Spec for £1000 ?

[DezUk]

Ok I am needing to upgrade and build a new rig, the main uses are for xvid encoding, hdtv video output and huge media storage. The bits i can re use are...

Coolermaster Black 201
Western Digital Raptor 74Gb
Samsung Sata 250gb
17" TFT
Mouse
Keyboard

I have lots of hd content that I want to output to a 42" plasma tv and thats the only thing the gfx card will be put to use for. So mainly a media rig with grunt for encoding. Got a £1000 budget give or take.

 

[melbourne720]

Have a look at this:-

Scythe Ninja Plus Rev.B Heatpipe CPU Cooler (478/754/939/940/AM2/LGA755)
(£35.24)

- will keep you CPU nice and cool.


Galaxy GeForce 7300 GT Superclocked SILENT 256MB GDDR3 HDTV/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail
(£79.89)

- an silent gfx card which will do what you need.

Corsair HX 520W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-520HXUK)
(£72.84)

- the best PSU at the moment.


Asus P5N-E SLi nForce 650 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
(£82.24)

- Good powerful motherboard


Samsung SH-W183 18x18 DVD±RW Serial ATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM
(£23.49)

- fast DVD writer, and SATA too


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

- Ideal for encoding video, as it has a 4MB cache


Team Elite 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 PC2-6400C5 800MHz Dual Channel Kit (TEDD2048M800HC5DC)
(£135.11)

- excellent price for this micron chip based RAM


Total : £643.76

Well in budget.