what to buy with 300 quid

[itchy112233]

hi
my current system specs are
e4400
x1950 pro
asrock 945 motherboard
western digital 160gb
dvd drive
17 inch monitor

i no its a bit of a crappy system built a while back but could any of yous tell me what to buy with 300 quid
im looking at this at the moment
8800gts 512mb
thermaltake v1 cpu cooler
crucial ballistix tracer 2 1gb sticks } times 2 so 4gb
asrock 650i sli motherboard
for 330 quid
so what do you think
thanks for ur help

 

[akhilles]

You can't decice cuz you don't know your goal. Set your goal. Then you'll know what to buy.

 

[evongugg]

How much memory do you have in your current system?

 

[itchy112233]

i want to game mostly and i have 1gb kingston ddr2 667

 

[warezme]

whats a quid

 

[itchy112233]

quid is a pound
it is british currency
ur ones dollars so just double the british currency so 300quid=600$

 

[homerdog]

8800gts 512mb
thermaltake v1 cpu cooler
crucial ballistix tracer 2 1gb sticks } times 2 so 4gb
asrock 650i sli motherboard
for 330 quid
so what do you think
thanks for ur help

That all looks pretty good. Know that 650i motherboards have shoddy support for 45nm processors, so you might want to look into that board specifically to see how it fares if you think you might want to upgrade the processor down the road.

Also make sure that your PSU is up to the task.

 

[itchy112233]

i have checked that one thoroughly and it has full 45nm support with no bios update and my psu is a atrix 650 watt so i dont think i will have to change my psu for a gts
oh by the way is a gt better or a gts better price wise

 

[itchy112233]

ok iv changed my list to

2gb crucial ballistix tracer
8800gts 512
thermaltake v1 cooler
msi p7n sli platinum

waht do yous think

 

[evongugg]

Go for more memory and the 8800GTS. That should leave you with some quid left.
If you have high temperatures, consider the heatsink.

 

[homerdog]

ok iv changed my list to

2gb crucial ballistix tracer
8800gts 512
thermaltake v1 cooler
msi p7n sli platinum

waht do yous think

2GB is enough for now, but you will probably want to move of up to 4GB at some point. DDR2 probably isn't going to get any cheaper than it is right now, so I say go ahead and get the full 4GB.

What OS are you planning on using?

 

[itchy112233]

thanks but is 750i worth it

 

[evongugg]

thanks but is 750i worth it

I think your present motherboard is not bad.

 

[itchy112233]

ok i have decide to get a
8800gts 512
2gb crucial tracer possibly 4gb if i have any money left over
thermaltake v1 cooler
but im stuck on a motherboard dfi lanparty dk p35 t2rs or asus p5ke

 

[itchy112233]

my bad grammar decided

 

[itchy112233]

my bad grammar decided

 

[homerdog]

If you aren't interested in RAID then I would recommend the GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L. It's been nothing but great for me.

 

[itchy112233]

how long will the 8800gts 512 last for till a new bang for the uck card comes out

 

[itchy112233]

uck sorry buck

 

[homerdog]

You can edit your posts you know...

The 4K series from ATI/AMD could be coming out next month, and those cards should be pretty fast. Regardless, the 8800GTS 512 should last you a while even if faster cards come out in the next few months.

 

[akhilles]

The 9800s are already out. The 9900s will be out in June/July.

No point in getting an sli board if you don't sli right away. I know I know you're gonna say you'll get a 2nd one, but by then a more powerful card for about the same price or less will be out. SLI is only logical if you sli right away.

Look at budget P35's like GA-P35-DS3L, DS3R, IP35-E, P5K-E, etc. Then 2 gigs of ballistix. Plus an 8800GTS512. Those will last you a while. Oh yeah, you can o/c the cpu if you want.

 

[itchy112233]

thanks alot everyone
i have decided to get an
8800gts 512
dfi lanparty dk t2rs
2gb crucial tracer ddr2 800
thermaltake v1 cpu cooler
if you think there are any problems with this please reply