Recommend a better spec than this!

Mulder

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I've got about £800 to spend on a new setup. I need everything and would like to stick it all in a Lian-Li PC-61. I'm not going to be overclocking, just playing games like BF2 etc and also storing and playing lots of music. I'd also like a nice 19" TFT. I'm not very clued up and have come up with the following:

Intel Conroe Core 2 Duo E6300 OEM
Sony 52x52x24 x16 CDRW/DVD Black
Sapphire Radeon X1600XT 256MB DDR3
300Gb Samsung / 7200 / 8 SATA
OCZ 2GB Kit DDR PC-3200 / 400MHz /
19" Hyundai TFT WIDESCREEN N91W
Levicom 350W ATX PSU Blue Fan LED
Lian-Li PC-61 PLUS Black Aluminium Midi-Tower Case

That comes to around £720.

Any recommendations or help would be greatly appreciated!

Edit -> I've left out the Mobo because I'm not sure which is best.
 
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Most people are saying the DS3 is best for the E6300 and E6400 and the DS4 is best for the higher chips. Personally I don't really know that much about it...don't even know who makes the DSx range :p But I do read the speccing threads and it is normally mentioned. :)

InvG
 
Looks like you've left out the Heatsink+fan too? Get the retail CPU as the stock heatsink is meant to be good.

<edit> also you dont want DDR for conroe, you need DDR2 - which is actually cheaper. I notice the Geil is quite popular.
 
When you say everything, would you need a keyboard + mouse aswell?

edit: Also would be worth swapping the x1600 for a 7600GT, and getting a seasonic or an enermax 400~
 
How does OCZ® Value Pro 2GB DDR2 PC5400 667Mhz compare?

Also, I could strech to an x1800XT and and say a £40 PSU.
 
CP-126-IN Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - Retail (CP-126-IN)
£116.99 £116.99
MB-061-GI Gigabyte GA_965P_DS3 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-061-GI)
£91.99 £91.99
MY-012-GS G.Skill 2GB DDR2 LA PC2-5400 (2x1GB) CAS4 Dual Channel Kit (F2-5400PHU2-2GBLA) (MY-012-GS)
£119.99 £119.99
GX-044-CO Connect3D ATI Radeon X1800 XT 256MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-044-CO)
£119.99 £119.99
MO-005-BE Belinea 1925S1W 19" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black/Silver (MO-005-BE)
£108.99 £108.99
CA-041-AN Antec Titan 550 Tower Case - 550w TruePower PSU (CA-041-AN)
£79.99 £79.99
HD-032-SA Samsung SpinPoint T HD300LJ 300GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-032-SA)
£54.95 £54.95
Subtotal £692.89
VAT £121.26
Total £814.15

You can drop the case to the Antec Sonata II Piano Black Quiet Case - 450W Smart Power PSU (CA-040-AN) if you want to save money.

Btw ive left out the CD RW / DVD Rom (not sure what you wanted) so you can choose that.

Slightly over budget though... But a kickass rig :)

s-
 
Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - OEM
£107.99

Gigabyte GA_965P_DS3 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
£91.99

Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 200GB ST3200820AS SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM £45.95

Scythe Infinity Heatpipe CPU Cooler (Socket 478, 775, AM2, 754, 939, 940) £29.95

Lian-Li PC-61 PLUS Black Aluminium Midi-Tower Case (No PSU) (CA-045-LL)
£79.35

GeIL 1GB (2x512MB) PC6400 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit
£89.99

Connect3D ATI Radeon X1800 XT 256MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express)
£119.99

Liteon DRW-6S160P-05C 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM
£18.25

Hiper HPU-4M580 Type R 580W ATX2.2 PSU - Black (CA-009-HP)
£44.99

Subtotal £628.45
VAT £109.98
Total £738.43


This should do nicely, theres no monitor there but u can get decent 19" of ebay for 2nd hand for around a £100,

That would total to £838 altogether!!
 
Thanks for the replies guys. How's about this:

Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 1.86GHz 1066FSB LGA775 2MB cache OEM
Gigabyte GA-8I965P-DS3 SKT 775 P965 Chipset PCI-E
300 GB Samsung SATA 2 7200rpm 8MB cache HDD oem
OCZ® Value Pro 2GB DDR2 PC5400 667Mhz Dual Channel Kit
19" Hyundai ImageQuest N91W, 5ms Silver/black, Multimedia, 800:1, DVI
Sony AW-G170AB2 Dual Layer Black 18x DVD+/-RW 12X RAM oem
Connect3D ATI Radeon X1800 XT 256MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI
Lian-Li PC-61 PLUS Black Aluminium Midi-Tower Case (No PSU) (CA-045-LL)
Akasa Ultra Quiet 400W Paxpower Active PFC ATX2.0 PSU


I make that about £823 + a CPU cooler.
 
Mulder said:
Thanks for the replies guys. How's about this:

Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 1.86GHz 1066FSB LGA775 2MB cache OEM
Gigabyte GA-8I965P-DS3 SKT 775 P965 Chipset PCI-E
300 GB Samsung SATA 2 7200rpm 8MB cache HDD oem
OCZ® Value Pro 2GB DDR2 PC5400 667Mhz Dual Channel Kit
19" Hyundai ImageQuest N91W, 5ms Silver/black, Multimedia, 800:1, DVI
Sony AW-G170AB2 Dual Layer Black 18x DVD+/-RW 12X RAM oem
Connect3D ATI Radeon X1800 XT 256MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI
Lian-Li PC-61 PLUS Black Aluminium Midi-Tower Case (No PSU) (CA-045-LL)
Akasa Ultra Quiet 400W Paxpower Active PFC ATX2.0 PSU


I make that about £823 + a CPU cooler.
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Personally, id go for my spec, as it has a 550W PSU. But that is a decent spec for the money.

s-
 
yeh thats good! go for it apart from like syk said, better psu. 450W or more would be just a bit safer!
 
OK, how about a Hiper HPU-4M580 Type R 580W ATX2.2 PSU - Black?

Only component I'm worried about is the RAM, are you sure it will be OK?
 
Mulder said:
OK, how about a Hiper HPU-4M580 Type R 580W ATX2.2 PSU - Black?

Only component I'm worried about is the RAM, are you sure it will be OK?
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I've heard the G.Skill is better for overclocking, how much £ u got left to fork out on a PSU?

s-
 
Syk3 said:
I've heard the G.Skill is better for overclocking, how much £ u got left to fork out on a PSU?

s-
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I'm not going to be overclocking. Not much more, I'm already well over £800!
 
Mulder said:
I'm not going to be overclocking. Not much more, I'm already well over £800!
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Have a look at my spec mate, it includes a 550W PSU, and is just slightly over £800..you just need to select a Optical Drive.

s-
 
Ok, I've ordered a Lian Li PC7 in black and 2GB of OCZ Value Pro 5400 RAM, as everywhere was running out of both. I'm set on a x1800XT and the DS3 but am yet to order. The only real thing to decide on now is the power supply!
 
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