Spec me ;)

Penfold99 · 20 Nov 2008 at 18:27

Another thread ha!

anyway

BUDGET: 800 pounds

Processor: Yes Quad plz
Motherboard: Yes
Memory: Yes
Graphics Card(s): Yes
TV Card: No
Hard Drive(s): Yes 1Tb and a windows drive
Optical Drive(s): no
Cooling: Yes
Water Cooling: No
Cable(s):If required
Sound Card: yes good one
Controller Card(s): No
Case: no, Already got ANTEC P180 Advanced Super Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: Yes, think got 500w in current case dunno if would be enough..

Keyboard: No
Mouse: No
Headset: No
Speakers: No
Monitor(s): No
Operating System: No

Uses: Gaming, Photoshop, that sort of area.
Overclocking: will and can overclock...

Thanks..

Chimerical · 20 Nov 2008 at 18:40

What brand is your current PSU?

This is assuming that you're current PSU sucks.

Penfold99 · 20 Nov 2008 at 18:47

Chimerical said:
What brand is your current PSU?

I think It's Enermax...

Chimerical · 20 Nov 2008 at 18:52

Penfold99 said:
I think It's Enermax...

If its a 500W Enermax Liberty, then for an overclocked Quad Core & ATi 4870, then I'd sell it on Ebay and buy the Corsair TX 650W.

Penfold99 · 20 Nov 2008 at 18:57

Cool thanks m8

Penfold99 · 20 Nov 2008 at 19:15

You think it might be worth getting 8Gb of ram over 4?

metamorphpwner · 20 Nov 2008 at 19:17

Penfold99 said:
You think it might be worth getting 8Gb of ram over 4?

It's not needed although as you've said you use photoshop ect. it may benifit from it a bit.
edit: i take it you're using vista 64 bit? or another 64bit OS?

Penfold99 · 20 Nov 2008 at 19:26

Yea ill be using vista 64bit, what about getting DDR3 instead of 8gb of DDR2?

metamorphpwner · 20 Nov 2008 at 19:29

2gb DDR3= £58.74
8gb DDR2= £77.52

i'd stick with ddr2, and that's the cheapest ddr3 on here vs. the ddr2 you chose

Penfold99 · 20 Nov 2008 at 19:31

yea good point

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Penfold99 · 20 Nov 2008 at 19:39

Oh yea thought to say I am on a dell 24" screen

metamorphpwner · 20 Nov 2008 at 19:41

the 4870 chimerical spec'd you should be fine for that

Penfold99 · 20 Nov 2008 at 22:42

ah thats ok then would the 1gig version of the card be better tho? as its about 12 quid more.. with this week only

GSDog · 20 Nov 2008 at 23:08

Yes, go for the 1GB version. It's worth the extra.

Penfold99 · 21 Nov 2008 at 22:57

Thinking final spec gone over budget a bit but hey

would that cooler be ok or would the Arctic Cooling Freezer XTREME CPU Cooler be better?

thanks

Slashiem · 21 Nov 2008 at 23:03

You dont need paste you get some with the heatsink.
Also just get the retail Q6600 as they all pretty much 3.2GHz easy.
Change the WD Caviar to the Samsung F1 640GB.
Also a modular PSU would be better as you can use only hthe needed cables.
Also personal i would see if there is any information on this cooler: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp...tpipe CPU Cooler (AM2/AM2+/939/LGA775/LGA1366) as it is based on the Xigmatek HDT-S1283 which is rated highly.

ro55o · 21 Nov 2008 at 23:07

Yeah that noctua cooler will be great at keeping the temps down. I wouldn't bother with the "guaranteed to run at..." save yourself the money and get the standard Q6600, it will overclock just the same. A modular PSU would be better, but they are more expensive.

GSDog · 21 Nov 2008 at 23:12

It looks good.

I agree with the guy above about the Q6600, just get the normal one.
The CPU cooler is very good.
The WD Caviar blue is a very good drive, but the WD Caviar Black 640GB version would be a bit faster and has a 5 year warranty for just £3 more... It's well worth the extra.
I'd agree with Slashiem about a modular PSU - It will improve airflow and keep the case cooler and more tidy.

Penfold99 · 22 Nov 2008 at 08:58

ok guys thanks for the input, Which modular psu would you recommend?

AlexTrickle · 22 Nov 2008 at 10:59

Corsair HX 520 or HX 620.