Quick spec check, if you would

matt.hibb

matt.hibb

matt.hibb

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Hi all,

About the take the plunge for a new box. Will be used for dev work as well as some gaming.
Any thoughts on the following?

Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 LGA775 'Wolfdale' 3.00GHz (1333FSB) - Retail - £131.59
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-192-IN

Asus P5N-E SLi nForce 650 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard - £68.14
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-221-AS

OCZ 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-6400C5 800MHz SLI-Ready Edition Low Latency Dual Channel DDR2 (OCZ2N800SR4GK) - £70.49
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-097-OC

MSI GeForce 8800 GTS OC 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail - £164.49
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-073-MS

NZXT Hush Classic Series Silent Midi-Tower Case - Silver - £66.96
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-007-NX

Corsair TX 650W ATX2.2 SLi Compliant PSU - £64.61
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-008-CS

Asus DRW-2014L1T 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer Lightscribe ReWriter (Black/Silver) - Retail - £22.31
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CD-002-AP

Western Digital Caviar SE16 400GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (WD4000AAKS) - £50.51
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-128-SE

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (66I-01939) - £70.49
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=SW-037-MS


All totalling £709.59 (inc VAT)

Any input welcome, thanks in advance
 
welcome to the forum.

why did you choose an sli mobo? do you plan on adding another GTS?
 
are you going to use SLi ever?
if so get a nforce 7 MB
if not get a P35 chipset MB

are you going to overclock?
another vote for a p35 or nforce 7 chipset if you are
 
I have the hush in black, very nice case, the finishing is excellent, nice and spacious too. Its a stylish case without going over the top :D
 
With regard SLI, it has crossed my mind, rather than having a real plan to do it. It certainly wont be in the near future, but I just want to try and keep my options open.
Am I really losing that much with that mobo? nforce 7 worth an extra £20??
Anyone got an idea if the case and PSU I've picked would even support it anyway? (maybe that will be the nail in the coffin)


@TheRedZealot
What i would swap to:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...d=5&subcat=913
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...odid=MY-086-OC
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...=56&subcat=927
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Why the change in GFX? The one I picked had faster clock and came with 2 games, worth the £20??
 
matt.hibb said:
Why the change in GFX? The one I picked had faster clock and came with 2 games, worth the £20??
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I changed the GFX as it is easily clockable ontop of its current OC, OcUK usually ship diff cards such as Zotac AMPs etc.
 
Right, think I've decided to go with the above, the only change being the mobo to an nForce7 chipset, as I posted above.

Couple of last min questions:
1. Is the GFX fine for gaming (even the newest games) @1280x1024 (I'm strongly suspecting yes)
2. Is the PSU good enough for the setup I've chosen (this is probably the item I know/care least about)
 
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