Revised Spec for new bulid... Comments please

sti007 · 8 Sep 2006 at 16:23

Gigabyte GA_965P_DS4 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-062-GI) £123.36

Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - OEM (CP-135-IN) £126.89

Corsair 2GB DDR2 XMS2-6400C5 TwinX (2x1GB) (MY-092-CS) £170.36
Connect3D ATI Radeon X1800 XT 256MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-044-CO) £140.99

Samsung SpinPoint P HD160JJ 160GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-024-SA) £38.89

Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 775) (HS-017-AR) £21.14
Thermaltake VB1000BNS Soprano SuperMidi Tower - Black (CA-017-TT) £46.50

Enermax Liberty 620W ELT620AWT ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CA-024-EN) £105.74

TOTAL= £773.87

I don't really want to spend more than £700 really so if anyone has any ideas to bring the cost down I'm all ears

I'm gonna go Xfire with this board when Directx 10 comes along so I just want a card that will run current games at max settings in 1280 x 1024 I am also gonna want to overclock this setup. Will my motherboard choice keep me going for a while cos I'm not gonna have the cash to build a new system for a while to come. Your thoughts are very appreciated

Admiral Huddy · 8 Sep 2006 at 16:32

Do you really need that PSU? You can get your hands on the ever reliable and super silent Seasonic PSU for a lot less.

edit - sorry You are going to OC

sti007 · 8 Sep 2006 at 16:39

I wanted 600w for when I start running two graphics cards. Seasonic equivalent is not much cheaper and I don't think its modular which I want. I've had a look at this, Hiper HPU-4B580 Type R 580W Modular ATX2.2 PSU - Blue (CA-006-HP) but I'm not sure if it has two PCI-E connectors.

Admiral Huddy · 8 Sep 2006 at 16:45

sti007 said:
I wanted 600w for when I start running two graphics cards. Seasonic equivalent is not much cheaper and I don't think its modular which I want. I've had a look at this, Hiper HPU-4B580 Type R 580W Modular ATX2.2 PSU - Blue (CA-006-HP) but I'm not sure if it has two PCI-E connectors.

I can't see you cutting any more corners than what you have then..

out of interest .. how silent and reliable are those PSUs?

sti007 · 8 Sep 2006 at 16:59

From what I've heard the're quite noisy but reliable. Good price for the power you get! Does anyone know if it has two PCI-E connectors please?