Hi guys
Over the past few months i have been looking at the great deals on overclockers. I hope to build this gaming/ internet/ general rig. This will be my first build, only having added ram and replacing the graphics card on my current pc and just a little nervous lol. I have been reading these forums a lot, to try and come up with a spec. I was hoping you could look it over and add any changes/ recomendations.
The only thing i am mainly worried about is if an issue with BIOs come up as i am not experienced with this. So i have tried to spec a seemingly troubleless motherboard, but i dont know much to be honest.
I would like to run vista 64 bit, and 4 gig of ram, but not sure on whether 4x1gb or 2x2gb also.
I think i have also decided on the gt too, i was thinking of gtx, but from reading the general concensus, i have decided to save the cash for something else, and maybe later upgrade with the new cards coming out next year. My max budget is £1300.
This is what i have came up with so far:
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3250410AS) £37.99
(£44.64) £75.98
(£89.28)
Seasonic M12 Modular 700W Silent ATX2.0 Power Supply £89.99
(£105.74) £89.99
(£105.74)
EVGA GeForce 8800 GT 512MB Superclocked "Crysis Edition" GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (512-P2-E802-AR-CrysisUK) £174.99
(£205.61) £174.99
(£205.61)
Samsung SH-S202NBEBN 20x20 DVD±RW IDE Dual Layer Lightscribe ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.99
(£18.79) £15.99
(£18.79)
Asus Striker Extreme nForce 680 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £159.99
(£187.99) £159.99
(£187.99)
Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient SLACR 95W Edition" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - OEM £135.99
(£159.79) £135.99
(£159.79)
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g) £5.99
(£7.04) £5.99
(£7.04)
Tuniq Tower 120-LFB CPU Cooler (Socket 478/754/939/940/AM2/LGA775) £39.99
(£46.99) £39.99
(£46.99)
Samsung SM-206BW 20" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Glossy Black £149.99
(£176.24) £149.99
(£176.24)
Creative SBS380 2.1 Speakers - Retail £13.99
(£16.44) £13.99
(£16.44)
Microsoft Wireless Laser Desktop 6000 - Retail (69A-00005) £44.99
(£52.86) £44.99
(£52.86)
OCZ 4GB (2 x 2GB) PC2-5400C5 Dual Channel Vista Upgrade Gold Series DDR2 (OCZ2VU6674GK) £64.99
(£76.36) £64.99
(£76.36)
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-Bit Edition DVD - OEM - 1Pk (66I-00788) £59.99
(£70.49) £59.99
(£70.49)
Thermaltake VA7000BWA Shark Aluminium Full Tower - Black £69.99
(£82.24) £69.99
(£82.24
£1325 inc delivery
Also finally, i was unsure, as the 8800gt is still preorder, and if i bought everything as a single purchase, would it all be sent at once and id have to wait for the gt to come into stock before everthing would be delivered, or would the components - the gpu be sent and then id recieve it later on. Also, i was unsure of how long this could be for the superclocked crysis to come into stock.
If you could possibly check this over and add any suggestions
Many thanks , Ion
Over the past few months i have been looking at the great deals on overclockers. I hope to build this gaming/ internet/ general rig. This will be my first build, only having added ram and replacing the graphics card on my current pc and just a little nervous lol. I have been reading these forums a lot, to try and come up with a spec. I was hoping you could look it over and add any changes/ recomendations.
The only thing i am mainly worried about is if an issue with BIOs come up as i am not experienced with this. So i have tried to spec a seemingly troubleless motherboard, but i dont know much to be honest.
I would like to run vista 64 bit, and 4 gig of ram, but not sure on whether 4x1gb or 2x2gb also.
I think i have also decided on the gt too, i was thinking of gtx, but from reading the general concensus, i have decided to save the cash for something else, and maybe later upgrade with the new cards coming out next year. My max budget is £1300.
This is what i have came up with so far:
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3250410AS) £37.99
(£44.64) £75.98
(£89.28)
Seasonic M12 Modular 700W Silent ATX2.0 Power Supply £89.99
(£105.74) £89.99
(£105.74)
EVGA GeForce 8800 GT 512MB Superclocked "Crysis Edition" GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (512-P2-E802-AR-CrysisUK) £174.99
(£205.61) £174.99
(£205.61)
Samsung SH-S202NBEBN 20x20 DVD±RW IDE Dual Layer Lightscribe ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.99
(£18.79) £15.99
(£18.79)
Asus Striker Extreme nForce 680 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £159.99
(£187.99) £159.99
(£187.99)
Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient SLACR 95W Edition" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - OEM £135.99
(£159.79) £135.99
(£159.79)
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g) £5.99
(£7.04) £5.99
(£7.04)
Tuniq Tower 120-LFB CPU Cooler (Socket 478/754/939/940/AM2/LGA775) £39.99
(£46.99) £39.99
(£46.99)
Samsung SM-206BW 20" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Glossy Black £149.99
(£176.24) £149.99
(£176.24)
Creative SBS380 2.1 Speakers - Retail £13.99
(£16.44) £13.99
(£16.44)
Microsoft Wireless Laser Desktop 6000 - Retail (69A-00005) £44.99
(£52.86) £44.99
(£52.86)
OCZ 4GB (2 x 2GB) PC2-5400C5 Dual Channel Vista Upgrade Gold Series DDR2 (OCZ2VU6674GK) £64.99
(£76.36) £64.99
(£76.36)
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-Bit Edition DVD - OEM - 1Pk (66I-00788) £59.99
(£70.49) £59.99
(£70.49)
Thermaltake VA7000BWA Shark Aluminium Full Tower - Black £69.99
(£82.24) £69.99
(£82.24
£1325 inc delivery
Also finally, i was unsure, as the 8800gt is still preorder, and if i bought everything as a single purchase, would it all be sent at once and id have to wait for the gt to come into stock before everthing would be delivered, or would the components - the gpu be sent and then id recieve it later on. Also, i was unsure of how long this could be for the superclocked crysis to come into stock.
If you could possibly check this over and add any suggestions
Many thanks , Ion
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