Hi @ all. Newbie here. Check my spec b4 purchase?

Tommy Vercetti

Tommy Vercetti

Tommy Vercetti

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Hi everyone. Looks like loads of good advice on these boards. Signed up a while ago but this is my first post. Looking for info on the following specs.

Casecom LG-7760 Black/Silver Trim Mid-Tower Gaming Case - With 350W PSU
Gigabyte Intel SKT775 965P-DS3
Intel Core 2 Duo E4300 1.86ghz Socket 775 FSB800 2MB Cache
Kingston Valueram 2Gb 667MHz DDR2 Non Ecc
Seagate 7200.9 120gb Sataii 7200rpm 8mb Cache
XFX GeForce 6500 64MB DDR TurboCache
Pioneer DVR-111DBK 16x DVD±RW
Samsung SyncMaster SM710N 17"

I'm not looking for an uber gaming rig. Just something very reliable and future proof.

Any thoughts or alterations you would make? Budget is around £700 all in.
 
Id get a different case, and get a decent psu, the one that comes with the case wont be much good.

Also that card wont be able to handle aero, nevermind any games.

Otherwise good spec, especially the mobo and cpu, hope youl be clocking it :)
 
Looks like a pre-built rig, as they have skimped on the PSU as usual!

PSU - Potentially Naff. A bad PSU could take your whole rig out if it blows.
Mobo - DS3 is good.
CPU - E4300, good choice. Make sure you get a decent Heatsink to clock it with. The stock is noisy apparently.
Memory - 2GB is good, I'd go for PC6400 if you can afford it.
HD - a bit small, but good speed and make. 250GB is the minimum I'd build a PC with these days.
GFX - They have been really tight here. I'd go with an x1950 Pro or a 7600 GT.
DVD - First class DVD Writer there
TFT - Don't know monitors, sorry.

Hope that helps, apologies if I was harsh.
 
as above different psu needed , forget the gfx card need to look at 7600GT or something.
Also consider 19" monitor if possible - you will regret getting a 17" monitor.
 
Welcome to the forums, something like this ought to do, it is within the budget and uses good quality parts. I've included an aftermarket CPU cooler so it is easier to overclock. :)

OcUK Gamer 198YP 19" LCD Monitor - Black/Silver £106.99
(£125.71) £106.99
(£125.71)
Asus P5N-E SLi nForce 650 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £69.99
(£82.24) £69.99
(£82.24)
Antec NSK6500 Super Midi Tower Case - 430W PSU (CA £58.99
(£69.31) £58.99
(£69.31)
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400C5 800MHz Value DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400DC) £124.99
(£146.86) £124.99
(£146.86)
BFG GeForce 7300 GT OC 256MB DDR2 HDTV/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £48.99
(£57.56) £48.99
(£57.56)
Intel Core 2 DUO E4300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.80GHz (800FSB) - Retail £95.99
(£112.79) £95.99
(£112.79)
Liteon DVD-8900 16x DVD±RW/RAM (Black) - OEM £18.99
(£22.31) £18.99
(£22.31)
Samsung SpinPoint P HD160HJ 160GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM £34.99
(£41.11) £34.99
(£41.11)
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 775) £13.99
(£16.44) £13.99
(£16.44)
Sub Total : £573.91
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £12.95
Vat : £102.70
Total : £689.56
 
booyaka said:
as above different psu needed , forget the gfx card need to look at 7600GT or something.
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Agreed.

booyaka said:
Also consider 19" monitor if possible - you will regret getting a 17" monitor.
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They both have a native/max resolution of 1280 x 1024 - not much difference IMHO...
 
melbourne720 said:
They both have a native/max resolution of 1280 x 1024 - not much difference IMHO...
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I went from a 17 to a 19 and ive never looked back, 19 is so much better
 
How about this?

Casecom Black Midi Tower Case With Front Panel LCD
Casecom 500W PSU 12cm Fan 20+4 pin P4 PSU
ASRock 775DUAL-VSTA SKT 775 VIA PT880Pro/ultra with conroe support AGP PCI-E 7.1 channel audio ATX
Intel Core 2 Duo E4300 1.86ghz Socket 775 FSB800 2MB
Kingston Valueram 2Gb 667MHz DDR2 Non Ecc CL5 Kit Of 2 X 1GB
Asus Nvidia 7300GS 256MB PCI-E
Western Digital WD1200JS Caviar SE 120GB 7200RPM SATA2/300 8MB Cache
Samsung SyncMaster SM710N 17" TFT
LITEON DVD8900/DW1670 16x DVDRW/RAM Bare Black

Anything i've left out?
 
Hope your not going to play games with that, it will be slide show with a 7300 GS. The 7300 GT GDDR3 (important that last bit) or a 7600 GT would be much better.
 
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