Okay, a spec check from me..

[Ceryndrion]

So, here we go, since it's time to say goodnight to my little shuttle (an sn85 that has served me well for the last few years) it is time to upgrade..

I've been looking at specs here and there, and have come up with a spec that 'I' think will be decent enough for what I need (mostly light use these days, the odd game here and there, and general t'internet stuff)

So, here's the spec that I've come up with... can anyone see any glaring problems, or improvements, while still staying around the same price-point?

Intel Core 2 Duo E2180 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.00GHz (800FSB) - Retail £45.99 (£54.04)
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775) £14.99 (£17.61)
OcUK Value IP35 Pro Intel P35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £59.99 (£70.49)
OCZ 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 Dual Channel Platinum Revision 2 XTC Series DDR2 (OCZ2P800R22GK) £20.49(£24.08)

LiteON DH-20A1S-18C 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99 (£17.61)
Western Digital Caviar SE16 250GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (WD2500AAKS) £37.99 (£44.64)
Akasa Serial ATA 45cm DAYGLO Green Data Cable £2.99 (£3.51)

Enermax Liberty 400W ELT400AWT ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU £41.99 (£49.34)
Coolermaster CM-690 Dominator - Black (No PSU) Coolermaster CM-690 Dominator - Black (No PSU) £44.99 (£52.86)

Sub Total : £284.41
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £12.95
VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £52.04

Total : £349.40


And before you ask, the extra cable, is because I will need it (I believe the J&W IP35-Pro, only has the one included)

So.. fire away..

 

[semi-pro waster]

Will you be overclocking? If not then you could probably do away with the Freezer 7 Pro but other than that it looks fine to me.

 

[Ceryndrion]

well, I've heard good things about these chips, so I figure I will give it a week or two to settle down, then I'll crank it up