New Machine Spec
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My new machine is coming tomorrow morning...whislt i'm at work /sigh.
Anyway, i chose same case.
Cooler, for that price it's not so great, i chose the CNPS9700 at ~£35 which is awesome, but below that i hear they aren't that great, maybe a cheaper Arctic Freezer Pro 7 (It's kinda bigger than that one though)
Nice Ram at good speeds, can't really fault it. Not sure of prices on this site though, seem to be a lot more expensive on some parts that i bought, so can't really recommend alternatives there.
PSU is good,though i think the 520w is like £55 for future, though i believe the 450w should do you fine at moment.
Motherboard is sound, Tom's hardware rates it and is great price. Though i think the Asus P5K is same price, which is a VERY good P35 board (i bought the Premium ***)
CPU, hmm, if there isn't more than say £10 between that and the 2.2ghz, go for that, then overclock it to kingdom come. Theres an article on tom's hardware using that board and a 2.2ghz conroe as a dirt cheap OC box.
Overall good value for money in those parts and none of them are poor quality, but totally depends on budget.
Anyway, i chose same case.
Cooler, for that price it's not so great, i chose the CNPS9700 at ~£35 which is awesome, but below that i hear they aren't that great, maybe a cheaper Arctic Freezer Pro 7 (It's kinda bigger than that one though)
Nice Ram at good speeds, can't really fault it. Not sure of prices on this site though, seem to be a lot more expensive on some parts that i bought, so can't really recommend alternatives there.
PSU is good,though i think the 520w is like £55 for future, though i believe the 450w should do you fine at moment.
Motherboard is sound, Tom's hardware rates it and is great price. Though i think the Asus P5K is same price, which is a VERY good P35 board (i bought the Premium ***)
CPU, hmm, if there isn't more than say £10 between that and the 2.2ghz, go for that, then overclock it to kingdom come. Theres an article on tom's hardware using that board and a 2.2ghz conroe as a dirt cheap OC box.
Overall good value for money in those parts and none of them are poor quality, but totally depends on budget.