Need a Spec...

[FunkyCowie]

I`m an AMD man thru and thru but my mate want a new computer and I know conroe is the way to go at the moment. Because of my AMD fetish I have low knowledge of Intel so please could someone spec me a £4-500 possibly a little higher system?

He just needs case and inards nothing else

 

[Deleted member 58846]

why don't you try? post the system then people will check it. If you ask other people to do it for you, you get little knowledge of what to look for in "new" gen specifications. Not having a rant, but you can do it. Try it?

 

[xirokx]

CP-126-IN Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - Retail (CP-126-IN)
£114.99 £114.99
MB-061-GI Gigabyte GA_965P_DS3 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-061-GI)
£91.99 £91.99
GX-026-BG BFG 3DFuzion GeForce 7600 GS 256MB DDR2 TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-026-BG)
£61.99 £61.99
CA-048-AN Antec SLK3800BUK Black Quiet Midi Tower Case - 400W SmartPower PSU (CA-048-AN)
£59.99 £59.99
MY-057-GL GeIL 1GB (2x512MB) PC6400 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX21GB6400UDC) (MY-057-GL)
£87.99 £87.99
Subtotal £416.95
VAT £72.97
Total £489.92


Does he need a hdd and an optical drive?

will he be overclocking? if yes that spec requires a few changes..

 

[FunkyCowie]

why don't you try? post the system then people will check it. If you ask other people to do it for you, you get little knowledge of what to look for in "new" gen specifications. Not having a rant, but you can do it. Try it?

I did try and realised I have no clue even by looking through others posts for conroe systems, and I couldn`t seem to find an existing spec check for around those prices so I thought I`d ask to get a starting point... then I can see what people might go for in that range so I know what to look for in "new" gen stuff... works both ways mate

CP-126-IN Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - Retail (CP-126-IN)
£114.99 £114.99
MB-061-GI Gigabyte GA_965P_DS3 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-061-GI)
£91.99 £91.99
GX-026-BG BFG 3DFuzion GeForce 7600 GS 256MB DDR2 TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-026-BG)
£61.99 £61.99
CA-048-AN Antec SLK3800BUK Black Quiet Midi Tower Case - 400W SmartPower PSU (CA-048-AN)
£59.99 £59.99
MY-057-GL GeIL 1GB (2x512MB) PC6400 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX21GB6400UDC) (MY-057-GL)
£87.99 £87.99
Subtotal £416.95
VAT £72.97
Total £489.92


Does he need a hdd and an optical drive?

will he be overclocking? if yes that spec requires a few changes..

Sounds possible... he won`t be overclocking I don`t think he is that way inclined... he would need a harddrive and optical but I can spec those myself but you have given me somethign to play with thank you

 

[Explicit]

Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - OEM (CP-135-IN)
£115.14
Gigabyte GA_965P_DS3 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-061-GI)
£108.09
GeIL 1GB (2x512MB) PC5300 667MHz Value DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX21GB5300DC) (MY-030-GL)
£93.99
BFG 3DFuzion GeForce 7600 GT 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-025-BG)
£93.99
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 775) (HS-017-AR)
£15.26
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 200GB ST3200820AS SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-085-SE)
£54.04
NEC AD7170A 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-044-NE)
£23.49
Antec NSK4400 Mini Tower Case - 380W SmartPower PSU (CA-052-AN)
£51.69
Total inc VAT: £555.69

Quite a bit over, but worth it I think. You could go for a cheaper mobo to shave off about £40-50 (e.g. Gigabyte GA_945PL_S3). That spec assumes he will not be overclocking.

Also, what will the system be used for?

 

[FunkyCowie]

General, I don`t think he's into gaming much its just the usual suspects, he just wants something a bit meatier to spend some of his christmas bonus on that will last along time. His old computer, of which I`m not sure of the specs, is a PIV 2.4 so he thinks...