Spec check please

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I had a spec check done last month but I had to put my purchase back by a few weeks. Some of the original components I was planning on getting aren't available from OCUK anymore so I've come up with the following.

Anyone see any problems, or room for improvement? The only thing not here is a graphics card, I'm a bit confused about which is best at the mo, so if someone could suggest a gfx card in the £150-200 bracket it would be much appreciated.

Thanks

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 32-Bit Edition DVD - OEM - 1Pk
(66I-02059)
£59.99 (£70.49)

Logitech G51 5.1 Surround Sound Speaker System
(980-000116)
£76.99 (£90.46)

Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Gamer 7.1 Sound Card - Retail £47.99 (£56.39)

Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 3200 Laser Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 3200 Laser
£31.99 (£37.59)

Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient SLACR 95W Edition" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail
£123.99 (£145.69)

Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3R (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
£64.99 (£76.36)

Tuniq Tower 120-LFB CPU Cooler (Socket 478/754/939/940/AM2/LGA775) £39.99 (£46.99)

Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g) Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound
£5.99 (£7.04)

Corsair 4GB DDR2 XMS2 PC2-6400C5 TwinX (2x2GB)
£59.99 (£70.49)

Samsung SpinPoint F1 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD502IJ)
£119.97 (£140.97)

Pioneer BDC-202BK 5x BD-ROM + 12x12 DVD±RW Serial ATA Dual Layer ReWriter - (Black) - OEM
£72.99 (£85.76)

Antec Sonata III Piano Black Quiet Case - EarthWatts 500W PSU
£69.99 (£82.24)

Samsung SM-245B 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black
£254.99 (£299.61)

Compro VideoMate DVB-T220 Digital TV Internal PCI - Retail
£27.99 (£32.89)

Sub Total : £1,057.84
Shipping : £29.84
VAT : £190.34
Total : £1,278.02
 
Ben M said:
why did you choose a 32 bit OS?
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Oops, my mistake, that should have course be 64 bit Vista.

Noted on the cooler, went for the Tuniq as that was recommended when I asked on these forums last month. However, the Ultra-120 needs a fan so the price difference is only a couple of quid.

Thanks for the GFX recommendations. I was looking at the BFG 9800GTX as its on offer this week so will probably go with that.
 
The Tuniq is a very good cooler but that is a pretty hefty price jump considering it has been hovering around the £30 mark relatively often.

The Thermalright Ultra 120 is one of the best heatsinks available, the only issue (and it might well have been sorted now) is that they sometimes needed lapping due to a concave finish on the base.

The Noctua NH-U12P is also worth considering, I'd opt for the cheapest option of the three and I don't think you can really lose.
 
semi-pro waster said:
The Tuniq is a very good cooler but that is a pretty hefty price jump considering it has been hovering around the £30 mark relatively often.
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The standard version still is ~£30, but that's out of stock with no ETA, so the one on his list is the one with LEDs ;)
 
shaffaaf27 said:
the guaranteed 3.0GHz q6600 is £135 :o


get that and a Noctua NH-U12P
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Hadn't spotted that CPU on offer. Cheers, now changed to that CPU and the Noctua.

One more question, will the 500w PSU in the Antec be enough for all of this kit, bearing in mind I'm going for the 9800GTX, a TV card and three hard drives?
 
Ben M said:
The standard version still is ~£30, but that's out of stock with no ETA, so the one on his list is the one with LEDs ;)
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Yeah, I'm aware of the different versions but even the LED one wasn't that expensive until fairly recently.

KoR said:
One more question, will the 500w PSU in the Antec be enough for all of this kit, bearing in mind I'm going for the 9800GTX, a TV card and three hard drives?
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The PSU will be fine, it is a good PSU from a good brand so I'd have no worries with it.
 
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