Yet another PC spec thread

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Hi guys I guess you probably get a lot of these so apologies but basically I'm looking at building a PC for the first time and have just over 2grand to do it.

This is the spec I've come up with so just looking for peoples thoughts and input on it really.


Mobo: BFG nForce 680i SLi (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard

CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 "LGA775 Conroe" 3.00GHz (1333FSB) - Retail

CPU Cooler: Zalman CNPS9700-NT nVidia Tritium CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/LGA775)

RAM: OCZ 4GB (2 x 2GB) PC2-6400C5 Dual Channel Vista Gold Series DDR2 (OCZ2G8004GK)

GFX: BFG GeForce 8800 GTX OC 768MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (x2)

Soundcard: Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Music 7.1 Soundcard - OEM

Primary hard drive: Western Digital Raptor X 150GB WD1500AHFD 10,000RPM SATA 16MB Cache - OEM

Second hard drive: Western Digital Caviar SE16 400GB 4000AAKS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM

PSU: OCZ ModXStream 780w Silent SLI Ready ATX2 Power Supply

Case: Thermaltake VA3000BWA Tsunami Dream SuperMidi Aluminium Tower - Black

Drive 1: Samsung SH-S182MBEBN 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer LightScribe ReWriter (Black) - OEM

Drive 2: Samsung SH-S203BEBN 20x20 DVD±RW Dual Layer Serial ATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM

Monitor: Samsung SM-226BW 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Glossy Black

OS: Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate 64-Bit Edition DVD - OEM - 1Pk (66R-00838)

Mouse: Logitech G5 Gaming-Grade Laser Mouse - Retail

Mouse Mat: Everglide Titan Gaming Mat

Keyboard: Logitech G15 Gaming-Grade Illuminated Keyboard - Retail (967599-0120)

Headphones: Sennheiser HD515 Stereo Headphones

Total: £2,222.77 (incl. VAT and P+P)


Cheers, Rhodri.
 
Cheers for the input guys, think I may well drop the GTX's and go for one Ultra - always room to stick one more in then if I need it.

Think switching to a Quad will probably also be a good idea. I'm kinda lost when it comes to motherboard chipsets at the moment though - I thought the 680i was the newest, I guess I'm behind the times lol.

Anyone recommend a decent p35 board?

Think I'll stick with the 22" though as I want the fast response time. Raptor may go though, I wasn't really sure if they were a good investment or not.
 
Cool, like the look of the Thermalright cooler. Think I may still go with a 4GB kit of RAM as I like the idea of being able to update at a later date.

What would you recommend out of http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-069-GL&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=813
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-086-OC&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=813 or http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-136-CS&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=813

I used to keep up with this kind of thing all the time but seem to have gotten a bit lost lately lol.

Main reason I was going for Ultimate was that if I'm not mistaken it's the only 64bit version that can run programs in native 32bit. At least I seem to remember reading that.
 
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Hmm looks like I'm limited to an Nvidia based bored then as I like the idea of being able to add in another 8800GTX in the future =(

Is the EVGA nForce a much better 680i board than the BFG offering? Bit concerned by all the reports of how hot the EVGA can get.
 
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Ok think I'm more or less sorted now - current spec now stands at:
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I know I'll need another fan filter, but putting it up to 3 doubles the P+P so think I'll just ebay one ;)

Anything drastic I've missed before I order?
 
I like the look of the Dell, but really don't feel it's worth an extra £100 per inch versus the 22" Samsung ;) Main reason I'm going for vista ultimate 64bit is it can also install and run 32bit applications if I need it to, hopefully avoiding any software I have not working.

I did look at the P35 chipsets, but still feel I'm more likely to want to add SLI at a later date than move over to 45nm processors.

And cheers for that fibby, I'm not quite sure how I did that only wanted the one.
 
Well just clicked the magic order button and am now £1950 poorer. Should be here tomorrow though! Thanks for all the help guys I'll let you know how the build goes ;)
 
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