What does folks think

rmuir · 18 Mar 2006 at 22:30

Very new to this game but learning all the time. would kindly like an opinon on this spec. Open to suggestions, don't wanna spend much more than £850

CA-018-EN
Enermax CS-527 Case Black No PSU (CA-018-EN) 1

£29.95

MB-101-AS
Asus A8N-SLi SE nForce4 SLi (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-101-AS) 1

£64.95

CP-130-AM
AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Venice 90nm (Socket 939) - OEM (CP-130-AM) 1

£83.95

MY-033-CR
Crucial 1GB (2x512MB) DDR PC3200 Ballistix Dual Channel Kit (BL2KIT6464Z402) (MY-033-CR) 1

£73.95

GX-080-LT
Leadtek GeForce 7600 GT 256MB GDDR3 VIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-080-LT) 1

£119.95

HD-002-HI
Hitachi Deskstar T7K250 NCQ 250GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (0A31636) (HD-002-HI) 1

£56.95

CD-025-SO
Sony CRX320EE CDRW/DVD Combi Drive (Black) - OEM (CD-025-SO) 1

£17.95

SC-037-CL
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 4 7.1 EAX Sound Card - OEM (SC-037-CL) 1

£29.95

CA-008-HP
Hiper HPU-4K580-MK Type R 580W Modular ATX2.2 PSU - Red UV (CA-008-HP) 1

£52.95

Energize · 18 Mar 2006 at 23:15

CP-134-AM AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3800+ (Socket 939) - Retail (ADA3800BVBOX) (CP-134-AM)
£175.95
MY-006-MK Mushkin 2GB DDR EM3200 Enhanced Performance Dual Channel Kit (2x1GB) CAS3 (991461) (MY-006-MK)
£109.95
MB-003-SP Sapphire PURE Advantage CrossFire Radeon Xpress 200P CrossFire (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-003-SP)
£79.95
HD-048-WD Western Digital Caviar Special Edition 200GB 2000JS SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-048-WD)
£49.95
GX-060-PC PowerColor ATI Radeon X1900 XT 512MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-060-PC)
£239.95
CD-029-NE NEC ND4570 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Beige) - OEM (CD-029-NE)
£24.95
CA-040-AN Antec Sonata II Piano Black Quiet Case - 450W Smart Power PSU (CA-040-AN)
£59.95

Subtotal £740.65
VAT £129.62
Total £870.27

Slightly over £850 but worth it a 3700+ would make it £820 and would perform a bit better in current games.

ACESHIGH · 18 Mar 2006 at 23:22

I agree the above spec is a better buy for that sort of money.

You could also get Geil value ram to get a slightly cheaper price overall.

Ender · 19 Mar 2006 at 10:43

you would need a heatsink/fan combo for the 3000+ you want, as its a OEM but go for dual core, better value for money

semi-pro waster · 19 Mar 2006 at 11:43

Welcome to the forums, Energise's specification is good for the money, if £850 is a strict maximum then you could go for an X1800XT and save some cash that way as they are still fantastic cards for the price.