My Build, pt2

[stephenstern]

Right, i have reviced by other bits and gone with:

OCZ Technology 700W Active PFC GameXStream SLI Ready
quicklinx:4L08WS | Mfr#:OCZ700GXSSLI
£68.54 £68.54

EVGA Socket 775 nForce 680i SLI ATX A L
quicklinx:4JGZWS | Mfr#:122-CK-NF68-A1
£155.00 £155.00

OCZ Technology 2X1GBKIT 240PIN PC2-8500 DDR2 1066MHZ SLI READY
quicklinx:4RR0WS | Mfr#:OCZ2N1066SR2GK
£74.26 £74.26

XFX GeForce 8800GT 512MB DDR3 PCIE Dual DVI TV 600/1.8
quicklinx:4S0HWS | Mfr#V-T88P-YDF4
£176.23 £176.23

Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 S775 3.0ghz 4mb Cache 1333FSB
quicklinx:4MM7WS | Mfr#:BX80557E6850
£165.00 £165.00

Opinions now?

 

[stonewall618]

very nice...all u need now is 2 raptor drives in a raid strip conf. its very fast. heres the link at new egg http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136012

 

[stephenstern]

i already have a raptor 10k 36 which i use for OS and apps.

then a hitachi 500gb for storage.. that supprisingly seems quick... and it was only somin like £60

 

[stephenstern]

i also need a 20" monitor. recomendations anyone?

 

[stephenstern]

ordered

 

[rgeist554]

ordered

Ah, I was going to suggest the E6750 for about $100 less. Then OC to the E6850 speeds on stock cooling (or an AC7 Pro if you were nervous about temps) The E6850 is still a great CPU, just a little overprice in terms of performance. My $0.02.

Anyways, enjoy the build. Should be a solid piece of gaming equipment.

i also need a 20" monitor. recomendations anyone?

Samsung comes highly recommended here, I don't think you can really go wrong with them. Personally, I've seen some pretty nice pictures from Viewsonic... steer clear of Westing House if you can though. I had one of those with a crappy screen (started to burn and fade after three days of owning it on economy mode, the dullest setting.) It was pretty cheap in terms of craftsmanship and price. Another lesson of "You get what you pay for".

 

[stephenstern]

cheeers mate, im happy with the CPU should be able to OC to 3.6 or something, which will be interesting...

thanks for all your help

 

[stephenstern]

the E6850 does come with a heatsink doesnt it?

 

[bc4]

BX80557E6850 , yep, this is the model number for the box version that comes with heatsink, not the oem version so you're good.

 

[actionhank]

Hey stephenstern i would suggest Samsung 206bw 20" monitor http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824001095, not only because it's one of the best, well if not the best 20" monitor, but also i'm getting one myself. It's class of its own, your will never regret your decision if you purchase one! My friend got one of them from http://overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-051-SA for £ 174, and wow after seeing that baby in action i couldn't resist and i had to get one myself!
Good Luck!

 

[stephenstern]

yes, i would have bought that monitor, but its black, and my room is light colours. unfortunatly that made my decision!