New rig spec

[Mr C]

Im planning on upgrading from my old desktop which is nearing its 2 and a half year mark now.

GX-033-BG BFG GeForce 7900 GS OC 256MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-033-BG)
£124.99
HD-085-SE Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 200GB ST3200820AS SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-085-SE)
£45.95
CD-054-SO Sony AW-G170AB2 18x DVD±RW x12 Ram Dual Layer DVD-Writer - (Black) OEM (CD-054-SO)
£18.95
HS-021-ZA Zalman CNPS9500-AM2 Aero Flower (Socket AM2/939/754) CPU Cooler (HS-021-ZA)
£29.99
CA-007-TG Tagan TG430-U15 430W ATX2.01 Easycon SLi Compliant Modular Silent PSU (CA-007-TG)
£46.99
MO-016-OK OcUK Gamer Extreme 178GP 17" LCD Monitor - Black (MO-016-OK)
£89.99
OS-001-MS Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition inc. SP2 - OEM - 1Pk (N09-01528) (OS-001-MS)
£52.99
CP-166-AM AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3800+ 2.00GHz (Socket AM2) - Retail (CP-166-AM)
£89.99
MY-069-OC OCZ 2GB (2 x 1GB) PC5400 Dual Channel Gold GX XTC Series EL-DDR2 (OCZ26672048ELGEGXT-K) (MY-069-OC)
£129.95
FG-004-SY Scythe S-FLEX 1200RPM Ultra Quiet 120mm Fan - 3/4 pin (FG-004-SY)
£10.95
MB-070-MS MSI K9N Platinum nForce 570 (Socket AM2) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-070-MS)
£64.99
Thermaltake VD1000BWS Aguila SuperMidi Tower - Black (CA-033-TT)
£59.60
Subtotal £705.73
VAT £133.51
Total £898.84

I have keyboard, mouse and speakers already from my old setup

Any known problems with the components in the setup or are there any better alternatives? Im not too fussed with switching between Nvidia/Ati but i would prefer an AMD processor and AM2 socket, also is sli/crossfire worth paying slightly extra for?

Is it possible i could get an estimation for my old rig's price as i am unsure of its worth at the current time, specs are:

Athlon 64 3400+ with AC Freezer 64
BFG Geforce 6800GT 256mb
Asus K8V SKT754
80GB Maxtor HD
LG dvd rom
Samtron 76E 19 inch crt monitor
Corsair Value 1024mb (2x 512) DDR400 PC3200
Its only letdown is the case/psu which is Raidmax cobra case + psu

Thanks for reading

 

[gurusan]

Curious why you prefer AMD when it gets stomped on by intel?

 

[DreXeL]

Indeed, you could build a nice Conroe rig for that budget.

 

[Mr C]

To be perfectly honest i dont know why i guess my only experience with intel have been sub par yet my 3400+ has been superb. I also noticed the conroe's are relatively expensive could i still obtain a similar setup with the other components if i was to change to a conroe? I always end up with it being £100 more expensive than what i was aiming for going with a conroe.

 

[Mr C]

Sorry for double post but would this spec perform better than the original?

CP-127-IN Intel Core 2 DUO E6400 "LGA775 Allendale" 2.13GHz (1066FSB) - Retail (CP-127-IN)
£139.99
MB-003-AK Asrock ConroeXFire-eSATA2 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-003-AK)
£53.99
MY-012-GS G.Skill 2GB DDR2 LA PC2-5400 (2x1GB) CAS4 Dual Channel Kit (F2-5400PHU2-2GBLA) (MY-012-GS)
£119.99
GX-124-SP Sapphire ATI Radeon X1900 GT 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-124-SP)
£119.99
HD-085-SE Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 200GB ST3200820AS SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-085-SE)
£45.95
CD-054-SO Sony AW-G170AB2 18x DVD±RW x12 Ram Dual Layer DVD-Writer - (Black) OEM (CD-054-SO)
£18.95
HS-015-ZA Zalman CNPS9500-LED Aero Flower (Socket 939/754/478/775) CPU Cooler (HS-015-ZA)
£29.99
CA-007-TG Tagan TG430-U15 430W ATX2.01 Easycon SLi Compliant Modular Silent PSU (CA-007-TG)
£46.99
OS-001-MS Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition inc. SP2 - OEM - 1Pk (N09-01528) (OS-001-MS)
£52.99
MO-016-OK OcUK Gamer Extreme 178GP 17" LCD Monitor - Black (MO-016-OK)
£89.99
Thermaltake VD1000BWS Aguila SuperMidi Tower - Black (CA-033-TT)
£59.60
Subtotal £778.42
VAT £136.23
Total £914.65

 

[A2Z]

yes

BUT

swap the CPU for a

Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - Retail (CP-126-IN)

AND

use the extra money saved to swap the graphics to a

Connect3D ATI Radeon X1900 XT 256MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-053-CO)

 

[DreXeL]

Yep, the 6300 is VERY likely to hit 3.0ghz with ease too, and there is no AMD at any price to match it at that speed. Go and check out some benchmarks


That's a similar budget to me, here's what I'll be ordering next week:

CP-135-IN Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - OEM (CP-135-IN)
£107.99 £107.99
CA-000-SS Seasonic S12 430W Silent ATX2.0 Power Supply (CA-000-SS)
£43.99 £43.99
HD-079-SE Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB ST3250620AS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-079-SE)
£49.95 £49.95
CD-038-PO Pioneer DVR-111DBK 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter - (Black) OEM (CD-038-PO)
£21.95 £21.95
MB-062-GI Gigabyte GA_965P_DS4 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-062-GI)
£104.99 £104.99
MY-058-GL GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) (MY-058-GL)
£154.99 £154.99
HS-006-SY Scythe Infinity Heatpipe CPU Cooler (Socket 478, 775, AM2, 754, 939, 940) (HS-006-SY)
£29.95 £29.95
GX-053-HT HIS ATI Radeon X1900 XT ICEQ 3 SILENT Heatpipe 512MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-053-HT)
£199.99 £199.99
Subtotal £713.80
Shipping (City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)) £9.95
VAT £126.66
Total £850.41

 

[Mr C]

I've heard good things about the ds3/ds4 mobo but i think its a lil outta my price range. Anything that can clock relatively decently thats sub £80 because i havent heard anything about the Asrock oc'ing much or at all. It's a shame to get a conroe and not oc it.

How about the MSI 965P NEO (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard?