Spec help please

A[L]C · 18 Jan 2007 at 14:26

Hi all,

What would you recommend for my build. Already have an Asus x1950 Pro and need the following

case
psu
motherboard
cpu
ram
>= 250gig

Need all this for under £400 if possible. The owner will almost certainly not be overclocking. The rig is mainly to be used for photo manipulation.

Thanks a lot!

edit: and no budging on price

t31os · 18 Jan 2007 at 14:34

You can trim that down by £6 i'm sure, but it'll be a good system.......

t31os · 18 Jan 2007 at 14:36

Added a cheapo vid card, even though u didnt mention that was needed, but ideally if it is, you could do with a bigger budget for a better card.

All parts you listed (minus that vid card) would be under your budget...

A[L]C · 18 Jan 2007 at 14:38

Is that PSU any good?

A[L]C · 18 Jan 2007 at 14:40

t31os said:
Added a cheapo vid card, even though u didnt mention that was needed, but ideally if it is, you could do with a bigger budget for a better card.

All parts you listed (minus that vid card) would be under your budget...

thanks for the spec, btw yeah I did

"Already have an Asus x1950 Pro"

t31os · 18 Jan 2007 at 14:41

Its not top of the range, but i've still got a few FSP psu's going here after years of use.

They are cheap but reliable, hence why i choose that one and its ATX 2.0.

Oh yeah, oops about the 1950, i did read it then forgot straight away *sigh*, now i know i'm getting old....

If you take the card out the spec, you could get a better PSU.....

A[L]C · 18 Jan 2007 at 14:45

t31os said:
Its not top of the range, but i've still got a few FSP psu's going here after years of use.

They are cheap but reliable, hence why i choose that one and its ATX 2.0.

Oh yeah, oops about the 1950, i did read it then forgot straight away *sigh*, now i know i'm getting old....

If you take the card out the spec, you could get a better PSU.....

what psu would you recommend?

And how does the ASrock compare? Ive got a S939 ASrock and tbh it sucks

Thanks for your help

A[L]C · 18 Jan 2007 at 15:03

How this one look?

A[L]C · 18 Jan 2007 at 15:46

Is that the right ram for the board? ta

A2Z · 18 Jan 2007 at 15:49

A[L]C said:
Is that the right ram for the board? ta

yes

FrostedNipple · 18 Jan 2007 at 15:50

keep the psu nothing wrong with it, but instead of the gfx card gett better ram

like geil or corsair, if you can get 2gig

t31os · 18 Jan 2007 at 15:56

FrostedNipple said:
keep the psu nothing wrong with it, but instead of the gfx card gett better ram

like geil or corsair, if you can get 2gig

A better PSU would be a better investment, its a budget PC, why buy more pricey ram when the value stuff will work just fine. The board isnt the best, but it fits the budget well and you'll still get some OC out of it.

Seasonic, Corsair, Enermax, or perhaps Tagan, or a higher spec FSP would all be good choices.

Or use the extra cash on something like the Gigabyte S3 mobo instead of the ASROCK. A better quality mobo will be a better investment then memory imo.

A[L]C · 19 Jan 2007 at 08:05

Out of interest, what ram is the best for the boards?

DDR2 - PC2-4200
DDR2 - PC2-5300
DDR2 - PC2-6400
DDR2 - PC2-7200
DDR2 - PC2-8000
DDR2 - PC2-8500+

How do you tell?

Ak!ta · 19 Jan 2007 at 08:41

Hows about :

OcUK 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400 800MHz DDR2 Dual Channel Kit £123.99
(£145.69)
Akasa AK-ZEN-01-WH Zen White Case - No PSU £26.99
(£31.71)
OCZ ModStream 450w ATX2.2 Power Supply £39.99
(£46.99)
Samsung SpinPoint P SP2514N 250GB ATA-133 8MB Cache - OEM £43.99
(£51.69)
Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - Retail £108.99
(£128.06)
Asrock Conroe945G-DVI (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £41.99
(£49.34)
Sub Total : £385.94
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £9.95
Vat : £69.28
Total : £465.17

This Spec has 2Gig of pc6400 ram.
Or you could go for:

Corsair 1GB DDR2 XMS2-6400C5 TwinX (2x512MB) £78.99
(£92.81)
Akasa AK-ZEN-01-WH Zen White Case - No PSU £26.99
(£31.71)
OCZ ModStream 450w ATX2.2 Power Supply £39.99
(£46.99)
Samsung SpinPoint P SP2514N 250GB ATA-133 8MB Cache - OEM £43.99
(£51.69)
Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - Retail £108.99
(£128.06)
Asrock Conroe945G-DVI (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £41.99
(£49.34)
Sub Total : £340.94
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £9.95
Vat : £61.41
Total : £412.30

The second spec has 1gig of pc6400 ram although it is good quality ram...