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Post subject: New System Price Up... yada, yada, YAY!! :D  Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 11:39 pm |
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Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2 x 2.4Ghz 4Mb Cache 1066 FSB £222.07
Corsair XMS6400 2GB DDR2 (2x1GB) 800Mhz £198.57
Maxtor DiamondMax 21 SATAII 320GB 16Mb Cache <9.0ms 7200rpm £69.33
Sapphire X1950 XTX 512MB GDDR4 256bit £251.45
Jeantech Agua Midi ATX Gaming case £57.56
ENERMAX Liberty 620 Watt Modular Power Supply £107.82
Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 Socket 775 DDR2 PCI-E £104.58
LG GSA-H22NBAL Black 18x DVD +/-R/RW/RAM DL IDE OEM £27.02
Total £1,038.40
(Although I might have found a cheaper supplier to drop off £60~£70, not sure on delivery charges)
Anyways, thats the stuff I've looked up on and seems to be compatible, but I'm not sure if an SATAII HDD will work with that motherboard.
Another thing I thats making me wonder is if it's worth buying an 8800GTS for roughly the same price instead of the X1950XTX (stupid question, but worth asking because of the 8800GTX)
Any other flaws you can spot in the components I've chosen, please state and say whatcha think. But do be warned, I gotta budget and thats just the compy itself. ^ ^;;
Comments appreatiated, I don't wanna buy a system to be disappointed again. >.>
Also, if possible could someone state a reasonable Sound Card worth me buying. ^ ^;;
EDIT: Another item I'm interested in, is a decent heatsink+fan for the processor, I don't wanna use a stock fan and I wants the E6600 because it's standard 2.4GHz + 4MB Cache etc.  _________________ 
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 11:46 pm |
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Midi ATX case, full ATX board, it isnt going to fit. need a bigger case.
SATA II HDD is backward compatable so no issue with the board, will just run @ SATA I speed (no great loss)
if you are gonna run vista (or upgrading soon) then i would get the GTS/GTX.
good spec otherwise.
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 11:50 pm |
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Shrek wrote: Midi ATX case, full ATX board, it isnt going to fit. need a bigger case.
That was another issue I was thinking about. Although the sepc on the website said it was a Full ATX case, aww well, I liked the look of that case. - -;;
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 1:51 am |
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sound card?
creative xfi extreme music @ around £50 
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 10:27 am |
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Id drop down the 6600 to a 6400 and spend the diff on getting a 8800GTS, my new one is just sweet.
I have had no problems overclocking my 6300 up to 2.4GHz, all I did was up the FSB and made sure the RAM ran at its rated speeds. Was simple only 2 BIOS settings to change.
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 1:28 pm |
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You pay alot for frontline technology.
I've always gone for the high end of the mid range computers. Seem to get most bang for your buck that way.
Cooling wise I'd go for arctic cooling. I have the arctic cooler on my cpu, stays at around 30c when I'm not doing much. Also have the arctic silencer for my GFX card, reccommend them both 
Buy an antec p180
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 1:31 pm |
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Seric=GCHQ= wrote: Buy an antec p180 I'll advertise this whereever possible Antec Fanboy...pfff
Oh, wait a minute.... 
Its deffo worth getting a decent cooler for graphics cards, the one that came with my 7900 was noisy as buggery, but the zalman I have is near silent. Likewise processor. And yeah, save yourself on the processor, get the 6300 and OC.
Also see if you can find a Samsung Spinpoint - they're quite a bit better than the Maxtors.
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 4:07 pm |
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Kimck 098 wrote: Shrek wrote: Midi ATX case, full ATX board, it isnt going to fit. need a bigger case. That was another issue I was thinking about. Although the sepc on the website said it was a Full ATX case, aww well, I liked the look of that case. - -;; Back to browsing I guess o.o well i didnt look up the case, so if it fits a full ATX board then its fine.
i just went of the name.
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 4:19 pm |
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aya midi case fits full atx....full size case just has tonnes of drive bays and supports extended ATX (eATX)....bit silly really tbh....
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 4:50 pm |
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 9:53 pm |
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Scorchedbee =GCHQ= wrote: http://www.scan.co.uk/mixit/
number 4 on that.
any good for you?
Nice deal on that, but was hoping to get 2x 1GB RAM chips (matched) instead of 2x 512MB (Matched), also the RAM they are offering doesn't have reviews like CORSAIR, lol. ^ ^;; _________________
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 10:04 pm |
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Definitely get an 8800 whatever or wait for ATIs DX10 part.
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 10:12 pm |
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Sleeper Service=GCHQ= wrote: Id drop down the 6600 to a 6400 and spend the diff on getting a 8800GTS, my new one is just sweet.
I have had no problems overclocking my 6300 up to 2.4GHz, all I did was up the FSB and made sure the RAM ran at its rated speeds. Was simple only 2 BIOS settings to change. Just re-read this post and I was thinking of getting the E6600, not only for it's spec, but overclock it further, or is this a bad idea? So far whats the best OC rate you have on the E6400 and hopefully your using this cooler. http://www.microdirect.co.uk/productinf ... ctID=11433EDIT: or this fan http://www.microdirect.co.uk/ProductInf ... oupID=1151whats your opinion on that fan too. o.o Gmar=GCHQ= wrote: Definitely get an 8800 whatever or wait for ATIs DX10 part.
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 10:43 pm |
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Kimck 098 wrote: Sleeper Service=GCHQ= wrote: Id drop down the 6600 to a 6400 and spend the diff on getting a 8800GTS, my new one is just sweet.
I have had no problems overclocking my 6300 up to 2.4GHz, all I did was up the FSB and made sure the RAM ran at its rated speeds. Was simple only 2 BIOS settings to change. Just re-read this post and I was thinking of getting the E6600, not only for it's spec, but overclock it further, or is this a bad idea? So far whats the best OC rate you have on the E6400 and hopefully your using this cooler. http://www.microdirect.co.uk/productinf ... ctID=11433EDIT: or this fan http://www.microdirect.co.uk/ProductInf ... oupID=1151whats your opinion on that fan too. o.o Gmar=GCHQ= wrote: Definitely get an 8800 whatever or wait for ATIs DX10 part. When are those due out? Not sure when they are out but they have been announced. Some one posts a link here to a news site, they look like they will be even better than the 8800GTX (cue 8900GTXXXXX  )
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 10:52 pm |
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Gmar=GCHQ= wrote: Kimck 098 wrote: Gmar=GCHQ= wrote: Definitely get an 8800 whatever or wait for ATIs DX10 part. When are those due out? Not sure when they are out but they have been announced. Some one posts a link here to a news site, they look like they will be even better than the 8800GTX (cue 8900GTXXXXX ) Yeah, and a hell of alot more expensive than my budget <throws idea out of the window> although the GTX might come down drastically. XD _________________
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