spec me a system

krisbutler · 25 Sep 2007 at 10:02

missus has 400 pounds to spend need

cpu
mobo
gfx
ram
hdd

she plays a few games only sims really but wants a really quick o/s cheers kris

melbourne720 · 25 Sep 2007 at 10:06

£400 goes a long way these days:-

Intel Core 2 Duo E2160 "LGA775 Conroe" 1.80GHz (800FSB) - Retail
(£52.86)

OcUK GeForce 8800 GTS 320MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail
(£176.24)

GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC)
(£46.99)

Abit IP35-E (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
(£76.36)

Hitachi Deskstar T7K500 250GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (0A33423)
(£39.94)

Total : £402.91

krisbutler · 25 Sep 2007 at 10:07

and a psu

krisbutler · 25 Sep 2007 at 10:08

was thinking of spending a little less on the gfx card tbh

Teaf · 25 Sep 2007 at 10:12

krisbutler · 25 Sep 2007 at 10:14

cheers looks good are is that processor quick ? or is it worth going for somthing like say the e6750 or e6550?

melbourne720 · 25 Sep 2007 at 10:15

Intel Core 2 Duo E2160 "LGA775 Conroe" 1.80GHz (800FSB) - Retail
(£52.86)

OcUK ATI Radeon X1950 Pro 256MB GDDR3 HDTV/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail
(£70.49)

Corsair HX 520W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-520HXUK)
(£68.14)

GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC)
(£46.99)

Abit IP35-E (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
(£76.36)

Hitachi Deskstar T7K500 250GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (0A33423)
(£39.94)

Total : £365.30

krisbutler said:
cheers looks good are is that processor quick ? or is it worth going for somthing like say the e6750 or e6550?

All the conroes clock to at least around 3 GHz, including the e2160. With the e6550 and e6750, you're paying intel to do the clocking for you.

Teaf · 25 Sep 2007 at 10:16

It's quick enough for what she wants it for, good enough for SIMS / other light gaming and quick enough to not slow down an OS.

[EDIT]: I'd go with the suggested graphics card from melbourne instead of the 8600 GT also, you loose DX10 (oh noes!) but the X1950 is more powerful and exactly the same price.

krisbutler · 25 Sep 2007 at 10:19

ahh excellent thanks for the help

krisbutler · 25 Sep 2007 at 13:09

krisbutler · 25 Sep 2007 at 13:10

Product Name Qty Price Line Total
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) £39.99
(£46.99) £39.99
(£46.99)
Asus GeForce EN7600GS Silent HTD 256MB DDR2 HDTV/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £39.99
(£46.99) £39.99
(£46.99)
Hitachi Deskstar T7K500 250GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (0A33423) £33.99
(£39.94) £33.99
(£39.94)
OcUK Huntkey 450W PSU £27.99
(£32.89) £27.99
(£32.89)
Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.66GHz (1333FSB) - Retail £106.99
(£125.71) £106.99
(£125.71)
Asus P5K SE Intel P35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £64.99
(£76.36) £64.99
(£76.36)
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition inc. SP2 - OEM - 1Pk (N09-01528) £47.99
(£56.39) £47.99
(£56.39)
Sub Total : £361.93
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £8.95
VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £64.90
Total : £435.78

krisbutler · 25 Sep 2007 at 13:10

that anygood

melbourne720 · 25 Sep 2007 at 14:03

short answer: no

long answer: no, you've overspent on the cpu, and under spent on the GPU and PSU.

It'll do letters/internet/very old games, but then so will a £299 laptop, and that comes with a free screen

krisbutler · 25 Sep 2007 at 22:36

OcUK GeForce 8500 GT 256MB DDR2 HDTV/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £39.99
(£46.99) £39.99
(£46.99)
Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.33GHz (1333FSB) - Retail £94.99
(£111.61) £94.99
(£111.61)
Asus P5K SE Intel P35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £64.99
(£76.36) £64.99
(£76.36)
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) £38.99
(£45.81) £38.99
(£45.81)
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition inc. SP2 - OEM - 1Pk (N09-01528) £47.99
(£56.39) £47.99
(£56.39)
Corsair VX 450W ATX PSU (CMPSU-450VXUK) £39.99
(£46.99) £39.99
(£46.99)
Samsung SpinPoint S 160GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD161HJ) £28.99
(£34.06) £28.99
(£34.06)
Sub Total : £355.93
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £9.95
VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £64.03
Total : £429.91

krisbutler · 25 Sep 2007 at 22:36

any beter

PGdude · 25 Sep 2007 at 22:51

I'm not sure if the E6550 is a good choice in general, and for the graphics, you could get better for the money.

krisbutler · 25 Sep 2007 at 22:55

its only for sims though whats a beter chioce of gfx card ? for that price

UniqueID · 26 Sep 2007 at 00:17

hey there, i had a look at the spec you had and tried to get more value for money.
the Cpu is way better for exactly the same price, and i changed the PSU because asaka have almost silent psu's and with that spec i don't think you'll need over 400w at all.
I added the 8600 gt because it has GDDR2 instead of DDR memory which will run your games a lot faster and smoother and performs better than the 8500 GT.
the rest is just what i think will work well
by the way you can add a home vista o/s instead of your windows xp home:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=SW-034-MS&groupid=33&catid=20&subcat=
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=OS-001-MS&groupid=33&catid=20&subcat=
they are both the same price, you can choose whichever you like.
good luck!