PC Upgrade help

ste_bla · 27 May 2007 at 15:53

Currently have;

939 3700+ SD
2x 1gb ddr400
K8-NF9
NEC 2350 DVD-RW/DL
1 x Samsung 80gb Sata
1 x Samesung 250gb IDE
1 x Seagate 200gb IDE
1800xt 3d Connect
480w Hiper
Antec 1080AMG

I use it for light gaming and a lot of encoding (DIVX) and it takes forever doing DIVX Files also I need more storage, also it needs to be a bit quiter as is a wee bit loud.

So new;

CPU, Ram, Motherboard, PSU, HDD (500gb) and Case

Case needs to hold 3/4x 5.25", 2x 3.5 on show and a cooled 5+ 2.5" drives.

Budget of £600 ish.

Incase it matters reinstalling xp on it.

ste_bla · 27 May 2007 at 16:12

Will that motherboard PSU work with my ATI GFX as its not SLI or even NVIDA? Also do i have to buy thermal paste or would the HSF come with it?

Also thanks for the list

ste_bla · 28 May 2007 at 14:03

Right have a look on sites it seems that the C2D e6400 is quicker at encoding DIVX files than the fastest 939 cpu 4400+

5 min encoding 8.39 (939) vs 5.52 (C2D) which is a fair difference so theres only three questions left.

1) Would the AMD make up for it if i tried OCing it or would the C2D still be better? Also how easy is it to OC the C2D.

2) How long will the 775 socket be in use as the 939 only lasted 2 years if that

3) Would the tagen PSU be better than that crosair and would either have long enough wires to work in a p180?

ste_bla · 28 May 2007 at 15:17

How About this then;

Option 1

For New PC
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.40GHz (1066FSB)
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400C4 800MHz
Gigabyte GA_965P_DS3P
Samsung SpinPoint T HD501LJ 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM
Antec P180 Advanced Super Midi Tower Case
Corsair HX 520W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU

For Old PC (Plus old HDD 80gb, CPU Mobo, Ram)
Asus ATI Radeon X1050/TD 128MB HyperMemory
Antec NSK1300 ATX Cube Case - 300W PSU

Total Cost Inc Delivery 640.22
Selling Old Pc to wifes Sister - £200

Total upgrade cost £440

Option 2

AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4400+
Corsair HX 520W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU
Antec P180 Advanced Super Midi Tower Case
Samsung SpinPoint T HD501LJ 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache

Total Cost Inc Delivery £377.07

Which one?