spec me a system

[knowlesy]

ive got about 600 to spend and i want either a small form factor or anything else, itll be used for gaming and photo editing so any ideas people ?

 

[greywolf]

How about this:

Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient SLACR 95W Edition" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail
Asus P5Q Pro Intel P45 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
Corsair 4GB DDR2 XMS2 PC2-6400C5 TwinX (2x2GB)
HIS ATI Radeon HD 4850 512MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail
Western Digital Caviar Blue 640GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (WD6400AAKS)
Corsair HX 520W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-520HXUK)
Samsung SH-S223F/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM
Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black (No PSU)

Total slightly over £600 at £603.87 + shipping.

There is also space for another 3 120mm fans, it comes it top and rear. Also could add a better cpu cooler so you could overclock the Q6600, such as the Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775) at £18.39.

 

[Angst]

yep id go with that setup, its about the best your gonna get for your price

 

[knowlesy]

sounds like a plan !!! thanks guys !

 

[knowlesy]

i was thinking what about small form factor ?

 

[Kennysevenfold]

Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 LGA775 'Wolfdale' 3.00GHz (1333FSB) - Retail Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 LGA775 'Wolfdale' 3.00GHz (1333FSB) - Retail £124.99
(£143.74)

Asus P5Q-EM Intel G45 Micro-ATX (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard Asus P5Q-EM Intel G45 Micro-ATX (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £89.99
(£103.49)

Lian-Li V350B Aluminium Mini-Tower - Black (No PSU) Lian-Li V350B Aluminium Mini-Tower - Black (No PSU) £73.99
(£85.09)

OcUK GeForce 9600 GT 512MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail OcUK GeForce 9600 GT 512MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £65.99
(£75.89)

Western Digital Caviar Black 500GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (WD5001AALS) Western Digital Caviar Black 500GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (WD5001AALS) £45.99
(£52.89)

OCZ StealthXStream 400w Silent SLI Ready ATX2 Power Supply OCZ StealthXStream 400w Silent SLI Ready ATX2 Power Supply £35.99
(£41.39)

OCZ 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-6400C5 Dual Channel Vista Gold Series DDR2 (OCZ2G8004GK) OCZ 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-6400C5 Dual Channel Vista Gold Series DDR2 (OCZ2G8004GK) £33.99
(£39.09)

Samsung SH-S223F/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM Samsung SH-S223F/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
(£16.09)

Sub Total : £484.92
Shipping : £9.99
VAT : £72.74

Total : £557.66

 

[knowlesy]

ou that sounds nice , how does the wolfdale compare to the conroe though ? ??

for the extra 50 i could do the
Asus GeForce 9800 GT HybridPower 1024MB GDDR3 HDTV/DVI £132
or
HIS ATI Radeon HD 4850 IceQ 4 Turbo 512MB GDDR3 £136


or if it was REALLY WORTH IT

id shell out for this puppy

Asus ATI Radeon HD 4850 1024MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) £150 ??
ok a ikle bit more but still any ideas ?

 

[shaffaaf27]

whats the budget now?

 

[knowlesy]

600 really but could be pushed to 630 if that last ati card i put is worth it ??

so Kennysevenfold spec but minus the 9600 £75 graphics card and up to 150 for a gcard ...

 

[Kennysevenfold]

ou that sounds nice , how does the wolfdale compare to the conroe though ? ??

Runs cooler, and you need things to be as cool as possible if your going for a small form factor case