Spec me Up Plz

mysticsniper · 20 Oct 2007 at 13:59

I have £260, and I just need the following:

C2D CPU
Mobo
PSU
HSF (maybe)

I have been given OCZ 2GB (2 x 1GB) PC2-6400C4 Dual Channel as a gift, and I already have the usual HDD, and X1950 GPU, and the optical drives etc....

Cheers

mysticsniper · 20 Oct 2007 at 14:33

Looking good so far, but I am sorry I forgot to mention that its for my nephew and he won't be overclocking the hardware and wants the comp for the Internet and games.

So really need to stick to the budget as much as possible

TIA

mysticsniper · 20 Oct 2007 at 14:37

8igdave said:
How comes you wont be overclocking? Surely you can overclock it for him? It really would give him a huge boost in performance and save money which can be spent elsewhere. Rember games like crysis are already saying 2.4ghz as minimum.

I really do sound like a sales man when i say that

Yeah I suppose I could, sorry not with it today, lol

mysticsniper · 20 Oct 2007 at 15:57

BillytheImpaler said:
Now just overclock the snot out of it.

I am liking this setup, but I have read that there are some compatabilities issues with OCZ memory and Gigabytes mobo's? Can anyone shed any light on this for me plz

mysticsniper · 20 Oct 2007 at 16:04

Cheers for answering that one

mysticsniper · 24 Oct 2007 at 17:27

After much deliberation I have decided that this will be the new spec for my nephew's comp

Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 2.66GHz
Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3P
Arctic Cooling AC-FRZ-7P Freezer 7 Pro
Corsair HX Series 520W Modular PSU

Cheers for all you help

mysticsniper · 24 Oct 2007 at 21:51

8igdave said:
Why sell your self short on the cpu cooler?

I am on a budget am afriad. If you can recommend one the will be better but for around the same price I'll appreciate it.

Cheers

mysticsniper · 24 Oct 2007 at 22:05

BillytheImpaler said:
Not anymore. The Tuniq, the next real step up, fit into the budget with the E6550 but it places it overbudget when paired with an E6750.

Cool, I like your plan. Cheers