Please Check my Conroe Spec b4 i order

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HI guys,

This is my spec, its based on some of the other specs i have seen on here....

CP-135-IN Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Conroe" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - OEM (CP-135-IN) 1
£114.95 £114.95
MB-003-AK Asrock ConroeXFire-eSATA2 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-003-AK) 1
£51.95 £51.95
MY-097-CS Corsair 2GB DDR2 Value Select PC5300 Dual Channel Kit (2x1GB) (VS2GBKIT667D2) (MY-097-CS) 1
£112.95 £112.95
GX-044-CO Connect3D ATI Radeon X1800 XT 256MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-044-CO) 1
£129.95 £129.95
CA-048-AN Antec SLK3800BUK Black Quiet Midi Tower Case - 400W SmartPower PSU (CA-048-AN) 1
£54.95 £54.95
CD-076-SA Samsung SH-W163 16x16 DVD±RW Serial ATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) (CD-076-SA) 1
£23.95 £23.95
HD-018-SA Samsung SpinPoint P SP2504C 250GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-018-SA) 1
£42.50 £42.50
Subtotal £531.20
VAT £92.96
Total £624.16


My Maximum Budget is now £650....

Thanks
 
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That board a poor overclocker as there are no BIOS controls for core and DIMM voltage. I'm thinking that the Gigabyte GA-965P-DS4 Would be a better choice.
 
Not too sure about that psu, I know my x1900xt needs a 500w minimum, maybe can confirm a 400w will work with an x1800xt?

Apart from that, it looks a nice little setup. ;)
 
what case and PSU would you guys recommend???

Also with regards to Overclocking, this PC is for my dad, and he only really uses it for video editing and internet and email....

He wouldnt have a clue how to overclock, (come to think of it neither would i, lol)

Thanks guys
 
Its gonna be difficult on your budget, but a 500w psu and a cheapo case would be the order of the day.

The x1800/1900xts need power.
 
H'mmmm....

Looks like i'm a bit messed up then..... If anyone has any suggestions please let me know... I dont mind cutting back on the HDD size if need be..
 
Do you really need such a powerfull gaming graphics card as your father prolly wont use it to play games?

If he's gonna game then thats a different matter.
 
Well he aint gonna do any gaming what so ever. He only needs to do video editing.... I thought for video editing you need a powerful graphics card...

What graphics card would you suggest for video editing.

Thanks a lot Jimbo
 
Meds said:
{snip}Also with regards to Overclocking, this PC is for my dad, and he only really uses it for video editing and internet and email....{snip}
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So no gaming? If yes, drop the GFX for a 'reasonable' one & get him a faster/better CPU & RAM for video editing, e.g...
  • Intel Core 2 DUO E6600 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail (CP-128-IN) £214.95
  • Asrock ConroeXFire-eSATA2 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-003-AK) £51.95
  • G.Skill 2GB DDR2 NR PC2-6400 (2x1GB) CAS5 Dual Channel Kit (F2-6400PHU2-2GBNR) (MY-014-GS) £114.95
  • Leadtek GeForce 7300 GT 256MB DDR2 TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-087-LT) £49.95
  • Samsung SpinPoint P SP2504C 250GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-018-SA) £42.50
  • NEC ND3550 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-035-NE) £19.95
  • Antec NSK4400 Mini Tower Case - 380W SmartPower PSU (CA-052-AN) £43.95
  • Subtotal £538.20
  • VAT £94.19
  • Total £632.39
 
I'm a bit of a noob, so just for clarification....

Does video editing not require a powerful gFX???

Thanks
 
How bout this...

REFERENCE DESCRIPTION QUANTITY PRICE COST REMOVE
CP-135-IN Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Conroe" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - OEM (CP-135-IN)
£114.95 £114.95
MY-012-GS G.Skill 2GB DDR2 LA PC2-5400 (2x1GB) CAS4 Dual Channel Kit (F2-5400PHU2-2GBLA) (MY-012-GS)
£99.95 £99.95
CD-048-LO Liteon SHM-165P6S-09C 16x DVD±RW/RAM (Black) - OEM (CD-048-LO)
£19.50 £19.50
HD-111-MD Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 17 160GB 6G160E0 SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-111-MD)
£35.50 £35.50
GX-061-PC PowerColor ATI Radeon X1800 GTO 256MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-061-PC)
£116.95 £116.95
CA-048-AN Antec SLK3800BUK Black Quiet Midi Tower Case - 400W SmartPower PSU (CA-048-AN)
£54.95 £54.95
MB-061-GI Gigabyte GA_965P_DS3 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-061-GI)
£94.95 £94.95
Subtotal £536.75
Shipping (City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)) £9.95
VAT £95.68
Total £642.38

Pretty sure that card would be great for video editing and the psu should be fine too. ;)
 
Meds said:
I'm a bit of a noob, so just for clarification....

Does video editing not require a powerful gFX???

Thanks
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Depends, if CAD stuff then you require a powerful card BUT not the one's here on OcUK (well apart from maybe the Matrox's), e.g. NVIDIA Quadro & ATI FireGL. Basically those cards are good for that kind of work, the likes of X1800XT, etc are good for gaming :)

Crucially you need a faster processor & loads of RAM (>2GB) :cool:
 
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thanks for thr help guys i'll think on the advise and make a decision this evening.

Need to take mrs to Tesco now1!!!!!

Lol...

I'll confirm me spec with you guys tonight, thanks for all the help
 
BillytheImpaler said:
That board a poor overclocker as there are no BIOS controls for core and DIMM voltage. I'm thinking that the Gigabyte GA-965P-DS4 Would be a better choice.
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I agree :)

Stelly
 
You might want to get a fast hard drives like one of the seagate's with the 16mb buffer for a bit more since he will be wanting to write large files of data.

You don't need the 1800 xt and the money would be better spent on a CPU in my opinion
 
Jimbo said:
How bout this...

REFERENCE DESCRIPTION QUANTITY PRICE COST REMOVE
CP-135-IN Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Conroe" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - OEM (CP-135-IN)
£114.95 £114.95
MY-012-GS G.Skill 2GB DDR2 LA PC2-5400 (2x1GB) CAS4 Dual Channel Kit (F2-5400PHU2-2GBLA) (MY-012-GS)
£99.95 £99.95
CD-048-LO Liteon SHM-165P6S-09C 16x DVD±RW/RAM (Black) - OEM (CD-048-LO)
£19.50 £19.50
HD-111-MD Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 17 160GB 6G160E0 SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-111-MD)
£35.50 £35.50
GX-061-PC PowerColor ATI Radeon X1800 GTO 256MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-061-PC)
£116.95 £116.95
CA-048-AN Antec SLK3800BUK Black Quiet Midi Tower Case - 400W SmartPower PSU (CA-048-AN)
£54.95 £54.95
MB-061-GI Gigabyte GA_965P_DS3 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-061-GI)
£94.95 £94.95
Subtotal £536.75
Shipping (City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)) £9.95
VAT £95.68
Total £642.38

Pretty sure that card would be great for video editing and the psu should be fine too. ;)
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What cpu cooler would be good for the above setup??? I think i'll probably get that one.

By going for the Gigabyte MB as opposed to the Cheaper Asrock one, will i notice any difference??
 
Personally i'd try and get a few extra quid and get this:

MB-061-GI Gigabyte GA_965P_DS3 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-061-GI)
£94.95 £94.95
MY-092-CS Corsair 2GB DDR2 XMS2-6400C5 TwinX (2x1GB) (MY-092-CS)
£124.95 £124.95
CD-033-NE NEC ND4571 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer LabelFlash ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-033-NE)
£22.95 £22.95
CP-135-IN Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Conroe" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - OEM (CP-135-IN)
£114.95 £114.95
GX-044-CO Connect3D ATI Radeon X1800 XT 256MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-044-CO)
£129.95 £129.95
HD-018-SA Samsung SpinPoint P SP2504C 250GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-018-SA)
£42.50 £42.50
CA-048-AN Antec SLK3800BUK Black Quiet Midi Tower Case - 400W SmartPower PSU (CA-048-AN)
£54.95 £54.95
Subtotal £585.20
VAT £102.41
Total £687.61
 
Meds said:
What cpu cooler would be good for the above setup??? I think i'll probably get that one.

By going for the Gigabyte MB as opposed to the Cheaper Asrock one, will i notice any difference??
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Gigabyte motherboard is much better, should be a lot faster too. Cooler to get would be - Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 775) (HS-017-AR)

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Arctic_Cooling_CPU_Coolers.html
 
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