Final Spec check Please

AceofSpades · 13 Nov 2006 at 10:08

Hi Guys,

I've spent the last couple weeks researching things and chopping and changing my system spec. This is what I have finally come up with. I have my own KB and mouse!

Could you please check this spec ?!?

Case:
Antec NSK6500 Black/Silver Super Mid Tower Case - With 430W PSU £66.79
Motherboard:
ASRock ConRoe945G-DVI i945G SKT LGA775 onboard VGA 8 channel audio mATX £41.69
CPU:
E6300 Core 2 Duo *OEM* 1.86GHz 1066FSB 2MB Cache £99.98
CPU cooling fan:
Arctic Cooling (AC-ALP-7) Alpine Socket 775 Cooler £7.67
DVD RW
Sony AW-G170AB2 18xDVD±RW/RAM Dual Layer Writer Black - Bare Drive £17.01
HDD:
Western Digital WD2500KS Caviar SE 250GB 7200RPM SATA2/300 16MB Cache - £43.95
GPU:
Sapphire X1950Pro 256MB 256bit GDDR3 Dual DVI TVO PCI-E £110.62
Monitor:
Belinea 1925S1W 19" Widescreen 5ms 850:1 (1440 X 900) Silver & Black MultiMedia TFT Monitor 3 Years Onsite Warranty £109.99
Memory:
Corsair 1GB (2 x 512MB) DDR2 667MHz 2x64Mx64 non-ECC 2x240 DIMM Unbuffered CL5 Lifetime Warranty £73.30
Total: £682.00 incl VAT

xirokx · 13 Nov 2006 at 10:47

Corsair 1GB (2 x 512MB) DDR2 667MHz 2x64Mx64 non-ECC 2x240 DIMM Unbuffered CL5 Lifetime Warranty £73.30

ASRock ConRoe945G-DVI i945G SKT LGA775 onboard VGA 8 channel audio mATX £41.69

Im unsure whether the RAM will be compatible with this mobo....

Also if overclocking, the board may hold u back, I dont think its up to it...

also if overclocking, Im unsure whether that psu will give enough juice esp with the juice drinking x1950

sorry i cant be sure, but this is what I see...

ins0mn1ac · 13 Nov 2006 at 11:05

That PSU will be fine for the 1950pro, although it might get abit hairy if your OC'ing.

semi-pro waster · 13 Nov 2006 at 11:26

xirokx said:
Im unsure whether the RAM will be compatible with this mobo....

The Ram is compatible, PC6400(800mhz) isn't compatible in that the motherboard won't be able to utilise the extra speed but even if you did use PC6400 it would just clock down to PC5300/5400(667mhz) or even PC4200(533mhz) as necessary. So basically PC5300 is supported fully and will work fine.

I believe the motherboard also allows a modicum of overclocking but you are right that it would hold back anything significant, not least because it is an mATX motherboard which have never been noted for their overclocking abilities.