Help with Spec Check

[AndersUK]

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

 

[AndersUK]

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?

 

[AndersUK]

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