PC has died, so spec check please!

Godsbrother · 25 Aug 2008 at 12:15

Hi All,

Well its finally happened my current main rig has died so I need to replace it.

Can you check this psec please and let me know if anything is glaringly wrong. This is all the bits I need as I have the rest apart from cooler which is going to be a OCZ Vendetta 2 I think.

I dont play many games its mostly used as a work machine and for video /music/browsing.

Your basket

Product Name Qty Price Line Total

OCZ 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-8500C5 1066MHz SLI-Ready Edition Dual Channel DDR2 (OCZ2N1066SR2GK) £26.99
(£31.71) £26.99
(£31.71)

Antec Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case £29.99
(£35.24) £29.99
(£35.24)

Gainward ATI Radeon HD 3870 XT 512MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail £56.99
(£66.96) £56.99
(£66.96)

Corsair TX 650W ATX2.2 SLi Compliant PSU £54.99
(£64.61) £54.99
(£64.61)

Yate Loon D12SL-12 120mm Case Fan - 3 Pin £3.99
(£4.69) £11.97
(£14.07)

Asus P5Q Intel P45 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £72.99
(£85.76) £72.99
(£85.76)

Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 LGA775 'Wolfdale' 3.16GHz (1333FSB) - Retail £109.99
(£129.24) £109.99
(£129.24) Sub Total : £363.91 Shipping cost based on delivery to
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(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : FREE VAT is being charged at 17.50% VAT : £63.68 Total : £427.59

Cheers Guy's

Ben M · 25 Aug 2008 at 12:17

looks good, the graphics is overkill though. you could save money and noise bt getting a cheaper passive card.

i'd spend the money on 2x2gb pc6400 RAM (pc8500 is overkill)

badbob · 25 Aug 2008 at 12:20

Don't need 650W PSu, also get a basic Intel C2D. Replace GPU with a passive model.

Godsbrother · 25 Aug 2008 at 12:23

Ben M said:
looks good, the graphics is overkill though. you could save money and noise bt getting a cheaper passive card.

i'd spend the money on 2x2gb pc6400 RAM (pc8500 is overkill)

Yes I did wonder about that but its not a lot of cash and it does have to run a 24" LCD at high res?

badbob · 25 Aug 2008 at 12:24

ATI X300 copes with dual monitor 1680x1080 and 1920x1080 so not a problem.

Godsbrother · 25 Aug 2008 at 12:25

badbob said:
Don't need 650W PSu, also get a basic Intel C2D. Replace GPU with a passive model.

Which PSU would you recoommend?

I was going wih the E8500 because it gets some many good reviews and I do like to muck around with o/clocking

plus I ldont like waiting around and have a habit of having vast numbers of apps/windows open...

Godsbrother · 25 Aug 2008 at 12:27

badbob said:
ATI X300 copes with dual monitor 1680x1080 and 1920x1080 so not a problem.

Hmm well maybe I will stick with the old X800 I have then does need a new cooler though..

Ben M · 25 Aug 2008 at 12:27

Godsbrother said:
Which PSU would you recoommend?

I was going wih the E8500 because it gets some many good reviews and I do like to muck around with o/clocking plus I ldont like waiting around and have a habit of having vast numbers of apps/windows open...

Stick with the 8500 if you can afford it, it's a good chip.

Godsbrother · 25 Aug 2008 at 12:37

Ben M said:
Stick with the 8500 if you can afford it, it's a good chip.

yep luckily I can :0)