still very confused....

[finlee]

I dont wanna play high spec games on my new (first) build so am I best to go for a cheap conroe or for the equivalent money another CPU?

I'm only gonna use it for fm2006/internet/uni work. I want 2gb of ram as my main criteria.

can anyone help me? I have about £500 to spend. (not including monitor or windows software)

 

[Gibbs]

its hard to say really as for £500 you could get a good AMD or good Core2 so your in a right pickle.

If your not gonna be playing games then S939 would be a good route. Cheaper thean Core2 but at £500 not much difference tbh.

Am not sure what to suggest really. Core2 most likely tbh but S939 for cheap and cheerful

 

[finlee]

silly question I know! will I need a graphics card for fm2006?!?!?!

 

[finlee]

its hard to say really as for £500 you could get a good AMD or good Core2 so your in a right pickle.

in a pickle? lol at least it's a good pickle to be in.

i'm tempted by a dual core P4 but am confused as to what is best for buck.


edit: specifically = Intel Pentium 4 820 Dual Core "LGA775 Smithfield" 2.8GHz (800FSB) - Retail (CP-102-IN)
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Intel_Dual_Core.html

or one in the P4 dual core range. Also, I doubt at my level that I will be overclocking.

 

[Justintime]

A 1.86Ghz 6300 would do the job, its not that expensive.

 

[finlee]

hows this sound?

Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - OEM (CP-135-IN)
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Intel_Pentium_Core_Duo2.html

with:

Gigabyte GA_965P_S3 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-063-GI)
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/cgi-b...gabyte_179.html#aMB_2d058_2dGI#aMB_2d058_2dGI

with:

Corsair 2GB DDR2 XMS2-6400C5 TwinX (2x1GB) (MY-092-CS)
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Corsair_XMS2_Memory.html

or is the memory a bit over the top for the system? i.e. could use cheaper memory?

any help is most appreciated.

 

[Stelly]

hows this sound?

Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - OEM (CP-135-IN)
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Intel_Pentium_Core_Duo2.html

with:

Gigabyte GA_965P_S3 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-063-GI)
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/cgi-b...gabyte_179.html#aMB_2d058_2dGI#aMB_2d058_2dGI

with:

Corsair 2GB DDR2 XMS2-6400C5 TwinX (2x1GB) (MY-092-CS)
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Corsair_XMS2_Memory.html

or is the memory a bit over the top for the system? i.e. could use cheaper memory?

any help is most appreciated.

sounds really good and I would think about getting a 1800 graphics card

Stelly

 

[finlee]

1800 graphics card?

did a quick search and couldn't find owt on the ocuk site

 

[CatMangler]

Checkout X1800XT

Which looks like a pretty decent card.

 

[finlee]

pretty pricey as well lol

wasn't thinking about spending that much on a graphics card

should I? I could afford it dont get me wrong.

 

[CatMangler]

No, theres a few other options:

7600GT, X1900GT etc

Really depends on how much gaming you do and at what resolutions you play them at.

 

[finlee]

gaming is limited to say fm2006, command and conquer, probably most demanding is LOTR's battle for middle earth.

 

[finlee]

hey guys just seen this:

BFG 3DFuzion GeForce 7600 GT 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-025-BG)

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/cgi-b...600_Series.html#aGX_2d004_2dEA#aGX_2d004_2dEA

looks like a corker price, any good you thinks?

 

[Justintime]

At one for 146 quid i think the 1800XT is a good buy. You can get the BFG 3DFuzion GeForce 7600 GT for 88 quid on this week only.

 

[ReeceKB]

I have a 6600GT as its all i could afford and its ok once its overclocked but nothing special.

 

[finlee]

At one for 146 quid i think the 1800XT is a good buy. You can get the BFG 3DFuzion GeForce 7600 GT for 88 quid on this week only.

great minds

600gt will check out but the 7600 GT sounds good.