Fast setup for the price? (Sub £370)

Scania · 13 Feb 2008 at 05:23

Still pondering my next build,

Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.33GHz (1333FSB) - Retail £94.99
(£111.61) £94.99
(£111.61)
OcUK 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 PC2-8500C5 1066MHz Dual Channel Kit OcUK 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 PC2-8500C5 1066MHz Dual Channel Kit £34.99
(£41.11) £34.99
(£41.11)
Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L Intel P35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L Intel P35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £55.99
(£65.79) £55.99
(£65.79)
PNY GeForce 8800 GT 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail PNY GeForce 8800 GT 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £124.99
(£146.86) £124.99
(£146.86)
Sub Total : £310.96
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £8.95
VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £55.98
Total : £375.89

I have a 500watt psu, case, HD's etc etc, considering my options for best bang for buck.

Cheers.

hp7909 · 13 Feb 2008 at 05:27

R124/LA420 said:
Still pondering my next build

What's the main use? See, if gaming get a E2000 series & a decent cooler to Overclock it

melbourne720 · 13 Feb 2008 at 09:14

I see where you're going with that build R124/LA420; a lower multiplier CPU, with high bandwidth RAM to run a high FSB machine.

If you're going in that direction, I would make sure that you have plenty of good ventilation for the case, so the chipset doesn't get too hot.

Scania · 13 Feb 2008 at 12:20

Main use playing Battlefield 2 on a 19in CRT monitor - max rez 1600x1200.

melbourne720 said:
I see where you're going with that build R124/LA420; a lower multiplier CPU, with high bandwidth RAM to run a high FSB machine.

If you're going in that direction, I would make sure that you have plenty of good ventilation for the case, so the chipset doesn't get too hot.

You have the idea, I assume I am barking up the right tree then?

I was considering a different chip & overclocking possibly, but figured the higher bandwith fsb etc would help me if I did not overclock it.....

I have a large case with plenty of airflow, so, hopefully cooling won't be an issue.

Any particular choice with regard to the cpu? is the one I'm thinking of a good bet, or, would / could I get something better for a small further outlay, I was initially thinking of spendig a lot less on the CPU but have had a re-consider.

Toying with a Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 LGA775 'Wolfdale' 3.00GHz (1333FSB) - Retail - but it pushes the budget up quite a bit, would the extra expense be justified considering my main use will be games?

Cheers.