Spec time Again :)

elbulus · 11 Jun 2007 at 23:40

Alright speccing a pc for a mate and so far have this..

He wants to still use his ATI X1600 pro 512mb AGP. So no reason for a new Gfx card at the mo.

Any compatability issues with this hardware ?

Budget of between £200 - £250 preffered.

What would be a decent power supply to run this kit ?

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-011-AK&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-142-IN&groupid=701&catid=6&subcat=793

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-097-CS&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=

Cheers in advance
Elb.

semi-pro waster · 12 Jun 2007 at 00:06

The OCZ 600w on This Week Only is more than sufficient for what your mate needs but it would also allow some expansion in the future at a good price.

Jaffa_Cake · 12 Jun 2007 at 01:03

semi-pro waster said:
The OCZ 600w on This Week Only is more than sufficient for what your mate needs but it would also allow some expansion in the future at a good price.

Looks like a tad overkill for the spec, I appreciate it would last but I would save the £10 and get some Giel PC6400 ULL & an Antec 430W for the money you save.

semi-pro waster · 12 Jun 2007 at 07:30

True but then again does the ASRock clock well? If not the benefit of PC6400 is a little debatable and the Antec 430w would still be fine to reduce overall spend.

mishima · 12 Jun 2007 at 09:21

It really depends whether the OP is going to upgrade his GPU in the next 6 months or not. Since the GPU is the most demanding piece of hardware in any system then I'd settle for the Antec for the current spec and no intention of upgrading GPU but if he is then I would consider something around the 500-550W mark (depending of course on which GPU). The OCZ is at a superb price, It's rather tempting.