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Mono

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I want to build a new pc for myself. and i want a powerhouse as this will be the last time i can afford to buy a new pc for the next 3-4 years.

I have a keyboard, mouse and speakers already

I need

Processor
Motherboard
Ram
Power Supply
Case
Monitor
Cooling Sollution (was thinking of watercooling)
Hard Drive
OS
GFX card (maybe get the nvid 8950?)

Budget Total : £2600

I was thinking of getting the cheapest 4 core intel and ocing it.

Any suggestions?
 
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Gigidy.. nice price. Let's see what everyone can find for you :)

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That's £2100 which leaves you £500 for either watercooling or throwing in a second GTX and a good cooler like the Thermalright Ultra 120 :)
 
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lol.... ive put one together... but i dont know what overclocks / runs well together :)


so ill leave it for you pros :p
 
This is under budget but includes quad core, 4gb Ram, SLI'd 8800GTXs and a 24" monitor. I don't know anything much about water cooling so I've just stuck in one of the best air coolers I know of. The hard drive might be a bit small but there is room in the budget for more. Additionally I'm not too sure about the case although I believe everything will fit fine. :)

Western Digital Caviar SE16 320GB 3200AAKS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM £47.99
(£56.39) £47.99
(£56.39)
Samsung SH-183LBEBN 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer Serial ATA Lightscribe ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
(£21.14) £17.99
(£21.14)
OCZ 4GB (2 x 2GB) PC2-6400 Dual Channel Vista Gold Series DDR2 (OCZ2G8004GK) £179.99
(£211.49) £179.99
(£211.49)
EVGA nForce 680 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £144.99
(£170.36) £144.99
(£170.36)
Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "LGA775 Kentsfield" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail £299.99
(£352.49) £299.99
(£352.49)
Dell Ultrasharp 2407WFP 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Midnight Grey £419.99
(£493.49) £419.99
(£493.49)
Creative X-Fi Xtreme Gamer 7.1 Soundcard - OEM £39.99
(£46.99) £39.99
(£46.99)
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-Bit Edition DVD - OEM - 1Pk (66I-00788) £63.99
(£75.19) £63.99
(£75.19)
Corsair HX 620W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-620HXUK) £84.99
(£99.86) £84.99
(£99.86)
Akasa Eclipse 62 Aluminium Case - No PSU £79.99
(£93.99) £79.99
(£93.99)
Noctua NH-U12F (Socket LGA775/754/939/940/AM2) Heatsink £30.99
(£36.41) £30.99
(£36.41)
BFG GeForce 8800 GTX OC 768MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £314.99
(£370.11) £629.98
(£740.22)
Sub Total : £2,040.87
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £24.95
Vat : £361.52
Total : £2,427.34
 
Semi I quoted almost the exact same spec as you apart from leaving out the second GTX and putting in 2x500GB harddrives ;)
 
Thanks everyone.
This was the spec i done before i asked on here. Can see theres a number of diffs between the specs ive been given and mine. Which is the best one to use.

and also i was wondering which vista to get 32 or 64. ?


Thermaltake VE2000SWA Armour LCS Super Tower - Silver
(£171.54)

Dell Ultrasharp 2407WFP 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Midnight Grey
(£493.49)

Corsair 2GB DDR2 XMS2 Dominator PC2-8500C5 TwinX (2x1GB)
(£182.11)

Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "LGA775 Kentsfield" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail
(£352.49)

Abit IN9 32X-MAX WiFi nForce 680 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
(£211.49)

OcUK GeForce 8800 GTX 768MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail
(£358.36)

Enermax Galaxy 1000W EGA1000EWL ATX2.2 Modular PSU
(£229.11)

Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate 32-Bit Edition DVD - OEM - 1Pk (66R-00765)
(£129.24)

Western Digital Raptor X 150GB WD1500AHFD 10,000RPM SATA 16MB Cache - OEM
(£160.96)

Total (£2288)
 
Would change the Seagate's to 7200.10's better performance compared to the older tech that's been speced
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Oh my bad. I meant to spec the 7200.10s! :o

EDIT: Fixed!
 
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If you are thinking about going for 4gb Ram (and with your budget I probably would) then you need a 64bit OS.

The PSU is overkill, the Corsair HX 620w will easily cope with the systems I and Darg specified.

For a 24" monitor I'd be thinking about SLi if you are much of a gamer.

The Abit is expensive, even for a Nforce 680 based motherboard.

Finally the Raptor is very expensive for what it is, the Seagate 7200.10s are only slightly behind and the AAKS drives from Western Digital are a shade quicker than the 7200.10s. :)
 
The Raptor is a waste of money unless you get two really, better off with a pair of 7200rpm drives in RAID.

Just get 64-bit Vista no reason not to.
 
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and also i was wondering which vista to get 32 or 64. ?
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Get the 64-bit as you have a 64bit capable processor :)

Mono said:
Thermaltake VE2000SWA Armour LCS Super Tower - Silver
(£171.54)
Click to expand...

Cases are generally a matter of personal taste. Most of the decent ones push through a decent amount of airflow. You'll probably find that the Lian Li cases are the preferred ones on these boards though. I'm not sure about the thermaltake cases.

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Dell Ultrasharp 2407WFP 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Midnight Grey
(£493.49)
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Good choice :)

Mono said:
Corsair 2GB DDR2 XMS2 Dominator PC2-8500C5 TwinX (2x1GB)
(£182.11)
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I'd go for 2x2GB of PC6400 like in my spec. Most 6400 will clock as far as you need it to anyway. Spending so much on a PC-8500 is a bit of a waste of money.

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Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "LGA775 Kentsfield" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail
(£352.49)
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Good choice again.

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Abit IN9 32X-MAX WiFi nForce 680 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
(£211.49)
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The EVGA is the better proven 680i board and has the best support it would seem.

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OcUK GeForce 8800 GTX 768MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail
(£358.36)
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BFG have a lifetime guarantee and aren't that much more expensive. I'd go with the BFG 8800GTX or wait for the ultra or the R600s.

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Enermax Galaxy 1000W EGA1000EWL ATX2.2 Modular PSU
(£229.11)
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If you want to deprive a 3rd world country of its power supply then this is good. If you want a good quality PSU with as much power as you'd need to run 2x8800GTXs in SLi then get the Corsair 620W modular specced above ;)

Mono said:
Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate 32-Bit Edition DVD - OEM - 1Pk (66R-00765)
(£129.24)
Click to expand...

As I said above. Get the 64-bit.

Mono said:
Western Digital Raptor X 150GB WD1500AHFD 10,000RPM SATA 16MB Cache - OEM
(£160.96)
Click to expand...

Raptors are a waste of money. Not much faster then the 7200.10s yet 4 times the price per GB. Get the seagate and you won't notice any difference between the two!
 
brill this is exactly what i needed ...some good info :D

thanks guys.. im going to purchase my pc on the weekend but i will spec it up today taking all the infor on board. Ill post it up when its done...

Thanks again :D
 
Heres the spec. Any Final Changes you think i should make?

Dell Ultrasharp 2407WFP 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Midnight Grey £419.99
(£493.49)

Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "LGA775 Kentsfield" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail £299.99
(£352.49)

EVGA GeForce 8800 GTX KO ACS3 SILENT 768MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £354.99
(£417.11)

Corsair 4GB DDR2 XMS2 Dominator DHX PC2-6400C5 TwinX (2x2GB) £179.99
(£211.49)

EVGA nForce 680 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £144.99
(£170.36)

Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 400GB ST3400620AS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM £67.99
(£79.89)

Corsair HX 620W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-620HXUK) £84.99
(£99.86)

Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate 64-Bit Edition DVD - OEM - 1Pk (66R-00838) £109.99
(£129.24)

------------Cases-------------
Cant decide what case Though...

Thought the mozart would be good because i could chuck another mobo in there and host my server in the same case? (not sure if that will work well though)

The other 2 i have heard people say good things about.

But they all look good to me :D

Someone choose for me :p !!!

Antec P182 Super Midi Tower Case - No PSU (Gun Metal Black) £75.99
(£89.29)

Thermaltake VE1000SWA Mozart TX Aluminium Entertainment Tower Case - Silver £119.99
(£140.99)

Lian Li PC-A10B Aluminium Full-Tower - Black £135.99
(£159.79)
 
I'd personally get the Lian Li mainly because I like the look of it but it is also huge and will fit SLi'd 8800GTX cards apparantly.

The EVGA is quite expensive considering the BFG is as good but around £40 cheaper. I'd also go SLi if gaming is an objective.

I'd still buy an aftermarket cooler such as the Noctua.

Finally you don't appear to have an optical drive in there and I would choose the AAKS drive over the 7200.10 because it is a little faster, I own a 7200.10 as well. :)
 
thanks for the final tips...

that cpu cooler does not fit the evga board apparently because of heatpipes in the way on mobo?

is there another one you would reccomend?
 
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