Spec check please?

Soldato
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Righty, what do you guys think of this spec I've knocked up, bearing in mind it will be used mostly for document work and internet, quite a lot as a media centre type thing (although not truly a HTPC), music editing, a little Photoshop and some gaming (not bothered about playing FEAR at max or anything like that), and a little overclocking just for the sake of it! However I'd like some room to spare, so not going for absolute basics.

AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Venice
Zalman CNPS7700-CU Ultra-Quiet CPU Cooler
Asus A8N-E nForce4 Ultra
Akasa Ultra Quiet 460W Paxpower Active PFC ATX2.0 PSU
GeIL 1GB (2x512MB) PC3200 Value Dual Channel Kit
Sapphire X800 GTO² LE Dual DVI (PCI-E)
Zalman VF700-CU Quiet Copper VGA Cooler
Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 10 NCQ 250GB 6V250F0 SATA-II 16MB Cache
LG GSA-4167B DVD-RAM

The one thing I wasn't sure about is the mobo, can anyone recommend a better one for a similar price? The total budget so far for the above spec is about £400-500, is it suitable? Oh, and I've not yet decided on a case, but it might be quite expensive, I quite like the look of the new Lian Li's out soon. :o

:)
 
Stelly said:
I would still go for a Seasonic power supply :)

Stelly

I'd like one of them, they don't seem too cheap though! And I know not to skimp on the psu and all that, any Seasonic I get my hands on will probs have to come from the MM, grr.
 
I coulda swore the Tagan was more expensive than that last I looked :o

I'm gonna need a larger hard drive than that though, I seem to have mentioned a 250gb in the OP, I think maybe 200 or 160 will suffice (I have a 120gig at the moment and I've had to squeeze every last byte out of it for the last year now).

I could end up re-using an old case I have to save a few bob on that, just won't look as pretty I suppose!

Thoughts on the HIS X800 GTO vs the Sapphire X800 GTO2 (which I planned on oc'ing)?
 
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