Urgent check this spec!

sid · 23 Dec 2007 at 16:45

Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Samsung SpinPoint S 250GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD250HJ) Samsung SpinPoint S 250GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD250HJ) £35.99
(£42.29) £35.99
(£42.29)
Gigabyte GA-73PVM-S2H GeForce 7100 Micro-ATX (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard Gigabyte GA-73PVM-S2H GeForce 7100 Micro-ATX (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £43.99
(£51.69) £43.99
(£51.69)
Intel Core 2 Duo E2140 "LGA775 Conroe" 1.60GHz (800FSB) - Retail Intel Core 2 Duo E2140 "LGA775 Conroe" 1.60GHz (800FSB) - Retail £37.99
(£44.64) £37.99
(£44.64)
Enermax Liberty 400W ELT400AWT ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU Enermax Liberty 400W ELT400AWT ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU £39.99
(£46.99) £39.99
(£46.99)
Sony NEC Optiarc AD-5540A 8x DVD±RW Dual Layer Slim-line ReWriter (Black) - OEM Sony NEC Optiarc AD-5540A 8x DVD±RW Dual Layer Slim-line ReWriter (Black) - OEM £24.99
(£29.36) £24.99
(£29.36)
Infiniti CD-R 52x 700MB Printable (25 Spindle) Infiniti CD-R 52x 700MB Printable (25 Spindle) £2.99
(£3.51) £2.99
(£3.51)
Sony NEC Optiarc AD-7191S 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer Lightscribe ReWriter (Silver) - OEM Sony NEC Optiarc AD-7191S 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer Lightscribe ReWriter (Silver) - OEM £17.99
(£21.14) £17.99
(£21.14)
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC)

Ignore the laptop drive, I'm hoping that has a normal 50pin ide connector for a laptop replacement.

This pc will be used for basic use only and will not be Oc'd etc. If you can beat it with anything cheaper. please post.

Any opinions on the motherboard? I really need something very stable here.

Any incompatibilities are a non starter!
Will that ram run fine without massive voltage? I have problems before when the ocz ddr800 refused to post without 2.1v which is annoying.

Regards,
sid

Fire Wizard · 23 Dec 2007 at 16:56

Hello sid, are you looking for more of a HTPC system and how much is the above comming too?

sid · 23 Dec 2007 at 19:18

Fire Wizard said:
Hello sid, are you looking for more of a HTPC system and how much is the above comming too?

Sorry,

It won't be a htpc spec, its a parents pc lol,

Very basic internet use only + office apps

It needs to be stable though and just work. I need to be able to kick it in the balls and it shouldn't even change the expression on its face lol. That stable lol

I know from previous exp that, even minor incompatibility means the above will never happen.

sid
edit/ above comes to about £230ish without the laptop dvdrw which isn't a part of this spec. Can you beat that? Not interested in OC of course.

edit2/ I think the geil ram is not a good idea as it needs higher voltage. I'm thinking of the corsair pc5400 2gb kit now which will run happily at 1.8v

sid

Fire Wizard · 23 Dec 2007 at 19:33

Hello sid, i have chosen a system based around an AMD CPU since it is slightly cheaper than the Intel Core 2 Duo E2140 and is around the same performance. The cheapest Micro-ATX motherboard is also cheaper to that of the Intel motherboards.

Will your parents also be needing a case?

sid · 23 Dec 2007 at 22:17

Hmm no need for a case,

Is that amd going to be kick in the balls stable?

Also does the motherboard have DVI, I selected that gigabyte one as it had hdmi

sid

Fire Wizard · 23 Dec 2007 at 22:58

Hey sid, i bought a system a couple of weeks ago consisting of the AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4000+ 2.10GHz and the Abit AN-M2 Micro ATX (Socket AM2) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard, I am extremely pleased with it, very reliable and fast. The Abit AN-M2 has both VGA and DVI which is a nice feature.