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im finding it hard 2 make up my mind, but heres what ive got so far;

used for web/graphic design applications (dreamweaver, photoshop etc), a lot of multitasking being able to run many apps at the same time, and a 2nd use for gaming. Will also be running 2x 19" screens, but switching over 2 1 SLI mode for gaming at times. p.s. already have 2x 74g raptor from my current rig 2 act as main drive.

Corsair HX 620W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-620HXUK) £84.99
(£99.86)

CoolerMaster Stacker 830 - Silver Trim (No PSU) £119.99
(£140.99)

Asus P5N32-E SLi nForce 680 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £129.99
(£152.74)

NEC AD7170A 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Silver) - OEM £16.99
(£19.96)

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-Bit Edition DVD - OEM - 1Pk (66I-00788) £63.99
(£75.19)

Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 500GB ST3500630AS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM £74.99
(£88.11)

BFG GeForce 8800 GTS OC 640MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £219.99
(£258.49)

BFG GeForce 8800 GTS OC 640MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £219.99
(£258.49)

Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.67GHz (1066FSB) - Retail £175.99
(£206.79)

OCZ 4GB (2 x 2GB) PC2-6400 Dual Channel Vista Gold Series DDR2 (OCZ2G8004GK) £179.99
(£211.49)

Sub Total : £1,286.90

Vat : £227.47

Total : £1,527.32

couple of queries;

1. i chose 1 of the cheaper dvdrw drives > havent missed anything have i ?

2. PSU's ? wasnt quite sure *** to go for. any cheaper options that wont effect performance etc. quieter the better tho

3. the cm stacker evolution is currently out of stock, am i missing much by going 4 the std. same price baffles me.

4. last but not least, im interested im a bigger tft, 22" or sumthing. wots peoples opinions on these... recommendations etc. and if i wanted 2 run 3 monitors... i presume i would need an additional gfx adaptor ? pci or sumthing... as i dont think the mobo comes wiv on board gfx ???
 
thx for the replies.

- ive swapped ide dvdrw for a sata 1. (didnt know they existed)

- changed the case which helps the price. lian li pc7 plus. midi tower ? this will all fit right ?

NEC AD7170S Serial ATA 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
(£21.14)

Lian-Li PC-7 PLUS Aluminium Midi-Tower Case - Black £49.99
(£58.74)

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-Bit Edition DVD - OEM - 1Pk (66I-00788) £63.99
(£75.19)

Corsair HX 620W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-620HXUK) £84.99
(£99.86)

Samsung SH-183LBEBN 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer Serial ATA Lightscribe ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
(£21.14)

Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 500GB ST3500630AS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM £74.99
(£88.11)

OcUK GeForce 8800 GTS 320MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £151.99
(£178.59)

OcUK GeForce 8800 GTS 320MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £151.99
(£178.59)

Asus P5N32-E SLi nForce 680 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £129.99
(£152.74)

Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.67GHz (1066FSB) - Retail £175.99
(£206.79)

OCZ 4GB (2 x 2GB) PC2-6400 Dual Channel Vista Gold Series DDR2 (OCZ2G8004GK) £179.99
(£211.49)

£1,099.89
£1,292.37 inc VAT


Last 2 queries now then.

1. Processor; the quad core zeon 2gz will be a better upgrade than the e6700 2.67gz ? and if so, i presume the mobo is compliant.

2. Gfx Cards, currently i will run 2x 19" screens. Can this be done via just the 1 GTX gfx card ? how would this effect performance against 2x GS's. And games wise, 1x GFX as good/almost as good for games as 2x GS's in SLI ?
 
yes i will be looking to overclock the cpu. but i havent had any experience in this before. but you gotta start sumwhere.

i presume the xion uve specced will OC ? where do you expect i can take it ? also, will i require a new/upgraded cpu fan to do so other that the retail std ?

im happy to go 4 just the 1 GTX if it will run 2x monitors.

is the performance upgrade any better with the ram uve specced as its £70 more expensive. (jaffa cake)

as for budget, as low as possible, im around the 1300 pound mark. absolute limit would be 1500 but obviously would rather stay there unless im compromising on spec in a big way.
 
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i was refering 2 jaffa cakes spec on the memory.

if i was prepared 2 spend the extra few pennies, would

Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "LGA775 Kentsfield" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail
£291.99
(£343.09)

be better than the

Intel Xeon 3200 Series X3210 "LGA775 Kentsfield" 2.13GHz (1066FSB) - Retail
£244.99
(£287.86)

taking in2 account i want 2 order 2day, and xion arent available yet. also, i do play games and xion description refers 2 these processors 4 servers etc.

please excuse my ignorance, but i do appreciate such quick replies
 
Okay, so here's the final list;

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-Bit Edition DVD - OEM - 1Pk (66I-00788) £63.99
(£75.19)

OCZ 4GB (2 x 2GB) PC2-6400 Dual Channel Vista Gold Series DDR2 (OCZ2G8004GK) £164.99
(£193.86)

Abit AB9 Quad GT (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £94.99
(£111.61)

Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "LGA775 Kentsfield" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail £291.99
(£343.09)

BFG GeForce 8800 GTX OC 768MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £314.99
(£370.11)

Noctua NH-U12F (Socket LGA775/754/939/940/AM2) Heatsink £30.99
(£36.41)

Samsung SH-S183ABEBN 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer Serial ATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.99
(£22.31)

Samsung SH-S183ABEBN 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer Serial ATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.99
(£22.31)

Antec Nine Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case £54.99
(£64.61)


Unfortunatly, my hdd's are out of stock :mad:

Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 500GB ST3500630AS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM
£74.99
(£88.11)

Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 500GB ST3500630AS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM
£74.99
(£88.11)


£1,289.88
£1,515.61 inc VAT

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Please, any last minute suggestions ? is the case suitable for this setup ? and is the cpu cooler compatable for the processor ?

and any last words on the mobo ? im happy 2 spend a lil more on this if there is a better 1 avaialble.

need 2 order 2day, for delivery 2moro... fingers crossed.
 
Done !

Add those 2 HDD's and thru in a 160GB WD Passort Portable HDD as well.

Sub Total: £1,353.87
Shipping: £12.95
Total Vat: £239.19
Total inc Vat: £1,606.01


It says its all in stock, so im just preying it arrives 2moro :p

Thx for all the help stick and others that replied. great service to have such good support when buying products.
 
ordered 2:30 yesterday... arrived 11:00am today :D

im so happy, cant wait 2 get home and put it 2gether.

thx once again for all the help and credit to OC service that you provided..... aslong as it all works wen i get home :D
 
a lil late but ive got it all up and running, thx again 4 every1s help.

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