To build or not to build?

Blackhorse

Blackhorse

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6 weeks ago i asked for help building me a tower for about £1100.
I was told to wait as conroe was around the corner.
Is it safe to build now? or is there something else big that should be waited for?
If so what what would be the advise?
Mainly for gaming, so i guess i gonna need a decent graphics card to keep up with conroe?
 
Like BillytheImpaler says now is fine providng you can get hold of a Conroe. There will be DX10 cards coming out but probably not for another 3 months or so which means now is as good at time as any otherwise you will always be waiting for what is just around the corner.

Yes a decent graphics card(X1800XT or higher) will be best. What do you need for your money? i.e. monitor, software, keyboard, mouse and speakers or just the box?
 
semi-pro waster said:
Like BillytheImpaler says now is fine providng you can get hold of a Conroe. There will be DX10 cards coming out but probably not for another 3 months or so which means now is as good at time as any otherwise you will always be waiting for what is just around the corner.

Yes a decent graphics card(X1800XT or higher) will be best. What do you need for your money? i.e. monitor, software, keyboard, mouse and speakers or just the box?
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Ive got around a £1100-£1200 budget on the tower and around £250 on the monitor. (keyboard, mouse, speakers ect aint needed)
 
I'd suggest something like this then, get someone who knows a bit more about Conroe to check and also make sure the monitor is ok. All the parts ought to be compatible and it should overclock nicely as well.

CP-128-IN Intel Core 2 DUO E6600 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail (CP-128-IN)
£214.95 £214.95
MB-010-IN Intel Extreme D975bx-304 975X (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-010-IN)
£129.95 £129.95
MY-014-GS G.Skill 2GB DDR2 NR PC2-6400 (2x1GB) CAS5 Dual Channel Kit (F2-6400PHU2-2GBNR) (MY-014-GS)
£105.95 £105.95
MO-003-BE Belinea 102035W 20.1" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black/Silver (MO-003-BE)
£249.95 £249.95
GX-047-CO Connect3D ATI Radeon X1900 XT 512MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (3056) (GX-047-CO)
£214.95 £214.95
CA-005-AK Akasa Eclipse 62 Aluminium Case (CA-005-AK)
£69.95 £69.95
CD-035-NE NEC ND3550 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-035-NE)
£19.95 £19.95
HD-078-SE Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB ST3320620AS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-078-SE)
£62.95 £62.95
CA-008-TG Tagan TG530-U15 530W ATX2.01 Easycon SLi Compliant Modular Silent PSU (CA-008-TG)
£61.95 £61.95
HS-020-ZA Zalman CNPS9500-AT Aero Flower (Socket 775) CPU Cooler (HS-020-ZA)
£28.95 £28.95
Subtotal £1,159.50
VAT £202.92
Total £1,362.42
 
semi-pro waster said:
I'd suggest something like this then, get someone who knows a bit more about Conroe to check and also make sure the monitor is ok. All the parts ought to be compatible and it should overclock nicely as well.

CP-128-IN Intel Core 2 DUO E6600 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail (CP-128-IN)
£214.95 £214.95
MB-010-IN Intel Extreme D975bx-304 975X (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-010-IN)
£129.95 £129.95
MY-014-GS G.Skill 2GB DDR2 NR PC2-6400 (2x1GB) CAS5 Dual Channel Kit (F2-6400PHU2-2GBNR) (MY-014-GS)
£105.95 £105.95
MO-003-BE Belinea 102035W 20.1" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black/Silver (MO-003-BE)
£249.95 £249.95
GX-047-CO Connect3D ATI Radeon X1900 XT 512MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (3056) (GX-047-CO)
£214.95 £214.95
CA-005-AK Akasa Eclipse 62 Aluminium Case (CA-005-AK)
£69.95 £69.95
CD-035-NE NEC ND3550 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-035-NE)
£19.95 £19.95
HD-078-SE Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB ST3320620AS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-078-SE)
£62.95 £62.95
CA-008-TG Tagan TG530-U15 530W ATX2.01 Easycon SLi Compliant Modular Silent PSU (CA-008-TG)
£61.95 £61.95
HS-020-ZA Zalman CNPS9500-AT Aero Flower (Socket 775) CPU Cooler (HS-020-ZA)
£28.95 £28.95
Subtotal £1,159.50
VAT £202.92
Total £1,362.42
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very nice spec mate :) Id change the case to a PC7+ if it was me though..

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