please help me spec £650

[solaris.designs]

Looking to get a new computer before xmas this year so need some advice

I currently have a dell 19" widescreen monitor (max res 1440x900). A keyboard and mouse. These are the things i think im going to keep.

ok for the computer. i have approximately £650 to spend on a full base unit. I would like it as quiet as physically possible. Looking to game on Crysis also. 8800GT i think Also want to overclock (e2180?).

Anyway you guys are the experts so can anyone help?

Solaris

 

[jak731]

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Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient SLACR 95W Edition" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail £137.99
(£162.14) £137.99
(£162.14)
OcUK GeForce 8800 GT 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £154.99
(£182.11) £154.99
(£182.11)
Abit IP35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £69.99
(£82.24) £69.99
(£82.24)
OCZ 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 Dual Channel Platinum Revision 2 XTC Series DDR2 (OCZ2P800R22GK) £29.99
(£35.24) £29.99
(£35.24)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 160GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (ST3160815AS) £30.99
(£36.41) £30.99
(£36.41)
Corsair HX 520W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-520HXUK) £57.99
(£68.14) £57.99
(£68.14)
Pioneer DVR-212DBK 18x18 DVD±RW Serial ATA Dual Layer ReWriter - (Black) OEM £16.99
(£19.96) £16.99
(£19.96)
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775) £14.99
(£17.61) £14.99
(£17.61)
Sub Total : £513.92
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £9.95
VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £91.68
Total : £615.55
needs a case

 

[Garyj881]

Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient SLACR 95W Edition" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail £137.99
(£162.14) £137.99
(£162.14)
OcUK GeForce 8800 GT 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £154.99
(£182.11) £154.99
(£182.11)
Abit IP35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £69.99
(£82.24) £69.99
(£82.24)
OCZ 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 Dual Channel Platinum Revision 2 XTC Series DDR2 (OCZ2P800R22GK) £29.99
(£35.24) £29.99
(£35.24)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 160GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (ST3160815AS) £30.99
(£36.41) £30.99
(£36.41)
Corsair HX 520W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-520HXUK) £57.99
(£68.14) £57.99
(£68.14)
Pioneer DVR-212DBK 18x18 DVD±RW Serial ATA Dual Layer ReWriter - (Black) OEM £16.99
(£19.96) £16.99
(£19.96)
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775) £14.99
(£17.61) £14.99
(£17.61)
Sub Total : £513.92
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £9.95
VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £91.68
Total : £615.55
needs a case

nice spec but i would get a better cooler and as you've pointed out you need a case.

 

[jak731]

i always let the thread starter choose the case as its their pc and they are the one seeing it, although i usually end up only leavign a very small part of their budget for it.

 

[Garyj881]

OCZ StealthXStream 600w Silent SLI Ready ATX2 Power Supply £46.99
Samsung SpinPoint S 160GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD161HJ) £34.06
OCZ 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 Dual Channel Platinum Revision 2 XTC £35.24
Abit IP35-E (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £64.61
Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 SLACR 95W Edition" 2.40GHz £160.96
Samsung SH-S203D 20x20 DVD±RW Dual Layer Serial ATA ReWriter Black £17.61
Tuniq Tower 120-LFB CPU Cooler (Socket 478/754/939/940/AM2/LGA775) £37.59
OcUK GeForce 8800 GT 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) £182.11
Lian-Li PC-7 PLUS II Aluminium Midi-Tower Case - Black £58.74

Sub Total :£542.91
Shipping :£10.95
VAT :£96.93
Total :£650.79