Help needed in making sure all components go...

marky112233 · 4 Sep 2006 at 23:26

Hey all,

The components below are the components im going to be using in my new PC build that I'll be building next week.

CPU - AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+

Mobo - Asus M2N-E Socket AM2

RAM - OCZ 2x1GB PC 5300 Dual Channel GX XTC

GFX Card - XFX GeForce 7800 GTX 512Mb PCI-E

PSU - 580W Hiper Type-R Blue

HD - 300GB Maxtor D/Max +10 SATA [16MB]

Optical Drive - NEC ND-4570 DVD-RW/RAM

Case - Aspire X-Cruiser Blue

OS - Windows XP Pro (x64 Edition)

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I've already purchased the case, PSU and HD.
What I'd like to know is if I purchase all these items, will they all work in sync with each other and come with the correct cables that I need etc.

PLUS, will the CPU come with a Heatsink? AND I heard you should use thermal paste when putting the heatsink on? Will that come with it?

Thanks,

Marky

Noble-Kebab · 4 Sep 2006 at 23:28

stop linking to the competion

syke · 4 Sep 2006 at 23:29

I dont think you can link to competitors mate.

Welcome to the forums btw.

I'd remove the linkies though.

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marky112233 · 4 Sep 2006 at 23:31

Im real sorry about that

Link removed

Anyone gimmie some advice? This is my first build and im very excited about it ^^

z0mbi3 · 4 Sep 2006 at 23:31

nice correction there.

I guess they'd all go :confused:

edit: I would invest in 2 hdd's though. One 80 gig and one 200 gig seems like the better way to go.

syke · 4 Sep 2006 at 23:35

On another note, personally, id go for the Conroe route myself. Also im not sure if im alone on this, but id try to get a 7900 GT or GTX or X1800XT / X1900XT instead of that 7800 GTX. And also invest in more than one HD..

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Noble-Kebab · 4 Sep 2006 at 23:37

cpu wont fit your socket u need 939

marky112233 · 4 Sep 2006 at 23:38

Noble-Kebab said:
cpu wont fit your socket u need 939

CPU will be AM2

Plus just a reminder guys I've already purchased the case, PSU and HD - unfortunatly no going back on these babies. But It's just a start, after i'll be able to upgrade it further possibly with a second HD

syke · 4 Sep 2006 at 23:40

marky112233 said:
CPU will be AM2

Plus just a reminder guys I've already purchased the case, PSU and HD - unfortunatly no going back on these babies. But It's just a start, after i'll be able to upgrade it further possibly with a second HD

Whats your budget, not including having the PSU, Case HD (so take tht from budget) i'd say the guys from OcUK can come up with a spec that will be more suited for you.

What monitor you going for?

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z0mbi3 · 4 Sep 2006 at 23:42

marky112233 said:
CPU will be AM2

Plus just a reminder guys I've already purchased the case, PSU and HD - unfortunatly no going back on these babies. But It's just a start, after i'll be able to upgrade it further possibly with a second HD

If you can spair the cash you really should think about getting a spair drive for your OS. Makes things a little easier in the long run I find.

edit:

Just looked at your OS. You really should leave x64 well alone. It definitley won't make things any easier for you. As an OS it's still maturing. Better to just wait for vista.

marky112233 · 4 Sep 2006 at 23:43

Syk3 said:
Whats your budget, not including having the PSU, Case HD (so take tht from budget) i'd say the guys from OcUK can come up with a spec that will be more suited for you.

What monitor you going for?

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I got myself the neccesities such as Mouse, keyboard, monitor etc.
Im just building the PC - for now

I've calculated at having a budget of around £780 left to spend. I play games a lot and use the internet in web design and coding etc.

EDIT: I do also have to buy XP Pro 64 Version - thats all in the budget above

syke · 4 Sep 2006 at 23:44

So that leaves £780 to get RAM, CPU, Mobo, GFX etc?

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Trusty · 4 Sep 2006 at 23:45

conroe, thats all i can say. if u have £780 to spend u can build urself a very nice machine!

marky112233 · 4 Sep 2006 at 23:46

Syk3 said:
So that leaves £780 to get RAM, CPU, Mobo, GFX etc?

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+ Optical Drive + OS

z0mbi3 · 4 Sep 2006 at 23:47

marky112233 said:
EDIT: I do also have to buy XP Pro 64 Version - thats all in the budget above

Why do you have to buy the x64 version?

Noble-Kebab · 4 Sep 2006 at 23:48

CPU - Intel core 2 duo E6300
MB - Gigabyte DS3
RAM - Corsair 2GB DDR2 XMS2-6400C5 TwinX
GFX - ati x1900xt
HDD - Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB
Optical - NEC DVD+-R/RW 16x Dual Layer Beige

something like that just diff mobo so u can crossfire

syke · 4 Sep 2006 at 23:51

For now id say get an X1800XT, save money and when DX10 comes out with the decent cards, get that. Upto you. Because you can save a bit of money now. To get one of the DX10 cards..and have the Option of having a C2D E6600.

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syke · 4 Sep 2006 at 23:54

I, myself would get something similar to this, ive left enough (i think) to get the O/S you want.. Dunno what you guys would change though...

CP-128-IN Intel Core 2 DUO E6600 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail (CP-128-IN)
£197.99 £197.99
CD-041-PO Pioneer DVR-111BK 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter - (Black) OEM (CD-041-PO)
£22.95 £22.95
MY-034-GL GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC5300 667MHz Value DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB5300DC) (MY-034-GL)
£124.99 £124.99
GX-044-CO Connect3D ATI Radeon X1800 XT 256MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-044-CO)
£125.99 £125.99
HS-017-AR Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 775) (HS-017-AR)
£17.99 £17.99
MB-062-GI Gigabyte GA_965P_DS4 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-062-GI)
£104.99 £104.99
Subtotal £594.90
VAT £104.11
Total £699.01

Hopefully didnt forget anything..

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Edit: you can always drop the Conroe to the E6400 Allendale if you want an X1900XT.

Trusty · 4 Sep 2006 at 23:56

GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit £144.99

Gigabyte GA_965P_DS3 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
£91.99

Sapphire ATI Radeon X1900 XT 512MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express)
£189.99

NEC ND3550 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black)
£19.95

Microsoft Windows XP Professional Edition inc. SP2 - OEM - 1Pk
£82.99

Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB)
£107.99

Subtotal £637.90
VAT £111.64
Total £749.54

This should do it, u can overclock the 6300 like hell with that ds3 mobo. this is what i would get anyway.

syke · 4 Sep 2006 at 23:57

Thermaltake said:
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit £144.99

Gigabyte GA_965P_DS3 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
£91.99

Sapphire ATI Radeon X1900 XT 512MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express)
£189.99

NEC ND3550 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black)
£19.95

Microsoft Windows XP Professional Edition inc. SP2 - OEM - 1Pk
£82.99

Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB)
£107.99

Subtotal £637.90
VAT £111.64
Total £749.54

This should do it, u can overclock the **** out of the 6300 with that ds3 mobo. this is what i would get anyway.

Not a bad spec, but you'd rather want to have a Crossfire motherboard for future, and a conroe processor.

But thats my own preference.

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