Specing up a new PC
 

Gonna build my own system this time round.

Looking towards a core 2 duo, its going to be for Vista so I'm thinking 2GB RAM, like my games but don't play PC ones as much as I used to so don't need a cutting edge GFX card but a relatively zippy one would be good. Want 500GB HD space minimum. (mirrored or some such if poss).

Is all that do-able for around £700?

Anyone recommend any good components like the case, mobo, etc? Would this be a good buy?

Motherboard Bundle Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 1024MB 667Mhz DDR2 Heatsink And Fan MSI Motherboard : mbb-c2d6pu

Right this is a flipping minefield isn't it!

Looking at the spec below:

Core 2 Duo E6600
7950GT 512MB
965 chipset Mobo
400GB SATA
2GB 667Mhz DDR2 RAM
DVD DL Writer
Case
~550w PSU
CPU Fan

All comes in around 850-900.........

is the 7950GT DirectX 10 compatible?

nope - the 8800GTS and GTX are, but they are almost double the cost :eek:

You’re talking the best part of a grand for a DX10 rig at the moment. Might be worth waiting a few months till the ATI R600 card comes out then I think nvidia will drop the prices of the 8800


Here’s what you can expect for about a grand






http://www.kenegie.pwp.blueyonder.co...votim/spec.JPG

My specs
 

Just done the same from ebuyer,
2 xSony AW-G170AB2 18xDVD±RW/RAM Dual Layer Writer Black - Bare Drive116255http://image.ebuyer.com/customer/ima...arehouse_1.gif £34.02
1 xMaxtor 6V200E0 200GB SATA300 7200rpm 8MB Cache - £38.03
1 xOCZ (OCZ26672048ELGEGXT-K) 2Gb (2x1024MB) DDR2-667 PC2-4200 CL 4-4-4-12 ENHANCED LATENCY GOLD GX XTC DUAL CHANNEL KIT(LIFETIME WARRANTY £142.31
1 xSapphire ATI X1950XT 256MB GDDR3 VIVO dual DVI PCI-E Crossfire£153.17
1 xAntec Sonata II Piano Black Quiet Midi Tower - With 450W SmartPower2.0 PSU93403http://image.ebuyer.com/customer/ima...arehouse_1.gif £60.24
1 xCore 2 Duo E6400 2.13ghz - Skt775 Fsb1066 2mb Cache £125.64
1 xASUS P5V-VM DH Pentium 4/Celeron/Pentium D/65nm dual-core/Core2Duo113956£43.04£43.04

£716. Delivered

wouldn't want to trust that power supply with all that expensive kit:nono:

the test of a good power supply is when it fails. if it doesn’t take out your other kit in the process it’s a good one

Tim - which site did your list come from?

a 450 psu might not be able to produce enough power

It's not just the overall power output now either.
Most new mid/high end graphics cards require >30amps on the 12v rail so check the specs.

Cheers Tim.

I'd buy a 530+ watt supply myself most likely.

Motherboards are the ones that confuse me most, theres fecking hundreds of the things and sheit loads of different chipsets :rolleyes:

the gigabyte DS3 is a great board for the money 80quid from overclockers