Spec me a conroe system

Going to Cali · 23 Oct 2006 at 15:39

Sorry, am a little out of the loop with the new gear. Am perfectly able to build systems myself so not scared of oem, just unsure of the best parts these days. Looking for a conroe, mobo, 2gb ram a good gfx card, case and psu. don't need speakers, monitor, mouse or keyboard. Budget of around £700. Do your best, many thanks!

spb251272 · 23 Oct 2006 at 15:42

Might be an idea of you tell us what you use the system for, as that will influence the suggestions.

Deleted member 58846 · 23 Oct 2006 at 15:44

spec it yourself, and then the people of ocuk will tell you any chances needed if any. :rolleyes:

go on give it ago

Going to Cali · 23 Oct 2006 at 15:45

Sorry, mainly gaming. I've currently got a 754 3700+, 1gb, X800XT. I find it struggles with oblivion and the newer games. I don't need the best spec, but i'd like to run games like oblivion and fear in better detail.

Going to Cali · 23 Oct 2006 at 15:48

CP-135-IN Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - OEM (CP-135-IN)
£97.99 £97.99
HS-017-AR Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 775) (HS-017-AR)
£12.99 £12.99
GX-053-CO Connect3D ATI Radeon X1900 XT 256MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-053-CO)
£139.99 £139.99
MY-072-OC OCZ 2GB (2 x 1GB) PC2-6400 Dual Channel Platinum Revision 2 XTC Series DDR2 (OCZ2P800R22GK) (MY-072-OC)
£159.99 £159.99
MB-003-AK Asrock ConroeXFire-eSATA2 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-003-AK)
£53.99 £53.99
CA-027-AN Antec SLK3000B Midi Tower Case - No PSU (CA-027-AN)
£28.99 £28.99
CA-025-EN Enermax Liberty 500W ELT500AWT ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CA-025-EN)
£61.99 £61.99
Subtotal £555.93
VAT £97.29
Total £653.22

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How's this? already got a hard drive so that's why one's not included

spb251272 · 23 Oct 2006 at 16:01

If you want to overclock your conroe (which you should do

) then the motherboard will be the limiting factor. You may want to make sure that you get a motherboard that can hit the high fsb's.

Going to Cali · 23 Oct 2006 at 16:03

So sack off the asrock and go for something better? Any suggestions? There's loads in the £150 bracket but I'm not sure of the best brand. I'll take a look in the mobo section.

spb251272 · 23 Oct 2006 at 16:05

Have a look at the conroe overclocking threads in the Overclocking & Cooling forum. That should give you a good idea of which mobo would be a good choice.

Going to Cali · 23 Oct 2006 at 16:12

Thanks for that, the gigabyte ds3 seems like a good choice? Just going to take a look for the best psu for the £

Going to Cali · 23 Oct 2006 at 16:20

Current spec:

CP-135-IN Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - OEM (CP-135-IN)
£97.99 £97.99
HS-017-AR Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 775) (HS-017-AR)
£12.99 £12.99
GX-053-CO Connect3D ATI Radeon X1900 XT 256MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-053-CO)
£139.99 £139.99
MY-072-OC OCZ 2GB (2 x 1GB) PC2-6400 Dual Channel Platinum Revision 2 XTC Series DDR2 (OCZ2P800R22GK) (MY-072-OC)
£159.99 £159.99
CA-027-AN Antec SLK3000B Midi Tower Case - No PSU (CA-027-AN)
£28.99 £28.99
CA-025-EN Enermax Liberty 500W ELT500AWT ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CA-025-EN)
£61.99 £61.99
MB-061-GI Gigabyte GA_965P_DS3 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-061-GI)
£91.99 £91.99
Subtotal £593.93
VAT £103.94
Total £697.87

Spec me a conroe system

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