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Hi,

Building a new PC for a friend, just looking for opinions on this lot please:

Samsung SpinPoint P HD080HJ 80GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM
(£30.54)
Intel Core 2 DUO E4300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.80GHz (800FSB) - Retail
(£112.79)
GeIL 1GB (2x512MB) PC5300 667MHz Value DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX21GB5300DC)
(£50.51)
OcUK Value 7600 GT 256MB PCI-E
(£58.74)
Antec NSK4400 Mini Tower Case - 380W SmartPower PSU
(£46.99)
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-Bit Edition DVD - OEM - 1Pk (66I-00788)
(£72.84)
OcUK Value Hanns-G HC174D 17" LCD Monitor - Silver/Black
(£103.39)
NEC AD5170 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM
(£19.96)
Gigabyte GA_945PL_S3 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
(£52.86)
Sub Total : £466.91
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £12.95
Vat : £83.98
Total : £563.84

Should be fine with a 380W PSU? Will the Gigabyte S3 support the E4300 out of the box? Finally, for a gaming PC, will we be better with 64 bit Vista or 32?

Thanks

Ben
 
You should be able to get a 19" monitor for that price range. The Asus 19" Widscreen can be had for £108+Vat.

Also - a bigger hardrive might be an idea. Again wont be much in terms of price.
 
Looks good, Im sure 380w will be enough (is he clocking at all?) The Antec PSUs tend to be good (i've got one ;)) Not so sure about the S3 supporting the E4300 (but I don't see why not?) I take it £600 is his/her budget? You could probably squeeze in a 19" monitor in there if it is (budget permitting of course :))
 
Should just about get away with that PSU, might be cutting it fine. Its worth a go though, Antec are quality PSUs and it won't take out the other components if there isnt enough power!

I'd be tempted though to swap the case for a much better one for less. Namely the Akasa Zen - £29. Amazing build quality for budget case, loads of room and excellent airflow. Then I would buy a 450W Antec PSU to go into it and then no worries and a sexy case for less ;)
 
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Thanks everyone :) His budget is actually around £470 but he's said he'll stretch to £563 if it improves performance a lot. (I was originally speccing an AM2 machine for him, but persuaded gim to go C2D :cool: ) Only question I'm left with now is 32-bit Vista or 64?
 
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