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dave182

dave182

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hey, would like to know if this would work with vista x64, WoW and other games such as crysis. I will be running on a 22inch widescreen monitor. Was wondering if anything needs altering, help would be greatly appriciated

Intel Core 2 Duo E7300 LGA775 'Wolfdale' 2.66GHz (1066FSB)http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-259-IN

Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 4850 / 512MB DDR3 / PCI Express 2.0 / Graphics Card - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-179-SP


**B Grade** Abit IP35 Pro (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 (MB-135-AB)
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BG-107-AB


**B Grade** Antec NSK 6580 Super Midi Tower Case - Black/Silver (430W Earth Watts PSU)
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BG-045-AN


Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (ST3500320AS)
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-142-SE


Corsair 4GB DDR2 XMS2 PC2-6400C5 TwinX (2x2GB)
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-136-CS


Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775)
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-017-AR


Pioneer DVR-216DBK 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CD-063-PO

comes to around 440, would like to try and get cheaper if possible but not gimp the gfx, again, suggestions would be great!

Thanks in advance :D
 
all looks good, though Id recomend a different mobo as Abit have gone/are about to go bust, look at the gigabyte GA-EP43-DS3L here, only £10 more better board and you wont have to worry about support issues
 
ok, have looked into it a bit more, decided on not geting a B-Class mobo, instead was thinking :

Asus P5Q-VM Intel G45 Micro-ATX (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
(http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-306-AS) - as the GA-EP43-DS3L can only have a maximum of 8gb, dont want to have to replace the motherboard next time i upgrade! not sure if this is the right choice though! also decided on getin XP 64 bit. not vista! mainly gaming reasons (old school ones) and the fact that I am so used to it now.


thought i may aswell up the RAM also:
OCZ 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-8500C5 1066MHz Dual Channel Platinum Series DDR2 (OCZ2P10664GK) (http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-114-OC)

Also been reading about a reduction in price of intels quad core coming up in feb? Is it worth the wait? and to what degree will ''price drop'' be?

Thanks for feed back btw :)
 
That mobo is a completely different size for starters, micro-ATX rather than full size, you dont need to worry about the gigabyte only supporting 8 gig, thats more than enough, and if you get asus its worth noting some people have compatibility issues with asus boards and OCZ RAM, I have both and havent had issues but others have, so if you did decide on an asus, Id recomend you look at the Asus P5QPro which is £25 more btw, youre best looking at Corsair or G-Skill RAM
 
ok, thanks for pointing that one out! I think i'l go for the (Asus P5Q Pro Intel P45 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard) then?

Also for memory:
G.Skill 4GB DDR2 PK PC2-8500C5 (2x2GB) CAS5 Dual Channel Kit?

Cheers
 
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