Spec Check

solaris.designs · 18 Nov 2007 at 14:04

Any chance anyone could give me some advice on these components? Good choices bad choices etc? What coolers would be the best for cpu and gfx card? Im not really keen on the tuniq tower because its so big...but whatever you guys think

The main thing i will be using it for is gaming- but dont really have enough to go all out. Will be looking to overclock to its potential
Thanks in advance guys

The Badger · 18 Nov 2007 at 14:10

if your looking to over clock, drop the processor, get the OEM version and buy a fan and heat sink to lower the temps when ocing.

closeratio · 18 Nov 2007 at 14:14

looks all good to me, and I second Pauliee's advice. I've got an E2180 which is a step below the E4500 but with an arctic cooling freezer 7 you can get a massize overclock on it. Got that case as well and it's pretty awesome in terms of ariflow. I leave the fans on low though as it's quite noisy on medium, even more so on high.

THat graphics card is fantastic as well, plays crysis great (xp 32bit, all setting high, 1280*1024, no AA).

Can't really see much wrong with that tbh

solaris.designs · 18 Nov 2007 at 17:23

ok guys, thanks for that

I currently have a 19" widescreen silver dell screen. Is it worth selling and upgrading? The max res is 1440x900. How much do you think id get for it? its immaculate condition. (not trying to sell it on here, please dont take the wrong way)

DavidB · 18 Nov 2007 at 17:28

plays crysis great (xp 32bit, all setting high, 1280*1024, no AA).

lol hardly "great" settings youve stated there.....but as far as graphics cards go its very good.

Upgrade the motherboard for overclocking too, maybe something like this.

Err believe its against the rules to ask for a valuation , so you may aswell edit that out.
But if you feel its too small upgrade, otherwise dont.

closeratio · 18 Nov 2007 at 23:21

DavidB said:
lol hardly "great" settings youve stated there.....but as far as graphics cards go its very good.

Lol i know what you're saying in terms of today's next gen standards, but when you move up from a PCI geforce 6200, single core 3GHz cpu, and 1 Gig of RAM to that, anythin that runs better than 10fps is amazing

yantorsen · 18 Nov 2007 at 23:22

aren't all the 8800GT's on ocuk out of stock atm?

manic111 · 19 Nov 2007 at 01:20

I have a 4500 and regret it. A 2180 will do the job just as well, and overclock as well-I should have saved a bit of cash!