Spec me ~ £900

[JonD]

I have around £900 to spend but can squeeze a tad more if need be, but obviously cheaper is better. I use my pc for everything, mainly gaming.

Now I have my eye on an e6600, an 8800 and a 250Gb HDD somewhere in the rig. I don't really overclock so performance parts are not necessary.

I have the following which don't need replacing:

Case: Coolermaster 201-B
Monitor: 17" Flatron L1710B (I will replace with a 19"/20" Widescreen soon)
Sound: Audigy 7 + Speakers
CD Drive.
Keyboard + Mouse.

But I need the rest.

What can you come up with?

Thx a lot. jd

 

[R3323]

Gigabyte GA_965P_DS3 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £84.99
(£99.86) £84.99
(£99.86)
BFG GeForce 8800 GTS 640MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £254.99
(£299.61) £254.99
(£299.61)
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) £149.99
(£176.24) £149.99
(£176.24)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB ST3250620AS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM £49.99
(£58.74) £49.99
(£58.74)
Corsair HX 520W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-520HXUK) £61.99
(£72.84) £61.99
(£72.84)
Intel Core 2 DUO E6600 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - OEM £177.99
(£209.14) £177.99
(£209.14)
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 775) £13.99
(£16.44) £13.99
(£16.44)
Sub Total : £793.93
Shipping : £9.95
Vat : £140.68
Total : £944.56

I dont think you could get a 8800 and E6600 fot under £900. You could always change the cpu or gfx card

 

[JonD]

Looks good!

How much difference does a low latency ram have over not-so-low latency?

£950 was my upper limit so anything around £900 is a bonus.

 

[JonD]

Anyone else spec any different or is that the best setup I can get for the money?

 

[dheyworth1981]

You cant change much on that without losing the e6600 or the 8800. The Giel RAM is a really good price for that speed

 

[JonD]

Would a Retail e6600 with cooler be just as good as an OEM 6600 and Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro?

Also as I asked before: How much difference does a low latency ram have over not-so-low latency?

Thx
jd