Spec me please (check my current spec lol)

Slipperz

Slipperz

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Spec me please (Ordered Today)

Hi People,

I am in dire need of a new PC my spec at the moment is a P3 933Mhz :D , ouch i hear you say!!

It can just about play Counter strike source! (very badly 15fps) I also use several music progs e.g Reason/ fruity loops etc and the machine can just not hack it :mad:
After a lot of head scratching searching for this and that, this is what I have come up with.

I already have 2 dvd drives LG 4167b and LG HSA22 so I dont need any more of those.

Posts on other forums say dont bother with the WD raptor boot/gaming hdd, because the benefits are so small. What do you guys think?

Can i fit everything easily in that case as I have read about room in tight cases and the Arctic Cooling Freezer being a problem.?

Also need a sound card any suggestions?


Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core 2 DUO E6400 "LGA775 Allendale" 2.13GHz (1066FSB) - Retail £123.99
(£145.69) £123.99
(£145.69)
Asus P5B Deluxe (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £104.99
(£123.36) £104.99
(£123.36)
Corsair 2GB DDR2 XMS2 Dominator PC2-6400C4 TwinX (2x1GB) £179.99
(£211.49) £179.99
(£211.49)
Western Digital Caviar RE2 500GB 5000YS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM £112.99
(£132.76) £112.99
(£132.76)
Tagan TG580-U15 580W ATX2.01 Easycon SLi Compliant Modular Silent PSU £71.99
(£84.59) £71.99
(£84.59)
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 775) £13.99
(£16.44) £13.99
(£16.44)
BFG GeForce 8800 GTX 768MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £359.99
(£422.99) £359.99
(£422.99)
Lian-Li PC V1100 PLUS Silver Aluminium Midi-Tower (No PSU) £129.99
(£152.74) £129.99
(£152.74)
Sub Total : £1,097.92
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £12.95
Vat : £194.40
Total : £1,305.27

Any comments are most welcome, this is a whole new ballgame for me :eek:

SLIPPERZ.
 
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First, welcome to the forums ;)

Good spec (& that case is huge - will fit anything), but I'd go for this instead...
  • Lian-Li PC-7 PLUS Aluminium Midi-Tower Case - Black £48.99
  • Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - OEM £93.99
  • Gigabyte GA_965P_DS3 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £84.99
  • GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) £137.99
  • BFG GeForce 8800 GTS 640MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £254.99
  • Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 775) £13.99
  • Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB ST3250620A ATA-100 16MB Cache - OEM x2 £91.98
  • Corsair HX 520W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-520HXUK) £61.99
  • Creative X-Fi Xtreme Gamer Soundcard - Retail £49.99
  • Sub Total : £838.90
  • Shipping : £10.95
  • Vat : £148.72
  • Total : £998.57
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Slipperz said:
Hi People,

I am in dire need of a new PC my spec at the moment is a P3 933Mhz :D , ouch i hear you say!!

It can just about play Counter strike source! (very badly 15fps) I also use several music progs e.g Reason/ fruity loops etc and the machine can just not hack it :mad:
After a lot of head scratching searching for this and that, this is what I have come up with.

I already have 2 dvd drives LG 4167b and LG HSA22 so I dont need any more of those.

Posts on other forums say dont bother with the WD raptor boot/gaming hdd, because the benefits are so small. What do you guys think?

Can i fit everything easily in that case as I have read about room in tight cases and the Arctic Cooling Freezer being a problem.?

Also need a sound card any suggestions?


Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core 2 DUO E6400 "LGA775 Allendale" 2.13GHz (1066FSB) - Retail £123.99
(£145.69) £123.99
(£145.69)
Asus P5B Deluxe (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £104.99
(£123.36) £104.99
(£123.36)
Corsair 2GB DDR2 XMS2 Dominator PC2-6400C4 TwinX (2x1GB) £179.99
(£211.49) £179.99
(£211.49)
Western Digital Caviar RE2 500GB 5000YS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM £112.99
(£132.76) £112.99
(£132.76)
Tagan TG580-U15 580W ATX2.01 Easycon SLi Compliant Modular Silent PSU £71.99
(£84.59) £71.99
(£84.59)
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 775) £13.99
(£16.44) £13.99
(£16.44)
BFG GeForce 8800 GTX 768MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £359.99
(£422.99) £359.99
(£422.99)
Lian-Li PC V1100 PLUS Silver Aluminium Midi-Tower (No PSU) £129.99
(£152.74) £129.99
(£152.74)
Sub Total : £1,097.92
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £12.95
Vat : £194.40
Total : £1,305.27

Any comments are most welcome, this is a whole new ballgame for me :eek:

SLIPPERZ.
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Welcome!

Yes it looks fine but if you are looking to save a bit of cash with minimum / no performance lost then go with the spec by hp7909 and keep the GTX.
 
Thanks for the welcome and comments guys.

Lian-Li PC-7 PLUS Aluminium Midi-Tower Case - Black £48.99

I like the look of this but like the silver better

GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) £137.99

I looked at this but read some bad things about it, is this not the case any more?

I think I will stick with the GTX :D

SLIPPERZ
 
Yeah I really like that PC-7 as well, planning to get one myself.

Slipperz said:
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) £137.99

I looked at this but read some bad things about it, is this not the case any more?
SLIPPERZ
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Yeah that's what I was thinking but as Gibbo said in one of the threads:

Gibbo said:
Hi there

Most people tend to post about a purchase when they need assistance or something has gone wrong. Wheras when something just works its no so often people post to say I just bought such an item and it works fine.

We've sold silly numbers on this memory now, easily over 5000 kits and so it must be pretty damn good RAM as our RMA's are no higher than any other memory such as Corsair. :)
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You can find the thread here:

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17665155

For the price of that Corsair dominator you can also consider the Crucial Anniversery, although only rated PC5400 it ocs like mad, in fact there is another thread in the memory section about this kit:

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17662100
 
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steve258 said:
For the price of that Corsair dominator you can also consider the Crucial Anniversery, although only rated PC5400 it ocs like mad, in fact there is another thread in the memory section about this kit:
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I have never overclocked anything before!! But I am willing to try, is this the Crucial memory you mentioned?

Crucial 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 PC2-5300C3 667MHz Tenth Anniversary Dual Channel Kit (TY2KIT12864AA663)

Also I have a 17" TFT at the mo, would it be wise to upgrade to a 22"? If so what is this one like?

Asus MW221U 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Silver/Black

SLIPPERZ
 
Slipperz said:
Also I have a 17" TFT at the mo, would it be wise to upgrade to a 22"? If so what is this one like?

Asus MW221U 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Silver/Black
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I wouldn't bother with a 22".
Jump straight to a 24" - your rig will handle it without a proble, and it is well worth it.
 
Slipperz said:
I have never overclocked anything before!! But I am willing to try, is this the Crucial memory you mentioned?

Crucial 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 PC2-5300C3 667MHz Tenth Anniversary Dual Channel Kit (TY2KIT12864AA663)

Also I have a 17" TFT at the mo, would it be wise to upgrade to a 22"? If so what is this one like?

Asus MW221U 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Silver/Black

SLIPPERZ
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Yeah that's what I was talking about.

Yeah a new screen is needed otherwise all the power of 8800GTX is wasted.
 
If you're gonna be doing music on it, I reccomend a sound card designed for music rather than gaming. Something with ASIO drivers would be preferable. Have a look at models by M-Audio, Tascam, Marian, Echo, RME & Terratec. PCI isn't the only option either. There are some pretty decent usb and firewire solutions out there, some with control surface features. You can pick up a 2nd hand Tascam US-428 pretty cheap nowadays. Something like that would prove pretty useful should you ever want to experiment with recording audio.
Also, throw as much ram at it as you can afford.
 
DeeJay-Mo said:
If you're gonna be doing music on it, I reccomend a sound card designed for music rather than gaming. Something with ASIO drivers would be preferable. Have a look at models by M-Audio, Tascam, Marian, Echo, RME & Terratec. PCI isn't the only option either. There are some pretty decent usb and firewire solutions out there, some with control surface features. You can pick up a 2nd hand Tascam US-428 pretty cheap nowadays. Something like that would prove pretty useful should you ever want to experiment with recording audio.
Also, throw as much ram at it as you can afford.
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Yea I think your right. I have an M-audio Oxygen 8 midi keyboard so I may stick with M-audio.

I checked out the Tascam US-428 it was a grand!! Cant go that silly yet!!

How much RAM then 4Gb?

Thanks for your comments

SLIPPERZ
 
Slipperz said:
Yea I think your right. I have an M-audio Oxygen 8 midi keyboard so I may stick with M-audio.

I checked out the Tascam US-428 it was a grand!! Cant go that silly yet!!

How much RAM then 4Gb?

Thanks for your comments

SLIPPERZ
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A grand for a US-428 is WAAAY OTT, I bought mine new for <£300. You should be able to pick one up 2nd hand for about 200 bucks or less. Certain Disco/Studio equipment retailers out there are taking the mick if they think they can sell em for that price! I saw a couple on a popular auction site just now which looked promising.

As for the ram, it's not really worth getting more than 3GB, cos 32 bit windows can only use that much (with tweaking). You could utilise more with 64 bit windows, but I've heard bad things about compatability as far as music production rigs go.
 
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My PC has finally given up the fight (Boxing Day, I think the PSU has gone)

So after taking in all of your comments this is what I am going to order.

Any further comments welcome.

Gigabyte GA_965P_DS3 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £84.99
(£99.86) £84.99
(£99.86)
Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - OEM £93.99
(£110.44) £93.99
(£110.44)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB ST3250620AS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM x2 £49.99
(£58.74) £99.98
(£117.48)
Lian-Li PC-7 PLUS Aluminium Midi-Tower Case - Silver £47.99
(£56.39) £47.99
(£56.39)
Corsair HX 520W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-520HXUK) £59.99
(£70.49) £59.99
(£70.49)
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 775) £13.99
(£16.44) £13.99
(£16.44)
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) £144.99
(£170.36) £144.99
(£170.36)
Dell Ultrasharp 2407WFP 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Midnight Grey £459.99
(£540.49) £459.99
(£540.49)
BFG GeForce 8800 GTX 768MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £339.99
(£399.49) £339.99
(£399.49)
Sub Total : £1,345.90
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £14.95
Vat : £238.15
Total : £1,599.00

Thanks to all for your help

SLIPPERZ :)
 
Just a couple of last questions guys:-

Can I just load my legal of XP onto this new machine, does it just need validating again?

My HD at the moment is IDE what the best way to transfer the data I have on this HD onto the new SATA2 HD, I dont think the new mobo has IDE?

SLIPPERZ :)
 
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