Help with Spec Check

AndersUK · 11 Apr 2006 at 10:43

Hi,

I would be most gratefull for comments on this spec:

Heavy multitasking office use, video editing etc. No gaming, but i'm going to try my hand at overclocking.

CA-040-AN Antec Sonata II Piano Black Quiet Case - 450W Smart Power PSU (CA-040-AN) 1
£65.95 £65.95
GX-054-PC PowerColor ATI Radeon X800 GTO 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-054-PC) 1
£49.95 £49.95
CP-126-AM AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4200+ (Socket 939) - Retail (ADA4200BVBOX) (CP-126-AM) 1
£214.95 £214.95
MB-014-DF DFI LanParty UT NF4 Ultra-D (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-014-DF) 1
£79.95 £79.95
MY-060-OC OCZ 2GB (2 x 1GB) PC4000 Dual Channel Gold GX XTC Series EL-DDR CAS3 (OCZ5002048ELGEGXT-K) (MY-060-OC) 1
£129.95 £129.95
HD-015-WD Western Digital Raptor 74GB WD740GD 10,000RPM SATA 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-015-WD) 1
£93.50 £93.50
HD-046-WD Western Digital Caviar SE16 250GB 2500KS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-046-WD) 1
£55.50 £55.50
Subtotal £689.75
VAT £120.71
Total £810.46

I'm going to add an NEC 4570 DVD RW and a ThermalRight SI 120 cooler.

Thanks in advance

Andy

quadboi · 11 Apr 2006 at 10:55

Thats a nice spec, enjoy, can you not spring for a 4400?

AndersUK · 11 Apr 2006 at 11:04

sjohal2006 said:
Thats a nice spec, enjoy, can you not spring for a 4400?

Cheers. There is quite a jump in price between the 4200 and 4400 though. Is is worth the extra performance?

Noni · 11 Apr 2006 at 12:34

Hi there,

Sorry my post did not make sense! Ignore me

Explicit · 11 Apr 2006 at 12:37

Since you're overclocking and want an Ultra-D (fine choice) then why not get the Opteron 165 and overclock it to FX60 speeds?

Kamakazie! · 11 Apr 2006 at 15:47

with an X2 you likely to get better performance from CAS2 PC3200 ram than what you've specced.
Id go for a 4400+ (due to it having more cache) and save money elsewhere.. probably by swapping the raptor for something else... do you really need a raptor? if not the hitachi drives are fast!

Traducer · 11 Apr 2006 at 15:58

Don't go with the 4200 its not worth the extra cash, if you want to try your hand at clocking then go with the 3800 you can clock it to the same speed as the 4800 pretty easy from what I have heard.
The 4400 has more cache then the 3800 but still I don't know if thats worth the extra money, however if you are going to buy an X2 then go for the 3800 or the 4400.
Personally I would say the 3800 as it is a nice price, its a powerfull cpu and it has a lot of potential.

AndersUK · 12 Apr 2006 at 11:25

Thanks for the input guys. Just ordered this spec and saved a bit of cash!

£26.95 x 1 - ThermalRight SI-120 (Socket 754/939/478) Heatsink (HS-023-TR)
£49.95 x 1 - PowerColor ATI Radeon X800 GTO 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-054-PC)
£79.95 x 1 - DFI LanParty UT NF4 Ultra-D (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-014-DF)
£124.95 x 1 - G.Skill 2GB DDR ZX PC3200 (2x1GB) CAS2 Dual Channel Kit (F1-3200PHU2-2GBZX) (MY-007-GS)
£93.50 x 1 - Western Digital Raptor 74GB WD740GD 10,000RPM SATA 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-015-WD)
£55.50 x 2 - Western Digital Caviar SE16 250GB 2500KS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-046-WD)
£169.95 x 1 - AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3800+ (Socket 939) - OEM (CP-152-AM)
£4.95 x 3 - Western Digital Secure Connect Serial ATA Cable (CB-000-WD)
£24.95 x 1 - NEC ND4570 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-030-NE)
£2.95 x 1 - Akasa System Exhaust Blower (SY-000-GE)
£2.95 x 4 - Akasa Hard Disk Cooler - Yellow (SY-001-AK)
£2.95 x 1 - Akasa AK-210 Blue LED Chipset Cooler (HS-026-AK)
£65.95 x 1 - Antec Sonata II Piano Black Quiet Case - 450W Smart Power PSU (CA-040-AN)
£8.95 x 1 - Akasa AK-183-L2B Ultra Quiet 120mm Fan - 3 pin (FG-024-AK)

Sub-Total: 788.65
Shipping: 10.95
VAT: 139.93
Total: 939.53

Andy