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« on: Sunday, December 30, 2007, 17:44:09 » |
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my PC is pretty much fubar now and it needs upgrading anyway, so this is the time...this is what I've specced, thoughts?
Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3R Intel P35 (Socket 775) PCI-E DDR2 ATX £59.15
Hiper HPU-4M530 Type M Crossfire Certified 530W ATX2.2 PSU - Black £34.00
LiteOn DH-20A4P Black 20X DVD-RW Dual Layer - OEM £16.95
Intel Core 2 DUO E6550 2.33GHz 'Conroe' 4Mb Cache LGA775 (1333 Mhz) - Retail £85.06
Club 3D nVidia GeForce 8800GT 512MB DDR3 Dual DVI/TV Out (PCI-E) - Retail £136.15
Tekvalue 2GB (2x1024Mb) DDR2 800 PC2-6400 Dual Channel Kit £25.49
Samsung SpinPoint T 320GB 7200RPM SATA 3GB/s 16MB Cache - OEM £39.99
Club 3D Theatron DD 7.1 Soundcard - Retail £25.49
Antec Nine Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - No PSU £58.00
Total: £564.34
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« Reply #1 on: Sunday, December 30, 2007, 18:00:50 » |
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High failure rates on Liteon dvd drives would swap that, rest looks ok
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Simon Pieman
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« Reply #2 on: Sunday, December 30, 2007, 18:16:55 » |
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If you only need 2 pci slots I'd get the DSP version of the motherboard as it will be cheaper. That said if you're looking to overclock I'd stay clear altogether, otherwise it's a good board.
I'd get the Corsair VX450WUK 450W PSU at £10 more...Corsair have very efficient psu's and have 5 yr guarantee on them. Although it's not modular which is the growing trend for power supplies (and rightly so).
Processor is really good, if you can, spare £20 more on the E6750 though.
I have the Antec 900. It's quality for air flow, not very roomy, but if you've built a pc before you should be fine. A modular psu will come in handy (see ablove).
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« Reply #3 on: Sunday, December 30, 2007, 18:22:24 » |
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Oh and the Samsung HD drives are supposed to be really good and in some cases faster than Western Digital Raptor X drives so that should be a good choice
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« Reply #4 on: Sunday, December 30, 2007, 19:09:22 » |
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Sonic I've just had a closer look at that power supply and actually I think it could be more suitable as it comes with ready sleeved cables - better for the case
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« Reply #5 on: Sunday, December 30, 2007, 19:18:28 » |
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sorry to Hack your thread James but i'm after a new mobo/cpu etc for my XPS600.
I can only have P4 or P4d in my mobo and want to expand to duel/quad core cpu's.
thing is i've been told i can't upgrade my mobo cos the one installed is specifically designed for the XPS so no other will fit.
getting through to Dell XPS helpline is a nightmere so wondered if anyone on here knew any different
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« Reply #6 on: Sunday, December 30, 2007, 19:26:04 » |
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Dell use btx boards iirc so you'll need that form factor
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« Reply #7 on: Sunday, December 30, 2007, 19:53:02 » |
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I'd beef the CPU up a bit more if I where you. I have an intel Pentium 4 (3 GHZ) and it does the job, but that's it. If you are a gamer SY, which I think you are then I don't think that 2.33 GHZ will do it for you.
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« Reply #8 on: Sunday, December 30, 2007, 19:58:37 » |
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It's a dual core though BR, so even though it's 2.33Ghz it's doing twice the work.
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« Reply #9 on: Sunday, December 30, 2007, 20:04:12 » |
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It's a dual core though BR, so even though it's 2.33Ghz it's doing twice the work. Mine's dual core as well, although I only have 1G Ram. I'll get my coat. |
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« Reply #10 on: Sunday, December 30, 2007, 20:08:31 » |
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Don't mention a fat lip or a black eye to a negroe  Oooh push the envelope  |
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« Reply #11 on: Monday, December 31, 2007, 01:15:44 » |
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Dell use btx boards iirc so you'll need that form factor Probably easier to get a new case, motherboard and processor at the same time and just swap the components over |
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« Reply #12 on: Monday, December 31, 2007, 09:59:10 » |
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Not a bad spec Sonic, and not a bad price to be honest, Liteon are ok DVD drives a lot better than they used to be, I have personally had 3 failures of philips DVD's.
If you can afford a slightly beefier CPU it might well be worth it, the other thing I would suggest...for a good gaming machine, which I do myself for a lot of builds I have done is...
Get an SLi mobo and get dual x1950pro ATI 256mb and crossfire them, they will far outweigh the 8800gt on performance, probably 50% more and for a similar outlay of cost, worth considering if you are a high end gamer.
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« Reply #13 on: Monday, December 31, 2007, 12:43:43 » |
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8800GT is a fantastic card for the price, I've been using one for the last month.
Only drawback seems to be the fan speed setup, it's set to 30% and doesn't speed up until the temp hits 90degC.
I downloaded Riva tuner and reset it to 60%, it now idles at 45degC and 65degC during gaming.
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« Reply #14 on: Monday, December 31, 2007, 12:53:14 » |
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I personally think SLI is a waste of time unless you need to run at high resolutions. Most singe cards can handle what's thrown at them these days.
Whether it's worth splashing the cash on a directx10 card or not is another matter. DX10 seems the biggest con of the year.
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