New Rig, what ya think? <£700

[NewBuild02]

Ive already built a pc before back in 2002 so i know few things but not all. Was a 2.4c, asus p4c800-e, ocz 512mb dual ddr500, 9800pro (nice card, lasted me this long).

New Rig:
CPU:Intel Core 2 Duo E6320 (1.86Ghz) Socket 775 FSB1066 4MB Retail
MOBO:ASUS P5K \"Vanilla\" Intel P35 DDR2
RAM:Patriot 2GB Kit PC6400 800MHz 4-4-4-12 2.2v
GPU:EVGA 8800 GTS SuperClocked 640MB GDDR3 PCI-E 576/1700 10YR WARRANTY
HDD:Seagate 7200.10 320GB SATAII/300 8.5ms 7200RPM 16MB Cache - OEM
PSU:OCZ 600W StealthXStream Power Supply
CASE:??? thinking Lian-li, i like that front fan isnt totally blocked, would like 12cm back and side.
MOUSE:Logitech MX518 Optical Gaming Mouse (MX500 was just a gift from god,lol 8 buttons)
KEYBOARD:Logitech G11 Gamers Keyboard

Max i want to spend is about £700, i already have a Mitsubishi Diamond Pro 930SB 19\" crt, which in no way im going to get rid of. Has good contrast and just overall quality build. Have Creative SPeakers which do the job. Thanks for replying, plan on buying very soon before google checkout offer dissepears. Thanks again :D

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[Himesh]

change the mouse to MX1000. I've had it for the past year and it was perfect wen i used to play counter strike and the lot. fits your hand perfectly!

[NewBuild02]

[quote:ee7becfd04=\"Himesh\"]change the mouse to MX1000. I've had it for the past year and it was perfect wen i used to play counter strike and the lot. fits your hand perfectly![/quote:ee7becfd04]

Thx but i prefer wired mouse since its not really a problem and its light-weight which i need since im so use to the mx500.

What about the keyboard, i have a choice between G11 and G15? think display is worth having its an extra £18, but if it can show me cpu, memory, net usage, song playing now any anything else then its probably worth it.

http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Peripherals/Keyboards/+Logitech+G11+Gamers+Keyboard?productId=25579
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Peripherals/Keyboards/+Logitech+G15+Gaming+Keyboard?productId=20714

[NewBuild02]

[quote:588010a583=\"PrivatePyle@Work\"]Nice spec, very similar to what I will be building in a few months.
Can't see any major problems at all. Just a few things to think about:

1.) Presumably you have an OS?
2.) Just wondering if you could buy a gfx card at stock speeds, save a few pennies and overclock it yourself.. It is a very simple process these days.
3.) Have you given any thought to backups? I often see people with nice specs like yours but only 1x HDD appears on their list. Maybe you already have an external drive, but it is worth considering something if not, even just a 120gig drive you can use as slave and backup files/important apps to.. A bit nit picky though I grant you! :)[/quote:588010a583]


1) Yep
2) Its an extra £120 which is stretching my already stretched budget and i only have a 19\" monitor so max res i play at 1280x1024. Only games im anticipating playing mostly is Crysis and COD4 so hope its fast enough. At the moment i play cod2 and BF2 on my 9800pro. Havent experienced DX9 yet:(
3) yeh i have an external backup and my other comp can acts as a backup place as well

thx for the help

[Walrus]

If you are only playing at 1280x1024 maximum resolution I'd seriously consider a 320MB GTS card, this would create some space in your budget to up the CPU to a E6600 (which is more or less the sweet spot for price/performance).

Have a trawl around the web for 320MB v 640MB reviews, you'll be suprised at the results. Here's one to get you started.... http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=7842

[Himesh]

[quote:5671c67b47=\"NewBuild02\"]What about the keyboard, i have a choice between G11 and G15? think display is worth having its an extra £18, but if it can show me cpu, memory, net usage, song playing now any anything else then its probably worth it.

http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Peripherals/Keyboards/+Logitech+G11+Gamers+Keyboard?productId=25579
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Peripherals/Keyboards/+Logitech+G15+Gaming+Keyboard?productId=20714[/quote:5671c67b47]

I think u should stick with the G11, LCD panel's not really worth the extra £18. All i needed to know wen i was playing was the fps and ping/latency which i could get to show up by typing stuff in the console. 'twas displayed in corner of the screen so not in the way of anything.

[NewBuild02]

[quote:5ada8ce21c=\"NewBuild02\"]Ive already built a pc before back in 2002 so i know few things but not all. Was a 2.4c, asus p4c800-e, ocz 512mb dual ddr500, 9800pro (nice card, lasted me this long).

New Rig:
CPU:Intel Core 2 Duo E6320 (1.86Ghz) Socket 775 FSB1066 4MB Retail
MOBO:ASUS P5K \"Vanilla\" Intel P35 DDR2
RAM:Patriot 2GB Kit PC6400 800MHz 4-4-4-12 2.2v
GPU:EVGA 8800 GTS SuperClocked 640MB GDDR3 PCI-E 576/1700 10YR WARRANTY
HDD:Seagate 7200.10 320GB SATAII/300 8.5ms 7200RPM 16MB Cache - OEM
PSU:OCZ 600W StealthXStream Power Supply
CASE:??? thinking Lian-li, i like that front fan isnt totally blocked, would like 12cm back and side.
MOUSE:Logitech MX518 Optical Gaming Mouse (MX500 was just a gift from god,lol 8 buttons)
KEYBOARD:Logitech G11 Gamers Keyboard

Max i want to spend is about £700[/quote:5ada8ce21c]

Finally purchased everything including:
DVD-DRIVE:Samsung SH-S182M DVD-RW
Datawrite Titanium DVD+R (50 Pk)
Plastic Sleeve (100 Pack)
CASE:Thermaltake Soprano VB1000BWS Black took whole day to decide

Spent just over £700, £21 to be exact. Thanks for all your help and ill post news once i overclock this baby. Google is our saviour, i saved £100 from google checkout. what a service.

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[NewBuild02]

Yeh, also got an email from Google saying youve been a very bad bad boy,lol

Get my PSU delievered today :) other stuff coming from monday-thursday HAPPY DAYS -:) ill post some pics

[NewBuild02]

Impressed with Aria's quick delivery. Already have my PSU and RAM and bought the stuff on the 7th, nice.

[Mattbot2]

what can ya do with a PSU and a RAM lol?

[NewBuild02]

lol

[NewBuild02]

Well here they are, pics of my new system. Must say the case is really nice and good cooling. When i first went into bios i was getting temps of 70c and mounting the scythe ninja was hell. Had to mount outside the case so i can make sure the push pins were fully in and locked. Once that was done, i was getting temps of 21c, not bad. Case is a bit cramped but if you dont plan on putting anything else in your set. Plenty of extra HD space and fans are really good. 120mm at front, rear and 92mm side with two dust filters.

http://img113.imageshack.us/img113/1037/pc1tf2.th.jpg (http://img113.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pc1tf2.jpg)
http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/3152/pc2lt2.th.jpg (http://img509.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pc2lt2.jpg)

http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/1204/pc4rl0.th.jpg (http://img509.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pc4rl0.jpg)
8800GTS is long but not to long for soprano case

http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/589/pc5dp4.th.jpg (http://img509.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pc5dp4.jpg)
scythe ninja fan just hovers over the first ram module, since its height isnt fixed you can raise the fanjust above the memory module

http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/4272/pc6ij8.th.jpg (http://img509.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pc6ij8.jpg)
The p5k heatsinks are no where near the scythe so shouldnt worry about that

http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/8931/pc3ds2.jpg

http://img113.imageshack.us/img113/7281/pc7bi6.jpg
Runnign at 2.5ghz, FSB1440

http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/60/pc8om1.th.jpg (http://img254.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pc8om1.jpg)

Still need to stretch this bird to its limit:) BF2 looks superb all on high settings. Hope this helps people currently building.

[mac124]

Looking good 8) that is one big mofo of a heatsink :shock: