Help with specs

FlippinEck

FlippinEck

FlippinEck

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Hi chaps, not often posting but do browse the site more than I should, mostly dreaming of what I would buy if I had the money! Now however, Ive got myself a job and I shall have the required amount to spend by the end of July. Buying some parts now, eg HD, but I need to get some second opinions, if this is posted in the wrong section, I apologize

Basically, Ive put together this so far

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j266/flippineckgt/compsetup.png

- Crucial Ballistix Tracer 2GB
- Samsung SpinPoint F1 1TB -- Bought
- Arctic Cooling Alpine 7 Pro CPU Cooler
- Lian-Li PC-7B Midi-Tower Case
- I went for this processor/ram/mobo bundle
- LG GGC-H20L Blu-Ray Reader & HD-DVD ROM

Total so far: £640

All I am missing is the OS and the graphics card and that is where I need some help (and any comments on previous components would be welcome)

I have about 250-300 left to spend for a graphics card for gaming and the like, if there is anything someone could suggest I would be grateful, and as I said above, if there is anything I have overlooked with regards to the other components please share.

Thanks in advance

Flip

edit: i just bought the HD
 
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so its a toss up between 2gb and 32 bit vista or 4gb ram and 64bit vista?

thanks for the psu reccs, i had been looking at them after seeing them being suggested in another thread, i can stretch to either as my budget is pretty much free flowing until the point where I have all i need! (thats no cause to go overboard though, i have to be reasonable whilst getting the best i can)

with that vga cooler that was reccomended, will i still need to purchase the CPU cooler, id imagine I would and id assume there would be no fitting problems with the case i have chosen, most of the reviews have been positive in terms of the space the case has

if its a case of going back to 2GB ram (or 3gb)

i see a few bundles with mobo, ram and a quad core and i am unsure wether to stay with my original from above :S
 
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cheers mate, vista 64 it is (y) I can overclock on 64 yes? there are conflicting reviews for it on the OC site lol...

im just wondering if i should go for this graphics card?

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-052-EA&tool=3

then at another point get another and run sli? (im just worried about cooling solutions)

or keep the 8800gtx? (and sli that at one point?)

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-099-XF

sorry if im being a pain in the erse, i just dont want to make a mistake and I know you guys can point me in the right direction

graphics will be the LAST thing i buy anyway so you dont need to answer :) wont be mid july until then. :P thanks for all the help and info guys
 
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I shall, cant wait for it to come together

LG GGC-H20L Blu-Ray Reader & HD-DVD ROM Serial ATA Drive - Retail - £85
Lian-Li PC-7B PLUS II Aluminium Midi-Tower Case - Black - £58
Crucial Ballistix Tracer RED 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 PC2-6400C4 800MHz Dual Channel Kit (BL2KIT25664AR804) £82
Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient SLACR 95W Edition" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail £145
Abit IP35 Pro (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £105
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775) £17
XFX GeForce 8800 GTX Extreme 768MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (PV-T80F-SHE9) £235
Corsair TX 650W ATX2.2 SLi Compliant PSU £58
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (66I-01939) £71
Samsung SM-245B 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black £300

Total : £1,177.17

edit: ive decided to get this bundle http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BU-101-OK

and i figured i could get another pair of the ram that comes with it but it says
** Please Note - Adding extra RAM or deviating from the guide in any way can cause instability **
Click to expand...
, :S
 
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So do you reckon I can get away with buying ALL the parts out of that bundle seperately and an extra set of that ram, then I can get some help Ocing that all together here?
 
me again :P looking at Graphic cards and reading custom pc, is the only suitable way to keeping a GX2 at a reasonable temp, water cooling?

im probably being impatient when i should wait for new cards as i have a couple of months yet... when are they looking at being released? june or so?
 
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