Finalised build, any alterations?

cypress · 11 Apr 2009 at 11:47

Hi everyone, I'm finally ready to buy (will be ordering this week). What do you think? All comments welcome. Thanks

Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 LGA775 'Wolfdale' 3.16GHz (1333FSB) £181.49
Asus P5Q Pro Intel P45 £122.20
Corsair XMS2 4GB DDR2 PC2-6400C5 TwinX £35.76
Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB £63.13
Samsung SH-S223F/BEBE 22x DVD±RW ReWriter £18.92
Corsair HX 520W ATX Modular SLI Compliant Power Supply £87.31
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-Bit £96.79
Lian-Li PC-B25B Aluminium Midi-Tower £157.81
Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 4870 1024MB £169.39
Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007 (3 User) £62.91
Dell UltraSharp 2209WA 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor £209.32
Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000 £34.71
Razer DeathAdder Blue 1800dpi High Precision Gaming Mouse £37.86
Netgear WG311 54Mbps Wireless Desktop PCI Network Adapter £30.24

The prices are a little higher than those displayed on the site because I'm in Ireland and will be paying the 21% VAT as opposed to 15%.

mp260767 · 11 Apr 2009 at 12:42

maybe have a look at the Samsung SM2233BW Cream 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor, or one of the other samsungs.

are you set on that case in particular, or would the antec p182 be worth consideration ?

swap the psu to the Coolermaster Real Power 520w Modular Power Supply.

if your getting the 8500 processor i would think about overclocking it so maybe get Kingston HyperX 4GB (2 X 2GB) DDR2 8500C5 memory and an after market cooler like the Sunbeam Core Contact Freezer.

cypress · 11 Apr 2009 at 12:48

Thanks for the quick reply, I don't plan to overclock, I don't want to risk anything. I had looked at the p182 also but not too keen on the 'spoiler'. Why do you suggest changing the psu and the monitor?

mp260767 · 11 Apr 2009 at 17:48

cypress said:
Why do you suggest changing the psu and the monitor?

the options given are just as good but for a lower cost.

Nick1881 · 11 Apr 2009 at 18:01

It all gets the thumbs up from me.

Have a look at the Silverstone Fortress case though, got mine last week and its great, not that there is anything wrong with the Lian Li you have chosen, case is a personal preference