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leewill31

leewill31

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hello all new to this forum but i could really do with some help and advice please.

ok im a bit of a noob when it comes to this sort of stuff but i will put my idea forward then some of you experts can rip into it!

i have a budget of £450 to upgrade but my idea was to use my mother board and cpu and build with them.

these are my specs for board and cpu

Manufacturer : ACER
Product :EG31M
Version :R01-A3
Serial Number : 00000000
Support MP :Yes, 4 CPU(s)
Version MPS : 1.4

kentsfield Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz, 2394 MHz socket 775 LGA

and these are what i want to add

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so any help would be much appreciated
 
like normal stulid hit the nail on the head :P. the 5830 is quite a lot better that the 5770 and for the same price :S no brainer really

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What psu does your old pc have?

I assume the motherboard is not a "unique" one.

Can you post some photos up.
 
I think you can just go ahead and fit the stuff, do a nice fresh install with newest motherboard chipset drivers/ati drivers and sound card drivers.

I normally say dont bother with a sound card, but sod it, buy it:) just remember to turn off the motherboard onboard audio in the BIOS.
 
One bit of advice, I doubt you have a motherboard manual for your board showing where the front panel connectors go from the case, so take notes where the current PWR switch/HDD LED/RESET switch go, and use this with the new case cabling.
 
stulid said:
One bit of advice, I doubt you have a motherboard manual for your board showing where the front panel connectors go from the case, so take notes where the current PWR switch/HDD LED/RESET switch go, and use this with the new case cabling.
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ok thanks for the advice but i hope to get an expert to do the changing over?

another question my QUAD CORE Q6600 do you feel this will be up to standard for the time being with the money i am spending on the new upgrades?
 
I think I would be tempted to buy a slightly bigger SSD. 40Gb doesn't leave a lot of room for manouvering, after installing Windows 7 and a game(if you are going to be gaming that is) you wouldnt be left with very much space at all.
 
leewill31 said:
ok thanks for the advice but i hope to get an expert to do the changing over?

another question my QUAD CORE Q6600 do you feel this will be up to standard for the time being with the money i am spending on the new upgrades?
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Hi if it was me i would scrap the SSD and save yourself 20qid and get a samsung f3 1tb then use the cash to get a 5850,, i have a SSD in my gameing pc but really it dont make any difference for games and you run out of space v fast. as for the Q6600 it will be fine still a nice cpu for games etc, if your mobo has bios options allowing you i would oc it to 3,2ghz should do this easy..
 
40GB is a bit tight for a OS drive. You can get a Vertex 60GB for around the same price.

The RAM is expensive, but I suppose you don't have much choice in that department. Maybe worth shopping around just for that component.

The case is expensive. You can save around £15-£20, and also do you need a sound card? Savings can get you a much better graphics card.

It depends what you ultimately want in your build.

 
With a 5830, you can fit the OCZ Vertex 2E in your basket (takes the price to £449 inc postage) and is a lot better than the Intel 320.

Intel 320
- Capacity: 40GB
- Controller: Intel
- Read: Up to 200MB/sec
- Write: Up to 45MB/sec
- NAND Flash: 25nm Multi-Level Cell (MLC)
- Interface: SATA-II
- Low Power Consumption
- Lightweight (80g)
- Shock Resistant
- Supplied with FREE Operation Flashpoint: Red River PC Game
- Supplied with FREE Limited Edition Intel Tool Kit and Intel branded Mini Maglite
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OCZ Vertex 2E
- Capacity: 60GB
- Controller: SandForce SF-1200
- Maximum Read: 285MB/sec
- Maximum Write: 275MB/sec
- Sustained Write: 250MB/sec
- Max I/O Per Second (IOPS): 50000 IOPS (4KB File)
- NAND Flash: Multi-Level Cell (MLC)
- Interface: SATA-II
- TRIM Support (Requires Windows 7)
- Warranty: 3 Years
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Here's what your basket would look like:


OCZ Vertex 2E 60GB 2.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive (OCZSSD2-2VTXE60G) £89.99

Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 5830 Extreme 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **OcUK Exclusive** £89.99

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-00599) £79.99

Kingston HyperX 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 PC2-8500C5 1066MHz Dual Channel (KHX8500D2K2/4G) £59.99

Coolermaster Storm Scout Gaming Case - Black £59.98

Akasa AK-CC017V2 Freedom Tower CPU Cooler (Socket AM2 / AM3 / 775 / 1155/ 1156 / 1366) £29.99

Asus Xonar DG 5.1 PCI Sound Card with built in Headphone Amp £24.98

Total : £449.00 (includes shipping : £11.75).

 
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thanks for the help all,i will have to look at this and see how to rearrange it all.

one thing i did notice whilst looking at a review of the case is that the mother board sits high at the top and it said to be careful of the cpu fan size wise because of the top fan on case anybody know if the fan i choose will be a problem or is there a better solution (decent cooler not so space consuming)??
 
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