Spec me a C2D system

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Well, i have a list of parts that i was thinking of... but i just wanted to know if there is anything better for around the same price, thinking around £600. It has to be around £600 with all the other bits.

Is going to be used for some gaming sessions (new-ish games).
Also for sound manipulation.
Burning CD's.
General office work.
Watching DVD's

I DONT need a monitor as i already have a good tft that i like.
I DONT need a copy of Windows as I have my copy that I brought for this (before you say it isnt an OEM version :p )

May do some light overclocking, depending on the ease of it.

What I thought:
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Gigabyte GA_965P_DS3 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £84.99
(£99.86) £84.99
(£99.86)
Akasa Ultra Quiet 400W Paxpower Active PFC ATX2.2 PSU - Black Nickel £34.99
(£41.11) £34.99
(£41.11)
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 775) £13.99
(£16.44) £13.99
(£16.44)
Akasa AK-ZEN-01-WH Zen White Case - No PSU £27.99
(£32.89) £27.99
(£32.89)
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g) £5.99
(£7.04) £5.99
(£7.04)
Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - OEM £93.99
(£110.44) £93.99
(£110.44)
GeIL 1GB (2x512MB) PC6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX21GB6400UDC) £79.99
(£93.99) £79.99
(£93.99)
Leadtek GeForce 7600 GS SILENT 256MB DDR2 TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £63.99
(£75.19) £63.99
(£75.19)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB ST3320620AS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM £59.99
(£70.49) £59.99
(£70.49)
Pioneer DVR-111 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter - (Beige) OEM £19.99
(£23.49) £19.99
(£23.49)
Sub Total : £485.90
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.95
Vat : £86.95
Total : £583.80

To confirm, £600 with no shipping as i shall just go down and get it.

Any problems with the above rig?

.... god, must be one of the longest posts ever :D :D
 
That rig should OC quite nicely.

The only thing is the 7600GS i suppose... I don't think it's powerful enough for new games, since you don't have the delivery cost can you possibly stretch 40 quid more for a 7900GS??
 
update then:

Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Gigabyte GA_965P_DS3 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £84.99
(£99.86) £84.99
(£99.86)
Akasa Ultra Quiet 400W Paxpower Active PFC ATX2.2 PSU - Black Nickel £34.99
(£41.11) £34.99
(£41.11)
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 775) £13.99
(£16.44) £13.99
(£16.44)
Akasa AK-ZEN-01-WH Zen White Case - No PSU £27.99
(£32.89) £27.99
(£32.89)
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g) £5.99
(£7.04) £5.99
(£7.04)
Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - OEM £93.99
(£110.44) £93.99
(£110.44)
GeIL 1GB (2x512MB) PC6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX21GB6400UDC) £79.99
(£93.99) £79.99
(£93.99)
OcUK GeForce 7900 GS 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £99.99
(£117.49) £99.99
(£117.49)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB ST3320620AS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM £59.99
(£70.49) £59.99
(£70.49)
Pioneer DVR-111 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter - (Beige) OEM £19.99
(£23.49) £19.99
(£23.49)
Sub Total : £521.90
Vat : £91.33
Total : £613.23

didnt know that the VAT is charged on the delivery aswell, any problems with this now?
also can any cuts be made to make it a little cheaper?
Shall i buy a new tube of AS5? i do have a tube i got a few months ago
 
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Umm yeah I'd just use the tube you already have. Plus Arctic Freezer 7 pro should come pre fitted with MX-1 (I think that's what it's called), which is said to be as good if not better than the AS5. I am still using the MX-1 that was pre-fitted with my Freezer 64 pro.
 
ok then, i wont buy any AS5 be about 606 quid then, i shall go down there, probably before the week is out to get it. god i can not stand another week with this rig :p 900mhz amd duron on a pcchips m810 with 384MB of ram :eek: thanks for helping me there much appreciated, ill post back in here when ive built it
 
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