Sorry, Another Spec Me Thread.

[MattyBoi7]

I was wondering if you guys could spec me some new components for my computer.

All I really need is:

CPU + Fan
Motherboard
2 GB RAM
Graphics Card

I have around £350-400 to spend (£450 if need be if you think its worth the extra £).

I probably will overclock it so am looking for the best-bang-for-my-buck stuff.

Thanks in advance.

 

[the shadow]

Hi does that include op system.

 

[Murzo]

Leadtek GeForce 8800 GTS 320MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail
£151.99 (£178.59)

GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC5300C4 667MHz Value DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB5300DC)
£49.99 (£58.74)

Abit IP35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard Abit IP35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
£74.99 (£88.11)

Intel Core 2 Duo E4400 "LGA775 Allendale" 2.00GHz (800FSB) - Retail Intel Core 2 Duo E4400 "LGA775 Allendale" 2.00GHz (800FSB) - Retail
£67.99 (£79.89)
Sub Total : £376.96

Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £8.95

VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £61.93

Total : £405.33 inc VAT

 

[MattyBoi7]

No, idoesn't include the OS.

I'm not soo much a hardcore gamer anymore so a high end graphics card isn't necessary.

 

[the shadow]

1950 pro thats the card for u im sure.

 

[MattyBoi7]

Nice spec Murzo but I'd rather spend abit more on the processor as I doubt I'll play too many games.

Hows this:

Sapphire X1650 XT 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £49.99
(£58.74) £49.99

Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 PC2-6400C4 800MHz Dual Channel Kit (BL2KIT12864AA804) £81.99
(£96.34) £81.99

Asus P5W DH Deluxe WiFi (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £99.99
(£117.49) £99.99

Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail £124.99
(£146.86) £124.99

Sub Total : £356.96
Shipping : £8.95
VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £64.03

Total : £429.94

Will the graphics card play most games? I've heard the CPU can be overclocked to 3Ghz+, will the RAM be fast enough?

 

[Murzo]

Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "LGA775 Kentsfield" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail £149.99 (£176.24)

Gigabyte GA_P35_DS3P (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £84.99 (£99.86)

OcUK ATI Radeon X1950 Pro 256MB GDDR3 HDTV/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £59.99 (£70.49)

Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 PC2-6400C4 800MHz Dual Channel Kit (BL2KIT12864AA804)
£81.99 (£96.34)

Sub Total : £376.96

Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £8.25

VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £67.41

Total : £452.62

This will play most games although not any of the new gen games(i.e directX10 games) very well, but you will have a quad core processor making your system future proof.

 

[Windle]

Unless you actually have a program which utilises multi-cpu stick with Dual, don't let people overspec you for speccing sake. He wants bang for buck, the CPU i've specced will easily get 3.0ghz. Decent Motherboard which supports on the fly overclocking and a decent card which will play pretty much anything you chuck at it.

 

[truebluecfc]

I wouldnt say a E6600 is very good "bang for buck". Get a E2160 or a Q6600.

Also get a OcUK ATI Radeon X1950 Pro 256MB at only £70 thats "bang for buck".

 

[hp7909]

I probably will overclock it so am looking for the best-bang-for-my-buck stuff

 

[Kalpsn2000]

The Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 PC2-5300C3 667MHz Dual Channel Kit (BL2KIT12864AA663) is out of stock with no ETA.

Which is annoying cause I got that RAM in my spec.

 

[MattyBoi7]

Wow, some excellent replies so far. You've given me a lot to consider!

Most of yuou have mentioned the OcUK X1950 card so Ill go with that graphics card wise. Also, Ill go with the 2 X 1GB of Crucial Ballistix 6400 RAM.

OcUK ATI Radeon X1950 Pro 256MB GDDR3 HDTV/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £59.99 - (£70.49)

Abit AB9 Pro WiFi (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
£84.99 - (£99.86)

Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 PC2-6400C4 800MHz Dual Channel Kit (BL2KIT12864AA804) £81.99 - (£96.34)

Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail
£124.99 - (£146.86)
Sub Total : £351.96

Shipping : £8.25
VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £63.04
Total : £423.25

What'd you guys think?