g31/33 mobo, not sure if oc selll em.

hold on i'll spec up summit for you under £500 or i'll try.
 
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the mobo you origanally specced does not have built in gfx, nor do any ocuk boards. you might want to double check the psu is adequate to. keybaord and mouse is just what ever you like really, desktop combos are usually better value though.
so this is what I've come up with.

Asrock 4CoreDual-SATA2 (Socket 775) PCI-Express/AGP DDR2 Motherboard Asrock 4CoreDual-SATA2 (Socket 775) PCI-Express/AGP DDR2 Motherboard £36.99
(£43.46) £36.99
(£43.46)
Microsoft Black Value Pack 2.0 - OEM (S82-00029) Microsoft Black Value Pack 2.0 - OEM (S82-00029) £12.99
(£15.26) £12.99
(£15.26)
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC5300C4 667MHz Value DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB5300DC) GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC5300C4 667MHz Value DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB5300DC) £34.99
(£41.11) £34.99
(£41.11)
Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 2400 PRO SILENT 256MB DDR2 HDTV/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (11109-01-20R) Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 2400 PRO SILENT 256MB DDR2 HDTV/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (11109-01-20R) £28.99
(£34.06) £28.99
(£34.06)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3250410AS) Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3250410AS) £37.99
(£44.64) £37.99
(£44.64)
NEC AD7170S Serial ATA 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM NEC AD7170S Serial ATA 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.99
(£18.79) £15.99
(£18.79)
Antec NSK 4480B Mini Tower Case - 380W Earth Watts PSU Antec NSK 4480B Mini Tower Case - 380W Earth Watts PSU £45.99
(£54.04) £45.99
(£54.04)
Intel Core 2 Duo E4400 "LGA775 Allendale" 2.00GHz (800FSB) - Retail Intel Core 2 Duo E4400 "LGA775 Allendale" 2.00GHz (800FSB) - Retail £66.99
(£78.71) £66.99
(£78.71)
Hyundai ImageQuest X220Wa 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black/Silver Hyundai ImageQuest X220Wa 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black/Silver £129.99
(£152.74) £129.99
(£152.74)
Sub Total : £410.91
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £14.95
VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £74.53
Total : £500.39
 
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Skirrow said:
Nice one cheers! Gonna have a good look over that but it looks good at a first glance. How do I check if the PSU is sufficient?
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there's a website you can do it on, where u fill in ** specs and it tell u the minimum power needed. google it ive forgot the name of it.
 
sorry,dont wish to but in yantorsen,but you said the board he chose at first doesnt have on board graphics...it does.As do all the micro atx 775 boards that OcUk sells..

Abit Fatal1ty F-I90HD ATI Micro ATX (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard

Core 2 DUO Support, 1066MHz FSB, SATA, USB2.0, 7.1 HD Audio, Silent, Gigabit LAN, Onboard ATI Graphics, HDMI 1080p onboard.
Abit 10+ in stock £61.99
(£72.84)

Asus P5K-VM Micro ATX (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard

Core 2 DUO Support, 1066MHz FSB, SATA, USB2.0, 7.1 Audio, Silent, Gigabit LAN, Onboard Graphics.
Asus 2 in stock £79.99
(£93.99)

Gigabyte GA G33M-S2 Micro ATX (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard

Core 2 DUO Support, 1066MHz FSB, SATA, USB2.0, 7.1 Audio, Silent, Gigabit LAN, Onboard Graphics.
Gigabyte 9 in stock £59.99
(£70.49)

Gigabyte GA-G33M-DS2R Micro ATX (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard

Core 2 DUO Support, 1066MHz FSB, SATA, USB2.0, 7.1 Audio, Silent, Gigabit LAN, Onboard Graphics.

All of them have onboard graphic solutions,may well be pretty carp,but still if your noy playing games then its a cheap solution..
 
I'm confused again now! Came back to this thread to place my order but now more info!

I figure I have about £260 to spend on 2 gb ram, processor, mobo and GFX (or mobo with integrated GFX)

How about...

GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC5300C4 667MHz Value DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB5300DC) GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC5300C4 667MHz Value DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB5300DC) £34.99
(£41.11) £34.99
(£41.11)

Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.33GHz (1333FSB) - Retail £94.99
(£111.61) £94.99
(£111.61)

Abit IP35-E (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £64.99
(£76.36) £64.99
(£76.36)

Asus ATI Radeon X1550/TD 256MB HyperMemory TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £29.99
(£35.24) £29.99
(£35.24)




Or would I be better with a 1066 or 800 FSB chip? Just seems like the
Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.33GHz (1333FSB) is a lot of bang for your buck even if it does require a more expensive mobo
 
How abot this an an alterative?

Crucial 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 PC2-5300C5 Dual Channel Kit (CT2KIT12864AA667) £39.99
(£46.99) £39.99
(£46.99)
Abit Fatal1ty F-I90HD ATI Micro ATX (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard Abit Fatal1ty F-I90HD ATI Micro ATX (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £61.99
(£72.84) £61.99
(£72.84)
Intel Core 2 Duo E6420 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.13GHz (1066FSB) - Retail Intel Core 2 Duo E6420 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.13GHz (1066FSB) - Retail £106.99
(£125.71) £106.99
(£125.71)
 
subzero said:
sorry,dont wish to but in yantorsen,but you said the board he chose at first doesnt have on board graphics...it does.As do all the micro atx 775 boards that OcUk sells..

Abit Fatal1ty F-I90HD ATI Micro ATX (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard

Core 2 DUO Support, 1066MHz FSB, SATA, USB2.0, 7.1 HD Audio, Silent, Gigabit LAN, Onboard ATI Graphics, HDMI 1080p onboard.
Abit 10+ in stock £61.99
(£72.84)

Asus P5K-VM Micro ATX (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard

Core 2 DUO Support, 1066MHz FSB, SATA, USB2.0, 7.1 Audio, Silent, Gigabit LAN, Onboard Graphics.
Asus 2 in stock £79.99
(£93.99)

Gigabyte GA G33M-S2 Micro ATX (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard

Core 2 DUO Support, 1066MHz FSB, SATA, USB2.0, 7.1 Audio, Silent, Gigabit LAN, Onboard Graphics.
Gigabyte 9 in stock £59.99
(£70.49)

Gigabyte GA-G33M-DS2R Micro ATX (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard

Core 2 DUO Support, 1066MHz FSB, SATA, USB2.0, 7.1 Audio, Silent, Gigabit LAN, Onboard Graphics.

All of them have onboard graphic solutions,may well be pretty carp,but still if your noy playing games then its a cheap solution..
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oh ok, my mistake. IF that's the case then it will be more cost effective to get a board with onboard gfx, although the mobo and gpu i speced would be more or less the same price, but have better gfx performance.
 
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