final rig check?

ms4383 · 13 Nov 2007 at 22:32

Hey can anyone suggest anything to alter here? I'm not sure about the graphics card, is it really worth pushing the budget to a 8800? And is there a cheaper PSU i could get? Cheers all.

Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.66GHz (1333FSB) - Retail £120

GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) £33

Abit IP35-E (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £65

Akasa AK-ZEN-01-BK Zen Black Case - No PSU £31

Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 2900 GT SILENT Heatpipe 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (21123-00-40R) £120

OCZ StealthXStream 600w Silent SLI Ready ATX2 Power Supply £61

Much appreciated

fobose · 13 Nov 2007 at 22:38

What about a 3rd party CPU cooler? I got the same CPU last week with this cooler;

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-017-AR&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=821

Everest says my idle CPU temp is 14c (32-33c for core 1 and 2 though).

Also I would go for a 8800GT, preferably the 512mb version but depends what resolution you are running?

ms4383 · 13 Nov 2007 at 23:33

the case has two 12cm fans included so i assumed that would be enough?

the budget is stretched tight as it is. and i really cant afford the 512mb 8800. is the 256 8800 still worth getting over the Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 2900 GT SILENT Heatpipe 256MB?

many thanks

closeratio · 14 Nov 2007 at 00:02

If I were you I'd stretch the budget and get an 8800GT. It'd work so much better over the 2900. And as for the CPU cooler, I'm using one of them now and I've got a 150% overclock. Can't go wrong with either of them two.