New Build - Any Suggestions?

[bmc85]

Hi, i've just started looking to build a new gaming rig, my current pc is a bit of a dinosaur.

First of all, the config I had in mind :

Coolermaster CM690 Case
Asus P5QC Motherboard
Core 2 Quad Q9450
MSI GTX280 650Mhz/2.3Ghz
Coolermaster 620W Modular PSU
2x Pioneer DVDRW Drives
2x Western Digital 2500AAKS HDD 250Gb, 7200RPM
4Gb Corsair Value PC-5300 667MHz DDR2 (I already have 2Gb)
Vista Home Basic

I plan to use the stock heatsink for a while, i'll be saving for DDR3 and a Zalman CNPS9700, then I plan to overclock.
I realise the RAM is a bottleneck but i'll be paying £20 for 4Gb, as I already have half of it, it's simply a quick fix.

While i'm on the subject of RAM, I know that a 32 bit OS can only address a certain amount (which varies depending on your setup), I did a lot of searching around on forums, and saw a few people say that although it's not being addressed, it will still get utilized, any views on this?

Any help is much appreciated, thanks.

 

[jak731]

Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Coolermaster Real Power 620w Modular Power Supply £66.99
(£78.71) £66.99
(£78.71)
OCZ 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-8500C5 1066MHz Dual Channel Platinum Series DDR2 (OCZ2P10664GK) £64.99
(£76.36) £64.99
(£76.36)
Asus P5Q Pro Intel P45 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £84.99
(£99.86) £84.99
(£99.86)
Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 LGA775 'Wolfdale' 3.16GHz (1333FSB) - Retail £114.99
(£135.11) £114.99
(£135.11)
Asus ATI Radeon HD 4870 512MB GDDR5 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail £159.99
(£187.99) £159.99
(£187.99)
Pioneer DVR-216DBK 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.49
(£15.85) £13.49
(£15.85)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 320GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3320613AS) £34.99
(£41.11) £69.98
(£82.22)
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (66I-01939) £62.99
(£74.01) £62.99
(£74.01)
Noctua NH-U12P CPU Cooler (Socket AM2/LGA775) £35.99
(£42.29) £35.99
(£42.29)
Coolermaster CM-690 Dominator - Black £58.99
(£69.31) £58.99
(£69.31)
Sub Total : £733.39
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £12.95
VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £130.61
Total : £876.95

ati give better value for money for now
a fast dual core is better for games at the moment, few games use more then 2 cores
320GB HDDs over 250 as they arent a lot more.
4gb of high speed ddr2 ram for you to use to overclock you pc

 

[shaffaaf27]

what are your uses and you budget mate?

 

[zykan]

xp won't address more than 3gb of your memory, no matter how much you have. get vista 64 bit and you'll be fine.
and +1 for getting 1066mhz over 667mhz.

 

[bmc85]

It'll be used for games mainly, dvd's and music, not a lot else, basically I have an absolute max budget of a grand.

The only reason I opted for Quad core was because I was thinking in the long term for things slowly being designed to use them, and also the only reason I was gonna stick with 667mhz DDR2 is because i've got 2 gigs of it ready to whack straight in.