Spec Check please - My first so be gentle!

Foehammer2003

Foehammer2003

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Ok hi! Well i have been asked by a mate to build him a rig with a budget of £700 and have come up with this:

CA-021-AK Akasa AK-ZEN-01-WH Zen White Case - No PSU (CA-021-AK)
£27.95 £27.95
MB-002-AK Asrock 939Dual-SATA2 (Socket 939 & Upgradable to AM2) AGP & PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-002-AK)
£35.95 £35.95
CA-004-EN Enermax EG465AX-VE(G)(FMA) 460W ATX1.3 Power Supply (CA-004-EN)
£29.95 £29.95
CD-019-AS Asus DRW-1608P3S 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Beige) - Retail (CD-019-AS)
£23.95 £23.95
MO-005-V7 OcUK Value Video7 L19WA 19" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Silver/Black (MO-005-V7)
£106.95 £106.95
KB-051-MS Microsoft Wireless Optical Desktop 1000 Black - Retail (BV3-00007) (KB-051-MS)
£23.95 £23.95
HD-085-SE Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 200GB ST3200820AS SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-085-SE)
£47.95 £47.95
CP-126-AM AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4200+ (Socket 939) - Retail (ADA4200BVBOX) (CP-126-AM)
£109.95 £109.95
MY-042-GL GeIL 1GB (2x512MB) PC3200 UltraX-BH5 CAS2 (GLX1GB3200DC) (MY-042-GL)
£74.95 £74.95
GX-054-HT HIS Excalibur ATI Radeon X1800 GTO TURBO ICEQ3 SILENT 256MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-054-HT)
£117.95 £117.95
Subtotal £599.50
VAT £104.92
Total £704.42

Slightly over and still no with postage but is it all compatible? and do you think i could be doing better with his money?

Oh and is there anything i have forgotten? Need a complete rig setup, keyboard mouse n all, inc monitor.

Thanks guys n gals
 
i would change the cpu to a 3800+x2 becuse it has the same amount of cache and will easily overlcock to 2.2ghz (same as 4200+) with 2.6ghz usually being easily attainable. also i would get rid of the x1800gto and change it for Connect3D ATI Radeon X1800 XT 256MB. its ten quid more than the gto but would absolutley wipe the floor with it. plus with the change of these 2 components should easily keep within your 700 quid budget
 
Cool thanks for the advice, i have changed it now, however will i really need the better Geil RAM do you guys think? as it will be hardly OC'd at all as he would not know how to sort out any issues should tings go a bit bizzarre, could he get away with the OCuk value ram? He wants to be able to use it as a good gaming rig also.
 
yep u should be allrite. i have heard goood things about the ocuk value ram anyway. so i rekon u could get away with it. by the way though if u are going to overlock i would definately consider getting a new cpu cooler. one of the best and also cheapest would be the arctic cooling 64 pro
 
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AM2 really worth it though? Read so much about the small performance step over 939, then which mobo? I would definately consider it, just i dont know that much about AM2 setups.
 
at the moment there is no performance difference between 939 and am2 plus 939 had more mature and stable mobo. and am2 isnt necasarrily furtureproof because i heard the next generation of amd chips may be on another platform
 
johnno said:
at the moment there is no performance difference between 939 and am2 plus 939 had more mature and stable mobo. and am2 isnt necasarrily furtureproof because i heard the next generation of amd chips may be on another platform
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Not even because of the much higher RAM frequencies?
 
CP-166-AM AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3800+ 2.00GHz (Socket AM2) - Retail (CP-166-AM)
£89.95 £89.95
MB-147-AS Asus M2N-E (Socket AM2) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-147-AS)
£59.95 £59.95
MY-058-GL GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) (MY-058-GL)
£107.95 £107.95
HD-079-SE Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB ST3250620AS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-079-SE)
£52.55 £52.55
GX-044-CO Connect3D ATI Radeon X1800 XT 256MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-044-CO)
£126.95 £126.95
CA-025-EN Enermax Liberty 500W ELT500AWT ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CA-025-EN)
£59.95 £59.95
CA-021-AK Akasa AK-ZEN-01-WH Zen White Case - No PSU (CA-021-AK)
£27.95 £27.95
CD-029-NE NEC ND4570 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Beige) - OEM (CD-029-NE)
£21.95 £21.95
KB-051-MS Microsoft Wireless Optical Desktop 1000 Black - Retail (BV3-00007) (KB-051-MS)
£23.95 £23.95
MO-005-V7 OcUK Value Video7 L19WA 19" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Silver/Black (MO-005-V7)
£106.95 £106.95
Subtotal £678.10
VAT £118.67
Total £796.77

Now I know it's way over but definatley worth considering as it provides a certain degree of future-proofing with it :)
 
Foehammer2003 said:
Not even because of the much higher RAM frequencies?
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not at the moment no. i had to make the decision wether to go AM2 or 939.and i choose 939. then when the new AMD chips come out upgrade then.. or go conroe at a later date. ;)
 
Ok this is slightly over and has a fairly small hard drive but you get Conroe and good component parts. The motherboard is supposedly not great for overclocking but it ought to allow at least some.

MO-005-V7 OcUK Value Video7 L19WA 19" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Silver/Black (MO-005-V7)
£106.95 £106.95
KB-072-LG Logitech Cordless Desktop EX-110 - Retail (KB-072-LG)
£17.95 £17.95
CA-040-AN Antec Sonata II Piano Black Quiet Case - 450W Smart Power PSU (CA-040-AN)
£65.95 £65.95
MB-003-AK Asrock ConroeXFire-eSATA2 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-003-AK)
£53.95 £53.95
GX-044-CO Connect3D ATI Radeon X1800 XT 256MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-044-CO)
£126.95 £126.95
CP-135-IN Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - OEM (CP-135-IN)
£109.95 £109.95
MY-057-GL GeIL 1GB (2x512MB) PC6400 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX21GB6400UDC) (MY-057-GL)
£59.95 £59.95
HS-017-AR Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 775) (HS-017-AR)
£14.95 £14.95
CD-035-NE NEC ND3550 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-035-NE)
£19.95 £19.95
HD-023-SA Samsung SpinPoint P HD080HJ 80GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-023-SA)
£25.95 £25.95
Subtotal £602.50
VAT £105.44
Total £707.94
 
Thanks guys for your input, and semi-pro waster that looks an immense spec within the budget, will put it to him and see if he is willing to give a little on the HD or the budget lol
 
semi-pro waster said:
Ok this is slightly over and has a fairly small hard drive but you get Conroe and good component parts. The motherboard is supposedly not great for overclocking but it ought to allow at least some.

MO-005-V7 OcUK Value Video7 L19WA 19" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Silver/Black (MO-005-V7)
£106.95 £106.95
KB-072-LG Logitech Cordless Desktop EX-110 - Retail (KB-072-LG)
£17.95 £17.95
CA-040-AN Antec Sonata II Piano Black Quiet Case - 450W Smart Power PSU (CA-040-AN)
£65.95 £65.95
MB-003-AK Asrock ConroeXFire-eSATA2 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-003-AK)
£53.95 £53.95
GX-044-CO Connect3D ATI Radeon X1800 XT 256MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-044-CO)
£126.95 £126.95
CP-135-IN Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - OEM (CP-135-IN)
£109.95 £109.95
MY-057-GL GeIL 1GB (2x512MB) PC6400 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX21GB6400UDC) (MY-057-GL)
£59.95 £59.95
HS-017-AR Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 775) (HS-017-AR)
£14.95 £14.95
CD-035-NE NEC ND3550 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-035-NE)
£19.95 £19.95
HD-023-SA Samsung SpinPoint P HD080HJ 80GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-023-SA)
£25.95 £25.95
Subtotal £602.50
VAT £105.44
Total £707.94
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you wont get better than for just shy of 710quid ..... :D
 
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