Spec me half a rig.

Kreeeee

Kreeeee

Kreeeee

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What I have:

SB audigy 2 sound card
2 SATA Hard drives
2 IDE hard drives
Pioneer 111d DVDRW IDE
FX5200 GFX card
FX6200 GFX card

What I would like:

Motherboard (PCIe)
Case (with 120mm fans)
PSU
CPU
Dual DVI graphics card
3 PCI slots minimum
2GB RAM

The only games I will be playing are starcraft and starcraft 2 :p

I have 2 monitors and a TV that I connect to via DVI, hence the dual DVI preference.

I'd like good "bang for buck" components.
 
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Kreeeee said:
Before I start can I double check that PCI GFX cards will work fine in PCI-X motherboards?
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Do you actually mean PCI-X motherboard? You do realise PCI-X is a server technology, a 64-bit PCI slot.

If you actually mean PCIe, then no a regular PCI card of any description won't work in a PCIe slot, but most PCIe motherboards come with 1 or 2 "real" PCI slots also. Which the card will work fine in.

Kreeeee said:
Edit: I need 4 PCI slots on the CPU if that's possible
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No, that certainly isn't possible, CPU's don't have expansion slots :p
 
Aye, was half asleep while writing that, let me rewrite the entire OP.

Edit: Done, hope that's clearer :)
 
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Ok, how's this:

256MB Leadtek 8600GT, PCI-E (x16), Mem 1400 MHz, GDDR3, GPU 540 MHz, 2x Dual Link DVI-I/HDTV
£72.84

Intel Core 2 Duo E6600, Socket 775, 2.4 GHz, 1066MHz FSB, Conroe Core, 4MB Cache, Retail
£134.95

520W Corsair HX Series Modular PSU, ATX, EPS12V, whisper quiet, 5 year warranty
£64.50

Antec P182 Special Edition Super Midi Tower Case - No PSU (Mirror Finish)
£150.39

GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC)
£82.24

Abit IP35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
£88.11

Total
£593.01
 
I'm really not sure on the motherboard, could anyone confirm that's it's a solid choice?

Edit: Could anyone recommend a cooler and SATA DVDRW too?
 
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As far as I know, that motherboard is a fair overclocker.

Cooler: Noctua, Tuniq Tower, or the Thermalright Ultra.
SATA DVDRW: I like my 20x20 Samsung.
 
I would get a cheaper case and put what you save towards a 320mb 8800GTS or similar (Lian Li PC7 maybe), as for DVD-rw the Samsungs are pretty good.
 
Raikiri said:
I would get a cheaper case and put what you save towards a 320mb 8800GTS or similar (Lian Li PC7 maybe), as for DVD-rw the Samsungs are pretty good.
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I don't need graphics at all though, my 6800GT does well enough for my needs. I'll pick up a sammy burner though, thanks :)
 
Ok, this is finalised unless anyone can point out any obvious improvements/incompatibilities:

256MB Leadtek 8600GT, PCI-E (x16), Mem 1400 MHz, GDDR3, GPU 540 MHz, 2x Dual Link DVI-I/HDTV
£72.84

Intel Core 2 Duo E6600, Socket 775, 2.4 GHz, 1066MHz FSB, Conroe Core, 4MB Cache, Retail
£134.95

520W Corsair HX Series Modular PSU, ATX, EPS12V, whisper quiet, 5 year warranty
£64.50

Samsung SH-S203/BEBN 20x DVD±R, 16x DVD±DL, DVD+RW x8/-RW x6, SATA, Black, OEM inc. Nero
£18.79

Abit IP35-E (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
£70.49

Tuniq Tower 120 CPU Cooler (Socket 478/754/939/940/AM2/LGA775)
£31.71

Antec P182 Super Midi Tower Case - No PSU (Gun Metal Black)
£82.24

GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC)
£82.24

Total:
£557.86
 
e6750

Kreeeee said:
Ok, this is finalised unless anyone can point out any obvious improvements/incompatibilities:

256MB Leadtek 8600GT, PCI-E (x16), Mem 1400 MHz, GDDR3, GPU 540 MHz, 2x Dual Link DVI-I/HDTV
£72.84

Intel Core 2 Duo E6600, Socket 775, 2.4 GHz, 1066MHz FSB, Conroe Core, 4MB Cache, Retail
£134.95

520W Corsair HX Series Modular PSU, ATX, EPS12V, whisper quiet, 5 year warranty
£64.50

Samsung SH-S203/BEBN 20x DVD±R, 16x DVD±DL, DVD+RW x8/-RW x6, SATA, Black, OEM inc. Nero
£18.79

Abit IP35-E (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
£70.49

Tuniq Tower 120 CPU Cooler (Socket 478/754/939/940/AM2/LGA775)
£31.71

Antec P182 Super Midi Tower Case - No PSU (Gun Metal Black)
£82.24

GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC)
£82.24

Total:
£557.86
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Get the E6750 CPU, the board supports it and its cheaper!
 
ih8modem said:
Get the E6750 CPU, the board supports it and its cheaper!
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I was told:

"[It's cheaper] because its one of the newer 1333fsb chips which means that its actually a slower core compared to the e6600 (thatll run at 3 GHz at 1333mhz fsb)"

I should be able to get the 6600 to 3Ghz at 1333fsb (1333/4 * 9) without touching the RAM, no?
 
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