Its great checking up on this thread and finding so many replies! Seriously, thnks so much guys, your really helping me out by replying!!
Narrowed the cases down toooooo (And in no particular order
)....
1) PC7+
2) Eclipse
3) PC-S80B - Waiting on that review Yewen
4) Thermaltake VA9000SWA Kandalf Aluminium Full Tower - Silver (CA-004-TT) - For some reason kinda like this case - £112.65
5) Thermaltake VB5001SNA Tai-Chi SuperMidi Tower - Aluminium - Liking this one for its design and the fact that its watercooled - £184.95
What do u guys think of the last 2 on my list ?
Regarding non-Tower related matters...
1) How important would it be to go for the extreme conroe edition (X6800)? Atm im looking at the E6600 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.40GHz which is around a third of the price and im pretty sure i could easily overclock it to a stable 3.0GHz.
2) Whats the main purpose of a Western Digital Raptor 74GB WD740GD 10,000RPM SATA 8MB Cache?? I can see its a faster Hard drive - curious to why so many ppl are speccing it in the forums?? Whats it mainly used for? Gaming/OS? Is it really that important?
3) Thinking about the Acoustic Energy Aego M 2.1 Speakers (Black) - Retail (SP-000-AE) - They seem to come highly reccomended. Would this be suitable for gaming or are 5.1 speakers a much greater improvement for the extra money?
Incase your curious this is what my shopping list is looking like atm..
CP-128-IN Intel Core 2 DUO E6600 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail (CP-128-IN) £214.95
MB-010-IN Intel Extreme D975bx-304 975X (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard - OEM (MB-010-IN) £129.95
MY-013-GS G.Skill 2GB DDR2 HZ PC2-6400 (2x1GB) CAS4 Dual Channel Kit (F2-6400PHU2-2GBHZ) (MY-013-GS) £147.95
HS-003-SY Scythe Ninja Plus Heatpipe CPU Cooler (Socket 478, 754, 939, 940, LGA755) (HS-003-SY) £26.95
CD-030-NE NEC ND4570 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-030-NE) £21.95
SC-043-CL Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Music - OEM (SC-043-CL)
£48.50
HD-070-WD Western Digital Caviar SE16 320GB 3200KS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-070-WD) £64.95
MO-052-VS Viewsonic VX2025wm 20" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Silver/Black (MO-052-VS) £259.95
KB-077-LG Logitech G15 Gaming-Grade Illuminated Keyboard - Retail (UK Layout) (KB-077-LG) £44.95
GX-084-XF XFX GeForce 7950 GX2 Extreme Edition 1024MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (PVT71U-ZDF9) (GX-084-XF) £389.95
SP-000-AE Acoustic Energy Aego M 2.1 Speakers (Black) - Retail (SP-000-AE) £69.95
GS-014-EV Everglide Titan Gaming Mat (GS-014-EV) £11.95
CA-002-SS Seasonic S12 600W Silent ATX2.0 Power Supply (CA-002-SS) £84.95
KB-070-LG Logitech Cordless G7 Gaming-Grade Laser Mouse (KB-070-LG)
£41.95
BU-000-AK Akasa Eclipse 62 Aluminium Case & Window (BU-000-AK)
CA-006-AK Akasa Eclipse 62 Window Side Panel (CA-006-AK) 1
CA-005-AK Akasa Eclipse 62 Aluminum Case (CA-005-AK) 1
£82.70
Subtotal £1,641.55
VAT £287.28
Total £1,928.83
Lemme know what u think
Also gotta say some of the specs u guys have been sending look very nice indeed
Cjay
Narrowed the cases down toooooo (And in no particular order
)....1) PC7+
2) Eclipse
3) PC-S80B - Waiting on that review Yewen
4) Thermaltake VA9000SWA Kandalf Aluminium Full Tower - Silver (CA-004-TT) - For some reason kinda like this case - £112.65
5) Thermaltake VB5001SNA Tai-Chi SuperMidi Tower - Aluminium - Liking this one for its design and the fact that its watercooled - £184.95
What do u guys think of the last 2 on my list ?
Regarding non-Tower related matters...
1) How important would it be to go for the extreme conroe edition (X6800)? Atm im looking at the E6600 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.40GHz which is around a third of the price and im pretty sure i could easily overclock it to a stable 3.0GHz.
2) Whats the main purpose of a Western Digital Raptor 74GB WD740GD 10,000RPM SATA 8MB Cache?? I can see its a faster Hard drive - curious to why so many ppl are speccing it in the forums?? Whats it mainly used for? Gaming/OS? Is it really that important?
3) Thinking about the Acoustic Energy Aego M 2.1 Speakers (Black) - Retail (SP-000-AE) - They seem to come highly reccomended. Would this be suitable for gaming or are 5.1 speakers a much greater improvement for the extra money?
Incase your curious this is what my shopping list is looking like atm..
CP-128-IN Intel Core 2 DUO E6600 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail (CP-128-IN) £214.95
MB-010-IN Intel Extreme D975bx-304 975X (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard - OEM (MB-010-IN) £129.95
MY-013-GS G.Skill 2GB DDR2 HZ PC2-6400 (2x1GB) CAS4 Dual Channel Kit (F2-6400PHU2-2GBHZ) (MY-013-GS) £147.95
HS-003-SY Scythe Ninja Plus Heatpipe CPU Cooler (Socket 478, 754, 939, 940, LGA755) (HS-003-SY) £26.95
CD-030-NE NEC ND4570 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-030-NE) £21.95
SC-043-CL Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Music - OEM (SC-043-CL)
£48.50
HD-070-WD Western Digital Caviar SE16 320GB 3200KS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-070-WD) £64.95
MO-052-VS Viewsonic VX2025wm 20" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Silver/Black (MO-052-VS) £259.95
KB-077-LG Logitech G15 Gaming-Grade Illuminated Keyboard - Retail (UK Layout) (KB-077-LG) £44.95
GX-084-XF XFX GeForce 7950 GX2 Extreme Edition 1024MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (PVT71U-ZDF9) (GX-084-XF) £389.95
SP-000-AE Acoustic Energy Aego M 2.1 Speakers (Black) - Retail (SP-000-AE) £69.95
GS-014-EV Everglide Titan Gaming Mat (GS-014-EV) £11.95
CA-002-SS Seasonic S12 600W Silent ATX2.0 Power Supply (CA-002-SS) £84.95
KB-070-LG Logitech Cordless G7 Gaming-Grade Laser Mouse (KB-070-LG)
£41.95
BU-000-AK Akasa Eclipse 62 Aluminium Case & Window (BU-000-AK)
CA-006-AK Akasa Eclipse 62 Window Side Panel (CA-006-AK) 1
CA-005-AK Akasa Eclipse 62 Aluminum Case (CA-005-AK) 1
£82.70
Subtotal £1,641.55
VAT £287.28
Total £1,928.83
Lemme know what u think
Also gotta say some of the specs u guys have been sending look very nice indeed

Cjay
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Due to making a little more cash this summer than i originally intended im raising my budget by £1000 - W00t!