Yet another "Spec Me" Thread

Dodge777

Dodge777

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Hey all

Done a lot of work this summer and have lots of money to burn so was wondering if you guys could help me out with an upgrade. I have a good idea of what I want but just want to see what you guys reckon. My current system is a P4 3.2 GHz Prescott, Asrock S478 mobo, 1 GB Corsair XMS 4000, Radeon x800 Pro, 120 Gb SATA Harddrive and a 80 GB SATA Harddrive as well as a DVD R/W drive.

I've got £1200 ish to upgrade all that. Don't worry about monitors or keyboards or anything. Just the system. So we're looking at mobo, CPU, GPU, Memory, perhaps a Raptor harddrive?

Thanks for the advice.
 
G.Skill 2GB DDR2 HZ PC2-6400 (2x1GB) CAS4 Dual Channel Kit (F2-6400PHU2-2GBHZ) (MY-013-GS) £147.95

Western Digital Raptor 36GB WD360ADFD 10,000RPM SATA 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-095-WD) £68.50

Intel Extreme D975bx-304 975X (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard - OEM (MB-010-IN) £129.95

EVGA GeForce 7950 GX2 1024MB GDDR3 HDTV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-009-EA) £336.95

Intel Core 2 DUO E6700 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.67GHz (1066FSB) - Retail (CP-129-IN) £349.95

Shipping (City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)) £8.95

Total £1,224.65 (plus VAT)
 
or if you want ATI

G.Skill 2GB DDR2 HZ PC2-6400 (2x1GB) CAS4 Dual Channel Kit (F2-6400PHU2-2GBHZ) (MY-013-GS) £147.95

Western Digital Raptor 36GB WD360ADFD 10,000RPM SATA 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-095-WD) £68.50

Intel Extreme D975bx-304 975X (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard - OEM (MB-010-IN) £129.95

ATI Radeon X1900 ***Crossfire Edition*** 512MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-045-CO) £254.95

HIS Excalibur ATI Radeon X1900 XT-X ICEQ 3 SILENT Heatpipe 512MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-052-HT) £299.95

Intel Core 2 DUO E6600 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail (CP-128-IN) £214.95

Shipping (City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)) £8.95

TOTAL £1,322.11 (plsu VAT)
 
£1200's a-lot considering you just want the 'basics' :eek: Hope you have a good PSU, decent monitor, etc :)
  • Gigabyte GA_965P_DS3 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-061-GI) £94.95
  • G.Skill 2GB DDR2 HZ PC2-6400 (2x1GB) CAS4 Dual Channel Kit (F2-6400PHU2-2GBHZ) (MY-013-GS) £147.95
  • Sapphire ATI Radeon X1900 XT 512MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-112-SP) £219.95
  • Intel Core 2 DUO E6700 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.67GHz (1066FSB) - Retail (CP-129-IN) £349.95
  • OCZ GameXStream 600w Silent SLI Ready ATX2 Power Supply £74.95
  • Lian-Li PC-7 PLUS Black Aluminium Midi-Tower Case (No PSU) (CA-054-LL) £48.95
  • Western Digital Raptor 36GB WD360ADFD 10,000RPM SATA 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-095-WD) £68.50
  • Subtotal £1,005.20
  • VAT £175.91
  • Total £1,181.11
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Shopping Cart (Prices in British Pounds)
REFERENCE DESCRIPTION QUANTITY PRICE COST REMOVE
GX-009-EA EVGA GeForce 7950 GX2 1024MB GDDR3 HDTV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-009-EA)
£336.95 £336.95
CP-128-IN Intel Core 2 DUO E6600 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail (CP-128-IN)
£214.95 £214.95
MY-013-GS G.Skill 2GB DDR2 HZ PC2-6400 (2x1GB) CAS4 Dual Channel Kit (F2-6400PHU2-2GBHZ) (MY-013-GS)
£147.95 £147.95
MB-010-IN Intel Extreme D975bx-304 975X (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard - OEM (MB-010-IN)
£129.95 £129.95
HS-017-AR Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 775) (HS-017-AR)
£14.95 £14.95
SY-008-ZA Zalman VF900-CU Quiet Copper VGA Cooler (SY-008-ZA)
£20.95 £20.95
HD-015-WD Western Digital Raptor 74GB WD740GD 10,000RPM SATA 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-015-WD)
£89.95 £89.95
Subtotal £955.65
VAT £167.24
Total £1,122.89

Leaves £80 for a new PSU or if you already have a good PSU, maybe a new sound card?
 
£1200 is quite a bit I suppose. Will probably have to factor in a case in there as well and a PSU, so if you guys have any ideas on that, that'd be cool as well.

With regards to monitor, I've already set aside £300 ish for the ViewSonic 20 inch Widescreen. So The total upgrade will cost around £1500. If you want to debate that, go ahead I suppose! My currently soundcard is an Audigy, and satisfies my needs perfectly in conjunction with a 7.1 sound system.
 
hp7909 said:
£1200's a-lot considering you just want the 'basics' :eek: Hope you have a good PSU, decent monitor, etc :)
  • Gigabyte GA_965P_DS3 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-061-GI) £94.95
  • G.Skill 2GB DDR2 HZ PC2-6400 (2x1GB) CAS4 Dual Channel Kit (F2-6400PHU2-2GBHZ) (MY-013-GS) £147.95
  • Sapphire ATI Radeon X1900 XT 512MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-112-SP) £219.95
  • Intel Core 2 DUO E6700 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.67GHz (1066FSB) - Retail (CP-129-IN) £349.95
  • OCZ GameXStream 600w Silent SLI Ready ATX2 Power Supply £74.95
  • Lian-Li PC-7 PLUS Black Aluminium Midi-Tower Case (No PSU) (CA-054-LL) £48.95
  • Western Digital Raptor 36GB WD360ADFD 10,000RPM SATA 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-095-WD) £68.50
  • Subtotal £1,005.20
  • VAT £175.91
  • Total £1,181.11
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Dodge777 said:
{snip}My currently soundcard is an Audigy, and satisfies my needs perfectly in conjunction with a 7.1 sound system.
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Audigy Plain? Becasue onboard sound should be better than that, plus 8-channel (got an Audigy also & its just 5.1/6-channel) :cool:
 
I have the Audigy 2, which I'm pretty sure is better than onboard sound! Although correct me if I'm wrong. I have the Creative T7700 speakers to go with them.
 
Dodge777 said:
I have the Audigy 2, which I'm pretty sure is better than onboard sound! Although correct me if I'm wrong. I have the Creative T7700 speakers to go with them.
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That should give plenty of good sound mate :)

Stelly
 
Can you guys also recommend a PSU to go with that system? TO me, a PSU is just a PSU. I'm not so good with brands, etc. Obviously I know that system is going to require quite a bit of power. So I'm thinking something over 500W? I guess it's also got to support PCI Express of course!
 
Dodge777 said:
{snip}So I'm thinking something over 500W?{snip}
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Around that figure would be fine. But NOTE that the PC doesn't use 500W. A reputable brand PSU with 500W or more means it should adequately & stably supply power to keep a top notch PC happy. See here & here (whatever’s quoted there is with everything running at 100%) if interested in learning more ;)

The PSU I specified before, OCZ is one of the reputable/etc one’s. With it think even going CrossFire shouldn’t be a problem. Other's to consider are FSP (Sparkle), Tagan, Seasonic & Enermax :cool:
 
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MB-020-DF DFI Infinity 975X (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-020-DF)
£129.95 £129.95
GX-022-BG BFG GeForce 7950 GX2 1024MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-022-BG)
£329.95 £329.95
MY-013-GS G.Skill 2GB DDR2 HZ PC2-6400 (2x1GB) CAS4 Dual Channel Kit (F2-6400PHU2-2GBHZ) (MY-013-GS)
£147.95 £147.95
CA-054-LL Lian-Li PC-7 PLUS Black Aluminium Midi-Tower Case (No PSU) (CA-054-LL)
£48.95 £48.95
CA-025-EN Enermax Liberty 500W ELT500AWT ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CA-025-EN)
£59.95 £59.95
HD-078-SE Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB ST3320620AS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-078-SE)
£62.95 £62.95
CP-128-IN Intel Core 2 DUO E6600 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail (CP-128-IN)
£214.95 £214.95
HS-003-SY Scythe Ninja Plus Heatpipe CPU Cooler (Socket 478, 754, 939, 940, LGA755) (HS-003-SY)
£26.95 £26.95
Subtotal £1,021.60
VAT £178.78
Total £1,200.38
 
I like all your specs. A lot of common themes running through them, e.g. G-Skill memory! GhostRider, I notice you put in the Seagate Barracude drive in rather than a Raptor. Will that give a greater performance?
 
Obviously I need a mobo which supports SATA 2, is that correct? And I take it that won't cause a conflict with my existing 2 Sata1 drives?
 
Cheers Stelly! A couple more things - sorry to keep going on! I see a number of people are recommending the new Geforce 7950. Not heard much about it as I thought I'd always go for an ATi Radeon X1900XT, but having read the product description I'm intrigued. Does it need any special requirements to make it run properly or is there anything crucial I should know about it I'll have a read of the the graphics card section in a bit.
 
As long as you buy a good PSU like the enermax or seaonic you will be ok, and if you ever want to use cross fire in your computer you will have to make sure that you have a compliant motherboard, and I have a x1900xt which I'm going to over clock so it runs like a x1900xtx

Stelly
 
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