Oredering some bits now

stickroad · 23 Jan 2007 at 14:14

Ok so this is my complete setup:

In the ordering bit would you change anything, becuase i will be ordering them parts right now? Or after you guys have replied of course

Operating System - Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-Bit Edition DVD £78.71 inc VAT -

CPU - Intel Core 2 DUO E6600 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail £205.61 inc VAT -

Motherboard - Asus P5B Deluxe (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £122.19 inc VAT -

Memory - CellShock 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 PC2-6400C4 800MHz Dual Channel Kit £219.71 inc VAT -

Graphics Card - Sapphire ATI Radeon X1950 XT 256MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £170.36 inc VAT -

Ordering

CPU Cooler + Heatsink - Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 775) £16.44 inc VAT -

Thermal Paste - Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g) £7.04 inc VAT -

Hard Drive - 2x Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB ST3250620AS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM £55.80 inc VAT -

Optical Drive - Asus DRW-1612BL 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer Lightscribe ReWriter (Black) - Retail £23.49 inc VAT -

Floppy Drive - Sony Floppy Drive - Black £5.86 inc VAT -

Case - Lian-Li PC-7 PLUS Aluminium Midi-Tower Case - Black £58.04 inc VAT -

Additional Fan - Zalman ZM-F1 80mm Silent Case Fan £4.64 inc VAT -

Power Supply - Corsair HX 620W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU £103.39 inc VAT -

stickroad · 23 Jan 2007 at 14:38

Cant wait to order lol, just want to get some insight on my system first

steve258 · 23 Jan 2007 at 15:19

LOL you've ordered nothing so far apart from floppy drive.

Looks good really I'd go for it. How much do you want to spend??

and what do you use your pc for?? If you game a lot you maybe able to squeeze for a 8800GTS by downgrading some other parts slightly.

stickroad · 23 Jan 2007 at 15:32

steve258 said:
LOL you've ordered nothing so far apart from floppy drive.

Opps forgot to eidt that bit lol

The parts in the ordering bit i will be ordering today.

Then the other parts when i get the rest of the money.

I use it mainly for Video stuff like encoding etc....

furnace · 23 Jan 2007 at 15:38

I'd go for a better cooler if I were you, otherwise it all seems fine

alex2zulu · 23 Jan 2007 at 16:10

order your main components first (mobo, cpu, ram, gfx) :rolleyes:

then the other extra bits

p4radox · 23 Jan 2007 at 16:12

You don't need an extra 80mm fan. But I would get some better 120mm fans.

steve258 · 23 Jan 2007 at 16:42

I actually have a 80mm fan installed at the top but I can't say whether it makes a differnece or not especially with all the PSU cables in the way. You will need fan filter for it though that is for sure as dust gets in easily through the top.

stickroad · 23 Jan 2007 at 16:44

I see cool thanks.

Well ive just ordered all them parts at the bottom and the 80mm fan i got is a 3pin connector lol i want a 4pin right?

steve258 · 23 Jan 2007 at 16:52

3 pin fan connector is fine, the case will come with 2*molex - 3 pin adapters so you will be fine, besides there should be at least 3 case fan connectors on your mobo anyway so no worries.

stickroad · 23 Jan 2007 at 19:16

Ok thanks Steve.

What about Fan Filters do you mind giving me a link?

Thanks

steve258 · 23 Jan 2007 at 19:32

Got an Akasa 120mm filter and 80mm filter from the well known auction site for under a tenner. Otherwise as others have suggested tights works really nice.

The only thing with akasa filters is that you need to install it on the outside of case because they come with a cover that "clamps" the foam filter to the grill which is screwed to the fan at the other side, if you know what I mean... The idea is that so you can take the cover off and wash the filter without unscrewing the whole thing.

However it also means the black filter is exposed and is clearly visible at the top which ruins the all-metallic feel. I don't mind though cuz I've got lots of stuff on my case anyway.

This is what I have:

http://www.akasa.com.tw/images/product_photos/accessories/water_mark_ak_fan_filter.jpg