Final Build check - honest!

[sdfuk]

Ok, this is a final posting before buying as I could spend another week deciding and googling components.

What do you think?

My only reservation was between the Cosmos S (PSU on the deck) vs. a CM Stacker 832 (having the PSU at the top of the box)? Have gone for the Cosnos S

Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775) £14.99
(£17.61) £14.99
(£17.61)
Logitech G15 Rev.2 Gaming-Grade Illuminated Keyboard - Retail £47.99
(£56.39) £47.99
(£56.39)
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g) £5.99
(£7.04) £5.99
(£7.04)
Coolermaster RC-1100 Cosmos S "Sport" Silent Full Tower Case £129.99
(£152.74) £129.99
(£152.74)
Enermax Galaxy 850W EGX850EWL ATX2.2 Modular PSU £122.99
(£144.51) £122.99
(£144.51)
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-Bit Edition DVD - OEM - 1Pk (66I-01939) £59.99
(£70.49) £59.99
(£70.49)
Pioneer BDC-202BK 5x BD-ROM + 12x12 DVD±RW Serial ATA Dual Layer ReWriter - (Black) - OEM £72.99
(£85.76) £72.99
(£85.76)
Samsung SpinPoint F1 750GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD753LJ) £64.99
(£76.36) £64.99
(£76.36)
Asus Maximus Extreme Intel X38 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £154.99
(£182.11) £154.99
(£182.11)
OCZ 2GB DDR3 PC3-10666C7 1333MHz Platinum (2x1GB) Dual Channel DDR3 (OCZ3P13332GK) £89.99
(£105.74) £89.99
(£105.74)
Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient SLACR 95W Edition" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail £116.99
(£137.46) £116.99
(£137.46)
HIS ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2 1024MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail £199.99
(£234.99) £199.99
(£234.99)

Cheers S

 

[sdfuk]

Hi

Going to use it for gaming and video and music encoding.

Went for a higher PSU in case I wanted to add a 2nd GFX card at a later point.

I want to keep DDR3 as otherwise I'll have to upgrade the mobo next time I want to move from DDR2 to 3. I'll keep to 2 gb of DDR3 and then add more as prices drop .

I know that I could do what I need to do with a lower spec PC but I only tend to do builds every few years and don't upgrade regularly.

Cheers
S