Can anybody see a reason why i shouldn't

[djdaface]

Put this little number together...

Super quiet....
Lian-Li PC-6070B Silent MIDI Tower Black
Hiper 435W TRUE POWER PSU

Foxconn P9657AA-8EKRS2H Socket 775 CORE 2 DUO SUPPORT / PCI-E / DUAL CH DDRII / Gb LAN / 7.1CH AUDIO / 10x USB / ATX MOTHERBOARD :.DDRII 800mhz bus rate.

OCZ 2GB kit EL DDR2 PC2-6400 / 800

Intel Pentium D 945 Dual Core OEM P4 2x 3.4GHz & 2x 2Mb LGA775 BX80553945 (800mhz bus speed)

Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 PRO Skt 775 / Up to Pentium4 4.4Ghz

Gainward BLISS 7900GS 512MB PCI-E DDR3 Dual DVI SLI HDR Mfr# 471846200-8118 - to output to my plasma tv.

Pioneer DVR-111DBK Black 16x DVD+/-RW DL

2 x 250GB Maxtor 6V250F0 SATA2 16MB 300Gb/s

33 in 1 Card Reader Black with USB Multi Card Reader / Writer and Brings 1 USB Port to the Front of Your PC :.

Logitech Desktop 1500 Laser Cordless Keyboard and Mouse 967743-0120



What do you guys recon, all suggestions welcome except use amd, im not a big gammer so intel is better for me.

[Anonymous]

I would spend £20 more and get core 2 duo. The overclock like crazy, and are IMO far better than Pentium D's. I wouldnt buy a new system unless it was a Core2 Duo.

[Des]

Second that on the core 2 duo may be a idea to re think the Maxtor drive as well few peeps on this forum had probs with them

[djdaface]

I only choose the Maxtor drives because they have a quicker seek time than the similar drives by other makes.


If i was going to go conroe id have to get the 6600 and thats going over my budget really... I suppose i could wait another 3 weeks and go conroe.

[djdaface]

Well thats why i asked on here, I have been out of the game for about 2 years, so thought i best check my spec before I build a new machine.


Avoid Maxtor at all costs, Ill remember that one.



Still not sure if i want the leap in price for extra performance.

I cant see how much better a Dual Core 2.4ghz will be than a Dual Processor 3.4ghz for double the price.

dillema.

[Anonymous]

Believe me, its not the clock speed that equates to speed all the time. Look at amd compared to intel.

The core two duos almost all of them beat the FX's and +5000's. They are very woth it, and as ive said, overclock like a beast. On stock cooling, the can go upto 3ghz and more.

[djdaface]

See thats where i get confused, All you used to look at was the Bus speed and the clock speed and maybe the cache.

The cheaper processors had poor bus speeds and low cache.



Not saying core 2 duo's aren't better, just getting to grips with it is a nightmare.

Give me a StrongARM any day ahaha

[djdaface]

Oh and the modifications are....

Super quiet....
Lian-Li PC-6070B Silent MIDI Tower Black
Hiper 435W TRUE POWER PSU

Foxconn P9657AA-8EKRS2H Socket 775 CORE 2 DUO SUPPORT / PCI-E / DUAL CH DDRII / Gb LAN / 7.1CH AUDIO / 10x USB / ATX MOTHERBOARD :.DDRII 800mhz bus rate.

Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.40GHz 1066FSB LGA775 4MB cache Retail inc.Fan

Geil® Ultra DDR2 2.0GB PC6400 Dual Channel Kit (2 x 1GB) 800MHz (4-4-4-12) with Aluminium heat spreader

2 x 250 GB Western Digital Caviar SE16 SATA2 7200rpm 16MB cache HDD oem

Gainward BLISS 7900GS 512MB PCI-E DDR3 Dual DVI SLI HDR

Pioneer DVR-111DBK Black 16x DVD+/-RW DL

33 in 1 card reader

Trust XpertTouch Wireless Laser Deskset DS-4500X UK



But its now £120 over budget so I am going to have to get saving.

Comes in and a round £920.

[Anonymous]

With that core 2 duo, it will fly like hell, you would be able to smoke any Athlons IMO. I am an AMD boy, but they are very good chips, very nice setup you have there.

[djdaface]

I cant wait to get that GFX card working with my HD tv....




:twisted:

[Des]

Looking good now djdaface 3 weeks is nothing to wait to have a sys like that m8

[djdaface]

Wondering if I should wait for january sales, plow the savings into a more powerful graphics card (if there is any)

[Des]

Oh yes m8 there is always some think bigger and faster but at a price
I the same every time I upgrade my pc keep pushing it up bit by bit thinking well if I just do this or the other then before I know it I spent few hundred more then I thought
The sys you going to get now is a very good one but at the end of the day its all about money and how fare you would like to take it

[Anonymous]

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[Belso]

[quote:d917f9e3e5=\"djdaface\"]Wondering if I should wait for january sales, plow the savings into a more powerful graphics card (if there is any)[/quote:d917f9e3e5]

Its the route nost people will be doing.

I know me and PP are both planning new systems in the January - March time period, and i recommend most people do the same.

Gives time for new hardware to be estabilished and tested.