D@M Posted January 26, 2008 Report Share Posted January 26, 2008 hi, i am considering purchasing a new pc as my current one is a pile of crap.]i have designed a spec using a fairly small budget and was just wondering if you could give me advice on whether these parts are compatible. cheersCase (inc. power supply)Atx case 500w f1 racingProcessorIntel core 2 duo E2180 retailHard driveMaxtor 160gb sata ll 7200rpmGraphics cardSparkle geforce 8800 gt 512 mb dual dvi/hdtv (pci-ex)MemoryKingston 2gb ddr2 pc2 5300 (667 MHz)Windows vista home premiumMotherboardAsrock 4core dual –sata2 skt775 acp/pci-exDisk driveLiteon 20x +/- dvd-rw sata black oemany help would be greatly appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanHo Posted January 26, 2008 Report Share Posted January 26, 2008 By your choice of graphics card it appears you are going for a gaming computer. If not the graphics are more than you need. I am not familiar with the Spakle brand and tend to stick with my tried and trusted ASUS graphics.Assuming you are building a gaming computer I would be tempted to go for an ASUS Mobo - possibly the P5KC with the P35 chip and upgrade your RAM to DDR2 800 MHz.The only other observation is that I would either go for a bigger hard drive with two partitions - or better still add a second hard drive to separate my OS and programmes from Data. Do you intend adding an external USB hard drive and Acronis for regular back-ups? - it is strongly advised. Ignoring the addition of a proper back-up facility would be false economy.If you intend overclocking the CPU - you would be well advised to get a better heat sink and cooler than the Intel one - look at the Zalman ones - they really do the job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D@M Posted January 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2008 can you recommend a good place to look at, since my spec was comprised of parts from a local dealer that a friend recommended, my budget is about £460 at the max, and yeah i am trying for a gaming computer and only chose the 8800 because the local retailer stopped selling the 8600 gts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rong Posted January 26, 2008 Report Share Posted January 26, 2008 8600 here, I buy most of my parts from them with no trouble http://www.ebuyer.com/cat/Graphics-Cards-N...eForce-8-Series, if you Google 8600 GT you will find them at different prices. If you list the prices you have been quoted then someone may help you find cheaper. Are you building it yourself or is the shop building it ? if the shop is you will probably have to use there components. Does the price include monitor and OS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D@M Posted January 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2008 the shop is building it but you can give them the parts to place in it, for an additional labour charge and the price does include an operating system. the price i got quoted for an 8600 was £99 (inc. vat). i already have a monitor.Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanHo Posted January 26, 2008 Report Share Posted January 26, 2008 Have a play on This siteI am not necessarily suggesting you buy from there - but you can choose a wide range of options and it will give you an idea of typical prices.I just configured a computer with a similar spec to yours and it came out at £459 inc VAT delivered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D@M Posted January 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2008 well i have had a look round and altered my spec slightly:Graphics cardxfx 8600gts 512mb GDDR3 dual dvi/hdtv out pci-exHard Drivemaxtor stm 3160215as 160gb satall 7200rpm 2mb cacheOSmicrosoft vista home premiumProcessorintel core 2 duo e4500 2.2 GHz socket 775 800 fsb 2mb cacheMemorykingston 2 gb DDR2 pc2 5300 (667MHz)Motherboardasrock 4 core dual - sata 2 skt 775 acp/pci-exDisk Driveliteon 20x +/- dvd rw sata blackall that comes to £373, but i have one last query, should i consider upgrading my power supply from 500W and if so should i consider buying a cooling system?Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan2273 Posted January 26, 2008 Report Share Posted January 26, 2008 Providing you are not going to start overclcking there is no point in buying an after market cooler, as the Intel one is OK.Provided the 500W PSU is not a generic unit it will easily handle those components. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D@M Posted January 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2008 ok thanks for the advice, it is much appreciated :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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