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I suppose this type of thread has been posted many times and i bet you guys are sick of it! :P

Sorry if you are but..

I need help speccing up a system

I have a case and a gfx card (x1950xtx)

So all i need is a hdd , mobo , cpu , ram cd/dvd rom drive , psu etc etc

I proberbly wont be going watercooling for a while so i want a v.high performance heatsink to go with the CPU so i can overclock

And im looking for a high performance system like a conroe e6600 or somthing (im a gamer)

Price limit = £800
 
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CarlD said:
I suppose this type of thread has been posted many times and i bet you guys are sick of it! :P

Sorry if you are but..

I need help speccing up a system

I have a case and a gfx card (x1950xtx)

So all i need is a hdd , mobo , cpu , ram cd/dvd rom drive.

I proberbly wont be going watercooling for a while so i want a v.high performance heatsink to go with the CPU so i can overclock

And im looking for a high performance system like a conroe e6600 or somthing (im a gamer)

Price limit = £800
OT: Haha, I know you from some different forums, ED.

Anyway, down to business.

CP-128-IN Intel Core 2 DUO E6600 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail (CP-128-IN) 1
£194.99 £194.99
HD-078-SE Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB ST3320620AS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-078-SE) 1
£62.95 £62.95
MB-062-GI Gigabyte GA_965P_DS4 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-062-GI) 1
£104.99 £104.99
HS-016-AR Arctic Cooling Freezer 4 CPU Cooler (Socket 478) (HS-016-AR) 1
£12.99 £12.99
HS-017-AR Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 775) (HS-017-AR) 1
£11.99 £11.99
MY-058-GL GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) (MY-058-GL) 1
£169.99 £169.99
CD-037-NE NEC ND3550 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Silver) - OEM (CD-037-NE) 1
£18.50 £18.50
CA-018-OC OCZ GameXStream 600w Silent SLI Ready ATX2 Power Supply (CA-018-OC) 1
£69.99 £69.99
Subtotal £646.39
VAT £113.12
Total £759.51


Wasn't sure if you needed a psu or not, so I included one.
 
I'd probably opt for this given the requirements which isn't too far removed from what Goodeh came up with but the motherboard is, I believe, more suited to the 6600 and above chips as it uses the 975 chipset.

CP-128-IN Intel Core 2 DUO E6600 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail (CP-128-IN)
£194.99 £194.99
MB-152-AS Asus P5W DH Deluxe WiFi (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-152-AS)
£129.99 £129.99
MY-058-GL GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) (MY-058-GL)
£169.99 £169.99
CD-041-NE NEC AD5170 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-041-NE)
£18.95 £18.95
HD-078-SE Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB ST3320620AS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-078-SE)
£62.95 £62.95
CA-005-CS Corsair HX 520W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-520HXUK) (CA-005-CS)
£74.99 £74.99
HS-017-AR Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 775) (HS-017-AR)
£11.99 £11.99
Subtotal £663.85
Shipping (City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)) £8.95
VAT £117.74
Total £790.54

By the way Goodeh, you have included 2 CPU coolers. :)
 
semi-pro waster said:
I'd probably opt for this given the requirements which isn't too far removed from what Goodeh came up with but the motherboard is, I believe, more suited to the 6600 and above chips as it uses the 975 chipset.

CP-128-IN Intel Core 2 DUO E6600 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail (CP-128-IN)
£194.99 £194.99
MB-152-AS Asus P5W DH Deluxe WiFi (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-152-AS)
£129.99 £129.99
MY-058-GL GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) (MY-058-GL)
£169.99 £169.99
CD-041-NE NEC AD5170 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-041-NE)
£18.95 £18.95
HD-078-SE Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB ST3320620AS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-078-SE)
£62.95 £62.95
CA-005-CS Corsair HX 520W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-520HXUK) (CA-005-CS)
£74.99 £74.99
HS-017-AR Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 775) (HS-017-AR)
£11.99 £11.99
Subtotal £663.85
Shipping (City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)) £8.95
VAT £117.74
Total £790.54

By the way Goodeh, you have included 2 CPU coolers. :)
Corsair make psu's now?!

And I defenitely agree with the mobo change, not sure what i was thinking

EDIT: Darn, I meant to remove the socket 478 one, when I accidently clicked it, must have slipped my mind, ta.
 
Goodeh said:
Corsair make psu's now?!

Yep and pretty awesome ones by all accounts, 3x12v rails with lots of amps and very stable, I think they might be contracting another company to manufacture on their behalf but I can't remember who.

No worries about the rest, the amount of times I've forgotten something while putting together a specification is unreal :o
 
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