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newbuild

Profile: stranger

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11-09-2007 at 08:51:17 PM

I think I've finally chosen the components I want for my new rig.
Do you think this will give me a decent experience with crysis, cod4 etc?
I want it to last me for about three years with maybe a cpu/gpu/ram upgrade in 18 months - 2 years.

Does it look like this will meet my requirements? Should I hold out for any newer kit? Please bear in mind that price wise I can't go any higher than this (prices are in UK pounds).

(PSU, case and optical drives will be from my old pc)

Thanks....

LN19274
Intel Core 2 Duo E6550, S775, 2.33 GHz, 1333MHz FSB, Conroe Core, 4MB Cache, Retail £88.98 £104.55

LN19753
Gigabyte GA-P35-S3L, iP35 Express, S 775, PCI-E (x16), DDR2 1066/667/800 MHz, SATA II, ATX £47.99 £56.39

LN12200
2GB (2x1GB) Corsair TwinX XMS2, DDR2 PC2-5400 (667), 240 Pin, Non-ECC Unbuffered, CAS 4-4-4-12 £28.39 £33.36

LN15410
400 GB Western Digital WD4000YS Caviar RE2, SATA II, 7200 rpm, 16MB Cache, 8.9 ms, NCQ £45.99 £54.04

LN20440
512MB BFG Technology 8800GT OC, PCI-E 2.0 (x16), 1800MHz, GDDR3, GPU 625MHz, 2x Dual Link DVI-I, Fan £154.88 £181.98

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dmroeder

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11-09-2007 at 08:54:00 PM

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Is your current PSU up to the challenge? What brand/model/wattage?

newbuild

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11-09-2007 at 09:01:08 PM

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I'm starting to wonder actually. It's a COLORsit 550w.

30A on the 12v.

It wasn't very expensive, but I've only had it about 4 months, and so far so good...

Will my new kit be more power hungry?

I currently have an AthlonXP 2800 (oc to 3000+) on a Gigabyte board (can't remember which)
AGP X1950 pro
60gb hard disk
512mb ram

Thanks.

newbuild

Profile: stranger

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11-09-2007 at 09:02:17 PM

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Ps, as an aside, my PSU was marketed as "silent". It sounds like sombody has driven a hovercraft into my lounge...

newbuild

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11-10-2007 at 11:08:18 AM

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Another question...

Can I keep my old hard drive to use as extra storage? I would just use it as an extra drive.

Would this board support having an ide and a sata2?

newbuild

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11-14-2007 at 12:50:23 PM

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I have to buy all my components from one supplier as I'm buying it on 9mths interest free credit.

I have looked around, and by changing supplier from Scan Computers to Micro Direct, I can upgrade a couple of parts and save money!

My build now looks like this:

microdirect

Gigabyte motherboard GA-P35-S3 Intel P35 Express LGA775 1333 FSB Quad-Core / Core2 Duo DDR2 ATX
£62.51 Inc VAT

Intel CPU Core 2 Duo E6750 2.66GHz 1333FSB LGA775 4MB cache Retail inc.Fan (3yr Manufacturers Warranty)
£111.61 Inc VAT

Geil Ultra DDR2 2.0GB PC6400 Dual Channel memory kit (2 x 1GB) 800MHz (4-4-4-12) +Aluminium heat spreader
£37.59 Inc VAT

400GB Seagate Barracuda SATA II 300 Hard Disk Drive 7200 rpm 8MB cache oem
£53.46

Zotac GeForce 8800GT 512MB DVI PCI-E TV OUT Video Graphics Card
£164.38 Inc VAT

Total = £429.55 (exactly $888)

The RAM is up from 667 to 800.
The GT8800 is now factory OC to 660mhz (from 625)
The CPU is the next model up E6550 ---> E6750 (for an extra £4 ($8)

The only thing that has decreased is the HD from a 16mb cache to 8mb. Will that make any difference in the real world?

So, all in all, how do you think it is looking now? Should I go for a new cooler or stick with stock?

Should I mess with the RAM to keep the 1:1 ratio, or again will I not notice the difference?

Thanks again for all your help.

Message edited by newbuild on 11-14-2007 at 12:52:13 PM

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