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PhoenixUK

PhoenixUK

PhoenixUK

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Hello there,

I'm about to upgrade my old good 3700+ san diego.

Got this on my mind

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I need new case so I think this will be ok ( I like tons of space ).
Also the case, PSU and the spinpoint will be staying with me for the next upgrade later on thats why its a bit better than the other parts :).

I am not sure about the memory and mobo.

Purpose, gaming, general use, also I'm hoping for at least 3.2 clock on this CPU ( will try to push it as much as possible tho ).

I'm gonna change the CPU/mobo/memory/GPU probably shortly after Nehalem, or when AMD maybe strikes back with something good again so these parts dont have to keep for too long ( hence nothing more expensive ).


Any input is appreciated ! :D


Cheers

Phoenix
 
I can't see any obvious flaws although the case is ugly as sin. :p The motherboard is decent enough, quite basic but not any worse for all that really and given the price of the Ram it is hard to go too far wrong.
 
Never had this motherboard so i have no idea, hope it can handle some 3.0+ OC.
The case is subject to change if you know anything else that's big ( and I like it literally BIG - so no mid towers) and practical :).
 
Just 2 things I'd swap the psu for a corsair 520 and use the savings to up the graphics to a 8800gt also I'd prefer 2 smaller hard's example a 80/160gb for window's and a 500/750gb partitioned 100gb speedy bit at the start of the hd for game's and the rest for storage.
 
I have that motherboard. Gets my e2180 to 3.2gz no problem, heat is my limit at this point (~68c in orthos but ~50c in games). I would definatley change the 3850 for the 8800gt. I the HD might be a bit over the top.
 
Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3R (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £62.99
(£74.01) £62.99
(£74.01)
Intel Core 2 Duo E2200 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.20GHz (800FSB) - Retail £46.99
(£55.21) £46.99
(£55.21)
OCZ 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-6400C5 Dual Channel Vista Gold Series DDR2 (OCZ2G8004GK) £41.99
(£49.34) £41.99
(£49.34)
PNY GeForce 8800 GT 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £97.99
(£115.14) £97.99
(£115.14)
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775) £14.99
(£17.61) £14.99
(£17.61)
Maxtor Diamondmax 22 500GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (STM3500320AS) £49.99 x 2
(£58.74) £99.98
(£117.48)
Thermaltake VA7000BWA Shark Aluminium Full Tower - Black £69.99
(£82.24) £69.99
(£82.24)
Corsair HX 520W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-520HXUK) £59.99
(£70.49) £59.99
(£70.49)
Sub Total : £494.91
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 is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £88.53
Total : £594.39

Raid, 4Gb Ram and a 8800GT will give you much better performance, you've also got a better/more feature rich motherboard. You could always get a cheaper power supply if you wanted to save the difference, only about £15 though.
 
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4gb is not an option since im sticking to xp 32.
Dropped the HDD a bit since i've got 2 other smaller 250gb drives and got the deal his 3870xt instead.

Anyways, just completed order :).

Samsung SpinPoint F1 750GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD753LJ) £66.99 1 £66.99
Arctic Cooling MX-2 Thermal Compound £3.99 1 £3.99
Thermaltake VA7000BWA Shark Aluminium Full Tower - Black £69.99 1 £69.99
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Black Dragon DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GB22GB6400C4DC) £25.99 1 £25.99
Intel Core 2 Duo E2200 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.20GHz (800FSB) - Retail £46.99 1 £46.99
Tuniq Tower 120 CPU Cooler (Socket 478/754/939/940/AM2/LGA775) £27.99 1 £27.99
Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L Intel P35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £55.99 1 £55.99
Thermaltake ToughPower 750W Power Supply £74.99 1 £74.99
HIS ATI Radeon HD 3870 XT ICEQ3 512MB GDDR4 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail £104.99 1 £104.99

hope it will work fine, gonna have it on wednesday :).



Thanks

Phoenix
 
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