Upgrade spec - This ok?

sermad · 10 Apr 2006 at 21:22

Hi guys.

Its time to go the Dual core route so is this spec ok? Already have hds, dvdr, keyboard etc.

MB-131-AS Asus A8R32-MVP Deluxe Crossfire (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-131-AS) £99.95 £99.95

CP-152-AM AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3800+ (Socket 939) - OEM (CP-152-AM) £169.95 £169.95

MO-009-NE NEC MultiSync® LCD20WGX2 20.1" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black/Silver (MO-009-NE) £329.95 £329.95

GX-121-SP Sapphire ATI Radeon X1800 XT 256MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-121-SP) £159.95 £159.95

FG-005-VT Vantec SF12025L Stealth 120mm fan - Retail (FG-005-VT) £7.95 £7.95

CA-025-EN Enermax Liberty 500W ELT500AWT ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CA-025-EN) £61.95 £61.95

HS-023-TR ThermalRight SI-120 (Socket 754/939/478) Heatsink (HS-023-TR) £26.95 £26.95

MY-007-GS G.Skill 2GB DDR ZX PC3200 (2x1GB) CAS2 Dual Channel Kit (F1-3200PHU2-2GBZX) (MY-007-GS) £124.95 £124.95

Subtotal £981.60

VAT £171.78
Total £1,153.38

bbreezeuk · 10 Apr 2006 at 21:26

looking good

Noni · 10 Apr 2006 at 21:26

Looking good, but get rid of the stealth and get a AKASA AMBER

sermad · 10 Apr 2006 at 21:31

Ok awesome - changed to a Akasa AK-183-L2B Ultra Quiet 120mm Fan - 3 pin (FG-024-AK) if you know thats better.

Not sure about the cooler tho yet - lets hope it fits!

Explicit · 10 Apr 2006 at 21:48

Sweet.

The new DFI RD580 & Abit RD580 is up for pre-order. Might be a better alternative to the Asus one, which a lot of users have had problems with(see the massive thread in mobo section). The DFI one is rated quite highly. It's a shame OcUK have jacked the price up from £152 (this morning) to £176 (this evening).

bbreezeuk · 10 Apr 2006 at 21:54

cant go wrong with ASUS m8 ive personally had 3 boards and the have all been fantastic in particular the A8N32-SLI Deluxe

sermad · 10 Apr 2006 at 21:56

Explicit said:
Sweet.

The new DFI RD580 & Abit RD580 is up for pre-order. Might be a better alternative to the Asus one, which a lot of users have had problems with(see the massive thread in mobo section). The DFI one is rated quite highly. It's a shame OcUK have jacked the price up from £152 (this morning) to £176 (this evening).

Yeah I would love to go DFI but I need the pc before bank holiday and £176 for a mother board is smoking crack territory!

Explicit · 10 Apr 2006 at 22:03

bbreezeuk said:
cant go wrong with ASUS m8 ive personally had 3 boards and the have all been fantastic in particular the A8N32-SLI Deluxe

Yep, the Asus SLI boards are rock solid, but the MVP Crossfire has been a mixed bag to be honest.

Have a look at that thread in the mobo section...troublesome to say the least (I suspect that's why they've gone really cheap now)

Monstermunch · 10 Apr 2006 at 22:59

Or you could just get this, only £70 more and better ram and gfx card. IMO you'll need 512mb gfx card if you wanna game on the NEC, plus why get a crossfire mobo when you've got no intention of going down the dual gfx card route.

MO-009-NE NEC MultiSync® LCD20WGX2 20.1" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black/Silver (MO-009-NE)
£329.95 £329.95
CP-152-AM AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3800+ (Socket 939) - OEM (CP-152-AM)
£169.95 £169.95
FG-000-AR Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940) (FG-000-AR)
£15.95 £15.95
MB-046-MS MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum nForce4 Ultra (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-046-MS)
£64.95 £64.95
MY-057-OC OCZ 2GB (2 x 1GB) PC3200 Dual Channel Platinum Series EL-DDR CAS2 (OCZ4002048ELDCPE-K) (MY-057-OC)
£139.95 £139.95
GX-060-PC PowerColor ATI Radeon X1900 XT 512MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-060-PC)
£259.95 £259.95
CA-025-EN Enermax Liberty 500W ELT500AWT ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CA-025-EN)
£61.95 £61.95
Subtotal £1,042.65
VAT £182.47
Total £1,225.12