New PC check my spec please :)

Lithium · 6 Nov 2006 at 03:21

Hey,

The last time i built a new PC i spent £350 on a 9700 PRO.....so i'm a bit bewildered at the moment!

I'm looking to overclock this so please take that into account

CPU : E6300 OEM
Memory : OCZ 2GB DDR2-800 PC2-6400 CL 5-5-5-12 Gold XTC DUAL CHANNEL Kit
Motherboard : Asus P5B Non Deluxe
GFX : XFX 7900GS 480M
Monitor : Xerox XM3-19W 19" Widescreen (1440 X 900) 5ms

I am limited because i have some credit to use at a certain shop so i want to use that up!

1. Is the p5b non deluxe ok? Or should i stretch and get the deluxe version. (or something else?)

2. Is the memory any good?

Please give me your suggestions. My price range seems to be heading around £900-1000 all in.

Thanks
James

hp7909 · 6 Nov 2006 at 04:30

Lithium said:
{snip}Please give me your suggestions{snip}

Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - OEM (CP-135-IN) £99.99
Gigabyte GA_965P_DS3 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-061-GI) £89.99
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) (MY-058-GL) £139.99
Connect3D ATI Radeon X1900 XT 256MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-053-CO) £144.99
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB ST3250620AS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-079-SE) £51.99
NEC AD7170A 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-044-NE) £19.99
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 775) (HS-017-AR) £14.99
Antec Nine Hundred Ultimate Gaming case (CA-065-AN) £63.99
Seasonic S12 500W Silent ATX2.0 Power Supply (CA-001-SS) £67.99
Subtotal £693.91
VAT £121.44
Total £815.35

Should perform & overclock better

Lithium · 7 Nov 2006 at 00:14

This is what i went for in the end.

I was restricted to a certain store because i had some credit to use up with them before the end of the year.

The main thing i'm worried about is the ViewSonic Monitor - its such an important part to a computer i just hope i got the right one!

1 x E6300 Core 2 Duo *OEM* 1.86GHz 1066FSB 2MB Cache
1 x ViewSonic 20" VX2025wm
1 x Asus P5b Deluxe
1 x Corsair XMS2-6400 2048MB 4-4-4-12 2X240 DIMM Platinum XMS2 E.P.P (Enhanced Performance Profiles)
1 x Western Digital WD2500KS Caviar SE 250GB 7200RPM SATA2/300 16MB Cache
1 x Antec Sonata II Piano Black Quiet Midi Tower - With 450W SmartPower2.0 PSU
1 x XFX 7900GS 480M DDR3 dual DVI TVO XT edition PCI-E
1 x Samsung 18x DVD±RW/RAM DL Int Drive Black - OEM

Lithium · 7 Nov 2006 at 03:23

Also my GFX card? Should i spend a little extra and get something maybe in the £200 range?

hp7909 · 7 Nov 2006 at 03:36

Lithium said:
Also my GFX card? Should i spend a little extra and get something maybe in the £200 range?

With DX10 round the corner, better just go with the 7900GS. Note that its also quite good & can hold its own!

Only reason I can give for getting a more expensive card is if you don't plan to upgrade for a long time

Lithium · 7 Nov 2006 at 03:48

Well i'm hoping i wont have to upgrade within the next 6-8 months at least! I am getting a large monitor that does 1680x1050 and with that card only have 256mb i'm starting to wonder if i need to spend a little more.

I dont want to spend more than £200 on a graphics card because gaming isnt the sole use of this computer, but i do want to be able to play some new games without feeling dissapointed! (more for vid editing + music production)

Apatche64 · 8 Nov 2006 at 02:47

just to help out ..... the 7900GS will be absolutely fine for you for the next 6-8 months, then you can upgrade to a dx10 gfx card like the rest of us

the 7900gs will overclock very well too, your res will be driven fine by it

Lithium · 8 Nov 2006 at 03:00

Thanks man! Thats all i wanted!

Its been a bit confusing because last time i did a major upgrade i bought a 1.6NW to overclock to 2.4ghz and a radeon 9700 PRO that cost me £350 haha.