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Hi guys, im building a new PC. It will mainly be used for net browsing, music, DVD, video. Won't really be used for extreme gaming, but i will be using Vista and i want it to run very nice and smoothly.
Here is what i have so far...
CPU - Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (2.4GHz 1066MHz) - £155
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 G0 Stepping (2.4GHz 1066MHz) Socket 775 L2 8MB Cache (2x4MB (4MB per core pair) Retail Boxed Processor - Ebuyer
Motherboard - Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3R iP35 Socket 775 Motherboard - £70
Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3 iP35 Socket 775 8 channel audio ATX Motherboard - Ebuyer
Graphics Card - EVGA 8800GT 512MB GDDR3 256bit PCI-E Graphics Card - £155
EVGA 8800GT 512MB GDDR3 256bit Dual DVI PCI-E Graphics Card with Crysis Game bundle - Ebuyer
RAM - Crucial 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 800MHz/PC2-6400 Ballistix Memory - £45
Crucial 2GB kit (2x1GB) DDR2 800MHz/PC2-6400 Ballistix Memory Non-ECC Unbuffered CL4 Lifetime Warranty - Ebuyer
HDD - Seagate ST3500320AS 500GB SATAII 7200RPM 32MG Cache - £65
Seagate ST3500320AS 500GB Hard Drive SATA II 7200rpm *32MB Cache* - OEM - Ebuyer
CD/DVD Drive - Plextor PX-810SA - £50
Plextor PX-810SA/T3 18X SATA DVDRW/DL/Ram Internal Beige - OEM - Ebuyer
Case - Coolermaster Stacker 831 - £80
Coolermaster Stacker 831 Special Edition with Silver Mesh - No PSU - Ebuyer
PSU - Corsair HX Series 520W Modular PSU - £65
Corsair HX Series 520W Modular PSU - ATX12V v2.2 APFC - Ebuyer
Monitor - Samsung SM2032BW 20" TFT Monitor Widescreen 1680x1050 3000:1 - £170
Samsung SM2032BW 20"TFT Monitor Widescreen 1680x1050 3000:1 300cd/m2 2ms VGA/DVI-D Glossy Black 3 Years Warrany - Ebuyer
Mouse & Keyboard - Logitech Corless Desktop EX 110 - £17
Logitech Cordless Desktop EX 110 - USB/PS2 - Ebuyer
Total - £875
I would very much appreciate if anyone could look over what i have selected so far and make sure that they are good choices.
Thanks
Alex
Hi guys, im building a new PC. It will mainly be used for net browsing, music, DVD, video. Won't really be used for extreme gaming, but i will be using Vista and i want it to run very nice and smoothly.
Here is what i have so far...
CPU - Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (2.4GHz 1066MHz) - £155
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 G0 Stepping (2.4GHz 1066MHz) Socket 775 L2 8MB Cache (2x4MB (4MB per core pair) Retail Boxed Processor - Ebuyer
Motherboard - Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3R iP35 Socket 775 Motherboard - £70
Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3 iP35 Socket 775 8 channel audio ATX Motherboard - Ebuyer
Graphics Card - EVGA 8800GT 512MB GDDR3 256bit PCI-E Graphics Card - £155
EVGA 8800GT 512MB GDDR3 256bit Dual DVI PCI-E Graphics Card with Crysis Game bundle - Ebuyer
RAM - Crucial 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 800MHz/PC2-6400 Ballistix Memory - £45
Crucial 2GB kit (2x1GB) DDR2 800MHz/PC2-6400 Ballistix Memory Non-ECC Unbuffered CL4 Lifetime Warranty - Ebuyer
HDD - Seagate ST3500320AS 500GB SATAII 7200RPM 32MG Cache - £65
Seagate ST3500320AS 500GB Hard Drive SATA II 7200rpm *32MB Cache* - OEM - Ebuyer
CD/DVD Drive - Plextor PX-810SA - £50
Plextor PX-810SA/T3 18X SATA DVDRW/DL/Ram Internal Beige - OEM - Ebuyer
Case - Coolermaster Stacker 831 - £80
Coolermaster Stacker 831 Special Edition with Silver Mesh - No PSU - Ebuyer
PSU - Corsair HX Series 520W Modular PSU - £65
Corsair HX Series 520W Modular PSU - ATX12V v2.2 APFC - Ebuyer
Monitor - Samsung SM2032BW 20" TFT Monitor Widescreen 1680x1050 3000:1 - £170
Samsung SM2032BW 20"TFT Monitor Widescreen 1680x1050 3000:1 300cd/m2 2ms VGA/DVI-D Glossy Black 3 Years Warrany - Ebuyer
Mouse & Keyboard - Logitech Corless Desktop EX 110 - £17
Logitech Cordless Desktop EX 110 - USB/PS2 - Ebuyer
Total - £875
I would very much appreciate if anyone could look over what i have selected so far and make sure that they are good choices.
Thanks
Alex