My new computer (possibly)

tim_bo · 2 Jul 2007 at 14:08

Think i have made a decent system for the $$$ i have (which is around £1000 to include everything, ie. screen, OS, mouse n keyboard etc.) Computer will be for work, email, internet, music and most of all films.

Here's what i have so far:

Asus P5B (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-151-AS

Antec Sonata III Piano Black Quiet Case - EarthWatts 500W PSU
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-073-AN

Intel Core 2 Duo E6420 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.13GHz (1066FSB)
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-146-IN

Corsair 2GB DDR2 XMS2-6400C5 TwinX (2x1GB)
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-092-CS

2 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB ST3320620AS SATA-II
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-078-SE

Asus GeForce 8500 GT 256MB DDR2 HDTV/DVI (PCI-Express)
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-127-AS&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=912

Any ideas on how this should be changed? or could be improved? Can you give suggestions on a good monitor etc?

Raikiri · 2 Jul 2007 at 14:20

Samsung SpinPoint T HD501LJ 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM Samsung SpinPoint T HD501LJ 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM £59.99
(£70.49) £59.99
(£70.49)
Abit IP35-E (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard Abit IP35-E (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £64.99
(£76.36) £64.99
(£76.36)
Intel Core 2 Duo E6320 "LGA775 Conroe" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - Retail Intel Core 2 Duo E6320 "LGA775 Conroe" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - Retail £89.99
(£105.74) £89.99
(£105.74)
Samsung SH-S203BEBN 20x20 DVD±RW Dual Layer Serial ATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM Samsung SH-S203BEBN 20x20 DVD±RW Dual Layer Serial ATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
(£23.49) £19.99
(£23.49)
OcUK GeForce 8500 GT 256MB DDR2 HDTV/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail OcUK GeForce 8500 GT 256MB DDR2 HDTV/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £43.99
(£51.69) £43.99
(£51.69)
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400C5 800MHz Value DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400DC) GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400C5 800MHz Value DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400DC) £46.99
(£55.21) £46.99
(£55.21)
Antec Sonata III Piano Black Quiet Case - EarthWatts 500W PSU Antec Sonata III Piano Black Quiet Case - EarthWatts 500W PSU £62.99
(£74.01) £62.99
(£74.01)
Logitech LX7 Cordless Optical Mouse - Retail Logitech LX7 Cordless Optical Mouse - Retail £18.99
(£22.31) £18.99
(£22.31)
Microsoft Remote Keyboard for Windows XP Media Center Edition - OEM (ZV7-00007) Microsoft Remote Keyboard for Windows XP Media Center Edition - OEM (ZV7-00007) £24.99
(£29.36) £24.99
(£29.36)
Dell Ultrasharp 2407WFP 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Midnight Grey Dell Ultrasharp 2407WFP 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Midnight Grey £359.99
(£422.99) £359.99
(£422.99)
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic 32-Bit Edition DVD - OEM - 1Pk (66G-00576) Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic 32-Bit Edition DVD - OEM - 1Pk (66G-00576) £47.99
(£56.39) £47.99
(£56.39)
Sub Total : £840.89
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £14.95
VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £149.77
Total : £1,005.61

Or get one of the Samsung 32 inch LCD TVs, lower res though.

flexo786 · 2 Jul 2007 at 14:22

a ddr3 8500gt will give you better performance for roughly the same price

Mekrel · 2 Jul 2007 at 15:02

A monitor at near enough half his budget, with a graphics card that can't even handle it. :confused:

Raikiri · 2 Jul 2007 at 15:03

Mekrel said:
A monitor at near enough half his budget, with a graphics card that can't even handle it.

Yes, because last time I checked you needed an 8800GTX for playing movies, running excel and using the internet

Mekrel · 2 Jul 2007 at 15:08

Everyone knows even an 8800GTX struggles with excel and basic video play back

Still, I would rather beef up the rest of the components and get a cheaper monitor, but smaller so it was still good quality for the money

Darg · 2 Jul 2007 at 15:22

For £1000 I wouldn't settle for less then an 8800GTS or a 2900HD.

£200 on gfx card,
£200~ on monitor,
£100 on Mobo, k/b and mouse.
£100 on cpu + cooler,
£100 on hdd and soundcard,
£100 on case and PSU.

£800 + VAT = £950~

Roughly how I'd break down a cpu

Raikiri · 2 Jul 2007 at 15:31

Darg said:
For £1000 I wouldn't settle for less then an 8800GTS or a 2900HD.

£200 on gfx card,
£200~ on monitor,
£100 on Mobo, k/b and mouse.
£100 on cpu + cooler,
£100 on hdd and soundcard,
£100 on case and PSU.

£800 + VAT = £950~

Roughly how I'd break down a cpu

But surely it's dependent on the uses... sure an 8800GTS is great if you game but I would much prefer a 24 inch Dell if my main concern was watching movies and doing work.

fastwunz · 2 Jul 2007 at 15:41

personally - lower the monitor size and up the GPU - 8800GTS - surely - 2oo quid well spent - i got a lovely Asus 19" LCD for 150 quid - dont need to spend 350!

Raikiri · 2 Jul 2007 at 15:48

But he isn't playing games, the bigger the screen the better for movies and if it isn't fast enough for him you can get an x1950pro for £82.

fastwunz · 2 Jul 2007 at 15:51

very true - but IF he wants to play any games...........then..........

kvfb97 · 2 Jul 2007 at 16:45

Not everyone plays games...

Alex UK · 2 Jul 2007 at 17:55

The fact is, he said he doesn't play games. He does watch movies though, therefore a low end card and high end monitor is perfectly acceptable.