Spec check

[cleanbluesky]

Samsung SpinPoint T HD321KJ 320GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM
(£63.44)

BFG GeForce 8800 GTS OC 320MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail
(£193.86)

Maxtor Diamondmax 21 320GB STM3320620AS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM £54.99
(£64.61) £109.98
(£129.22)

Samsung SH-182MRSMN 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer Lightscribe ReWriter (Beige,Black,Silver) - Retail £18.99
(£22.31) £37.98
(£44.62)

Antec P180 Advanced Super Midi Tower Case - No PSU (Silver) £69.99
(£82.24) £69.99
(£82.24)

Intel Core 2 DUO E6600 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail £173.99
(£204.44) £173.99
(£204.44)

Gigabyte GA_965P_DS4 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £94.99
(£111.61) £94.99
(£111.61)

GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) £99.99
(£117.49) £99.99
(£117.49)

AcoustiFan DustProof Quiet 120mm Fan - 3 pin £15.95
(£18.74) £15.95
(£18.74)

Zalman CNPS7700-CU Ultra-Quiet CPU Cooler - Retail £22.99
(£27.01) £22.99
(£27.01)

Seasonic M12 Modular 600W Silent ATX2.0 Power Supply £91.99
(£108.09) £91.99
(£108.09)

Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate 64-Bit Edition DVD - OEM - 1Pk (66R-00838) (66R-00838) £104.99
(£123.36) £104.99
(£123.36)


Spec for a friend who wants a very nice computer. Anyone got any other suggestions?

 

[Will_3rd]

looks good, if overclocking maybe a different HSF?

get rid of the Maxtor HDD though! Seagate, Western Digital etc much better.

 

[cleanbluesky]

looks good, if overclocking maybe a different HSF?

get rid of the Maxtor HDD though! Seagate, Western Digital etc much better.

I've got Maxtor in my own comp, always found them good - why do you think Maxtor should be avoided?

No overclocking will be done.

 

[Will_3rd]

I've got Maxtor in my own comp, always found them good - why do you think Maxtor should be avoided?

No overclocking will be done.

If your not overclocking the Zalman should be fine.

The Maxtor Diamondmax HDD's have a bit of a bad rep, high failure rates compared to other Hard Drives. Looks like your planning to use it as a backup HDD in this build as well, would recommend something else.

 

[1337z0r]

Definatleu seagate/western digital.

 

[cleanbluesky]

If you guys think the Maxtor is no-go I think I'll go for 3 Spinpoints... I'll raid two and have one as a second drive...

I assume Spinpoints still have a reputation for quiet?

 

[Will_3rd]

If you guys think the Maxtor is no-go I think I'll go for 3 Spinpoints... I'll raid two and have one as a second drive...

I assume Spinpoints still have a reputation for quiet?

Yes they do.

 

[1337z0r]

I have Spinpoints here and they are very good. The 250GB ones are the best they are the fastest in the range from when I saw reveiws not sure about the news 300Gb and 400GB .