Help with my xmas PC

Discussion in 'New Build / Upgrade Advice' started by sjhaycroft, Dec 18, 2006.

  1. sjhaycroft

    sjhaycroft Geek Trainee

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    Hi, im kaing a pc at xmas and have decided on a list of components but im not sure if they are the best for the money etc. could people please pass judgeent on my decision and tell me if eveythings compatible. thanks.

    • Intel Core 2 Duo E6600, Socket 775, 2.4 GHz, 1066MHz FSB, Conroe Core, 4MB Cache, Retail : LN15049 £169.88
    • EVGA 122-CK-NF68 NF680i SLI, S775, PCI-E(x16), DDR2 1200/533/667/800, SATA II, SATA RAID, ATX : LN16492 £178.99
    • 2GB (2x1GB) CorsairTwinX XMS2, DDR2 PC2-6400 (800), 240 Pins, Non-ECC Unbuffered, CAS 5-5-5-12 : LN11596 £158.64
    • 768Mb Asus 8800GTX PCI-E (x16), Mem 1800 MHz, GPU 575 MHz, 128 Streams, 2 x Dual Link DVI-I HDTV : LN16654 £379.95
    • Antec Nine Hundred/Ultimate Gamer Case no PSU : LN16718 £63.95
    • 400 Gb Seagate ST3400620AS Barracuda 7200.10, SATA300, 7200 rpm, 16MB Cache, 8.5 ms, NCQ : LN15339 £86.29
    • 750W Silverstone ST75F modular, SLi Quad +12V rail, 6X PCI-E, ATX 12V 2.2 & EPS12V, 80 Efficieny : LN16669 £95.98
    • Sony AW-G170AB2 Black 18x DVD±RW x12 Ram Dual Layer DVD-Writer OEM : LN15486 £16.68
    • Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 4 PCI 7.1 Retail : LN12541 £31.69
    • 22" Asus MW221U, Widescreen VGA/DVI 1680x1050, 2 ms, 700:1, 300 cd/m2, Black/Titanium : LN16519 £235.75
    • KeySonic Black (Back Lit with Blue Neon) USB Flat Keyboard XType (ACK-5000HL) + x2 USB Hub : LN10711 £24.35
    • Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro - P4 up to 4.4GHz - S775 Dual Core / Core2Duo Ready : LN13080 £12.89



    Total = £1455.04

    The prices are cheap because im excluding tax as my dads buying it through his company
     
  2. izzy007

    izzy007 Big Geek

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    luks fine. some good components there aswell
     
  3. Karanislove

    Karanislove It's D Grav80 Of Luv

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    Yea...ur system is bombastic, jst throw a disc of Win XP in it as well...;)
     
  4. sjhaycroft

    sjhaycroft Geek Trainee

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    No need, my HD on my pc which is goin in has xp already loaded, plus some girl I know at uni, her brother is giving me windows vista corporate edition :)
     
  5. Karanislove

    Karanislove It's D Grav80 Of Luv

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    Awwww... Mighty both of them are illegal ways :eek:hah:!
     
  6. sjhaycroft

    sjhaycroft Geek Trainee

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    haaha why is usung my old hd illegal when ive bought the licence etc
     
  7. Big B

    Big B HWF Godfather

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    Looks like its going to be a solid box. Do note that there's a known issue with some reference design-based 680i boards, like that eVGA one. The good news is nVidia is aware of it and there's a BETA BIOS at eVGA's forums.
     
  8. sjhaycroft

    sjhaycroft Geek Trainee

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    any recommendations for another motherboard then
     
  9. Big B

    Big B HWF Godfather

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    Asus P5B/P5B-E/P5B Deluxe
    Abit AB9/AB9 Pro
    MSI P965 Neo-F/P965 Platinum
     

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