Spec please: £450

mishima · 29 Nov 2007 at 20:22

Hi,

A friend needs a system building. Will be used for gaming and general use. He has already bought a 8800GT (got one whilst he could

) so what he needs is everything - tower, monitor EXCEPT graphics card.

He has £450 to spend, please could you spec for me please?

I'll be clocking the heck out of it so cooler and good overclocking componenents please chaps

fobose · 29 Nov 2007 at 20:27

Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775)
Intel Core 2 Duo E2180 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.00GHz (800FSB) - Retail
Asus P5K Intel P35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
OCZ 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 Dual Channel Platinum Revision 2 XTC Series DDR2 (OCZ2P800R22GK)
Samsung SM-206BW 20" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Glossy Black
Samsung SpinPoint T 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD501LJ)

Total : £436.97 (inc p&p)

Forgot case and PSU

Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775)
Antec Sonata III Piano Black Quiet Case - EarthWatts 500W PSU
Intel Core 2 Duo E2180 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.00GHz (800FSB) - Retail
Abit IP35-E (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
OCZ 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 Dual Channel Platinum Revision 2 XTC Series DDR2 (OCZ2P800R22GK)
Samsung SM-206BW 20" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Glossy Black
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3250410AS)

Total : £482.78 inc p&p

Best I can do

closeratio · 29 Nov 2007 at 20:41

I don't think you'll be able to get much cheaper than fobose's spec, that cpu's a great clocker though, especially with that cooler. I seem to rememebr 3dgamerman saying in his review on it though that you need to fit a another fan inside the case to get a safe amount of airflow, so you might want ot bear that in mind

fobose · 29 Nov 2007 at 20:44

Unless you want to get a smaller monitor, which kinda defeats the point of getting a 8800GT - unless your friend bought a 256MB version which I would recommend getting a 19" WS.

mishima · 29 Nov 2007 at 20:55

He's got a POV 512MB. I think he could get away with having a 19". I have one with my GT. Thanks for the above spec

fobose · 29 Nov 2007 at 20:58

I think he should cough up £32 more

He will regret getting a 19" after a few months. I wish I went for 24" now (got 2x 20" WS).

closeratio · 29 Nov 2007 at 20:58

Aye i'm running a 19" (4:3) with mine, although like fobose was saying, I bet it'd perform just as well and look a lot better on a 20"+ widescreen

semi-pro waster · 29 Nov 2007 at 20:59

It is a shade over the budget but it includes a great cooler (if a bit of a sod to fit apparantly), a better motherboard for overclocking, a DVDRW and a keyboard/mouse combo. If you need an OS then I'm afraid your mate is a bit stuffed though.

Microsoft Black Value Pack 2.0 - OEM (S82-00029) £12.99
(£15.26) £12.99
(£15.26)
Antec NSK 6580 Super Midi Tower Case - 430W Earth Watts PSU £57.99
(£68.14) £57.99
(£68.14)
Hitachi Deskstar T7K500 250GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (0A33423) £34.99
(£41.11) £34.99
(£41.11)
Intel Core 2 Duo E2160 "LGA775 Conroe" 1.80GHz (800FSB) - Retail £41.99
(£49.34) £41.99
(£49.34)
Scythe Ninja Plus Rev.B CPU Cooler (Socket 478/754/939/940/AM2/LGA775) £25.99
(£30.54) £25.99
(£30.54)
OcUK Value L-2041W 20" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black £99.99
(£117.49) £99.99
(£117.49)
Asus P5K Intel P35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £64.99
(£76.36) £64.99
(£76.36)
OCZ 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 Dual Channel Platinum Revision 2 XTC Series DDR2 (OCZ2P800R22GK) £29.99
(£35.24) £29.99
(£35.24)
Samsung SH-S203D 20x20 DVD±RW Dual Layer Serial ATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
(£17.61) £14.99
(£17.61)
Sub Total : £383.91
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £12.95
VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £69.45
Total : £466.31