New Build Spec!

[hobobob]

Hi guys, looking to order this today after spending a good month speccing and researching.

I will be running on 64 Bit vista.

Also Would it be safe to say that the XMS2 is the best out of the Geil ULL and the OCZ.

Another Major problem i have is which GFX card to choose.
I am hopefully going to UNI this year and would like my PC to last me for a good amount of time. So wich grafix card woul you suggest for this system and budget.

- 8800GT at £175.

This i s a good card and will probably suffice until my next upgrade. It also reduces the pain if the 9800 is a monster an i am tempted to upgrade.

- 8800GTS at £210-220

This is yet another good card but is it worth £50 more thatn the GT and i wonder if it would be neeeded for all the games i play apart form Crysis. However if i decide not to upgrade in feb/march then this would last longer?

- 8800GTX at £234

The best card in my range out there, but is it worth the money if i decice to upgrade to the 9800? Also i think it would not be worth it as i will be gaming at 1680x1050.


Any other advice on my spec and my GFX dilemma would be grateful!

 

[BillytheImpaler]

I reckon the GT will do just fine for you, You can take that £50 and save it up for an upgrade next year. That RAM does have the tightest latencies of the three and the price difference is so minuscule it's what I'd get.

Will you be overclocking?

 

[hobobob]

Defo billy!

*edit* CPU certianly but am a bit cautious about overclocking the GFX and stripping of the stock cooler.

And cheers for commenting on the RAM.

 

[BillytheImpaler]

If I were buying I'd get the OcUK IP35-Pro mobo then. It's the same as the Abit IP35 but direct from the manufacturer so it offers huge value for the money. With that case, cooler, and CPU the mobo should give you 3.4-3.6 GHz pretty easily.

 

[hobobob]

In relation to your Mobo suggestion i have been looking at the P5k-E/premiums and the IP35 pro, and with the reasurance that
i will probably get the GT now, i was looking at the P5k-Premium, however the E seems mostly the same board and compared
with the IP35/Pro is is almost the same clock for clock.

Spending the extra, or not saving, on the motherboard is less of a worry as this would last me a lot longer than if i were to upgrade the Graphics card or CPU.

 

[BillytheImpaler]

Then why not get the OcUK IP35-Pro since it's cheaper and just as good?

 

[hobobob]

I see your point billy and it is very valid but i have the P5k-E at a comparable price to the OCUK IP35 Pro and it is in-stock.

Also as a first time builder and having used the Asus bios in my other PC I think it would help me a lot.