Is it time?

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Is it time for me to get a new Computer?

Story

First of all i started with a crappy PC which was a Pentium 3 128 SD Ram 10 GB HDD with a 64 bit onboard sound/video and graphics card and a 56k Dial up Modem, and believe it or not, i used to play games like Guild Wars and WoW on it. Then my dad bought me a new computer, which is the one i have now, it was about 200 quid which the current spec is, AMD Sempron 2800+, 160GB HHD 1GB DDR Ram 256 DDR ATI Radeon 9250 Sapphire GFX and i have a 2MB (Temporarily 4MB) LAN. Games work quite good on my current PC i do not experience any Lag etc.

Conclusion

So is it time for me to get a new PC? what do you think, if so, Read On


SPEC ME!

For those who think its time for me to get another Computer would u like to spec me on a new one?

Here is a brief.

Base Unit Only

Either an AMD X2 Processor or any Pentium from Pentium D to Allende/Conroe
Ram 1GB-2GB
HDD 60 GB - 300GB
Case between 20 quid - 100 quid ( must be spacious )
Any GDDR3 GFX Card which is compatible
CPU Coolers

Every thing else (e.g) PSU, Mobo etc Just basic, but good enough to take all of this in

Subtotal 700 quid

Thanks for reading.
 
is 430W enough?

also 4got to mention, i might be overclocking too
ill come up with a spec soon.

tbh a 250 gig HDD is way too big for me, ive just realised that ive ever only used 60 GB, if its going to be 200 GB+ HDD id rather have 2 harddrives also.

160 GB is enough for me , or even 80, then theres around an extra 30-70 quid to spare, what to do with that?
 
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LanceCrossfire said:
you overclocking???
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Yes, sorry i just edited my recent post saying i might be overclocking too.

Oh and one more thing, DVD/CD Drives arent needed, sorry if i didnt mention all this in my first post
 
BU-039-OK Intel Core 2 DUO LGA775 E6400 2.13GHz Retail / Gigabyte 965P DS3 / 2GB Corsair XMS2-6400C5 DDR2 Dual Channel Kit - Bundle (BU-039-OK)
CP-127-IN Intel Core 2 DUO E6400 "LGA775 Allendale" 2.13GHz (1066FSB) - Retail (CP-127-IN) 1
MY-092-CS Corsair 2GB DDR2 XMS2-6400C5 TwinX (2x1GB) (MY-092-CS) 1
MB-061-GI Gigabyte GA_965P_DS3 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-061-GI) 1
£392.97 £392.97
GX-062-HT HIS ATI Radeon X1650 Pro ICEQ Turbo 256MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (RX1650P-256ICEQT) (GX-062-HT)
£79.99 £79.99
HD-093-SE Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 160GB ST3160811AS SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-093-SE)
£35.99 £35.99
HS-031-TR ThermalRight Ultra-90 (Socket 478/775) Heatsink (HS-031-TR)
£16.99 £16.99
CA-065-AN Antec Nine Hundred Ultimate Gaming case (CA-065-AN)
£63.99 £63.99
CA-063-AN Antec TruePower Trio 650W PSU (CA-063-AN)

Total £784.81 (If i have to, i will go to £800

Is this bad?, im not very good at doing this so bear with me

The processor,ram,Mobo is currently a bundle so later on i will try and make up a different one (singular)
 
LanceCrossfire said:
go for the E6300, swap the corsair for either the G.Skill or Geil equivilant, and please god dont buy the X1650pro... its wasted on that spec...
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Thats what i was thinking, but ill come up with a more stable spec abit later.
 
I think im going to drop the E6400, settle for the E6300 and up the GFX Card, also which is considered, 'better' or more 'reliable' out of all of the Ram Brands like Giel, Corsair etc.
 
CP-135-IN Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - OEM (CP-135-IN) 1
£99.99 £99.99
MB-176-AS Asus P5B-VM Micro ATX (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-176-AS) 1
£79.99 £79.99
GX-124-SP Sapphire ATI Radeon X1900 GT 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-124-SP) 1
£111.99 £111.99
HS-003-SY Scythe Ninja Plus Rev.B Heatpipe CPU Cooler (478/754/939/940/AM2/LGA755) (HS-003-SY) 1
£33.99 £33.99
CA-065-AN Antec Nine Hundred Ultimate Gaming case (CA-065-AN) 1
£63.99 £63.99
CA-063-AN Antec TruePower Trio 650W PSU (CA-063-AN) 1
£77.99 £77.99
MY-030-CS Corsair 1GB DDR XMS3200C2PT TwinX (2x512MB) CAS2 (MY-030-CS) 1
£84.99 £84.99
HD-051-SE Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 80GB ST3808110AS SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-051-SE) 2
£28.99 £57.98
Subtotal £610.91
VAT £106.91
Total £717.82


GeiL instead of Corsair... couldnt be bothered to change it

Whatcha think?
 
hp7909 said:
Not necessarily...
  • Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - OEM (CP-135-IN) £99.99
  • Gigabyte GA_965P_DS3 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-061-GI) £89.99
  • GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) (MY-058-GL) £139.99 - on 'This Week Only' so hurry
  • Connect3D ATI Radeon X1900 XT 256MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-053-CO) £144.99 ;)
  • NEC AD7170A 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-044-NE) £19.99
  • Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 775) (HS-017-AR) £14.99
  • Antec Nine Hundred Ultimate Gaming case (CA-065-AN) £63.99
  • Seasonic S12 500W Silent ATX2.0 Power Supply (CA-001-SS) £67.99
  • Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 200GB ST3200820AS SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-085-SE) £45.99 :D
  • Subtotal £687.91
  • VAT £120.39
  • Total £808.30
£8 over budget but, better Mobo, RAM, HDD, PSU & GFX :p
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My subtotal was 700, but if i have to go over that, i guess i will lol
 
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