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marky112233

marky112233

marky112233

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Hey all,

I asked yesterday, if all my chosen components would go, but it seems that some of you feel I might be able to archive a better PC with the same budget.

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?p=7788267

Above is a list of the components I was going to get.

Please note that I have ALREADY purchased; Case, PSU and Hard Drive - These can not be replaced!

PSU - 580W Hiper Type-R Blue
HD - 300GB Maxtor D/Max +10 SATA [16MB]
Case - Aspire X-Cruiser Blue

I now need; CPU, RAM, Motherboard, Graphics card, Optical Drive, Operating System.

I have a budget of around £700 - £800

I mostly use the PC for gaming and web design / coding.

Thanks,

Marky
 
Syk3 said:
Okay, i know its £50ish over budget, but this is a kickass system and has a lot of future inside it. If you cant go over budget i would drop the X1900XT and get a X1800XT for a few months, till next year and then either crossfire it..or buy a DX10 Card. If it was me, id buy the X1800XT But here goes...

CP-128-IN Intel Core 2 DUO E6600 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail (CP-128-IN)
£197.99 £197.99
MY-012-GS G.Skill 2GB DDR2 LA PC2-5400 (2x1GB) CAS4 Dual Channel Kit (F2-5400PHU2-2GBLA) (MY-012-GS)
£119.99 £119.99
HS-017-AR Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 775) (HS-017-AR)
£17.99 £17.99
CD-038-PO Pioneer DVR-111DBK 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter - (Black) OEM (CD-038-PO)
£21.95 £21.95
OS-002-MS Microsoft Windows XP Professional Edition inc. SP2 - OEM - 1Pk (E85-04026) (OS-002-MS)
£82.99 £82.99
MB-061-GI Gigabyte GA_965P_DS3 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-061-GI)
£91.99 £91.99
GX-112-SP Sapphire ATI Radeon X1900 XT 512MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-112-SP)
£189.99 £189.99
Subtotal £722.89
VAT £126.51
Total £849.40


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I've looked at everything in that spec and it looks great to me. Apart from the graphics card, I was going to get the 7800 GTX 512Mb, and I still wanted to check the tests between the X 1900 XT and it looks like the 7800 GTX 512 out performed it by quite a bit.

Would I be able to use the 7800 GTX 512 in that system?
Also, I really shouldn't go over the £800 budget, so I may have to take something down a notch.
 
Syk3 said:
Well if im not mistaken, im pretty sure a X1800XT even takes over a 7800 GTX? To be quite honest, id either get the X1800XT or the X1900XT - because with DX10 around the corner, you just need something to run smoothly till then, and get a DX10 Card .. a few months after they're out. But im not sure. To be honest - its upto you when it comes to the gfx card. if you got the X1800XT it would drop the price by about £70 or so.

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Do you have a benchmark test with X1800XT and the X1900XT. Maybe also with the 7800 GTX 512?
 
Syk3 said:
Well to be honest with you - a X1800XT is by far the best value card.. It does get out preformed by the 7800gtx granted, but for about half the price..its not THAT overpowered. I mean you save money on the whole budget - and have the freedom to save some money for DX10 to give your Rig the extra 'kick' when they are out. Personally, id get the x1800xt as it offers enough power as it is.

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Okey I've taken another look at the benchmarks and you and the tests have convinced me :p

Which X1800XT would you recommend?
 
Syk3 said:
The top one on the list, its on this week only too.

I mean to be honest, it will run games on high for atleast 6 months. You can then start saving money (as you already have) to get a nice DX10 card..a few months after they are out (better generation stuff) and then you have a kickass set up with the rig you're going to buy.

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Okey and what about the RAM? killer_uk said it might not work on that motherboard? I checked the memory listings (See when you click 'Product description' on the product at OcUK) and it doesnt list the memory in it.
 
Syk3 said:
Well to be honest, im not 100% sure, im pretty sure its fine because a lot of specs have had that RAM. Maybe ask in the RAM section asking about it because im not a 100% sure.

Although i do think it will be fine as its not listed.

You taking the X1800XT then?

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Yep I will - it'll be tommorow now since I have to go soon but Ill definatly be getting the X1800XT me thinks ^^
 
Syk3 said:
Good man. I mean its cheaper. Not quite as good, i know but i mean you save money and you can start saving for a DX10 Card (dont get one straight away).

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Just wanna say thanks very much for all the help Syk3 :)
You've helped me a lot today and yesterday in the previous help :)
When I show off the final project I'll make sure to tell everyone that "you da man" lol :D
 
Syk3 said:
Haha anytime mate, any other questions ill answer tomorrow.
Just do me one favour - tell me how she runs, i want that spec :p
Make sure you get some nice pics of the setup too and get some scores up.
When you burning the hole in your plastic?

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Hehe I definatly will do ^^
I should be buying it tommorow so that I can get all the parts by Saturday so I can start setting it all up ;)
 
Okey, heres the build layout:

CPU - CP-128-IN Intel Core 2 DUO E6600 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail (CP-128-IN)
£197.99 £197.99
Heatsink/Fan - HS-017-AR Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 775) (HS-017-AR)
£17.99 £17.99
Motherboard - MB-061-GI Gigabyte GA_965P_DS3 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-061-GI)
£91.99 £91.99
RAM - Corsair 2GB DDR2 XMS2-5400C4 TwinX (2x1GB) (MY-095-CS)
£119.99 £119.99
Graphics Card - Connect3D ATI Radeon X1800 XT 256MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-044-CO)
£125.99 £125.99
Hard Drive - 300GB Maxtor Diamond Max
Optical Drive - CD-038-PO Pioneer DVR-111DBK 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter - (Black) OEM (CD-038-PO)
£21.95 £21.95
OS - OS-002-MS Microsoft Windows XP Professional Edition inc. SP2 - OEM - 1Pk (E85-04026) (OS-002-MS)
£82.99 £82.99
Case - Aspire X-Cruiser (BLUE)

All comes to around £770 :)

Do they all fit now?

Thanks,

Marky

EDIT: Will I need some thermal paste for the CPU?
 
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InvaderGIR said:
TP should come with the CPU solong as it is a retail one, in most cases when I had retail ones it eas pre-applied to the cooler. If you are getting an aftermarket cooler that should come with some anyways.

The X1800XT is only on offer either till tomorrow or till Friday if I'm right, sure that the OcUK week on offers changes on Thursdays so you gotta be quick to snap up the bargin...admitidly it's a bargin at the normal price too :p

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Yeah thats alright :) Just wanted to make sure all was well and then buy it :) Going to order now :) Thanks ^^
If anyone sees anything that wont work, speak now! :D
 
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