want a new build please

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beetie

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new build please, so spec me up

1st post, so hi

looking around the £600 mark (base unit only).

i want to play games on it :D and would quite like it to be overclocked.

so far i have come up with this after looking through other posts.



Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - OEM £99.99
(£117.49) £99.99
(£117.49)
BFG 3DFuzion GeForce 7600 GS 256MB DDR2 TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £64.99
(£76.36) £64.99
(£76.36)
Akasa AK-ZEN-01-BK Zen Black Case - No PSU £26.99
(£31.71) £26.99
(£31.71)
G.Skill 2GB DDR2 NR PC2-6400 (2x1GB) CAS5 Dual Channel Kit (F2-6400 £149.99
(£176.24) £149.99
(£176.24)
Enermax Noisetaker 485W EG495AX-VE(G) SFMA ATX2.0 PSU £51.99
(£61.09) £51.99
(£61.09)
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 775) £14.99
(£17.61) £14.99
(£17.61)
Gigabyte GA_965P_DS3 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £89.99
(£105.74) £89.99
(£105.74)
Pioneer DVR-111DBK 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter - (Black) OEM £18.99
(£22.31) £18.99
(£22.31)
Sub Total : £517.92
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.95
Vat : £92.55
Total : £621.42

still need a hard drive so any suggestions please (250gb should do)?
also what about the psu is the one i've chosen good enough?

also is there anything that would be better changed, for a similar price or cheaper? (it would be nice to see everything i need for £600 :) )

will be my first build so do i need cables etc???? or are they supplied!

so many questions :o
thanks
 
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That mobo has issues with the GSkill memory, HZ is fine iirc but the NR stuff wont work, old bios on the board boots the memory at CAS4 when the memory is rated CAS5, so you'll need to grab another stick just to get it to boot.

Someone stop me if i'm wrong.

Avoid the chance of it not working and take a look at GeiL or Corsair.
 
t31os said:
That mobo has issues with the GSkill memory, HZ is fine iirc but the NR stuff wont work, old bios on the board boots the memory at CAS4 when the memory is rated CAS5, so you'll need to grab another stick just to get it to boot.

Someone stop me if i'm wrong.

Avoid the chance of it not working and take a look at GeiL or Corsair.
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what about the abit AB9 that has been suggested above, how does that compare to the DS3?
 
DS3 has been a popular and favorite amongst the OC crowd, don't know about the Abit, more DS3 users here i think.

Best asking someone who has the Abit.
 
right updated list.

BFG 3DFuzion GeForce 7600 GS 256MB DDR2 TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £64.99
(£76.36) £64.99
(£76.36)
Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - OEM £99.99
(£117.49) £99.99
(£117.49)
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 775) £14.99
(£17.61) £14.99
(£17.61)
Gigabyte GA_965P_DS3 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £89.99
(£105.74) £89.99
(£105.74)
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC5300 667MHz Value DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB5300DC) £139.99
(£164.49) £139.99
(£164.49)
Samsung SpinPoint P SP2504C 250GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM £44.99
(£52.86) £44.99
(£52.86)
Samsung SH-S182D 18x18 DVD±RW ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
(£19.96) £16.99
(£19.96)
Akasa AK-ZEN-01-BK Zen Black Case - No PSU £26.99
(£31.71) £26.99
(£31.71)
Enermax Noisetaker 485W EG495AX-VE(G) SFMA ATX2.0 PSU £51.99
(£61.09) £51.99
(£61.09)
Sub Total : £550.91
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.95
Vat : £98.33
Total : £660.19

tried to stick with the DS3, so went for geil RAM, as it is well tested on here. but to keep the budget fairly low i have gone for the lower PC5300.
will this be ok?

and any more suggestions?

cheers for the help guys.
 
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