System Spec

hybrid · 24 Oct 2006 at 23:19

Hi all,

Wondering what sort of half decent system you could spec me up for around 600 quid.

Im looking to switch over to a conroe as im doing a lot of graphics and the odd bit gaming.

I dont need KB/Mouse or monitor.

See what you can spec for me please.

Murzo · 24 Oct 2006 at 23:37

CP-126-IN Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - Retail (CP-126-IN)
£114.99 £114.99
MY-034-GL GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC5300 667MHz Value DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB5300DC) (MY-034-GL)
£139.99 £139.99
GX-044-CO Connect3D ATI Radeon X1800 XT 256MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-044-CO)
£119.99 £119.99
CA-040-AN Antec Sonata II Piano Black Quiet Case - 450W Smart Power PSU (CA-040-AN)
£66.99 £66.99
HD-078-SE Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB ST3320620AS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-078-SE)
£62.99 £62.99
MB-106-AB Abit AB9 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-106-AB)
£71.99 £71.99

Subtotal £576.94
VAT £100.97
Total £677.91

hybrid · 26 Oct 2006 at 17:01

ok can any anyone get it to 600 or less?!

I need to buy within the next few days so all help would be very grateful.

semi-pro waster · 26 Oct 2006 at 17:08

This is just about bang-on the budget, it won't be quite so good for overclocking and the graphics card probably won't be quite as good but you are saving a fair bit also.

CA-035-AN Antec Performance TX1088AMG Metallic Grey Tower Case - 480w Truepower PSU (CA-035-AN)
£38.99 £38.99
CP-126-IN Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - Retail (CP-126-IN)
£114.99 £114.99
MY-034-GL GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC5300 667MHz Value DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB5300DC) (MY-034-GL)
£139.99 £139.99
GX-089-LT Leadtek GeForce 7900 GS 256MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-089-LT)
£107.99 £107.99
CD-042-NE NEC AD5170 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Silver) - OEM (CD-042-NE)
£18.99 £18.99
MB-004-AK Asrock Conroe945G-DVI (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-004-AK)
£45.99 £45.99
HD-085-SE Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 200GB ST3200820AS SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-085-SE)
£45.99 £45.99
Subtotal £512.93
VAT £89.77
Total £602.70

hybrid · 26 Oct 2006 at 17:22

Looking very good :-)

Thanks very much

Im not bothered about overclocking anything to be honest. I just need some stock power and enough to play some of the latest games.

Is that gfx card up to much?

hybrid · 26 Oct 2006 at 17:43

Also, with that gfx card... it comes with dual DVI's... can i just convert that to standard VGA as my samsung monitor doesnt have DVI inputs

something like that work?

Rroff · 26 Oct 2006 at 17:52

Usually any GPU with DVI output(s) even if it has a VGA output too, comes with atleast one DVI2VGA adapter in the box so you shouldn't have to buy anything.

hybrid · 26 Oct 2006 at 18:05

Good stuff... i dont want to get rid of my monitor so all is good.

Cheers Ruff.