Spec for a friends son.

[k-narf]

Hi Guys,

I'm about to build a PC for a friends teenage son and wondered what you thought of the following. There's no case listed as he wants a Raidmax Ninja and OCUK don't do them. I've told him there are better ones for the price but he wants the looks and as he's buying thats what he'll get. On the graphics front I've got a X850XT crossfire master card sitting under my desk which has never been used hence the Arctic Cooler. So, any thoughts or suggestions. Prices are including VAT and I'm at the limit on the budget.


Asus A8N-E nForce4 Ultra (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-088-AS) £70.44

AMD Athlon 64 3700+ San Diego 90nm (Socket 939) - OEM (CP-150-AM) £140.94

Thermaltake Blue Orb II Socket 939/754/775) CPU Cooler (CL-P0257) (HS-005-TT) £18.74

GeIL 1GB (2x512MB) PC3200 Value Dual Channel Kit CAS2.5 (GE1GB3200BHDC) (MY-005-GL) £55.17

Samsung SpinPoint P SP2004C 200GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-017-SA) £62.22

LG GSA-4167BRL 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - Retail (CD-036-LG) £30.49

Akasa Rounded Ultra ATA133/100/66 IDE Cable (0.45m) - Metal Braided (CB-020-GE) £5.82

SpeedLink Medusa SL-8790 5.1 Surround Headset (SP-000-RA) £30.49

Saitek PZ30AU Eclipse Illuminated Keyboard (KB-015-SK) £29.32

Logitech G5 Gaming-Grade Laser Mouse (KB-069-LG) £37.54

Arctic Cooling Rev.2 ATI 5 (X850 Series) VGA Silencer (HS-018-AR) £14.04

Viewsonic VX2025 20" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Silver/Black (MO-052-VS) £340.69

TOTAL £835.90

 

[Dreadi]

arctic freezer 64 pro would probably be better and cheaper for a heatsink

 

[k-narf]

Yeah, I know but when we were looking through the list he saw the the Blue Orb and decided he wanted the blue fan etc. And by all accounts it's a pretty good heatsink. He won't be overclocking although I'll probably see what it'll do before I let him get his mitts on it.

 

[Dreadi]

ah i see, should do the job then if not gonna be clocking

 

[Breamy]

the case is terrible though

 

[k-narf]

You know that and I know that but he's paying so it's his choice. Any suggestions for alternatives that still look similar but better made?

 

[KangooVanMan]

Don't get a Logitec mouse, the feet are rubbish. They wear badly and become abrasive. I'd go for a Razer Diamondback not Laser I know but a fine gaming mouse that glides around the matt like a young Jane Torville, and it's a bit cheaper.
If you can stretch to it or cut back on something else (screen maybe) 2gb ram really is needed for games nowadays, I can recommend Geil Value ram it overclocks well (I know you aren't but it shows it's quality). I did see @OCUK that Corsair 2GB DDR XMS3200C2PT TwinX is on special this week, just over 100notes+ CAS2 init .
I have a teenage son so I know what there like, has to be bling and all that, but performance is the thing that will keep them in cred!

best of luck

p.s what other unused goodies do you have under your desk!! lol