yet another pc spec thread (sorry)

Adam448

Adam448

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I want to upgrade my pc could you please let me know what you think of this build. Im not looking to spend a lot of cash maybe £350 but i also want to play the new games out and for it to last a few years. I dont mind if i dont play games on the highest settings either. And finally i want to overclock which ive never done before, heres the parts im looking to buy.

GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC
Intel Core 2 Duo E2160 "LGA775 Conroe" 1.80GHz (800FSB) - Retail

Abit IP35-E (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
or
Gigabyte GA-P31-DS3L Intel P31 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard

OcUK GeForce 8800 GT 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail
or
OcUK ATI Radeon HD 3850 Pro 512MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail

Coolermaster Hyper TX 2 CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/LGA775)

I have a sata 160gb hard drive and cdrw drive.

Any ideas on case and PSU?
 
Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) £27.99
(£32.89) £27.99
(£32.89)
HIS ATI Radeon HD 3850 Pro 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail £89.99
(£105.74) £89.99
(£105.74)
Intel Core 2 Duo E2160 "LGA775 Conroe" 1.80GHz (800FSB) - Retail £39.99
(£46.99) £39.99
(£46.99)
Abit IP35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £69.99
(£82.24) £69.99
(£82.24)
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775) £10.99
(£12.91) £10.99
(£12.91)
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g) £5.99
(£7.04) £5.99
(£7.04)
Antec NSK 6580 Super Midi Tower Case - 430W Earth Watts PSU £57.99
(£68.14) £57.99
(£68.14)
Sub Total : £302.93
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : FREE
VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £53.01
Total : £355.94

£6 over

i picked the IP35 due to its better OCing ability over the IP35-E or GA-P35-DS3L
i picked the HIS ATI Radeon HD 3850 Pro 256MB over my prefered choice of OcUK ATI Radeon HD 3850 Pro 512MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail as that card has been on preorder since time began and i am not aware of when it is comming into stock. the OCUK 8800GT would be even better but was outside of the budget, get it if you can afford it as it is a much better card

my psu choice would be a corsair HX520 with a case of your choice, but your £350 budget only allowed a case+PSU combo
 
ok thanks for the feedback mate.

Ill take your advice and go for the corsair HX520 PSU or can get away with the 450w version :)

So what about the 512mb graphic card is it not worth the extra cash? I think it depends on what resolution ill be playing on, i have a 19" monitor and a 26" lcd tv connected so may use that sometimes.

I have done a little research and i found people having problems with the artic cooler and abit ip35 motherboard where the fan had problems fitting on board next to the heatsink.

also i was'nt aware about the Thermal Compound i just assumed id get some with the cpu fan.

tempted to go over budget and buy the 8800.
 
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I've got an IP35 and Freezer 7 Pro and I didn't experience any issues with the heatsink.

My current specs are almost identical to that - IP35, E2180, 2GB GeIL, OcUK 8800GT 512MB, and it can play CoD4 on max everything @ 1280x1024 really smoothly.

It's a great spec for the price - well worth it :)
 
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