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upgrade, budget £750
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Author:  Scorchedbee =GCHQ= [ Tue Nov 14, 2006 8:40 pm ]
Post subject:  upgrade, budget £750
ok simple here, i have a budget of £750, i want to get a core 2 duo and a 8800gt(*) card but what would be best?

RED VS BLUE!


Intel Core 2 Duo E6400, Socket 775, 2.13 GHz, 1066MHz FSB, Allendale Core, 2MB Cache, Retail £151.80

2Gb (2X1Gb) Corsair Value Select, DDR2 PC5300 (667), 240 Pin, Non-ECC Unbuffered, CAS 5-5-5-15 £133.40

Abit AB9 i965, S775, PCI-E (x16), DDR2 533/667/800, SATA II, SATA RAID, ATX £84.00

640MB Palit 8800GTS PCI-E (x16), Mem 1600 MHz, GPU 500 MHz, Stream 96, 2x Dual Link DVI/HDTV £340.61

500W Xclio X12S4P2 SLi Goodpower12cm Fan Dual 12v EPS SATA PCI-E with Anti-Vibration 24x7 Use Ready £34.02

for £758

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Intel Core 2 Duo E6600, Socket 775, 2.4 GHz, 1066MHz FSB, Conroe Core, 4MB Cache, Retail £210.31

Asrock 775DUAL-VSTA, VIA PT880, S775, AGP / PCI-Express, DDR/DDR2 400/667, SATA I, SATA RAID, ATX £36.30

768Mb Palit 8800GTX, PCI-E (x16), Mem 1800 MHz, GPU 575 MHz, Stream 128, 2x Dual Link DVI/HDTV £446.36

500W Xclio X12S4P2 SLi Goodpower12cm Fan Dual 12v EPS SATA PCI-E with Anti-Vibration 24x7 Use Ready £34.02

because i have only just bought (2 weeks) my 2gb of ddr400 ram

for £741

or even get the above with a e6400?



Please all opionions welcome.
Author:  Rainbow Dave =GCHQ= [ Tue Nov 14, 2006 8:51 pm ]
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Blue.
Author:  =VTA= Muncan [ Tue Nov 14, 2006 8:57 pm ]
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Blue Ftw
Author:  Chips=GCHQ= [ Tue Nov 14, 2006 9:43 pm ]
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I'd wait until Vista and directX 10 thingy have been done.

Furthermore, ditch that ASUSRock rubbish. Either go ASUS or another make highly recommended by others.

I'd also research how much power is supplied on the 12V rails from the power supply, and check out how much the GFX cards chew up too. Cheap 500W PSU's may have a high output, but not a high sustainable output (ie high peak, which isn't much use). Ask on manufacturers forums or hardware sites as to how much power those sorts of cards use, and indeed - about your proposed setup. Get some input from folks who are anally retentive about these sorts of things :P

The one thing i wouldn't stint on is that Mobo mate, get a great mobo and then the rest can be incrementally built up.
Author:  Scorchedbee =GCHQ= [ Tue Nov 14, 2006 9:51 pm ]
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thing is if i get a great mobo i wont be able to get use out of my two week old 2gb of ram i just bought, ill only be using that mobo for about 3-4months till i can get a decent mobo and 2gb ddr2 ram with vista.
Author:  Dan [ Tue Nov 14, 2006 9:51 pm ]
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Blue's good except that RAM won't be compatible, so you'll still need to buy some new stuff.
Author:  Scorchedbee =GCHQ= [ Tue Nov 14, 2006 10:17 pm ]
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why wont my ram be compatible mate?

it says it supports ddr1 and ddr2, im using the mobo as a bridge while i upgrade? or have i missed something?

http://www.asrock.com/product/775Dual-VSTA.htm
Author:  elbow=GCHQ= [ Wed Nov 15, 2006 12:20 am ]
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where'd ya get the ram from? if its two weeks old,return it!

and as for the PSU...

//antec fanboy
Author:  corned_beef [ Wed Nov 15, 2006 12:25 am ]
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Brand of PSU doesnt really matter too much. Better brands like Antec are just more stable for overclocking.
Author:  Myx [ Wed Nov 15, 2006 12:27 am ]
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Save your money towards something better, your current rig is good enough 8)
Author:  elbow=GCHQ= [ Wed Nov 15, 2006 12:27 am ]
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corned_beef wrote:
Brand of PSU doesnt really matter too much. Better brands like Antec are just more stable for overclocking.


and less likely to blow up....
Author:  Myx [ Wed Nov 15, 2006 12:28 am ]
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o-iii<0 8ilbo=GCHQ= wrote:
corned_beef wrote:
Brand of PSU doesnt really matter too much. Better brands like Antec are just more stable for overclocking.


and less likely to blow up....


Yes very true.

Enermax 600W Noisetaker FTW, SLI compliant too (had mine over a year now and not even got SLI yet).
Author:  Diablo-X [ Wed Nov 15, 2006 3:31 am ]
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Me thinks someone has some money to burn :P..Bee you think you can get much difference compared to your current system?
Author:  Cliche [ Wed Nov 15, 2006 12:05 pm ]
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Chips wrote:
I'd wait until Vista and directX 10 thingy have been done.



that's what I'm waiting for too
Author:  Scorchedbee =GCHQ= [ Wed Nov 15, 2006 2:30 pm ]
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currently i have a 7900gt and a amd64 3700, thing is in 12 months time when i sell them i wont get anywhere as much as i am now.

i know i prob sudnt upgrade, but i dont know why but i really do love getting all the new tech and building it to see what new stuff like, knowing me ill replace the 8800gtx when the 8900gtx come out, lol

thanks for advice, youve now made me unsure on upgrading, lol. still think ill go blue.
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