Spec Me a PC....Please

ninjapilot

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Hi Lads My Brother-in-Law needs a new Pc. budget is under a £1000, i have suggested going Intel duo and a Nvidia GTS 320, but he needs the everything apart from the screen and keyboard & mouse, its to be used for encoding and gaming. do you reckon you could help me out? is it possible for a grand?

Cheers

Ninja :)
 
£1000 is more than enough. ;)

Asus P5B Deluxe (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
£103.99 (£122.19)

OCZ 2GB (2 x 1GB) PC2-6400 Dual Channel Platinum Revision 2 XTC Series DDR2 (OCZ2P800R22GK)
£97.99 (£115.14)

Lian-Li PC-7 PLUS Aluminium Midi-Tower Case - Black
£49.99 (£58.74)

Intel Core 2 DUO E6600 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail
£173.99 (£204.44)

Liteon DVD-8900 16x DVD±RW/RAM (Black) - OEM
£14.99 (£17.61)

Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 775)
£13.99 (£16.44)

Corsair HX 620W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-620HXUK)
£84.99 (£99.86)

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-Bit Edition DVD - OEM - 1Pk
£61.99 (£72.84)

OcUK GeForce 8800 GTS 320MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail
£163.99 (£192.69)

Logitech Cordless Desktop EX-110 - Retail
£17.99 (£21.14)

Hitachi Deskstar T7K500 NCQ 320GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (0A33435)
£52.99 (£62.26)

Sub Total : £836.89
Shipping : £10.95
Vat : £148.37
Total : £996.21

Take away the keyboard / mouse and the Vista if he doesn't need them.

If you change other bits even the 8800GTX can fit into the budget.
 
Great thanks for that Steve258 :cool:

i take it that the board will be good for bumping up the speed on the cpu,
will Vista be a pain to install being new and all that with the selected hardware?

Ninja

EDIT: i forgot to ask would the 640meg GTS be worth getting, BFG are good arn't they?
 
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If you're thinking about overclocking and want the higher end 8800 cards, how about the following? A little over budget, I know.

Gigabyte GA_965P_DS3 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
£69.99 (£82.24)

OCZ 2GB (2 x 1GB) PC2-6400 Dual Channel Platinum Revision 2 XTC Series DDR2 (OCZ2P800R22GK)
£97.99 (£115.14)

Lian-Li PC-7 PLUS Aluminium Midi-Tower Case - Black
£49.99 (£58.74)

Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - Retail
£101.99 (£119.84)

Samsung SH-W183 18x18 DVD±RW Serial ATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM
£19.99 (£23.49)

Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 775)
£13.99 (£16.44)

Corsair HX 620W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-620HXUK)
£84.99 (£99.86)

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-Bit Edition DVD - OEM - 1Pk
£61.99 (£72.84)

OcUK GeForce 8800 GTX 768MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail
£309.99 (£364.24)

Samsung SpinPoint T HD321KJ 320GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM
£53.99 (£63.44)

Total : £1016.27 (inc vat)
 
ninjapilot said:
Great thanks for that Steve258 :cool:

i take it that the board will be good for bumping up the speed on the cpu,
will Vista be a pain to install being new and all that with the selected hardware?

Ninja

EDIT: i forgot to ask would the 640meg GTS be worth getting, BFG are good arn't they?
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Yes both DS3 and P5B-E / P5B-Deluxe are very good overclockers.

Not sure about Vista but if he already has a copy of XP then I'd stick with it, if he needs a new OS anyway then go for Vista.
 
steve258 said:
Yes both DS3 and P5B-E / P5B-Deluxe are very good overclockers.

Not sure about Vista but if he already has a copy of XP then I'd stick with it, if he needs a new OS anyway then go for Vista.
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Well i think his son might have his old pc so he will need a new OS,
is it worth going for the BFG GTS 320 and higher clocked version because of the warranty?,
i'll be building this so thats why i thought id ask on here.
want to make sure its all gonna without out any incompatabilty issues ;)

Ninja

Edit: i need to add an X-Fi sc to the list nearly forgot
 
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Which X-Fi is he going for? if it's the extreme music then it's easy; drop the keyboard / mouse and change the mobo to a DS3 and you can fit an X-Fi into the budget.

As for Vista compatibility I wouldn't imagine there will be any issue except that you will need to download most of the drivers for 64bit Vista yourself from manufacturers websites.
 
i would say the X-fi music and the Gigabyte GA_965P_DS3 (Socket 775)
will do nicely thanks for your help and Jameslee.

Cheers Ninja
 
Here's what I would get with £1000 for the given requirements:

Left out OC, if your going for Vista get the Ultimate OEM edition :)

ninjaspec.jpg
 
ok its looks like its going to be spec as steve258 but with a 320 BFG GTS and the X-fi music & Gigabyte GA_965P_DS3. without the keyboard and mouse. thanks again for all your help :)

Ninja
 
Gonna Order this setup below are there any changes worth making or does it look ok

Cheers Lads

Ninja

Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Creative X-Fi Xtreme Gamer 7.1 Soundcard - Retail £49.99
(£58.74) £49.99
(£58.74)
Samsung SpinPoint T HD321KJ 320GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM £53.99
(£63.44) £53.99
(£63.44)
Intel Core 2 DUO E6600 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail £167.99
(£197.39) £167.99
(£197.39)
Gigabyte GA_965P_DS3 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £69.99
(£82.24) £69.99
(£82.24)
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) £97.99
(£115.14) £97.99
(£115.14)
BFG GeForce 8800 GTS OC 640MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £224.99
(£264.36) £224.99
(£264.36)
Corsair HX 620W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-620HXUK) £84.99
(£99.86) £84.99
(£99.86)
Lian-Li PC-7 PLUS Aluminium Midi-Tower Case - Black £49.99
(£58.74) £49.99
(£58.74)
Asus DRW-1608P3S 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - Retail £16.99
(£19.96) £16.99
(£19.96)
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-Bit Edition DVD - OEM - 1Pk (66I-00788) £61.99
(£72.84) £61.99
(£72.84)
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g) £5.99
(£7.04) £5.99
(£7.04)
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 775) £13.99
(£16.44) £13.99
(£16.44)
Sub Total : £898.88
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 : £159.22
Total : £1,069.05
 
ninjapilot said:
Hi Lads My Brother-in-Law needs a new Pc. budget is under a £1000, i have suggested going Intel duo and a Nvidia GTS 320, but he needs the everything apart from the screen and keyboard & mouse, its to be used for encoding and gaming. do you reckon you could help me out? is it possible for a grand?

Cheers

Ninja :)
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Here is what I am currently recommending to people as a great full system for £1000

1kpcme2.jpg


With the cash you save by not needing a monitor or peripherals, I would upgrade the case to an Antec P180, the HDD to a 500GB Seagate, and then maybe add a second 2GB RAM kit.
 
well this was what was ordered:

Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
BFG GeForce 8800 GTX OC 768MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £339.99
(£399.49) £339.99
(£399.49)
Samsung SpinPoint T HD321KJ 320GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM £53.99
(£63.44) £53.99
(£63.44)
Corsair HX 620W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-620HXUK) £84.99
(£99.86) £84.99
(£99.86)
Antec Nine Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case £55.99
(£65.79) £55.99
(£65.79)
Samsung SM-226BW 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Silver/Black £224.99
(£264.36) £224.99
(£264.36)
Intel Core 2 DUO E6600 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail £169.99
(£199.74) £169.99
(£199.74)
Gigabyte GA_965P_DS3 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £69.99
(£82.24) £69.99
(£82.24)
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) £104.99
(£123.36) £104.99
(£123.36)
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition inc. SP2 - OEM - 1Pk (N09-01528) £49.99
(£58.74) £49.99
(£58.74)
Samsung SH-W183 18x18 DVD±RW Serial ATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
(£21.14) £17.99
(£21.14)
Sub Total : £1,172.90
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £14.95
Vat : £207.87
Total : £1,395.72

Thanks again Lads
Just got to build it when it arrives :eek:

Ninja
 
hi

Lian-Li PC-7 PLUS Aluminium Midi-Tower Case - Black £49.99
(£58.74) £49.99
(£58.74)
Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - Retail £101.99
(£119.84) £101.99
(£119.84)
Pioneer DVR-112DBK 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter - (Black) OEM £17.99
(£21.14) £17.99
(£21.14)
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 775) £13.99
(£16.44) £13.99
(£16.44)
Gigabyte GA_965P_DS4 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £94.99
(£111.61) £94.99
(£111.61)
OCZ 2GB (2 x 1GB) PC2-6400 Dual Channel Platinum Revision 2 XTC Series DDR2 (OCZ2P800R22GK) £101.99
(£119.84) £101.99
(£119.84)
BFG GeForce 8800 GTS OC 320MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £174.99
(£205.61) £174.99
(£205.61)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB ST3250620A ATA-100 16MB Cache - OEM £45.99
(£54.04) £45.99
(£54.04)
Corsair HX 520W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-520HXUK) £59.99
(£70.49) £59.99
(£70.49)
Sub Total : £661.91
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 : £117.75
Total : £790.61

the only thing im not sure about is the hardrive the one ive listed is what ive got and im happy with it
 
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