Spec review

[soul_child]

Im currently looking to sell off my old system and have spec'd the following for my next build. im eventually looking to watercool. occasional gamer @1920x1080

good enough?


Gigabyte GA-G33M-DS2R Micro ATX (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
(£75.19)

Corsair TX 650W ATX2.2 SLi Compliant PSU
(£72.84)

Lian-Li V350B Aluminium Mini-Tower - Black
(£90.46)

GeIL 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-8500C5 1066MHz Black Dragon EVO ONE DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GE24GB1066C5DC)
(£82.24)

Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 LGA775 'Wolfdale' 3.00GHz (1333FSB) - Retail
(£117.49)

HIS ATI Radeon HD 4870 512MB GDDR5 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail
(£182.11)

Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000340AS)
(£88.11)

Sub Total : £602.93

Total : £721.31

 

[semi-pro waster]

I don't know too much about watercooling but I'm guessing from the size of the case you'll have to use one with an external radiator and pump.

Looks basically fine though, remember that mATX motherboards aren't usually as good for overclocking as their full sized cousins so PC8500 may be slightly overkill.

 

[soul_child]

hoping to do something more like this guywith it as to avoid having an external radiator and pump.

 

[semi-pro waster]

Very ingenious, looks like you'll have to be a bit handy at DIY but good luck with that.