spec me please

hk3948 · 12 Nov 2006 at 22:34

hi all. got around 700 to spend. not after any peripherals, just the main unit. im after as much performance as i can squeeze out of my 700 (will be using it for mainly video editing and gaming) without any overheating issues which ive been having with my current rig lately.

all help appreciated

t31os · 12 Nov 2006 at 22:41

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/search.php?searchid=1908347

hp7909 · 13 Nov 2006 at 05:09

Sapphire ATI Radeon X1950 Pro 256MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-134-SP) £111.99 - On 'This Week Only'
NEC AD7170A 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-044-NE) £19.99
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 775) (HS-017-AR) £14.99
Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - OEM (CP-135-IN) £99.99
Gigabyte GA_965P_DS3 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-061-GI) £89.99
Samsung SpinPoint P SP2504C 250GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-018-SA) £44.99
Antec NSK6500 Super Midi Tower Case - 430W PSU (CA £58.99
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC5300 667MHz Value DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB5300DC) (MY-034-GL) £139.99
Subtotal £580.92
VAT £101.67
Total £682.59

semi-pro waster · 13 Nov 2006 at 08:18

t31os said:
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/search.php?searchid=1908347

Nothing appears for me when I click on the link, maybe it was pruned last night?

hp7909's specification looks good, maybe get a Seagate 7200.10 as it is a bit faster but otherwise I don't think it can be improved much within the budget.

hk3948 · 13 Nov 2006 at 23:16

thanks hp7909, nice spec. i dont particularly need a dvd drive though because already have some and dont need such a big hd either, prob dont need one at all actually, already have 320gb lying around. only thing i was particularly after was a 512mb graphics card, you think you could squeeze this in to the budget if you got rid of the 2 componenets i mentioned.im so far behind with this stuff i wouldnt have a clue where to start.
thanks guys

semi-pro waster · 14 Nov 2006 at 00:00

What resolution do you play at? Unless it is above 1280x1024 you probably don't need a 512mb graphics card, however if you lose the hard drive and the optical drive you free up about £75 which means you can easily get a 512mb graphics card, I'd probably pick the OcUK MSI GeForce 7900 GTO SILENT 512MB.