selling my current rig to help build new one :]

[Max]

Merry Xmas all - I was thinking about building a new rig for the new year but wondered if this current machine was worth selling to help go towards the cost of a new one

A64 x2 3800+ (skt 939) w/Arctic Cooler 64 pro
Asus A8n-e
2gb ddr 400 RAM (4sticks)
Sapphire Radeon x800 GT pci-e
WD 80gb SATA HD
Pioneer DVD-RW DVR-109
Sony DVD-ROM DDU1615
300w psu

I'm hoping to build a machine able to run multiple vmware guests, encode video, perhaps play crysis

Not quite sure of the specifics yet but something along the lines of quad q6600 / 4gb ram / geforce 8800gt / 1tb hd? :]

my budget will be hmm around £500-£700

 

[fobose]

I wouldn't sell your old PC. You wont get much for it and you would probably find a better use for it anyway (i.e a media center/server).

 

[jak731]

i can not say how much it is worth as well, but i can help you on your new build a bit

Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Corsair HX 520W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-520HXUK) £57.99
(£68.14) £57.99
(£68.14)
OcUK GeForce 8800 GT 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £139.99
(£164.49) £139.99
(£164.49)
Abit IP35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £69.99
(£82.24) £69.99
(£82.24)
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) £24.99
(£29.36) £49.98
(£58.72)
Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient SLACR 95W Edition" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - OEM £131.99
(£155.09) £131.99
(£155.09)
Pioneer DVR-212DBK 18x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
(£21.14) £17.99
(£21.14)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (ST3500320AS) £61.99
(£72.84) £61.99
(£72.84)
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775) £14.99
(£17.61) £14.99
(£17.61)
Sub Total : £544.91
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 : £97.10
Total : £651.96

needs a case
i cant fit 1TB of storage in the budget without compensating for quality or performance, which is something i would rather not do. it 1 TB is needed, you could get a case with a PSU, but i personally perfer a good PSU over storage space. addational hdds are easier to add, then a good PSU at a later date.

 

[Max]

I wouldn't sell your old PC. You wont get much for it and you would probably find a better use for it anyway (i.e a media center/server).

yeah i think you're right - it's not bad a machine , except for the fact it can't play anything new - it's pretty nippy in xp otherwise

jak - That spec is definitely a big help!, thank you very much - would I be able to overclock that quad to 3.0ghz with those components?

 

[fobose]

I think it should easilly hit 3GHz