Not another tech spec!!!!

jamieakabubble

jamieakabubble

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Hi guys,

looking for a system upgrade from a AMD 3000+ Athlon 64! :eek:

Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 LGA775 'Wolfdale' 3.00GHz (1333FSB) - (£140.99)

Antec P182 Super Midi Tower Case - No PSU (Gun Metal Black) (£88.11)

Enermax Galaxy 850W EGX850EWL ATX2.2 Modular PSU
(£140.99)

G.Skill 4GB DDR2 PQ PC2-8000C5 (2x2GB) CAS5 Dual Channel Kit (F2-8000CL5D-4GBPQ) (£82.24)

Asus P5N-T Deluxe nForce 780i (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (£176.24)

Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775)
(£17.61)

BFG GeForce 8800 GTX OC2 768MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (£305.49)

Samsung SH-S203D 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM (£17.61)

Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic 7.1 Sound Card - OEM (30SB046000000) (£51.69)

Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate 64-Bit Edition DVD - OEM - 1Pk (66R-00838) (£119.84)

Sub Total : £970.90
Shipping : £14.95
17.5% VAT : £172.52
Total : £1,158.37

I am just curious if the psu will fit in the case as ive read it is quite big!!

Also the monitor i already have is a 19" abd i cannot go any bigger due to the unit i have the pc in, so i wont need to upgrade that.

So what you think guys?
 
jamieakabubble said:
I am just curious if the psu will fit in the case as ive read it is quite big!!
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Its long, so need to do more research on the case. Though I'd recommend the Corsair HX 620W over that. If not planning on going the SLi route, the Corsair HX 520W will do fine for that spec.

Also, make sure the XF-I has properly working Vista 64-bit drivers.

Mixed opinion on the nForce 7-series :(

For such a good build, IMO go for a beefier/better HSF like the Tuniq Tower 120 ;)

EDIT: 19" monitor & 8800GTX :eek: :confused: A GTS will do...

 
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8gb of ram and a 500gb hdd for simmlar money

the mobo comes with an amazing pci-e soundcard that supports vista 64

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however if it was my money id ditch the gtx too and go with this

8gb of ram again but added no hard drive as your spec didnt have one (could laways get 4gb of ram if you wante the hdd)

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Coolio

Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 LGA775 'Wolfdale' 3.00GHz (1333FSB) - Retail
(£140.99)

Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate 64-Bit Edition DVD - OEM - 1Pk (66R-00838)
(£119.84)

Asus P5N-T Deluxe nForce 780i (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
(£176.24)

Antec P182 Super Midi Tower Case - No PSU (Gun Metal Black)
(£88.11)

G.Skill 4GB DDR2 PQ PC2-8000C5 (2x2GB) CAS5 Dual Channel Kit (F2-8000CL5D-4GBPQ)
(£82.24)

BFG GeForce 8800 GTX OC2 768MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail
(£305.49)

Western Digital Caviar SE16 750GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (WD7500AAKS)
(£108.09)

Pioneer DVR-212DBK 18x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM
(£21.14)

Enermax Infiniti 720W EIN720AWT ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU
(£126.89)

Sub Total : £994.91
Shipping : £12.95
VAT : £176.38
Total : £1,184.24

I think that setup would be great, i will use the sound from the mobo, and i would like a GTX as i like to play a lot of FPS games and always checking my frames per sec! so i will stick wiv that one! i changed the psu to another enermax should be fine i hope and fit the case :cool:

Some point in the future i may get a better screen and then i will SLi the GTX card :P

I have already got a raptor 74GB to used windows on :D and anotha 120GB HDD.

Cheers
 
@ a 19" max res., 8800GTS is the better choice (see from here). Not to mention its newer technology with PureVideo 2, etc. Besides it consumes less power (saving the ice caps) :D
 
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