Soldato
- Joined
- 30 Dec 2004
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- Bromley, Kent
Hi there, been 3 years since my last build and its time for an overhaul. I game 90% of the time so im not really interested in encoding or video playback, had a quick look and came up with this:
Hitachi Deskstar T7K500 NCQ 400GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (£55.21) x 2(£110.42)
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail (£150.39) (£150.39)
Seasonic M12 Modular 700W Silent ATX2.0 Power Supply (£135.11) (£135.11)
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Music 7.1 Soundcard - OEM (£49.34) (£49.34)
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 775)(£17.61) (£17.61)
EVGA GeForce 8800 GTS SuperClocked 320MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (320-P2-E815-AR)(£211.49) (£211.49)
Corsair 2GB DDR2 XMS2 Dominator DHX PC2-6400C4 TwinX (2x1GB)(£123.36) (£123.36)
Abit AW9D-MAX Intel 975X (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard(£129.24) (£129.24)
Case, opticals, fans etc. I have so its just the listed parts I need. Any comments appreciated as unfortunatly i havn't kept up with current affairs too well. My budget is about 900 - 950 after tax, so please chop and change if needed. Will the soundcard be worth the money for gaming (usually headset rather than 5.1 / 7.1)?
Also im in need of a new monitor, i want a 22" (or there abouts) widescreen tft, and have never owned a tft before (love my old 19" Imagequest Q995), budget on this is 250 - 300 quid.
I was looking at:
Samsung SM-226BW 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor
although again no idea if this is a worthwile investment for the next 3 years or so
(p.s. hoping this si in the right forum, seen specs in CAse Central but i dont need a chasis so doesnt seem right
)
Thanks for the comments
- Pea0n
Hitachi Deskstar T7K500 NCQ 400GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (£55.21) x 2(£110.42)
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail (£150.39) (£150.39)
Seasonic M12 Modular 700W Silent ATX2.0 Power Supply (£135.11) (£135.11)
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Music 7.1 Soundcard - OEM (£49.34) (£49.34)
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 775)(£17.61) (£17.61)
EVGA GeForce 8800 GTS SuperClocked 320MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (320-P2-E815-AR)(£211.49) (£211.49)
Corsair 2GB DDR2 XMS2 Dominator DHX PC2-6400C4 TwinX (2x1GB)(£123.36) (£123.36)
Abit AW9D-MAX Intel 975X (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard(£129.24) (£129.24)
Case, opticals, fans etc. I have so its just the listed parts I need. Any comments appreciated as unfortunatly i havn't kept up with current affairs too well. My budget is about 900 - 950 after tax, so please chop and change if needed. Will the soundcard be worth the money for gaming (usually headset rather than 5.1 / 7.1)?
Also im in need of a new monitor, i want a 22" (or there abouts) widescreen tft, and have never owned a tft before (love my old 19" Imagequest Q995), budget on this is 250 - 300 quid.
I was looking at:
Samsung SM-226BW 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor
although again no idea if this is a worthwile investment for the next 3 years or so
(p.s. hoping this si in the right forum, seen specs in CAse Central but i dont need a chasis so doesnt seem right
)Thanks for the comments
- Pea0n
