Spec Check

[gee3000]

Hi guys

Can you please check over this system and provide feedback and suggestions on cheaper/better parts.

System will be sold on. Mainly built for moderate gaming on say 1920 x 1200 res on a 24" screen. Graphic work, homework, photos n videos, etc.

My main concern is using parts which are overkill, as I only want to spend as much as can be justified.

Thanks.

 

[95thrifles]

Dual Core E8400 saves £17 and more suited to gaming/general use
XFX 4850 £115, £30 more but much more capable card, especially for that resolution
Id look at a 640Gb HDD, the platters are denser and run faster, price difference is negligable
If youre really wanting to save money you could look at a decent case with PSU included such as the antec NSK6580, the PSU included is decent enough for the system, and that saves you a good seventy quid
do you really want a lightscribe drive? will a normal one not do? could save 5 quid there too
Also if youre interested in budget then look at the gigabyte GA-EP43_DS3L mobo, its P43 chipset which is just as good as P45, only it cant support crossfire, thats another 35 saved there tho
Edit: Who you planning on selling on to anyway? depending on your target audience you could get an aftermarket cooler like the arctic cooling frezzer 7 pro and clock the CPU upto 4Ghz before you sell, 5 mins work and you can prob whack a £40-£50 premium on top, easy money

 

[Kennysevenfold]

scrap that and get this



Product Name Qty Price Line Total

Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 LGA775 'Wolfdale' 3.00GHz (1333FSB) - Retail £129.99
(£149.49) £129.99
(£149.49)

XFX Radeon HD 4850 512MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (HD-485X-YDFC) £99.99
(£114.99) £99.99
(£114.99)

Asus P5Q Intel P45 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £89.99
(£103.49) £89.99
(£103.49)

Coolermaster Silent Pro Modular 500W Power Supply £56.99
(£65.54) £56.99
(£65.54)

Samsung SpinPoint F1 640GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD642JJ) £46.99
(£54.04) £46.99
(£54.04)

Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black (No PSU) £42.99
(£49.44) £42.99
(£49.44)

Asus DRW-22B1ST 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer Rewriter (Black) - OEM £18.99
(£21.84) £18.99
(£21.84) Sub Total : £485.93 Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DHL Select Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.99 VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £74.54 Total : £571.46