Second opinion needed on spec :)

Straz · 4 Aug 2007 at 14:08

Hey guys, so I am almost finished speccing out my half new PC, im resusing my X1800XT and X-Fi soundcard but i have come up with this to replace the rest:

Motherboard: ASUS P5K-E/WIFI-AP AiLifestyle Series P35 Socket 775

(Basically I heard any p35 board will do, however if anyone has any suggestions on a better p35 board than this for a similar price let's hear it).

CPU: Core 2 Duo E6750

RAM: OCZ 2GB Kit (2x1GB) DDR2 800MHz/PC2-6400

(Again, any suggestions for alternatives on the RAM are welcome).

PSU: Antec TruePower 650W

HD: Really not sure about this one yet but something on the lines of the best for under £70 really, (Sata) - Suggestions needed!

So that's what i've come up with so far, from looking at that do you see any conflict issues with any of the hardware?

All in all it's going to cost around £400.

DavidB · 4 Aug 2007 at 14:22

quad processor same price and 2 more cores, why not ?
Gigabyte GA_P35C_DS3R Cheap at that price, good value.
Crucial memory Good value, overclocks well, good enougth speed for any stock processor.
Corsair PSU great psu, quality and reliable.
Hard drive just seems good value at the moment as its the cheapest 500gb Hard drive at the moment (sale price).

stickroad · 4 Aug 2007 at 14:27

Straz said:
CPU: Core 2 Duo E6750

£125.71 inc VAT

DavidB said:
quad processor same price and 2 more cores, why not ?

£176.24 inc VAT

DavidB · 4 Aug 2007 at 14:32

Woops, misread, my bad :rolleyes:

Automatically assume people go for the E6850, well in that case go for it.

Straz · 4 Aug 2007 at 22:29

Right so... I've updated some parts.

Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 1333FSB 2.66GHz - £119.06
Gigabyte GA-P35C-DS3R - £85.96
Corsair 2GB Kit (2x1GB) DDR2 675MHz/PC2-5400 XMS - £51.99
Antec TruePower Trio 650W PSU - £76.61
Western Digital 400GB 7200RPM 16MB Cache SATAII/300 - £60.52

Total = £394.14

What do you think?

DavidB · 4 Aug 2007 at 22:37

Nice spec, though i still think youd benefit from the corsair PSU

Straz · 5 Aug 2007 at 01:07

I'm considering the Corsair HX PSU after reading some good reviews on it and decent feedback, what it comes down to is whether or not the 520w will be suitable for my system or should a spend the little extra on the 620w?

Just had a little trouble with the 430w i have atm so tempted to go higher.