Semi-final build list

whitedragon · 1 Jul 2007 at 11:11

ok this is the parts i have picked out for my build.The cpu i am waiting for the july 22nd price cuts from intel . What do you think of the list thanks

mobo
Gigabyte motherboard GA-N650SLI-DS4 nForce 650i SLI LGA775 Intel Core 2 Quad / Core 2 Duo dual PCI-E x16 SATA 3G RAID Firewire ATX

gpu
Gigabyte GF 7600GS SLI 512MB DDR2, PCI-E, Dual DVI, HDTV Out, Retail with Silent Pipe

cpu cooler
OCZ Vindicator Heatpipe CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/LGA775)

psu
Corsair HX 520W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-520HXUK)

ram
Corsair 2GB DDR2 XMS2-6400C5 TwinX (2x1GB)

Jaaay · 1 Jul 2007 at 11:12

Whats your budget mate?
I think you can do better than that, but we kind of need a price first

That PSU is one of the best, so defiently keep that

whitedragon · 1 Jul 2007 at 11:15

Jay™ said:
Whats your budget mate?
I think you can do better than that, but we kind of need a price first
That PSU is one of the best, so defiently keep that

around £500/600 ruff price

stickroad · 1 Jul 2007 at 11:18

whitedragon said:
around £500/600 ruff price

What bits do you need?

whitedragon · 1 Jul 2007 at 11:19

stickroad said:
What bits do you need?

The one's in the list

stickroad · 1 Jul 2007 at 11:22

Here:

Gigabyte GA_P35C_DS3R (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 & DDR3 Motherboard
Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 PC2-5300C3 667MHz Dual Channel Kit
EVGA GeForce 8800 GTS 320MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI
Noctua NH-U12F (Socket LGA775/754/939/940/AM2) Heatsink
Corsair HX 520W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU

Total : £476.93

Thier you go.

Jaaay · 1 Jul 2007 at 11:22

In that case, i've got the same sort of thing going on with my pc spec, this is what i am hoping to upgrade too soon.

MOBO
Gigabyte GA_P35C_DS3R (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 & DDR3 Motherboard £96.34

RAM
Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 PC2-6400C4 800MHz Dual Channel Kit (BL2KIT12864AA804) £84.59

GFX
OcUK GeForce 8600 GT 256MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £76.36

CPU Cooler
Thermalright Ultra-120 (Socket 754/939/940/LGA775) Heatsink £35.24

And stick with the Corsair HX520W PSU

That comes to £365.37 + whatever cpu you choose.

You could change the RAM to GeIL or OCZ, but ive heard good things about the Corsair ram, i currently have GeIL ram in my system.

EDIT: Yeh as the above post, it depends if you game a lot or not. I would go for a 8800 card if you play games on your pc, or a 8600 if you game occasionally or whatever.

whitedragon · 1 Jul 2007 at 11:30

thanks ill look into it before i do any ordering lol

whitedragon · 4 Jul 2007 at 16:32

FINAL BUILD LIST

mobo
Gigabyte motherboard GA-P35C-DS3R Intel P35 Express LGA775 Intel Core Extreme / Core 2 Duo PCI-E x16 SATA 3G RAID ATX

temp gpu
Gigabyte GF 7600GS SLI 512MB DDR2, PCI-E, Dual DVI, HDTV Out, Retail with Silent Pipe

cpu cooler
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-001-SB

ram
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-092-CS

psu
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-005-CS

Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g)

i dont know what cpu yet see what the price cuts bring

toosepin · 4 Jul 2007 at 16:55

Stickroad's spec is definatley the best of all those posted, although I'd proabbly go for Cellshock RAM.

whitedragon · 4 Jul 2007 at 17:18

i put the rong mobo down it should have been the DS3R