help steve thread ( plenty of questions )

[solidsteve]

sorry for one post after the other

tell me what you think of this, need to add a psu a cpu fan and i want to fill the other pci:

Mobo £31.76 - Jetway M28GT3-SDG-PB nForce 630A - Socket AM2 - Aria Technology

HDD £70.97 - 500GB Seagate Barracuda IDE 16MB - Aria Technology

Memory £57.52 (each) - Corsair 2GB PC2-6400 XMS2 (2x1GB) - Aria Technology

GPU £246.63 - EVGA GeForce 8800GTS 640MB DDR3 PCI-E, Dual DVI - Aria Technology

CPU £130.37 - AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 6400+ 3.20GHz (AM2) - Aria Technology

sound £55.17 - Creative X-Fi Xtreme Gamer - Aria Technology

case £49.29 - Nexus Caterpillar - Silent ATX case - Aria Technology

card reader £5.58 - 52 in 1 Card Reader Black with USB - Aria Technology

Windows xp £52.04 - Microsoft XP Home OEM SP2 - Aria Technology

DVD RW £18.51 - Samsung 18x DVDRW LightScribe Black - Aria Technology

 

[b1gapl]

I would suggest either one of these, for the motherboard:
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...Foxconn+C51XEM2AA-8EKRS2H+AM2?productId=23315
Gigabyte GA-M57SLi-S4 Socket AM2 Motherboard - Aria Technology
ASUS M2N-E nF570 Socket AM2 Motherboard - Aria Technology

Hard drive:
500GB Seagate Barracuda SATA2 16MB - Aria Technology

RAM:
Patriot 2GB PC2-6400 C4 Extreme Performance (2x1GB) - Aria Technology

GFX:
Asus GeForce 8800GTS 320MB PCI-E - Aria Technology
...You don't need the 640MB version, as it's been proven, not significantly better than the 320MB version.

CPU:
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 6000+ 3.00GHz (AM2) - Aria Technology
or
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5200+ 2.60GHz (AM2) - Aria Technology
..and just overclock to 3.2GHz

PSU:
Corsair 520W HX V2 Series Modular PSU - Aria Technology
Hiper 580W TRUE POWER PSU - Aria Technology

 

[PP Mguire]

ACtaly the 640mb does alot better for higher resolutions in the 1680x1050 and up range. As for the board, i still say DFI Lanparty for AM2.

 

[b1gapl]

I guess so. But that would depend on what kind of monitor he's playing on. If he can wait a couple, he can get the 8800GT, which seems to be a winner.

 

[solidsteve]

I guess so. But that would depend on what kind of monitor he's playing on. If he can wait a couple, he can get the 8800GT, which seems to be a winner.

ahh sorry i didn't put down what i am linking to

its going to be linking to a 26" samsung HDTV which can produce pictures in 1080i but better in 720p

thanks for the build suggestions the gigabit mobo seems to do what i want

what would be the best gpu for this build seen i got this nice HDTV

 

[b1gapl]

It's not so much the matter of size of the monitor, but more importantly, the native resolution it supports. Do you happen to know the model number as well?

 

[solidsteve]

It's not so much the matter of size of the monitor, but more importantly, the native resolution it supports. Do you happen to know the model number as well?

the model number is LE26R7BD A [R] thats what is says on the back and the instruction book says LE26R7BD

 

[b1gapl]

the model number is LE26R7BD A [R] thats what is says on the back and the instruction book says LE26R7BD

I couldn't find much information on that model. Not even on Samsung's website. Does the instruction booklet, happen to mention it's native resolution?

 

[Kharn]

Is this the TV in question?
Currys - Shop for Flat Panel TV - SAMSUNG LE26R88BD 26" HD Ready digital LCD TV

If so you can get a MUCH better LG for £399 it goes on sale in a few weeks.

 

[b1gapl]

Thank you Chris, for finding the monitor info. It's probably only available in the UK, that's why I couldn't find more info on it.

I looked up it's specs, and it says it has 1,049,088 pixels. Which means, it has a resolution of 1366 x 768 (equals 1,049,088 pixels).

So no, he would not need the 640mb version of the 8800GTS. The 320mb version would kill games in that resolution. Or the 2900Pro.