PC Spec

sdfuk · 15 Apr 2008 at 21:15

Hi

Just been on the PC bulder in OC and got a decent system for about £1200.

What would you build for this price? No screen needed - got one already but what I would like included is a Q6600, 4GB Ram and bluray ROM. Also, not interested in pre-overclocked CPU as I can do that myself - hoprfully.

Also is there any benefit having 64bit vs. a 32bit VISTA?

Cheers
S

Chimerical · 15 Apr 2008 at 21:23

What resolution is your screen?

Plus, is it HDCP-compliant for Blu-Ray playback?

semi-pro waster · 15 Apr 2008 at 21:26

I don't know exactly what I'm meant to be comparing this to but it gives you a very decent system for ~£900 including an OS. 64bit Vista is worth it, particularly if you are thinking about 4gb Ram because 32bit OSes will only handle up to 4gb total Ram and that includes video Ram etc.

XFX GeForce 8800 GTX Extreme 768MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (PV-T80F-SHE9) £154.99
(£182.11) £154.99
(£182.11)
Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient SLACR 95W Edition" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - OEM £119.99
(£140.99) £119.99
(£140.99)
Akasa Eclipse 62 Aluminium Case - No PSU £79.99
(£93.99) £79.99
(£93.99)
G.Skill 4GB DDR2 PQ PC2-6400C5 (2x2GB) CAS5 Dual Channel Kit (F2-6400CL5D-4GBPQ) £51.99
(£61.09) £51.99
(£61.09)
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-Bit Edition DVD - OEM - 1Pk (66I-01939) £59.99
(£70.49) £59.99
(£70.49)
Western Digital Caviar SE16 640GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (WD6400AAKS) £59.99
(£70.49) £59.99
(£70.49)
Asus P5K Pro Intel P35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £66.99
(£78.71) £66.99
(£78.71)
LG GGC-H20L Blu-Ray Reader & HD-DVD ROM Serial ATA Drive - Retail £69.99
(£82.24) £69.99
(£82.24)
Noctua NH-U12P CPU Cooler (Socket AM2/LGA775) £35.99
(£42.29) £35.99
(£42.29)
Corsair HX 520W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-520HXUK) £59.99
(£70.49) £59.99
(£70.49)
Sub Total : £759.90
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 : £135.25
Total : £908.10

Chimerical · 15 Apr 2008 at 21:47

caithomas44 · 15 Apr 2008 at 22:12

my version,

I went future proof for you and put in 4gb of ddr3 ram and a nice 9800gx2 card

blu-ray and HD + 500gb

I left vista up to you, personally i would go for vista ultimate 64bit

semi-pro waster · 15 Apr 2008 at 22:16

caithomas44, you don't have a CPU cooler in there although it isn't a huge problem to buy the retail version for about £3 extra.

I've got to admit though I'm not convinced that future-proofing makes a huge amount of sense for many people in that by the time they come to upgrade it would be as easy and a whole lot cheaper to just buy the new components (motherboard, CPU and Ram) that need replaced then rather than buying the expensive parts now on the basis that technology will definitely move that way.

caithomas44 · 15 Apr 2008 at 22:18

semi-pro waster said:
caithomas44, you don't have a CPU cooler in there although it isn't a huge problem to buy the retail version for about £3 extra.

I've got to admit though I'm not convinced that future-proofing makes a huge amount of sense for many people in that by the time they come to upgrade it would be as easy and a whole lot cheaper to just buy the new components (motherboard, CPU and Ram) that need replaced then rather than buying the expensive parts now on the basis that technology will definitely move that way.

ahh yes forgot i choose the oem, ohh add another 10n quid for a freezer pro cooler then

sdfuk · 16 Apr 2008 at 12:12

Hi

Thanks for the replies.

My monitor is a Dell 24inch -cant remeber the model but it is high def cpabale and has a resolution od 1920x1080.

Looks like its the 64bit Vista.

I'm I'll probably get OC to make it as we have a new baby coming soon (meant to be Saturday) and although I like building PC's it would save some time.

Cheers
S