Spec me my mate a couple of bits

geeza · 19 Dec 2007 at 22:35

He's just got an Athlon 4800+
AMD690gm-m2 motherboard

I have no idea what they are but he needs graphics, memory and power supply

I know he probably should have got a core2duo but he's not dropped too big of a knacker has he?

edit - should i tell him to sell them and get a setup for about £400 with an 8800GT?

morguk · 19 Dec 2007 at 22:39

How much has he got to spend?

geeza · 19 Dec 2007 at 22:52

morguk said:
How much has he got to spend?

just asking him now. will post back tomorrow

semi-pro waster · 19 Dec 2007 at 23:02

Depending on the budget and intended uses something like the below might be suitable.

Corsair VX 450W ATX PSU (CMPSU-450VXUK) £37.99
(£44.64) £37.99
(£44.64)
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) £24.99
(£29.36) £24.99
(£29.36)
OcUK GeForce 8800 GT 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £139.99
(£164.49) £139.99
(£164.49)
Sub Total : £202.97
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 : £37.09
Total : £249.01

geeza · 20 Dec 2007 at 11:09

cheers. Would it be a lot better to tell him to get a core2duo over the 4800 he has got?

NoobieOCer · 20 Dec 2007 at 11:22

i think intel is much better overclockers, so yea get intel core 2 duo if u going to overclock

geeza · 20 Dec 2007 at 11:59

He said about £300. Would the motherboard and processor he has already got be fine with the spec from waster?

Vir · 20 Dec 2007 at 12:13

I think it will be ok but the chip will bottleneck the GPU a bit if I am correct

geeza · 20 Dec 2007 at 12:53

if his case is fairly old will he need a new one of them too?

geeza · 20 Dec 2007 at 12:55

Vir said:
I think it will be ok but the chip will bottleneck the GPU a bit if I am correct

It runs at 2.5ghz. Would the 4800+ overclock to 2.8 or is it a non clocking chip?

semi-pro waster · 20 Dec 2007 at 13:19

geeza said:
if his case is fairly old will he need a new one of them too?

If his case is ATX compliant then it should be fine, however you might have to check that the graphics card will fit in, some older cases weren't designed with new longer cards in mind.

The X2 should overclock a bit but how far depends on the motherboard, CPU cooler, Ram (which is fine for overclocking) and airflow in the case.

Vir · 20 Dec 2007 at 13:57

geeza said:
It runs at 2.5ghz. Would the 4800+ overclock to 2.8 or is it a non clocking chip?

I have to admit I don't know much about the newer AMD processors but I guess it will do 2.8Ghz. It's just that it is not THAT fast enough so that the GPU can take full advantage, I think, at least I think that's what I heard on these forums. But someone else has to confirm that. If no one confirms then ignore me I guess :confused:

geeza · 20 Dec 2007 at 14:48

Vir said:
I have to admit I don't know much about the newer AMD processors but I guess it will do 2.8Ghz. It's just that it is not THAT fast enough so that the GPU can take full advantage, I think, at least I think that's what I heard on these forums. But someone else has to confirm that. If no one confirms then ignore me I guess

on top of the £250 for the stuff waster listed, how much more would a core2duo & motherboard cost? (that would be good enough to justify it over the 4800+ )

mattyfez · 20 Dec 2007 at 15:12

E2180 - £60

Decent p35 motherboard - £70-80

MMc2K3 · 20 Dec 2007 at 15:24

Vir said:
If no one confirms then ignore me I guess

Consider yourself ignored

MMc2K3 · 20 Dec 2007 at 15:28

mattyfez said:
E2180 - £60

Decent p35 motherboard - £70-80

E2180!?

Are you having a giraffe, they suck **** through a straw :eek:

mattyfez · 20 Dec 2007 at 15:49

Have you seen the overclock you can get out of them, considering thier stock speeds?

Theres only two intel procs worth buying, the e2180, and the q6600.

geeza · 20 Dec 2007 at 16:47

so do you think its worth telling him to spend £380 (£80 more than budget) to get the core2duo mentioned or stick with the 4800+ and save £50?

mattyfez · 20 Dec 2007 at 16:50

well if hes already paid for it.....

MMc2K3 · 20 Dec 2007 at 18:23

mattyfez said:
Have you seen the overclock you can get out of them, considering thier stock speeds?

No I haven't..

My post was more to get you going than anything..

I consider this a success

I can't believe this is what our freindship has been reduced to.. Chatting on a forum when you only live a mile away