*****THE OFFICIAL "SPEC ME" THREAD*****

Stanman67 said:
Thanks buddy but no memory?
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slaps head :D

ok drop the mobo to the gigabyte GA-Ep45-DS3, and the case the the akasa infiniti (right now its the infiniti zor, get rid of the zor, still got tool less and removable mobo tray btu looses the window AND the blue led fans) and add in the OCZ £41 4GB (2x2GB) PC6400 RAM
 
shaffaaf27 said:
id recomend the ASUS P5Q pro, but as its out of stock the GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS3

also for OCing a quad, id go for this:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-029-AR
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Looks like the GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS3 is a go.

Just one last peice of advice, I have seen the:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp...3 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail used as the card in many specs but it only seems to have a one year warrenty compared to the Asus in my spec which has three years, would both these cards have the same performance or will the Powercolor out perform the Asus?

Thank you for all the help, should be ordering tonight :)
 
its pre overclocked and has a very quiet and cool cooler, which is better than the ASUS, BUT if you feel more comfortable with a 3 year waranty then go for the asus.

as a compromise of both, you could get the 2 year waranty gainward card which has a cool quiet cooler, but is not pre OCed.
 
Budget: £1000 - £1500 (Not that specific because i can get some parts at cost+vat from my work)

Processor: Yes - Either C2D or quad
Motherboard: Yes - Something thats decent with overclocking, crossfire as well
Memory: Yes, same as above
Graphics Card(s): Yes, was thinking of a 4870 possibly buying a 2nd later on
TV Card: No
Hard Drive(s): No
Optical Drive(s): 1 x DVDRW, dunno what prices of blue ray drives are at the mo
Cooling: See Below
Water Cooling: Need new pump, cpu block, gfx block pretty sure its 1/2" i need - already got radiator, res,
Cable(s): No
Sound Card: Possibly
Controller Card(s): No
Case: No have a coolermaster stacker
Power Supply: Something beefy capable of crossfire, as well as 2 optical drives w/c, 3 hard drives and overclocking

Keyboard: No
Mouse: No
Headset: No
Speakers: No
Monitor(s): Decent 24" Widescreen for gaming, films etc
Operating System: Vista Home Premium 64 Bit

Uses: Heavy gaming, mainly wow and cod 4/5, internet, films,
Overclocking: Heavy

Looking for a build which can be oc'd nicely, but at the same time not too slow cpu from stock incase it doesnt oc well, dunno if all c2d / quads do?
 
Hello people, Nooby Nooberson here. New to the Forum (excellent btw) and computer building in general. Decided to give building my own pc a go after a new business partner told me how much more you could get for your money as opposed to buying off the shelf. Anyway, i'm ready to take the plunge and thought that after reading the forum for a good few weeks that this was the place to look for stella advice. Looking for this machine to last me at least two years before i think about upgrading anything, so if you could take this into account that would be great.

I have already bought a case, HDD, and a PSU (listed below) and think i may have made a boo boo with the drive. The rig would be used primarily for gaming and browsing, but would also be used for watching films and downloading and storing music and my photo album (mainly my kids, i'm no David Bailey:D)



BUDGET:£800 - £900

Processor:Yes. Duo??
Motherboard:Yes. :confused:
Memory:Yes. 4GB??
Graphics Card(s):Yes. 4870(x2)?
TV Card:???
Hard Drive(s):I have a F1 spinpoint 1TB. Better drive for this pc?? Opinions appreciated.
Optical Drive(s):Yes, 1 dvd-rw.
Cooling:??
Water Cooling:No.
Cable(s):If needed.
Sound Card:Yes, if onboard sound is not good enough.
Controller Card(s):No.
Case:Have Antec 1200.
Power Supply:Have Arctic Power 700W PSU.

Keyboard:No.
Mouse:No.
Headset:No.
Speakers:Possibly? although i do have some that i consider more than enough for the forseable.
Monitor(s):Again possibly, (22"-24" w/s would be nice) but as above, would be happy to run on the 19" dell that i have for the time being.
Operating System:Yes. Have been leaning towards XP Pro64 bit. Currently running XP Pro32.

Uses:Gaming, Browsing, some office work. Will only be doing one of these at a time, not running multiple applications.
Overclocking: would love to give this a go, never tried before.

Thanks in advance for any replies, they are very much appreciated :)
 
Vicious

i just need to know your current rad, as it may not be able to handle a heavily clocked qcore and one or two 4870s.

Goberpiles316

perfect, and no you wont, the freezer 7 pro comes with the brilliant MX-2 pre applied.
 
shaffaaf27 said:
Vicious

i just need to know your current rad, as it may not be able to handle a heavily clocked qcore and one or two 4870s.

Goberpiles316

perfect, and no you wont, the freezer 7 pro comes with the brilliant MX-2 pre applied.
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currently got a 120.2 forget the brand pretty sure its thermochill? which ever brand it is its the good one atleast.

currently keeps my 1900xtx overclocked a lot and a 4400 x2 939 @ 2,6ghz so thats good atleast
 
Hi, was wondering if you think this setup will be ok, or if not what would you change! And just so you know the monitor i use is a 32" samsung hd.
BUDGET:£1300 max

Processor:Intel core 2 quad Q6600 2.4ghz
Motherboard:Asus P5N-D nForce 750i SLi
Memory:OCZ 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-8500C5 1066MHz Reaper HPC Edition Dual Channel DDR2
Graphics Card(s):2x BFG GeForce GTX 260 OC 896MB GDDR3
TV Card:no
Hard Drive(s):Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 320GB SATA-II 16MB Cache
Optical Drive(s):LiteON DH-16D3S-02C 16x Serial ATA DVD-ROM
Cooling:Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler
Water Cooling:no
Cable(s): only if needed
Sound Card:no
Controller Card(s):no
Case:Akasa Omega Aluminium Case
Power Supply:Corsair TX 750W ATX2.2 SLI Compliant PSU

Keyboard:no
Mouse:no
Headset:no
Speakers:no
Monitor(s):no
Operating System: vista ultimate 64 bit, or vista home edition 64 bit

Uses:gaming
Overclocking: a little nothing too in depth!

soany recomendations?
 
BUDGET: £1200 (inc. VAT & delivery)

Processor: Yes
Motherboard: Yes
Memory: 4 or 8GB
Graphics Card(s): Yes
TV Card: No
Hard Drive(s): Yes (approx 300 - 500GB)
Optical Drive(s): No
Cooling: Yes
Water Cooling: No
Cable(s): No
Sound Card: No
Controller Card(s): No
Case: Yes
Power Supply: Yes

Keyboard: No
Mouse: No
Headset: No
Speakers: No
Monitor(s): No
Operating System: No (Vista 64)

Uses: Video editing, Gaming, Office apps
Overclocking: Maybe, but not extreme

THANKS
 
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I beckon thee shaffaaf, I now have 1000 pounds. Sorry to ask of you to spec me something but I'm really new to modern parts. I mean I know some, just not what goes into what yet. lol I have that original system could I go up to a quad? Or ... bah you tell me.
 
blackbaronr said:
Hi, was wondering if you think this setup will be ok BUDGET:£1300 max
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This setup is much better:
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Firstly, that 750i board is terrible. The only decent NForce chipset is 790i which is DDR3 only, so that pretty much rules out SLi.

Crossfire is just as good (if not better) and is better value for money and the Q9550 is a faster/more overclockable CPU than the old Q6600.
 
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