Help with a new system please

[Nemek]

Hey everyone, I’m looking to buy a new system soon, I have posted the spec below and was wondering if I could get some feedback on it before I look to buy it, if you have any advice or suggestions please let me know.

Thanks in advance,

Lian-Li PC V2100 PLUS Silver Aluminium Full-Tower (No PSU)
(http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-032-LL)

Seasonic M12 Modular 600W Silent ATX2.0 Power Supply
(http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-006-SS)

Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3R (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
(http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-088-GI)

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 LGA775 'Yorkfield' 2.66GHz 12MB-cache (1333FSB) Processor - Retail
(http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-202-IN)

OCZ Freeze Extreme Thermal Conductivity Compound
(http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=TH-000-OC)

Zalman CNPS9700-NT nVidia Tritium CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/LGA775)
(http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-027-ZA&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=821)

BFG GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail
(http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-069-BG)

OCZ 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-8000C5 1000MHz ReaperX HPC Enhanced Bandwidth Edition Dual Channel DDR2 (OCZ2RPX10004GK)
(http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-104-OC)

Western Digital Raptor 150GB 10000RPM SATA 16MB Cache - OEM (WD1500ADFD)
(http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-069-WD)

Samsung SpinPoint F1 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103UJ)
(http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-053-SA)

Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Gamer Fatal1ty Professional Series 7.1 Sound Card - Retail
(http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=SC-044-CL&groupid=701&catid=11&subcat=)

LG GGC-H20L Blu-Ray Reader & HD-DVD ROM Serial ATA Drive - Retail
(http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CD-074-LG)

Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 64-Bit - OEM (66R-02034)
(http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=SW-041-MS&groupid=33&catid=20&subcat=)

Samsung SM-T240 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Rose Red
(http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-086-SA&groupid=703&catid=17&subcat=510)

Logitech G15 Rev.2 Gaming-Grade Illuminated Keyboard - Retail
(http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=KB-117-LG)

Logitech G5 Gaming-Grade Laser Mouse - Retail
(http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=KB-069-LG)

SteelSeries Experience I-2 Icemat Gaming Surface/Mouse Mat (White)
(http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GS-004-ST)

Belkin 1200VA Universal Series UPS
(http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=UP-015-BE&groupid=702&catid=55&subcat=)

Think thats everything.

The total comes to around £2000-£2200, a little over the budget but im workin on the money side of things.


Thanks for taking the time to read this.

Dan.

 

[semi-pro waster]

Welcome to the forums, everything is compatible as far as I can see although do you really need Vista Ultimate, PC8000 or a Raptor? All easy areas to save a bit of cash.

 

[Nemek]

Thanks for the reply, I want the rapter mainly for the OS, i plan to have 1 harddrive just for windows. I dont need windows ultimate, technically i can use the windows i have, however its XP and i thought if im buying a new pc and i may as well upgrade to vista. however i could just stick with vista home. as for the PC8000 i was recommended it by a friend.

the compatibility is my main concern. also cooling, my room gets very warm as in the summer the sun is shining rigft through my window onto my desk which doesnt help and im not a fan of water cooling, not only the price but it seems to risky to me, however i havent really looked into it much, i just think water + computer equipment = bad.

 

[semi-pro waster]

I'd just go with Vista Home Premium if you are buying new and have 4gb Ram.

The Ram is fine if you are overclocking but if you aren't then it is slightly overkill.

You might want to look in the monitors sub-forum to see if there are any other suitable options that are cheaper.

 

[Nemek]

I just read a few more reviews for the Graphics card and someone says it gets hot, I imagine most graphics cards get hot, specially as I do play a number of games. Can you fit a fan onto the card I’m after?

I’m not too familiar with graphics card fans but say this fan

Zalman VF900-CU Quiet Copper VGA Cooler
(http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=SY-008-ZA&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=787)

On this card

BFG GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail
(http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-069-BG)

It means more money however I won’t have my pc shutdown on me all the time in the summer.

 

[shaffaaf27]

you planning on OCing m8?

 

[shaffaaf27]

hows this

 

[Nemek]

At this point in time i dont intend to overclock. however that may change in the future i guess.

 

[Nemek]

Does anyone have the

Lian-Li PC V2100 PLUS Silver Aluminium Full-Tower (No PSU)
(http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...odid=CA-032-LL)

I'm just wondering what kind of fans it has and whether i may need to buy better ones as sometimes default case fans arn't the best.

Thanks