Spec me please!

jonomacg · 3 Sep 2006 at 14:42

Ok i know i've asked for a spec many a time but i just want to make sure as i'm ordering tommorow.

I have a case and power supply already, the psu is the Hiper 580W Modular and the case is Tsunami (Thermaltake).

Anyway the rig is for gaming and multimedia rendering and other tasks such as web design etc.

My budget is £700, i need a dvd writer, floppy drive and a big drive, also a cpu with a lot of power.

I'm not the best at computers, so i won't unless needed be overclocking, and the only way i'll overclock is if someone is guiding me through it on msn or something so i don't break anything.

Thanks in advance, as i said i'll be ordering tommorow so... lets hope something good comes out of this

semi-pro waster · 3 Sep 2006 at 15:32

Something like this might do, it isn't the greatest motherboard in the world but since you say you are unlikely to be overclocking ought to be easily sufficient for what you require.

MB-064-GI Gigabyte GA_945PL_S3 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-064-GI)
£57.99 £57.99
MY-034-GL GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC5300 667MHz Value DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB5300DC) (MY-034-GL)
£119.99 £119.99
GX-044-CO Connect3D ATI Radeon X1800 XT 256MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-044-CO)
£125.99 £125.99
HD-078-SE Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB ST3320620AS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-078-SE)
£59.95 £59.95
CD-030-NE NEC ND4570 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-030-NE)
£21.95 £21.95
CP-128-IN Intel Core 2 DUO E6600 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail (CP-128-IN)
£197.99 £197.99
HD-001-OK OcUK Value Floppy Drive - Black (HD-001-OK)
£4.95 £4.95
Subtotal £588.81
VAT £103.05
Total £691.86

jonomacg · 3 Sep 2006 at 15:39

Whats the differance between 5300 and 6400 ram? On a DS3 with an e6600?

semi-pro waster · 3 Sep 2006 at 15:45

jonomacg said:
Whats the differance between 5300 and 6400 ram? On a DS3 with an e6600?

Aside from the obvious speed you mean?

I'm not too sure myself beyond the fact that it would be better to match PC6400 with a Conroe 6600 but you could always run a divider if it were necessary.

The DS3 is a better motherboard but it is recommended for overclocking the 6300 or 6400 chips more than the 6600. The reason why I didn't go for PC6400 or a DS3 is because I was trying to stick to the budget plus the PC6400 would be wasted on the current motherboard as it only supports up to PC5300 as I understand it.

jonomacg · 3 Sep 2006 at 15:49

If i had the money would you recommend it tho?

semi-pro waster · 3 Sep 2006 at 17:27

jonomacg said:
If i had the money would you recommend it tho?

Recommend which? The PC6400 isn't worthwhile on with S3 because the S3 appears to only support PC5300 but if you got the faster Ram it would just automatically limit itself to the speed the motherboard would support.

If it is getting the better motherboard then yes I'd probably recommend it but it is going to be slightly wasted if you aren't overclocking.

//edit, my mistake I've just realised that PC4200 is 533mhz and PC5300 is 667mhz so even less point than I previously thought.