Spec me an Upgrade £800-£900

jamie2497 · 26 Apr 2007 at 20:22

Hey all,

Id like a system spec please of between £800-£900.

I already have a hard drive, 2 DVD Drives, monitor, speakers etc.

So looking for CPU, CPU Cooler, motherboard, graphics, case, power supply and memory.

Current spec is AMD 64 4000+ and X1800XT.

Thanks

stickroad · 26 Apr 2007 at 20:23

What do you use your pc for now?

jamie2497 · 26 Apr 2007 at 20:26

Gaming usually

Though i do the odd photoshop / 3d studio max stuff.

stickroad · 26 Apr 2007 at 20:27

Would you like a beasty Graphics Card like the 8800 GTX or the GTS 320 be fine?

Trusty · 26 Apr 2007 at 20:33

Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 775)
(£17.61)

Akasa Eclipse 62 Aluminium Case - No PSU
(£93.99)

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

Intel Core 2 Duo E6420 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.13GHz (1066FSB)
(£129.24)

Team Elite 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 PC2-6400C5 800MHz Dual Channel
(£129.24)

Corsair HX 520W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-520HXUK)
(£70.49)

BFG GeForce 8800 GTS OC 320MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express)
(£182.11)

Sub Total : £599
Total : £717.78

This looks like a good upgrade for ya, if you can overclock well, the 6400's tend to better as you will be able to hit the 3ghz mark, the 6300 dont always hit that. Not sure about the memory, i think its fine with the DS3. Maybe someone could confirm the memory is ok??

Cupra · 26 Apr 2007 at 20:34

i havn't specced a case for the simple reason it causes too many fights you may aswell get one you like the look of

the e6600 usualy gets 3.4 > 3.6 on that cooler and board combo the memory is one of the best it car un a lot tighter timings than it says there too.. also the 9x multi on the cpu means you can have the memory running stock and still have 3.6ghz

the gpu is the best on the market atm (brands differ slightly)

now is a brilliant time to buy as the cpu orices dropped last week and memory is at an all time low

stickroad · 26 Apr 2007 at 20:35

CPU = Core 2 Duo e6600

CPU Cooler = Tuniq Tower 120 CPU Cooler

Motherboard = Asus P5B Deluxe

Memory = Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 PC2-6400C4

Graphics Card = BFG GeForce 8800 GTS OC 320MB

Power Supply = Corsair 620

Case = Lian-Li PC7

Totall = Total : £763.61

You can fit a GTX in their, but not to sure if you want one or now?

jamie2497 · 26 Apr 2007 at 20:42

Wow thats awesome thanks guys for the super quick replies. Im definetely liking the E6600, the corsair PSU and the crucial ballistix. Im a bit stuck on the graphics card though, should i wait to see what R600 brings? Perhaps i might get the performance of the GTX from a GTS Price.

Are the crucial and asus p5n-e good for overclocking?

Cupra · 26 Apr 2007 at 20:45

yeah there great although im using ocz the crucials are better tbh

check my sig

jamie2497 · 26 Apr 2007 at 21:00

Corsair HX 620W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-620HXUK) £84.99
(£99.86) £84.99
(£99.86)
Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 PC2-6400C4 800MHz Dual Channel Kit (BL2KIT12864AA804) £86.99
(£102.21) £86.99
(£102.21)
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail £129.99
(£152.74) £129.99
(£152.74)
Antec P180 Advanced Super Midi Tower Case - No PSU (Silver) £68.99
(£81.06) £68.99
(£81.06)
Asus P5N-E SLi nForce 650 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £69.99
(£82.24) £69.99
(£82.24)

Ok those parts are definete, just need to decide on a graphics card.
Im tempted just to order that lot and wait to see what the R600 brings, what do you reckon?

Thanks for your help.

mishima · 26 Apr 2007 at 21:13

I'd go along with Paul's spec, looks great to me. I might change the board on his though to a DS3P - personal pref though.

tsj · 27 Apr 2007 at 00:36

Check my sig... just change the mobo to a lower-end one unless you need the features of a 680i board... Consider the Ballistix RAM thats on offer this week instead of the OCZ. Get a 8 series card instead of the 7900gto.

Should come to around £700 + money for a graphics card left over