Spec for a friend advise

domyboy

domyboy

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Hi folks, could you help me out with this spec for a friend. he isnt into gaming but likes movies and the usual internet surfing and he wants me to build a rig for him. I have came up with this rig however im not sure out of the 2 proccessors and the 2 graphics cards. thanks dom





Antec Sonata III Piano Black Quiet Case - EarthWatts 500W PSU £69.99
(£82.24)

Gigabyte GA-P31-DS3L Intel P31 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £39.99
(£46.99)

Pioneer DVR-215DBK 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
(£17.61)

Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 LGA775 'Wolfdale' 2.53GHz (1066FSB) - Retail £75.99
(£89.29)

MSI ATI Radeon HD 3650 OC 512MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £44.99
(£52.86)

Asus ATI Radeon HD 3870 XT 512MB GDDR4 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail £89.99
(£105.74)

Intel Core 2 Duo E2180 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.00GHz (800FSB) - Retail £38.99
(£45.81)

OCZ 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 Dual Channel Platinum Revision 2 XTC Series DDR2 (OCZ2P800R22GK) £29.99
(£35.24)

Samsung SpinPoint F1 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD502IJ) £39.99
(£46.99)

Sub Total : £444.91

Shipping : £12.95

Total £537.99
 
Sorry what? You're planning on buying two cards and two processors? Or do you just want to decide between them?

I'd choose the E7200 over the E2180, because it's worth the price premium, the E7200 is excellent value for money.
 
domyboy said:
LOL nah im not buying two. I cant decide between them. Ah never thought about the E7200
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you listed the E7200 in your post :confused:

i don't really know much about ati graphics to be honest.
what size monitor does he use?
 
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