Spec me a C2D system

galadial · 5 Aug 2011 at 22:13

I presently have hanging around a C2D 6300, 4Gb PC2 6400 RAM, Radeon HD4850 and a 320Gb HDD. Can anyone spec me a system for the rest of the bits I'll need to make a computer for my son?

cheers

Peter

s452 · 5 Aug 2011 at 22:15

budget?

for a rough guide, a P45 chipset based MB and a decent 500W PSU (like a corsair) will be a good start

stulid · 5 Aug 2011 at 22:17

Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
Cooler Master Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black (with 500w Elite Power PSU) £64.99
(£54.16) £64.99
(£54.16)
Gigabyte G41MT-S2P Intel G41 (Socket 775) DDR3 Motherboard £36.95
(£30.79) £36.95
(£30.79)
Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £27.98
(£23.32) £27.98
(£23.32)
Cooler Master Hyper TX3 CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM3/775/1155/1156) £15.98
(£13.32) £15.98
(£13.32)
Sony Optiarc AD-5260S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.98
(£13.32) £15.98
(£13.32)
Sub Total : £134.91
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £11.75
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £29.33
Total : £175.99

All the lga775 boards at OCUK are DDR3.

Is the harddrive SATA?

s452 · 5 Aug 2011 at 22:24

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-260-GI&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1751 is DDR2, i do agree with most of stulid's specs, but you could also consider sourcing parts from Members market or other sources, which means you can most likely use DDR2 RAM

Greavesy · 5 Aug 2011 at 22:26

+1 for stulids build, I also have an e6300 sitting around waiting for a purpose XD

galadial · 6 Aug 2011 at 18:21

stulid said:
Is the harddrive SATA?

Yes it's 320Gb Sata

galadial · 6 Aug 2011 at 18:23

stulid said:
Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
Cooler Master Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black (with 500w Elite Power PSU) £64.99
(£54.16) £64.99
(£54.16)
Gigabyte G41MT-S2P Intel G41 (Socket 775) DDR3 Motherboard £36.95
(£30.79) £36.95
(£30.79)
Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £27.98
(£23.32) £27.98
(£23.32)
Cooler Master Hyper TX3 CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM3/775/1155/1156) £15.98
(£13.32) £15.98
(£13.32)
Sony Optiarc AD-5260S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.98
(£13.32) £15.98
(£13.32)
Sub Total : £134.91
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £11.75
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £29.33
Total : £175.99

All the lga775 boards at OCUK are DDR3.

Is the harddrive SATA?

Looks like a nice quote and I can't see me sourcing the equivalent spec for the price. Just need to add in a copy of win 7 64 bit.

andy_mk3 · 6 Aug 2011 at 18:24

I'd reccomend a second hand mobo along with Stulid's spec, new 775 boards are overpriced and simply rubbish. The older Asus P45 boards clock beatutifully and have lots of features