is this a good spec for £1500? i need some to check in depth

Deep · 27 Jan 2007 at 23:32

i'm currently in the process of purchasing a new machine and i have a MAX budget of £1600, but i want to spend £1500 unless there is something which will have a great affect on performance

here is what i have so far:

im going to be watching films, playing games. however games wise i dont play religiously but i like to sit back and play games at decent frame rates and what not.

and i would also like it quiet, i was thinking watercooling but im not comfortable in my skill to install it so i think ill leave that.

The GFX i chose because it is supposedly quiet and a fairly good card, i dont want the best as i see it as a waste for the amount i play games.

Also i need firewire ports, for my iPod however the sound card doesnt come with one so i thought i could either buy a seperate firewire card like i haev done, or buy an Creative Audigy 2 card which already has a firewire port on there. 2 probs i see are can i get one (i think it shouldnt be to hard) and 2 would i notice a big diff in sound quality?

is this a good spec, what would you change?

thanks for reading and any positive and useful responses

Deep

easyrider · 27 Jan 2007 at 23:34

Nice spec mate,

Cant see nay problems there.

Hen_Dawg · 27 Jan 2007 at 23:50

Check the asus board doesn't have firewire already, many new ones do.

Also if you watch films and have the space, why not go for a 5.1 system?

syke · 27 Jan 2007 at 23:56

Change the PSU to a Corsair 520W.

Also perhaps (upto you..) change the monitor for a 22" Belinea, Asus.

Deep · 28 Jan 2007 at 00:13

Hen_Dawg said:
Check the asus board doesn't have firewire already, many new ones do.

Also if you watch films and have the space, why not go for a 5.1 system?

i already have an amazing 5.1 in my living room but this is just to watch films in my bedroom. and i listen to more music anyway

Syk3 said:
Change the PSU to a Corsair 520W.

Also perhaps (upto you..) change the monitor for a 22" Belinea, Asus.

will the PSU make a lot of difference? and the monitor ive chosen ive heard good things about so i might stick with it

easyrider · 28 Jan 2007 at 00:21

the_one_deep86 said:
i already have an amazing 5.1 in my living room but this is just to watch films in my bedroom. and i listen to more music anyway

will the PSU make a lot of difference? and the monitor ive chosen ive heard good things about so i might stick with it

The PSU is fine although the corsair PSU's are very nice...

Not sure what the price difference is.CBA to look

Deep · 28 Jan 2007 at 00:29

£8 more expensive, but is it worth £8 more?

easyrider · 28 Jan 2007 at 00:37

the_one_deep86 said:
£8 more expensive, but is it worth £8 more?

yeah mate

Deep · 28 Jan 2007 at 00:40

easyrider said:
yeah mate

ive changed it in response to your comment, cheers.

lol now just need to make sure the rest is good

z0mbi3 · 28 Jan 2007 at 00:44

You could splash out on a better mouse. Something like a g5 or mx518.

VTR · 28 Jan 2007 at 01:25

Lian-Li PC-7 PLUS Aluminium Midi-Tower Case - Black
Corsair HX 520W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-520HXUK)
Gigabyte GA_965P_DS3 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - OEM
Tuniq Tower 120 CPU Cooler
Crucial 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 PC2-5300C3 667MHz Tenth Anniversary Dual Channel Kit (TY2KIT12864AA663)
Gainward BLISS GeForce 8800 GTS 640MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB ST3320620AS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM
Pioneer DVR-111BK 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter - (Black) OEM
Saitek Eclipse 2 Illuminated Keyboard - Blue/Red/Purple
Microsoft HABU 2000dpi High Precision Gaming Mouse - Retail
Asus MW221U 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Silver/Black
Creative GigaWorks 5.1 G500 THX® Pro Gamer Speakers - Retail
OcUK Value 3-Port Firewire Controller

£1,430.01 (inc vat)
Shipping : £54.95
Total : £1,494.58 (inc vat)

Can't get better than that for under £1500 IMO, aslong as your happy overclocking that setup will get you atleast 3Ghz and more than likely more in the region of 3.3-3.5Ghz.

gumbald · 28 Jan 2007 at 02:31

Get the 500GB WD on the cheap this week and save yourself some money over the Seagate. Then get a G5 or G7 mouse

easyrider · 28 Jan 2007 at 02:42

Dunno the Seagates are the best drives imo for the 500 gig model.

Its only 20 quid more than the WD and much better IMO.

A HDD is more important than a mouse.

A mouse he can get anytime.

p4radox · 28 Jan 2007 at 11:22

I think VTR's spec is the best.

Better case, and better graphics card and better RAM than the first spec.

joeyjojo · 28 Jan 2007 at 11:24

p4radox said:
I think VTR's spec is the best.

Better case, and better graphics card and better RAM than the first spec.

Replace the habu though, death adder tbh

Deep · 28 Jan 2007 at 15:56

sorry for no reply, i should have said im not overclocking as i dont feel im ready for it

oh andar the stock coolers loud?

VTR · 28 Jan 2007 at 16:25

There's really nothing to overclocking these chips (unless pushing them to the limits!)

For an E6300 to reach 2.8Ghz on a DS3 board, you'll probably only need to change one setting in the bios (the FSB) and that's it!

Deep · 28 Jan 2007 at 23:21

VTR said:
There's really nothing to overclocking these chips (unless pushing them to the limits!)

For an E6300 to reach 2.8Ghz on a DS3 board, you'll probably only need to change one setting in the bios (the FSB) and that's it!

if thats all there is to it, let me change my spec a bit! as i dont want an amazingly powerful gfx i dont play THAT many games, and the one i chose should be able to handle the ones i play with ease. Solitare

Hen_Dawg · 29 Jan 2007 at 00:01

VTR said:
There's really nothing to overclocking these chips (unless pushing them to the limits!)

For an E6300 to reach 2.8Ghz on a DS3 board, you'll probably only need to change one setting in the bios (the FSB) and that's it!

It is practically that easy! And it's safe.
Go on... become an overclocker

artaxerxes · 29 Jan 2007 at 01:40

It's in the Terms and Conditions of this site - you have to overclock.

If you don't want to, you have to shop at runningatstock.co.uk