Spec check/advice

phoo · 30 Nov 2006 at 22:00

My friend has asked for some advice on a new machine for himself. It will be a gaming machine, predominantly used for playing FEAR at 1024x768 resolution. Budget is £500 if possibly but he said he can stretch up to £600 if necessary perhaps a little more. He needs PSU, Case, RAM, Motherboard, graphics card and processor, everything else he has already. He will be overclocking.

This is what i came up with, what do you all think?

Tagan TG330-U01 330W ATX Silent PSU £28.99
(£34.06) £28.99
(£34.06)
Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - OEM £94.99
(£111.61) £94.99
(£111.61)
Gigabyte GA_965P_DS3 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £84.99
(£99.86) £84.99
(£99.86)
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) £154.99
(£182.11) £154.99
(£182.11)
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 775) £13.99
(£16.44) £13.99
(£16.44)
EVGA GeForce 7900 GS 256MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £119.99
(£140.99) £119.99
(£140.99)
Sub Total : £497.94
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 : £88.71
Total : £595.60

I didn't include a case, he said he can stretch a little more for a good one if necessary.

slap ed · 30 Nov 2006 at 22:07

i would up the power supply if i were you maybe the tagan 480 watt would be better £61

semi-pro waster · 30 Nov 2006 at 22:20

Since it is quite a tight budget I'd get the OcUK 7900gs instead of the EVGA (in fact I'd buy it anyway but the cost saving is a bonus) and get a higher powered PSU, certainly something that is 400w+. If he needs the case as well I'd suggest the Antec NSK6500 as it is a good solid case with a decent PSU included for £70.

phoo · 4 Dec 2006 at 17:26

Right i've changed it to that case and graphics card (thanks semi-pro waster) final price comes to 595 which is fine, just to double check this is all compatible and will overclock well before my mate orders.

semi-pro waster · 4 Dec 2006 at 17:40

Everything is compatible, the Antec case is currently out of stock so that may hold up the order but from the way the website looks they should be getting a new supply in at some point.

hp7909 · 4 Dec 2006 at 17:51

phoo said:
{snip}Tagan TG330-U01 330W ATX Silent PSU{snip}

That PSU is great, but for an older spec PC (got one)

Its ATX 1.3 meaning its 20-pin, needing a 24-pin adaptor, an extra expense!

Also only 18A on the single +12V Rail

That GFX & or any future upgrades will require 26A or more (if split, i.e. +12V1, +12V2, etc combined value should be equal to or greater than)

Last but not least, 330Ws is very low for such a spec. 400Ws is the new minimum (along with other things like I've mentioned above) :cool: