What do you think of this rig

[jm240]

KB-052-MS Microsoft Wireless Optical Desktop v2.1 - OEM (KB-052-MS) 1
£24.95 £24.95
CP-126-AM AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4200+ (Socket 939) - Retail (ADA4200BVBOX) (CP-126-AM) 1
£219.95 £219.95
MY-037-CR Crucial 1GB DDR PC3200 CAS3.0 Dual Channel Kit (2x512MB) (C2KIT6464Z40B) (MY-037-CR) 1
£54.95 £54.95
MB-086-AB Abit KN8 nForce4 (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-086-AB) 1
£59.95 £59.95
GX-067-XF XFX GeForce 6800 XT Extreme Edition 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (PVT42E-UDE3) (GX-067-XF) 1
£84.95 £84.95
CA-040-AN Antec Sonata II Piano Black Quiet Case - 450W Smart Power PSU (CA-040-AN) 1
£65.95 £65.95
HD-001-HI Hitachi Deskstar T7K250 NCQ 160GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (0A31637) (HD-001-HI) 1
£47.95 £47.95
CB-014-AK Akasa Serial ATA 45cm Blue EL Data Cable (CB-014-AK) 1
£9.50 £9.50
CD-030-NE NEC ND4570 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-030-NE) 1
£24.95 £24.95


Any comments/suggestions for change guys?

 

[jm240]

Gaming to a certain extent, like Hl2 and Doom 3 , but that's about it, this will surely run it no probs?


Changed card to:

GX-016-GI Gigabyte GeForce 6800 GS 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) & Quake 4 Bundle - Retail (GX-016-GI)
£119.95 £119.95

 

[jm240]

Whats a Freezer 64 pro?

 

[jm240]

Thanks guys.

I have another couple of questions:

1) Do I need to order this before a certain time to recieve it tomorrow?

2) Is this processor easy to fit, I have never fitted one before so any handy links to fitting them would be appreciated.

Thanks again.

 

[jm240]

I have heard Maxtors are noisy Hd's is this not true?

 

[jm240]

two contradicting posts, I'm confused.

I know I have had a deskstar HDD and it has never had any issues with noise or reliability.

 

[jm240]

Thanks very much guys in the help so far, really helpful!

I have decided to change the ram from the 1GB Dual channel kit from Crucial and have gone for this instead, is this GeIL memory any good in comparison to crucial?

GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC3200 Value Dual Channel Kit CAS3 (GE2GB3200BDC) (MY-046-GL)
£99.95 £99.95

 

[jm240]

What about this spec, only £15 more than your spec but a lot better. The SATA cables are a waste of money and come with the mobo's & the 4200+ is not good value for money. Get this and clock it! :

KB-052-MS Microsoft Wireless Optical Desktop v2.1 - OEM (KB-052-MS)
£24.95 £24.95
CP-152-AM AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3800+ (Socket 939) - OEM (CP-152-AM)
£159.95 £159.95
FG-000-AR Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940) (FG-000-AR)
£12.95 £12.95
MB-046-MS MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum nForce4 Ultra (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-046-MS)
£64.95 £64.95
MY-005-GL GeIL 1GB (2x512MB) PC3200 Value Dual Channel Kit CAS2.5 (GE1GB3200BHDC) (MY-005-GL)
£49.95 £49.95
HD-001-HI Hitachi Deskstar T7K250 NCQ 160GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (0A31637) (HD-001-HI)
£47.95 £47.95
CA-040-AN Antec Sonata II Piano Black Quiet Case - 450W Smart Power PSU (CA-040-AN)
£65.95 £65.95
CD-030-NE NEC ND4570 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-030-NE)
£24.95 £24.95
GX-069-LT Leadtek GeForce 7800GT 256MB GDDR3 VIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-069-LT)
£159.95 £159.95
Subtotal £611.55
VAT £107.03
Total £718.58

Thanks for the suggestion there, main difference is scrapping that cable and changing the card but reducing the memory from 2gig to 1gig. I have been reading about some new games needing 2 gigs so not sure if it's worth doing so.

I noticed something about the graphics card, it says DVI does this mean it wont have VGA?

 

[jm240]

Your card might come with a dongle / adapter that allows you to plug VGA into the DVI slot , You might need to buy one if not


A bit like this ( pic is a bit crappy )

Excellent guys thanks very much you have all been most helpful, sorry for sparking off a HD debate

I did decide to stick with my original decision with the Hitachi simply becuase it's what I have atm and have had 0 issues with it, and I dont have a need to spend extra on a 250GB when 160 is more than adequate for me!

I changed my card to a 7800GT just to let you know and my processor is changed to 3800+ X2 OEM and then a Arctic cooler 64! and now 2GB Dual channel GeIL kit.

Thanks again!

 

[jm240]

No problem Jm , Its good to talk

I totaly respect your choice , As i said its your money in the end it is down to you to decide

Good luck with your build , I can't see you having any problems but if you do you will get all the help you need here at OCUK .

You say your going for the 7800 gt .. witch one ?

This one right here bud:

Leadtek GeForce 7800GT 256MB GDDR3 VIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-069-LT)
£159.95 £159.95