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[jimmy1999]

Hi,

I am just about to order my first pc. I do have some parts i will be keeping:

Antec solo case
Xilence XP480-12R Power 480W

I am getting a new pc for general use and gaming and have come up with the following upgrades:

OcUK Value IP35 Pro Intel P35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
(£70.49)
Asus GeForce EN8800 GT 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail
(£193.86)
Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 PC2-6400C4 800MHz Dual Channel Kit
(£52.86)
Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.66GHz (1333FSB)
(£115.14)
Samsung SpinPoint T 400GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD403LJ)
(£55.21)
Tuniq Tower 120 CPU Cooler (Socket 478/754/939/940/AM2/LGA775)
(£32.89)
Sub Total : £442.94
Total : £530.97

I am planning on overclocking a bit and possibly waiting until the graphics card price goes down as i have a budget of £500.

I dont really no what to look for with a mobo and am not sure to go with 2gig or 4 gig of ram. I am also not sure if the power suply would be ok?

Any help would really appreciated

Thanks James

 

[BillytheImpaler]

What OS do you have in mind?

EDIT: Do you need an optical drive? What is the current capacity of the +12V rail of your PSU? It'll say on the sticker on the side or top.

 

[jimmy1999]

Im currently on Xp but will go to vista if i will see an improvement. Sorry i do already have an optical drive.

It have two +12V - 15A and 16A