Spec me ein machine pleaz

theleg · 7 Aug 2006 at 08:31

Ok im moving back to the UK and i need a brand spanking new machine...Its gonna be in me living room so for appearances sake, i want a sexy little sff jobbie..

and ive fallen in love with the v300...

Ive been away for yonks and ive totally lost touch with everything hardware related..So i need some help from you guys..

I want a good setup that can play the latest games, and play them very well...If a larger gfx is specced im happy to modify the case to get it in..Its also gonna be running to my tv occasionally..

This machine wont be overclocked so dont worry too much about that side of things...

budget isnt really that much of an issue but its gotta be reasonable..

Thanks guys..

PS, i wasnt sure whether this went in here or in the main hardware section...hope i got the right one..

**moved into GH cos the other forum appears to be the wrong one**

Stelly · 7 Aug 2006 at 08:49

How much are you looking at spending??

Stelly

fenderbass86 · 7 Aug 2006 at 08:51

CP-128-IN Intel Core 2 DUO E6600 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail (CP-128-IN) 1
£214.95 £214.95
MB-163-AS Asus P5VD2-MX Micro ATX (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-163-AS) 1
£37.95 £37.95
MY-095-CS Corsair 2GB DDR2 XMS2-5400 TwinX (2x1GB) (MY-095-CS) 1
£111.95 £111.95
GX-044-CO Connect3D ATI Radeon X1800 XT 256MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-044-CO) 1
£126.95 £126.95
HD-079-SE Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB ST3250620AS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-079-SE) 1
£52.55 £52.55
CD-076-SA Samsung SH-W163 16x16 DVD±RW Serial ATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) (CD-076-SA) 1
£23.95 £23.95
CA-008-TG Tagan TG530-U15 530W ATX2.01 Easycon SLi Compliant Modular Silent PSU (CA-008-TG) 1
£61.95 £61.95
Subtotal £630.25
Shipping (City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)) £9.95
VAT £112.04
Total £752.24

I've left out the Lian Li V300 because it's out of stock atm. Don't know if the X1800XT will fit in the case or not.

theleg · 7 Aug 2006 at 08:51

Stelly said:
How much are you looking at spending??

Stelly

I was thinking about a grand but if its required i can go higher...

Stelly · 7 Aug 2006 at 09:04

fenderbass86 said:
CP-128-IN Intel Core 2 DUO E6600 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail (CP-128-IN) 1
£214.95 £214.95
MB-163-AS Asus P5VD2-MX Micro ATX (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-163-AS) 1
£37.95 £37.95
MY-095-CS Corsair 2GB DDR2 XMS2-5400 TwinX (2x1GB) (MY-095-CS) 1
£111.95 £111.95
GX-044-CO Connect3D ATI Radeon X1800 XT 256MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-044-CO) 1
£126.95 £126.95
HD-079-SE Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB ST3250620AS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-079-SE) 1
£52.55 £52.55
CD-076-SA Samsung SH-W163 16x16 DVD±RW Serial ATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) (CD-076-SA) 1
£23.95 £23.95
CA-008-TG Tagan TG530-U15 530W ATX2.01 Easycon SLi Compliant Modular Silent PSU (CA-008-TG) 1
£61.95 £61.95
Subtotal £630.25
Shipping (City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)) £9.95
VAT £112.04
Total £752.24

I've left out the Lian Li V300 because it's out of stock atm. Don't know if the X1800XT will fit in the case or not.

looks good but would change the 1800 to a 1900xt since you have a bit more to spend... and maybe get a gigabyte DS4 mobo

Stelly

fenderbass86 · 7 Aug 2006 at 09:11

The motherboard has to go in the Lian Li V300, it's a sff case, that's why I specced a micro ATX case.

Raikiri · 7 Aug 2006 at 09:20

Stelly said:
looks good but would change the 1800 to a 1900xt since you have a bit more to spend... and maybe get a gigabyte DS4 mobo

Stelly

M-atx case, DS4 wouldnt fit and he isnt overclocking.

HD-018-SA Samsung SpinPoint P SP2504C 250GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-018-SA)
£42.50 £85.00
CP-128-IN Intel Core 2 DUO E6600 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail (CP-128-IN)
£214.95 £214.95
FG-023-AK Akasa AK-182-L2B Amber Ultra Quiet 80mm Fan - 3 pin (FG-023-AK)
£3.95 £11.85
MB-163-AS Asus P5VD2-MX Micro ATX (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-163-AS)
£37.95 £37.95
HS-022-ZA Zalman CNPS8000 Ultra Quiet Low Profile CPU Cooler (HS-022-ZA)
£25.95 £25.95
CA-025-EN Enermax Liberty 500W ELT500AWT ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CA-025-EN)
£59.95 £59.95
MY-014-GS G.Skill 2GB DDR2 NR PC2-6400 (2x1GB) CAS5 Dual Channel Kit (F2-6400PHU2-2GBNR) (MY-014-GS)
£106.95 £106.95
CD-076-SA Samsung SH-W163 16x16 DVD±RW Serial ATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) (CD-076-SA)
£23.95 £23.95
GX-044-CO Connect3D ATI Radeon X1800 XT 256MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-044-CO)
£126.95 £126.95
SY-002-AR Artic Cooling Accelero X2 Cooler (X1800/X1900 Series) (SY-002-AR)
£19.95 £19.95
Subtotal £713.45
VAT £124.86
Total £838.31

Or an x1900xt...

500gb storage, quiet cooling, fast and leaves space for the case and other changes to be made (seasonic PSU would be better for an HTPC but they are out of stock)

Stelly · 7 Aug 2006 at 09:43

yer sorry should read it right

Stelly

comp builder · 7 Aug 2006 at 10:34

correct me if im wrong but shouldnt this post be in general hardware or is it alright here??

comp builder · 7 Aug 2006 at 10:36

o sorry ignor me i have two windows up one in general hardware and the other in life and i thought i was in life lol

GuruJockStrap · 7 Aug 2006 at 11:51

Read in a review that there is an obstruction inside the V300 that limits the length of an installed graphics card to 8 inches.

fenderbass86 · 7 Aug 2006 at 11:59

That blows the X1800XT/X1900XT out of the water then. How big is the 7600GT?

Raikiri · 7 Aug 2006 at 12:11

10 minutes with a dremel and that is easily sorted

theleg · 8 Aug 2006 at 02:15

Theres no issue with matx boards and the core2duo chips? the matx boards that support them are ok?

cheers for your help guys...its been such a long time since i built anything.

GuruJockStrap · 8 Aug 2006 at 10:39

Thing is theres hardly any matx boards that support the Core 2 Duo at the moment.

Only one OCUK stocks is the Asus P5VD2-MX with a VIA chipset.

Don't know whether its just me but I'd rather have an Intel Chipset motherboard over anything else.

No doubt over the coming weeks we should see more motherboards supporting the Core 2 Duo being released along with matx.

Nix · 8 Aug 2006 at 10:46

Balddog said:
Theres no issue with matx boards and the core2duo chips? the matx boards that support them are ok?

cheers for your help guys...its been such a long time since i built anything.

Nope, but you'll be best to makesure they're well ventilated

theleg · 8 Aug 2006 at 11:17

GuruJockStrap said:
Thing is theres hardly any matx boards that support the Core 2 Duo at the moment.

Only one OCUK stocks is the Asus P5VD2-MX with a VIA chipset.

Don't know whether its just me but I'd rather have an Intel Chipset motherboard over anything else.

No doubt over the coming weeks we should see more motherboards supporting the Core 2 Duo being released along with matx.

Is that a definite within the coming weeks? cos im kind of in a rush to get this sorted...

always been too impatient heh..but i have to wait for the case anyway i guess..

Is it that big of an issue that its worth waiting for?>

j00ni · 8 Aug 2006 at 11:19

Nix said:
Nope, but you'll be best to makesure they're well ventilated

won't the lower operating temps of the core2duo mean that ventilation should be less of an issue than with most other intel chips?

GuruJockStrap · 8 Aug 2006 at 11:35

Balddog said:
Is that a definite within the coming weeks? cos im kind of in a rush to get this sorted... always been too impatient heh..but i have to wait for the case anyway i guess..

Is it that big of an issue that its worth waiting for?>

Well, that VIA mobo utilises Single-Channel DDRII 533 rather than Dual Channel of the Intel boards for a start, plus it most probably doesn't have all the goodies found with the Intel chipset.

theleg · 9 Aug 2006 at 10:02

arg i cant decide whether to wait a couple of weeks...the buy button is so tempting right now