Help building new pc
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HIS ATI Radeon X1950 Pro ICEQ 3 V2 TURBO SILENT Heatpipe 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (H195PRQT256DD-R) £94.99
(£111.61) £94.99
Intel Core 2 Duo E4300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.80GHz (800FSB) - Retail £68.99
(£81.06) £68.99
Gigabyte GA_P35C_DS3R (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 & DDR3 Motherboard £81.99
(£96.34) £81.99
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB ST3320620AS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM £44.99
(£52.86) £44.99
Antec NSK6500 Super Midi Tower Case - 430W PSU £58.99
(£69.31) £58.99
Samsung SH-183LBEBN 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer Serial ATA Lightscribe ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
(£19.96) £16.99
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) £57.99
(£68.14) £57.99
Sub Total : £424.93
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 : £76.28
Total : £512.16
First go. Is there anythin on the list you don't need.
(£111.61) £94.99
Intel Core 2 Duo E4300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.80GHz (800FSB) - Retail £68.99
(£81.06) £68.99
Gigabyte GA_P35C_DS3R (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 & DDR3 Motherboard £81.99
(£96.34) £81.99
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB ST3320620AS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM £44.99
(£52.86) £44.99
Antec NSK6500 Super Midi Tower Case - 430W PSU £58.99
(£69.31) £58.99
Samsung SH-183LBEBN 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer Serial ATA Lightscribe ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
(£19.96) £16.99
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) £57.99
(£68.14) £57.99
Sub Total : £424.93
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 : £76.28
Total : £512.16
First go. Is there anythin on the list you don't need.
ive found the following spec for total of £680:
Gigabyte Triton GZ-XX1CA-SNB Black
Corsair Powersupply 520W Black, ATX/EPS,
ABIT IB9, P965, Socket-775, GbLAN,
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4GHz Socket
Corsair TWIN2X 6400 DDR2, 2048MB CL5
Point of View GeForce 8800GTS 320MB,
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 500GB SATA2
NEC DVD±RW burner AD-5170 IDE Black OEM,
recommended?
Gigabyte Triton GZ-XX1CA-SNB Black
Corsair Powersupply 520W Black, ATX/EPS,
ABIT IB9, P965, Socket-775, GbLAN,
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4GHz Socket
Corsair TWIN2X 6400 DDR2, 2048MB CL5
Point of View GeForce 8800GTS 320MB,
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 500GB SATA2
NEC DVD±RW burner AD-5170 IDE Black OEM,
recommended?
I would probably swap the ABIT IB9, P965, Socket-775, GbLAN, for the Gigabyte GA_P35C_DS3R (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 & DDR3 Motherboard instead since it support both DDR2 and DDR3 plus it will support the next generation of Intel processors, so you might not have to change Mobo again later on! 
Its around £30 more both I think it will be worth it in the end..
Also, I would change the HDD to a Western Digital Caviar SE16 500GB 5000AAKS SATA-II 16MB Cache. In my opinion the WD is far better then a Seagate.. more reliable and more quiet then a Seagate..
Not seen the Gigabyte Triton, so not sure if it will be big enough for a GTS, [and was not able to find a review that used a GTS, all used ATI cards..
] but I am sure someone will point it out if its not suitable, or have a look at this site where you can see cases that a GTS will fit in..
http://www.tosk.co.uk/8800/
Hope that helps a bit!
Cheers
Tom
Its around £30 more both I think it will be worth it in the end..Also, I would change the HDD to a Western Digital Caviar SE16 500GB 5000AAKS SATA-II 16MB Cache. In my opinion the WD is far better then a Seagate.. more reliable and more quiet then a Seagate..
Not seen the Gigabyte Triton, so not sure if it will be big enough for a GTS, [and was not able to find a review that used a GTS, all used ATI cards..
] but I am sure someone will point it out if its not suitable, or have a look at this site where you can see cases that a GTS will fit in..http://www.tosk.co.uk/8800/
Hope that helps a bit!
Cheers
Tom
This is what ive narrowed it down to, but ive been reading up on price reductions on the horizon with the conroe!
Should i wait, will it be a significant drop.
Hows the spec looking now, im hoping the psu is powerfull enough as im allready strecthing the budget.
lets us know your thoughts.
Ta.
Should i wait, will it be a significant drop.
Hows the spec looking now, im hoping the psu is powerfull enough as im allready strecthing the budget.
lets us know your thoughts.
Ta.
Don't worry about the PSU - its first class, it'll do the job easy enough. Spec looks good. Price drops happen on July 22nd, might be worth waiting till then if you can.
You could always go for a E2140 - £50 and with an after market cooler you'd hit 6600 speeds easy.
You could always go for a E2140 - £50 and with an after market cooler you'd hit 6600 speeds easy.
ive changed it around a bit again, mainly the case and memory.
Originally i had a Lian Li PC7 with a corsair 520w psu.
But i would like to keep my costs down if possible, so have taken a liking to the Antec Sonata 3. This comes with the 500w psu.
Would this do the job for me? as the money saved would really help me out.
Take a look, please let me know your thoughts.
Originally i had a Lian Li PC7 with a corsair 520w psu.
But i would like to keep my costs down if possible, so have taken a liking to the Antec Sonata 3. This comes with the 500w psu.
Would this do the job for me? as the money saved would really help me out.
Take a look, please let me know your thoughts.
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neillybob said:
It makes me cry that the same rig cost me around £675-700 about two months ago
Anyone else have any thoughts on this?vygec said:ive changed it around a bit again, mainly the case and memory.
Originally i had a Lian Li PC7 with a corsair 520w psu.
But i would like to keep my costs down if possible, so have taken a liking to the Antec Sonata 3. This comes with the 500w psu.
Would this do the job for me? as the money saved would really help me out.
Take a look, please let me know your thoughts.
Ta.
Here you go hows this:
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail
Gigabyte GA_P35_DS3R (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 PC2-5300C3 667MHz Dual Channel Kit
EVGA GeForce 8800 GTS 320MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express)
Corsair HX 520W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU
Lian-Li PC-7 PLUS Aluminium Midi-Tower Case - Black
Total : £696.63
Good quality parts all round. If you want to get 4GB of Memory you will need a 64bit O/S, otherwise you will only get to be able to use 3-3.5GB on a 32bit O/S.
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail
Gigabyte GA_P35_DS3R (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 PC2-5300C3 667MHz Dual Channel Kit
EVGA GeForce 8800 GTS 320MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express)
Corsair HX 520W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU
Lian-Li PC-7 PLUS Aluminium Midi-Tower Case - Black
Total : £696.63
Good quality parts all round. If you want to get 4GB of Memory you will need a 64bit O/S, otherwise you will only get to be able to use 3-3.5GB on a 32bit O/S.