Spec Check Please

Trigger · 18 Feb 2007 at 18:13

Hi,

Samsung SpinPoint P HD160HJ 160GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM £34.99
(£41.11) £34.99
(£41.11) Lian-Li PC-7 PLUS Aluminium Midi-Tower Case - Black £49.99
(£58.74) £49.99
(£58.74) GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) £99.99
(£117.49) £99.99
(£117.49) Asus P5N-E SLi nForce 650 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £69.99
(£82.24) £69.99
(£82.24) Intel Core 2 DUO E4300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.80GHz (800FSB) - Retail £95.99
(£112.79) £95.99
(£112.79) Corsair HX 520W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-520HXUK) £61.99
(£72.84) £61.99
(£72.84) NEC AD5170 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
(£19.96) £16.99
(£19.96) Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 32-Bit Edition DVD - OEM - 1Pk (66I-00715) £61.99
(£72.84) £61.99
(£72.84) BFG 3DFuzion GeForce 7300 LE Turbo Cache 256MB DDR TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £28.99
(£34.06) £28.99

Total : £624.94

Obviously going by the graphics card, this machine will not be used for gaming

Basically just after any feedback on known issues with this combination etc and also, will the 7300LE be enough to run the Vista Aero interface?

Thanks,

Ben

Deiwos · 18 Feb 2007 at 18:21

Only thing I could suggest is avoiding a gfx card with turbo caching, even if it isn't for gaming

Lolcb · 18 Feb 2007 at 18:27

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-026-BG

tinners · 18 Feb 2007 at 18:43

yeah think you will be v. disappointed with that card. rest looks good.

Trigger · 18 Feb 2007 at 18:44

Thanks for the replies

Lolcb said:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-026-BG

Puts it over budget as I've got a keyboard and mouse on top of that as well

Would an ATi X1300 be any better?

tinners · 18 Feb 2007 at 19:00

What about a 2nd hand one ?

Trigger · 18 Feb 2007 at 21:27

tinners said:
What about a 2nd hand one ?

Hmm, not sure really. So whats the minimum spec card that I can run Aero on? I've looked on the Microsoft site but thats pretty much useless- it goes on about pixel shaders etc and I'm not really clued up on graphics cards so I'm not sure... I don't want to be wasting money on a high end card when it won't be used for gaming or anything remotley strenuous.