PC Specs (again - sorry)

syke · 20 Feb 2006 at 21:08

Well, i like the spec, just i dunno whether that CPU is going to last or not

maybe a 3500? Also do i need any cooling devices? I will be buying a case later on probably..i have a customized one atm.

pogo · 20 Feb 2006 at 21:16

Edit: Nevermind

syke · 20 Feb 2006 at 21:16

What kinda CPU you recon is good enough for games out now (CoD 2 etc) and maybe some coming out?

pogo · 20 Feb 2006 at 21:29

Edit: Nevermind

trojan698 · 20 Feb 2006 at 21:29

I wouldnt go for a 1x1gb stick unless you were considering a second stick in the very near future. Obviously it won't run in dual channel with just the one stick.

syke · 20 Feb 2006 at 21:30

Dont wan to Clock..but i am gonna buy another stick..maybe anyway

trojan698 · 20 Feb 2006 at 21:32

Maybe you should consider the 2gb kit then?

syke · 20 Feb 2006 at 21:33

Hehe, ill do it later, im on a budget as i dont work. Well atm i have : AMD Athlon 2800, 512mb Ram, 9800 Pro..450w q-tec psu..so im wanting to spend £400-500 (500 max) on a new PC kit.. Will i feel a lot of difference in a 2800 and the 64 3000 or the 2800 and the 3200?

trojan698 · 20 Feb 2006 at 21:40

Yes definately. and I'd highly recommend a 1gb kit as opposed to 1x1gb stick purely for performance reasons. The processor depends on whether you require the safety net of a 3 years warranty I suppose. Nothing to stop you clocking that 3200 to 3500 speeds except the fear

syke · 20 Feb 2006 at 21:41

Hehe, the fear over rules it

Hmm..you got MSN? its a bit more instant rather than waiting

hehe

trojan698 · 20 Feb 2006 at 21:58

What else you wanna ask?

Explicit · 20 Feb 2006 at 22:07

Right, I think i've done it to the dot!

AMD Athlon 64 3500+ Venice 90nm (Socket 939) - Retail (ADA3500BPBOX) (CP-119-AM)
£143.29
Gigabyte K8N SLi nForce4 SLi (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-040-GI) ***This week only***
£62.22
GeIL 1GB (2x512MB) PC3200 Value Dual Channel Kit CAS2.5 (GE1GB3200BHDC) (MY-005-GL)
£64.57
XFX GeForce 6800 GS Extreme XXX Edition 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-056-XF) ***This week only***
£146.82
Tagan TG430-U15 430W ATX2.01 Easycon SLi Compliant Modular Silent PSU (CA-007-TG)
£55.17
Hitachi Deskstar 7K80 NCQ 80GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (0A30356) (HD-000-HI)
£38.72

Total inc VAT: £510.79

You got your 3500+ retail, a top of the range 6800GS XXX Extreme edition, 1GB ram, 80 GB hard drive. Gotta love it! Will play games very well

syke · 20 Feb 2006 at 22:07

Well, you can help me decide on whether i want a higher CPU, or what ever etc... Also what gfx card to get, to have it for a while and answer some questions about diff things

trojan698 · 20 Feb 2006 at 22:09

I'm quite happy to post here, 9 more till the MM, j/k my msn is [email protected]

syke · 20 Feb 2006 at 22:12

that looks like a snazzy set up, i could also lose the HD till later

Also i might get an Abit Mobo..i feel they're more stable

trojan698 · 20 Feb 2006 at 22:19

I'd read some reviews on the boards. Not too sure about Abit tbh.

Explicit · 20 Feb 2006 at 22:23

Syk3 said:
that looks like a snazzy set up, i could also lose the HD till later Also i might get an Abit Mobo..i feel they're more stable

You can have an Abit if you want:

AMD Athlon 64 3500+ Venice 90nm (Socket 939) - OEM (CP-147-AM)
£129.19
Abit KN8 nForce4 (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-086-AB)
£70.44
Corsair 1GB DDR Value Select PC3200 CAS2.5 Kit (2x512MB) (VS1GBKIT400) (MY-041-CS)
£62.22
XFX GeForce 6800 GS Extreme XXX Edition 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-056-XF)
£146.82
Tagan TG430-U15 430W ATX2.01 Easycon SLi Compliant Modular Silent PSU (CA-007-TG)
£55.17
Hitachi Deskstar 7K80 NCQ 80GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (0A30356) (HD-000-HI)
£38.72
Akasa AK-862 Low Noise CPU Cooler (Socket 754 & 939) (HS-028-AK)
£8.81

Total inc VAT: £511.37

But the Gigabyte mobo has SLI option for future upgrades, this has only a single PCI-express slot. And the Gigabyte mobo is on offer until thursday

syke · 21 Feb 2006 at 16:10

What you guys think of this?

Gigabyte K8N SLi nForce4 SLi (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard
GeIL 1GB (2x512MB) PC3200 Value Dual Channel Kit CAS2.5
Tagan TG420-U01 420W ATX2.0 Silent PSU
XFX GeForce 6800 GS Extreme XXX Edition 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express)
AMD Athlon 64 3700+ San Diego 90nm (Socket 939) - Retail

Total - £481.47

Or are there some alterations i could do?

Explicit · 21 Feb 2006 at 16:33

That's very good value for £480, and will run games nicely. Just remember that mobo and graphics card are this week only until thurday

Edit: And if you want to do some overclocking, pickup a tube of arctic silver 5 and a heatsink of your choice, like the freezer 64 or the Big Typhoon. Or if not, just a tube of as5 will surely help out.

ACESHIGH · 21 Feb 2006 at 17:17

Syk3 said:
What you guys think of this?

Gigabyte K8N SLi nForce4 SLi (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard
GeIL 1GB (2x512MB) PC3200 Value Dual Channel Kit CAS2.5
Tagan TG420-U01 420W ATX2.0 Silent PSU
XFX GeForce 6800 GS Extreme XXX Edition 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express)
AMD Athlon 64 3700+ San Diego 90nm (Socket 939) - Retail

Total - £481.47

Or are there some alterations i could do?

Yep theyre good components, should last you a while with those specs.