what do you think of my spec

S.A.S · 21 Jan 2009 at 21:49

EVGA GeForce 9800 GTX+ 512MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (512-P3-E879-AR) £142.99
(£164.44) £142.99
(£164.44)
Antec 1200 Twelve Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black (No PSU) £134.99
(£155.24) £134.99
(£155.24)
Corsair HX 620W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-620HXUK) £99.99
(£114.99) £99.99
(£114.99)
Asus P5Q Pro Intel P45 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £96.99
(£111.54) £96.99
(£111.54)
Samsung SpinPoint F1 320GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD322HJ) £33.99
(£39.09) £33.99
(£39.09)
Tuniq Tower 120-LFB CPU Cooler (Socket 478/754/939/940/AM2/LGA775) £26.99
(£31.04) £26.99
(£31.04)
OCZ 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 Dual Channel Platinum Revision 2 XTC Series DDR2 (OCZ2P800R22GK) £19.99
(£22.99) £19.99
(£22.99)
Samsung SH-S223Q/RSMN 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer Lightscribe ReWriter (Beige/Black/Silver) - Retail £18.99
(£21.84) £18.99
(£21.84)
Akasa Dual Blue Cold Cathodes 1 Inverter £7.99
(£9.19) £7.99
(£9.19)
ArctiClean Thermal Material Remover and Surface Purifier - 60ml Kit £4.99
(£5.74) £4.99
(£5.74)
Akasa AK-TK-01 Cable Tidy Kit £3.99
(£4.59) £7.98
(£9.18)
Sub Total : £595.88
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DHL Select Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £12.99
VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £91.33
Total : £700.20

i wanted a budget gaming pc build to start gaming, and use it for work ect.
i already have a q6600 quad core cpu.

your thoughts and recommendations will be greatly appreciated.

TheRedZealot · 21 Jan 2009 at 21:54

I would swap the 9800 to a HD4850, other than that it looks fine

willy · 21 Jan 2009 at 21:57

What he says, i would get 4850 instead and also i would get 4gb Corsair XMS2 6400

S.A.S · 22 Jan 2009 at 07:53

does the 4850 still include a HDMI Adapter?

pastymuncher · 22 Jan 2009 at 14:42

If it is a budget build why buy a case that cost's almost as much as the graphics card? Personally i think it's tacky anyway but thats just me.

I would ditch the case and stupidly expensive Corsair HX. £114 for a 620w psu is obscene.

Zalman heatpipe psu's are excellent. 500w would be more than enough for that rig. The PC Power and Cooling Silencer series are good as well. I would link but can't get on the shop again.

S.A.S · 22 Jan 2009 at 20:27

i no the case and psu is a bit high but i want it to be future proof for upgrades.

because i don't want to upgrade my gpu and hard drives 6 months down the line and needing to buy a bigger case or more powerful psu.

i no the sites terrible lately for downtime, wish they would fix it.

willy · 22 Jan 2009 at 20:27

S.A.S said:
does the 4850 still include a HDMI Adapter?

I'm sure as when i bought 4670 that included as well

icey_haj · 22 Jan 2009 at 20:29

S.A.S said:
i no the case and psu is a bit high but i want it to be future proof for upgrades.

because i don't want to upgrade my gpu and hard drives 6 months down the line and needing to buy a bigger case or more powerful psu.

i no the sites terrible lately for downtime, wish they would fix it.

Pastymuncher speaketh the truth. The 500W Zalman is excellent and will be as 'future proof' as any Corsair. You only need a higher wattage PSU if you're thinking about going SLI/CrossFire. Also go for the 4850, and yes it SHOULD have a HDMI adapter.

S.A.S · 22 Jan 2009 at 21:05

will the zalmans cables be long enough to do cable management in the antec 1200 case?

apparently the cpu cable can be a tight fit with some psu cables

miniyazz · 22 Jan 2009 at 23:23

The only reason for getting the 1200 over the 900 (IIRC) is you can fit a few more HDDs in. But more chance of cables not reaching far enough etc, it's a huge thing to lug around, and weighs a far bit. The 900 will fit pretty much anything in, it's a full-size case, so unless you need lots of HDD bays, I'd save some cash and go for the 900.