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Stanman67

Stanman67

Stanman67

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A friend has asked me to build him a new PC. His not a very heavy gamer mainly strategy type games not FPS. He does lots of PS and video editing.
How do you rate these specs.

Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient SLACR 95W Edition" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient SLACR 95W Edition" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail £103.99
(£122.19) £103.99
(£122.19)
OcUK GeForce 9800 GT 512MB SILENT GDDR3 HDTV/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail OcUK GeForce 9800 GT 512MB SILENT GDDR3 HDTV/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £81.99
(£96.34) £81.99
(£96.34)
Asus P5Q Intel P45 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard Asus P5Q Intel P45 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £74.99
(£88.11) £74.99
(£88.11)
Corsair 4GB DDR2 XMS2 PC2-6400C5 TwinX (2x2GB) Corsair 4GB DDR2 XMS2 PC2-6400C5 TwinX (2x2GB) £49.99
(£58.74) £49.99
(£58.74)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (ST3500320AS) Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (ST3500320AS) £37.99
(£44.64) £37.99
(£44.64)
XClio Propeller Midi Tower Case - Black (No PSU) XClio Propeller Midi Tower Case - Black (No PSU) £29.99
(£35.24) £29.99
(£35.24)
Sub Total : £378.94
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £9.95
VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £68.06
Total : £456.95
 
The 9800GT is just a renamed 8800GT and nothing more. Personally i would be looking at spending a little extra for the ATI 4850. If not just get the cheapest 512mb 8800GT. There's one in B-grade for £83.

The case is really not to my taste but that's personal preference. You still need a quality psu to power that lot too.
 
I'd get a 4850. Much faster and not that much extra. But like Pasty said you could always grab a cheap 8800gt if you're set on it.
 
i say this in nearly every spec thread, 320gb and 640gb hard drives are faster than 500gb ones so pick either one :)
 
Thanks for that gusy, how does this spec look. Also would like a tool free case with removal mobo trat, any suggestions?

Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient SLACR 95W Edition" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient SLACR 95W Edition" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail £103.99
(£122.19) £103.99
(£122.19)
Asus ATI Radeon HD 4850 512MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail Asus ATI Radeon HD 4850 512MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail £104.99
(£123.36) £104.99
(£123.36)
Asus P5Q Intel P45 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard Asus P5Q Intel P45 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £74.99
(£88.11) £74.99
(£88.11)
Corsair 4GB DDR2 XMS2 PC2-6400C5 TwinX (2x2GB) Corsair 4GB DDR2 XMS2 PC2-6400C5 TwinX (2x2GB) £49.99
(£58.74) £49.99
(£58.74)
XClio Propeller Midi Tower Case - Black (No PSU) XClio Propeller Midi Tower Case - Black (No PSU) £29.99
(£35.24) £29.99
(£35.24)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 750GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (ST3750330AS) Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 750GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (ST3750330AS) £59.99
(£70.49) £59.99
(£70.49)
Sub Total : £423.94
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £9.95
VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £75.93
Total : £509.82

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what's wrong with the case guys?:confused::confused: all the reviews on the site were good.
Any suggestions for a tool free with a removal mobo tray. PSU is not a issue as i have tagan 580 and a Antec eathrware 480.
 
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Stanman67 said:
what's wrong with the case guys?:confused::confused: all the reviews on the site were good.
Any suggestions for a tool free with a removal mobo tray. PSU is not a issue as i have tagan 580 and a Antec eathrware 480.
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Something like the Antec 300 would be leagues better (its not 'tooless' but really that does not make the slightest bit of difference). Cases with removeable mb trays are usually more expensive. What's your budget for the case?

Honestly, that XClio is the worse thing ever. There is nothing worse. Its terrible beyond reproach. Dust magnet + cheap build quality + uglyness + bad internals + the fact it was built in the first place + Robert Mugabe lives an extra day every time someone buys an XClio case + a waste of £37 + it sucks = epic fail.
 
what's wrong with the case guys? all the reviews on the site were good
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Site reviews are totally worthless, this place is trying to sell you stuff remember? Not that I'm denying 5 star reviewers are happy with their purchase, they probably are.
 
Chimerical said:
Something like the Antec 300 would be leagues better (its not 'tooless' but really that does not make the slightest bit of difference). Cases with removeable mb trays are usually more expensive. What's your budget for the case?

Honestly, that XClio is the worse thing ever. There is nothing worse. Its terrible beyond reproach. Dust magnet + cheap build quality + uglyness + bad internals + the fact it was built in the first place + Robert Mugabe lives an extra day every time someone buys an XClio case + a waste of £37 + it sucks = epic fail.
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Mu budget is around £60 MAX W/O PSU as I have a tagan 580.
 
Stanman67 said:
Mu budget is around £60 MAX W/O PSU as I have a tagan 580.
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Coolermaster CM690 is what you want mate, avoid the Antec 300. Its a shocking case for the money and I dunno why people keep recommending it tbh, should be £20 less and then it would be worth it.

The CM690 has some proper cable management options, shed loads more space, better airflow and superior build quality for just over a tenner more.
 
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