Spec check - this is sitting in my basket ready te be bought...

[Moley]

But I'd just like an expert to pass their eye over it before I place the order.

I'm not to bothered about overclocking, this will be my new games machine.

Thanks

Jamie.

 

[Moley]

Hmmm, thanks for the tips. Better get a PSU too - clear forgot.

 

[Moley]

Well i've respecced, taking into account some of what you guys have said, admittedly a bit more expensive but should last a while.
This is the spec now:

 

[Moley]

Well I placed my order this morning for a Saturday delivery.
After reading all the advice and playing with the budget a little, I've opted for:

Product Name Price Qty Line Total
Logitech G5 Gaming-Grade Laser Mouse - Retail £29.99 1 £29.99
LG L226WTQ 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black/Silver £163.99 1 £163.99
Logitech G11 Gaming-Grade Illuminated Keyboard - Retail (967929-0120) £33.99 1 £33.99
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775) £14.99 1 £14.99
Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient SLACR 95W Edition" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - OEM £135.99 1 £135.99
Asus DRW-1814BLT 18x18 DVD±RW Serial ATA Dual Layer Lightscribe ReWriter (Black) - Retail £19.99 1 £19.99
Gigabyte GA_P35_DS3R (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £64.99 1 £64.99
OCZ 4GB (2 x 2GB) PC2-5400C5 Dual Channel Vista Upgrade Gold Series DDR2 (OCZ2VU6674GK) £94.99 1 £94.99
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500630AS) £63.99 1 £63.99
Antec Nine Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case £61.99 1 £61.99
Corsair HX 520W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-520HXUK) £57.99 1 £57.99
BFG GeForce 8800 GTS OC2 640MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £219.99 1 £219.99
City Link Parcel Next Day (Saturday Delivery): £36.95
VAT: £174.97
Order Total: £1174.80


Roll on saturday so I can build my new toy!

 

[Moley]

Have a freezer on my existing PC and its great. Read that the turniq tower can be a pig to install. Not too bothered about overclocking.