Soldato
Hello all!
My word it has been MONTHS since I last posted, and to think my first in all that time will be a spec advice thread. Im so sorry. I really am!
Okay, I'll give you a quick back story to my spec. Last September I decided I was going to get a new PC since I hadn't had a new one for around 2-3 years. I got myself a pretty nice spec nailed down and was THIS close to buying the bits. Then Responsibility reared its ugly head. I remembered that student loan was meant to pay for, well for one thing University, and also help pay for my laptop I still owed a rather large sum for...
Now here I am, several months later with another loan installment on the horizon, and no impending debts that would require open wallet surgery.
Here is my currently revised spec to take take into account slighter cheaper prices, slightly bigger budget and my new shiney overdraft. Bank Manager beware!
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ (Socket 939)
Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro
Asus A8N-SLi Premium nForce4 SLi (Socket 939) PCI-Express
Corsair 1GB DDR XMS3200C2 Pro TwinX (2x512MB)
Western Digital Raptor 74GB
Leadtek GeForce 7800 GTX 256MB GDDR3 VIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express)
Creative Labs Sound Blaster X-Fi Platinum
CoolerMaster Stacker 810 Black
Antec TruePower 2.0 430W PSU*
*I am buying the PSU from a friend and not 100% sure this is the exact model. Is definately an Antec and at least 400W
Okay, the "better" components from previous spec is the X2 4400+, the Raptor and the X-Fi Platinum. My concerns are whether the Mobo is a good option for a Dual Core CPU and whether or not the PSU is up to the job of powering this machine.
The whole spec comes to around £1200 (VAT included) give or take a few tenners for optical drives.
Now, this is the bit where you people tell me this is perfect, or where you tell me this, this or this would blow up within 37 seconds of booting.
I am open to suggestions on pretty much the whole spec but I would like to say I deffo want a Dual Core AMD and if you so much as touch my case so help me god....!
Graphics is another sticking point. When I first did this spec I was hell-bent on nVidia. Now after snooping around the forum I have seen many people say the new ATIs are top doggy. This doesn't overly concern me because nVidia and ATI are going to be leap-frogging each other for the rest of time. Again I am open to suggestions on a better nVidia or ATI card, but please bear in mind I can't go mad! My budget is limited.
My absolute max budget is $1300 INC VAT. Please bear in mind the PSU being offered to me is going for 20 quid. So dont all go mad with a better PSU suggestion, if any.
Overclocking will probably be a future endevour when I can afford a WC system, so if that helps any with your suggestions...
Sorry for the length of the post, just being thorough
Fire away!
SiriusB
My word it has been MONTHS since I last posted, and to think my first in all that time will be a spec advice thread. Im so sorry. I really am!
Okay, I'll give you a quick back story to my spec. Last September I decided I was going to get a new PC since I hadn't had a new one for around 2-3 years. I got myself a pretty nice spec nailed down and was THIS close to buying the bits. Then Responsibility reared its ugly head. I remembered that student loan was meant to pay for, well for one thing University, and also help pay for my laptop I still owed a rather large sum for...
Now here I am, several months later with another loan installment on the horizon, and no impending debts that would require open wallet surgery.
Here is my currently revised spec to take take into account slighter cheaper prices, slightly bigger budget and my new shiney overdraft. Bank Manager beware!
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ (Socket 939)
Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro
Asus A8N-SLi Premium nForce4 SLi (Socket 939) PCI-Express
Corsair 1GB DDR XMS3200C2 Pro TwinX (2x512MB)
Western Digital Raptor 74GB
Leadtek GeForce 7800 GTX 256MB GDDR3 VIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express)
Creative Labs Sound Blaster X-Fi Platinum
CoolerMaster Stacker 810 Black
Antec TruePower 2.0 430W PSU*
*I am buying the PSU from a friend and not 100% sure this is the exact model. Is definately an Antec and at least 400W
Okay, the "better" components from previous spec is the X2 4400+, the Raptor and the X-Fi Platinum. My concerns are whether the Mobo is a good option for a Dual Core CPU and whether or not the PSU is up to the job of powering this machine.
The whole spec comes to around £1200 (VAT included) give or take a few tenners for optical drives.
Now, this is the bit where you people tell me this is perfect, or where you tell me this, this or this would blow up within 37 seconds of booting.
I am open to suggestions on pretty much the whole spec but I would like to say I deffo want a Dual Core AMD and if you so much as touch my case so help me god....!
Graphics is another sticking point. When I first did this spec I was hell-bent on nVidia. Now after snooping around the forum I have seen many people say the new ATIs are top doggy. This doesn't overly concern me because nVidia and ATI are going to be leap-frogging each other for the rest of time. Again I am open to suggestions on a better nVidia or ATI card, but please bear in mind I can't go mad! My budget is limited.
My absolute max budget is $1300 INC VAT. Please bear in mind the PSU being offered to me is going for 20 quid. So dont all go mad with a better PSU suggestion, if any.
Overclocking will probably be a future endevour when I can afford a WC system, so if that helps any with your suggestions...
Sorry for the length of the post, just being thorough
Fire away!
SiriusB