final spec check before i buy

beachBOYken · 21 Feb 2007 at 23:11

hi

i have posted something simular before but i just wanted a final confirmation that this is ok for a gaming pc

i did have a keyboard and monitor included but ive decided to get them after ive built it as ive got a cheap spare monitor already at home that i can use for when i first turn it on, after that i will get the belinea 22" lcd, anyway heres the spec

Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Asus P5N-E SLi nForce 650 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £69.99
(£82.24) £69.99
(£82.24)
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) £99.99
(£117.49) £99.99
(£117.49)
BFG GeForce 8800 GTS OC 320MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £164.99
(£193.86) £164.99
(£193.86)
Pioneer DVR-111BK 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter - (Black) OEM £18.99
(£22.31) £18.99
(£22.31)
Lian-Li PC-7 PLUS Aluminium Midi-Tower Case - Black £49.99
(£58.74) £49.99
(£58.74)
Corsair HX 520W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-520HXUK) £59.99
(£70.49) £59.99
(£70.49)
Western Digital Caviar RE 250GB 2500YS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM £46.99
(£55.21) £46.99
(£55.21)
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 775) £13.99
(£16.44) £13.99
(£16.44)
Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - Retail £101.99
(£119.84) £101.99
(£119.84)
Sub Total : £626.91
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.95
Vat : £111.63
Total : £749.49

cheers

beachBOYken · 22 Feb 2007 at 11:45

hi

so you think the ocz ram over the geil?

and a samsung or seagate instead of western digital?

cheers

beachBOYken · 22 Feb 2007 at 11:57

cheers i will get the ocz ram instead but stick with the wd hd

thanks

beachBOYken · 22 Feb 2007 at 12:11

if thats the case i might swap the wd 250gig for the seagate 250gig for the same price?

beachBOYken · 22 Feb 2007 at 12:22

hi

i thinks its just a case of whos happy with what ,perhaps i will stick with the western digital , its all very confusing :confused:

cheers

beachBOYken · 22 Feb 2007 at 12:39

hi

this is my updated spec im now just a bit unsure what cooler to get as i want a cooler thats easy to fit?

Asus P5N-E SLi nForce 650 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £69.99
(£82.24) £69.99
(£82.24)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB ST3250620AS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM £46.99
(£55.21) £46.99
(£55.21)
OCZ 2GB (2 x 1GB) PC2-6400 Dual Channel Platinum Revision 2 XTC Series DDR2 (OCZ2P800R22GK) £97.99
(£115.14) £97.99
(£115.14)
BFG GeForce 8800 GTS OC 320MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £164.99
(£193.86) £164.99
(£193.86)
Pioneer DVR-111BK 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter - (Black) OEM £18.99
(£22.31) £18.99
(£22.31)
Lian-Li PC-7 PLUS Aluminium Midi-Tower Case - Black £49.99
(£58.74) £49.99
(£58.74)
Corsair HX 520W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-520HXUK) £59.99
(£70.49) £59.99
(£70.49)
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 775) £13.99
(£16.44) £27.98
(£32.88)
Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - Retail £101.99
(£119.84) £101.99
(£119.84)
Sub Total : £638.90
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.95
Vat : £113.72
Total : £763.57

beachBOYken · 22 Feb 2007 at 14:05

cheers what mobo would everyone choose then

is the asus p5n not that good ?

beachBOYken · 22 Feb 2007 at 14:25

cheers all i need to know now is if the artic freezer 7pro will fit without any problems?

beachBOYken · 22 Feb 2007 at 15:03

hi

ive decided to get a different motherboard as ive heard the asus p5n get very hot

if i was to get a gigabite ds3 would that be ok with the rest of my setup above such as the e6300 , bfg 8800gts and artic freezer 7?

or should i go for a ds4?

cheers