Need help for new PC
- Thread starter Zorch
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This is the PC I've priced up so far could do with an idea on what power supply to buy, any help would be appreciated
Processor - Intel Core 2 DUO E6400 "LGA775 Allendale" 2.13GHz (1066FSB) - OEM (CP-137-IN) £136.95
Graphics Card - Connect3D ATI Radeon X1900 GT 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-049-CO) £119.95
MotherBoard - GI Gigabyte GA_945PL_S3 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-064-GI) £55.95
Memory - Crucial 1GB (2x512MB) DDR2 PC2-5300C5 Dual Channel Kit (CT2KIT6464AA667) (MY-083-CR) £61.95
Hard Drive - Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 160GB ST3160811AS SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-093-SE) £34.95
Case - Antec P180 Advanced Super Midi Tower Case - No PSU (Silver) (CA-039-AN) £77.95
DVD\RW - NEC ND3550 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Silver) - OEM (CD-037-NE) £19.95
Total with VAT £596.49
Processor - Intel Core 2 DUO E6400 "LGA775 Allendale" 2.13GHz (1066FSB) - OEM (CP-137-IN) £136.95
Graphics Card - Connect3D ATI Radeon X1900 GT 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-049-CO) £119.95
MotherBoard - GI Gigabyte GA_945PL_S3 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-064-GI) £55.95
Memory - Crucial 1GB (2x512MB) DDR2 PC2-5300C5 Dual Channel Kit (CT2KIT6464AA667) (MY-083-CR) £61.95
Hard Drive - Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 160GB ST3160811AS SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-093-SE) £34.95
Case - Antec P180 Advanced Super Midi Tower Case - No PSU (Silver) (CA-039-AN) £77.95
DVD\RW - NEC ND3550 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Silver) - OEM (CD-037-NE) £19.95
Total with VAT £596.49
CP-135-IN Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - OEM (CP-135-IN)
£107.95 £107.95
MB-061-GI Gigabyte GA_965P_DS3 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-061-GI)
£89.95 £89.95
GX-044-CO Connect3D ATI Radeon X1800 XT 256MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-044-CO)
126.95 £126.95
MY-057-GL GeIL 1GB (2x512MB) PC6400 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX21GB6400UDC) (MY-057-GL)
£62.49 £62.49
HD-093-SE Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 160GB ST3160811AS SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-093-SE)
£34.95 £34.95
CD-035-NE NEC ND3550 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-035-NE)
£19.95 £19.95
CA-054-LL Lian-Li PC-7 PLUS Black Aluminium Midi-Tower Case (No PSU) (CA-054-LL)
£48.95 £48.95
CA-007-TG Tagan TG430-U15 430W ATX2.01 Easycon SLi Compliant Modular Silent PSU (CA-007-TG)
£46.95 £46.95
Subtotal £538.14
VAT £94.18
Total £632.32
Thats what i would go for, just add a CPU cooler in there.
£107.95 £107.95
MB-061-GI Gigabyte GA_965P_DS3 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-061-GI)
£89.95 £89.95
GX-044-CO Connect3D ATI Radeon X1800 XT 256MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-044-CO)
126.95 £126.95
MY-057-GL GeIL 1GB (2x512MB) PC6400 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX21GB6400UDC) (MY-057-GL)
£62.49 £62.49
HD-093-SE Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 160GB ST3160811AS SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-093-SE)
£34.95 £34.95
CD-035-NE NEC ND3550 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-035-NE)
£19.95 £19.95
CA-054-LL Lian-Li PC-7 PLUS Black Aluminium Midi-Tower Case (No PSU) (CA-054-LL)
£48.95 £48.95
CA-007-TG Tagan TG430-U15 430W ATX2.01 Easycon SLi Compliant Modular Silent PSU (CA-007-TG)
£46.95 £46.95
Subtotal £538.14
VAT £94.18
Total £632.32
Thats what i would go for, just add a CPU cooler in there.
I notice you've picked a cheaper processor but a better motherboard, which combination would i get the best performance from? Also the graphics cards are roughly the same price, is the x1900 gt worse than the x1800xt? Thanks for the feedback so far. Also I forgot to say I won't be overclocking this so don't worry about that (I know I probably don't need the antec case for it's cooling or whatever but I like the looks lol)
Take a look at this thread for the graphics card:
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17613045&page=1
Seems the X1900 GT is a little slower in most games (faster in Oblivion) and is looking the better choice for future proofing. The HIS X1900 GT card also has the excellent ICEQ 3 cooler for not much more
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17613045&page=1
Seems the X1900 GT is a little slower in most games (faster in Oblivion) and is looking the better choice for future proofing. The HIS X1900 GT card also has the excellent ICEQ 3 cooler for not much more
Finally decided on and ordered:
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA_965P_DS4 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 -£104.99
CPU: Intel Core 2 DUO E6400 "LGA775 Allendale" 2.13ghz (1066FSB) Retail - £139.99
Graphics Card: Conect3D ATI Radeon X1900XT 512MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI(PCI-Express) - £169.95
Ram: GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400 800mhz Ultra low latency DDR2 dual channel - £124.95
HDD: Seagate Barracude 7200.9 160GB Sata-II 8mb cache oem - £34.95
Case: Thermaltake VA3000SNA Tsunami Dream SuperMidi Aluminium Tower - £59.95
Mouse: Logitech B58 optical wheel mouse - £6.95
Optical Drive: NEC ND3550 16x 16 DVD+/-RW Dual Layer - £19.95
Total (incl. shipping and VAT) = £790.35
should all work well together and be a good pc?
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA_965P_DS4 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 -£104.99
CPU: Intel Core 2 DUO E6400 "LGA775 Allendale" 2.13ghz (1066FSB) Retail - £139.99
Graphics Card: Conect3D ATI Radeon X1900XT 512MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI(PCI-Express) - £169.95
Ram: GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400 800mhz Ultra low latency DDR2 dual channel - £124.95
HDD: Seagate Barracude 7200.9 160GB Sata-II 8mb cache oem - £34.95
Case: Thermaltake VA3000SNA Tsunami Dream SuperMidi Aluminium Tower - £59.95
Mouse: Logitech B58 optical wheel mouse - £6.95
Optical Drive: NEC ND3550 16x 16 DVD+/-RW Dual Layer - £19.95
Total (incl. shipping and VAT) = £790.35
should all work well together and be a good pc?
