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Hi guys,
I want to upgrade my system soon and when i do it'll be my first build. I'm liking how well conroe seems to be performing and well they clock with a decent motherboard. However i'm also tempted to get a cheaper S939 system to tide me over till the middle of next year when i can upgrade to Vista, DX10 etc...
I've come up with a couple systems. So i'm basically wondering what you guys would do in my position? Get the more expensive conroe or the cheaper but slightly less performance S939 system.
Conroe System:
CP-127-IN
Intel Core 2 DUO E6400 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.13GHz (1066FSB) - Retail (CP-127-IN) £154.95
HD-046-WD
Western Digital Caviar SE16 250GB 2500KS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-046-WD) £46.55
CD-041-PO
Pioneer DVR-111BK 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter - (Black) OEM (CD-041-PO) £22.95
CA-054-LL
Lian-Li PC-7 PLUS Black Aluminium Midi-Tower Case (No PSU) (CA-054-LL)
£48.95
CA-017-OC
OCZ ModStream 520w ATX2.2 Power Supply (CA-017-OC) £54.95
MB-062-GI
Gigabyte GA_965P_DS4 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-062-GI) £109.95
GX-044-CO
Connect3D ATI Radeon X1800 XT 256MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-044-CO) £129.95
MY-014-GS
G.Skill 2GB DDR2 NR PC2-6400 (2x1GB) CAS5 Dual Channel Kit (F2-6400PHU2-2GBNR) (MY-014-GS) £114.95
Total inc Vat. £802
S939 A64 system:
HD-046-WD
Western Digital Caviar SE16 250GB 2500KS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-046-WD) £46.55
CD-041-PO
Pioneer DVR-111BK 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter - (Black) OEM (CD-041-PO) £22.95
GX-044-CO
Connect3D ATI Radeon X1800 XT 256MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-044-CO) £129.95
CP-150-AM
AMD Athlon 64 3700+ San Diego (Socket 939) - OEM (CP-150-AM) £54.95
FG-000-AR
Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940) (FG-000-AR)
£9.95
MB-014-DF
DFI LanParty UT NF4 Ultra-D (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-014-DF) £74.95
CA-040-AN
Antec Sonata II Piano Black Quiet Case - 450W Smart Power PSU (CA-040-AN) £65.95
Total inc Vat. £476 (i've got Ram i can use for this system already)
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
I want to upgrade my system soon and when i do it'll be my first build. I'm liking how well conroe seems to be performing and well they clock with a decent motherboard. However i'm also tempted to get a cheaper S939 system to tide me over till the middle of next year when i can upgrade to Vista, DX10 etc...
I've come up with a couple systems. So i'm basically wondering what you guys would do in my position? Get the more expensive conroe or the cheaper but slightly less performance S939 system.
Conroe System:
CP-127-IN
Intel Core 2 DUO E6400 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.13GHz (1066FSB) - Retail (CP-127-IN) £154.95
HD-046-WD
Western Digital Caviar SE16 250GB 2500KS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-046-WD) £46.55
CD-041-PO
Pioneer DVR-111BK 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter - (Black) OEM (CD-041-PO) £22.95
CA-054-LL
Lian-Li PC-7 PLUS Black Aluminium Midi-Tower Case (No PSU) (CA-054-LL)
£48.95
CA-017-OC
OCZ ModStream 520w ATX2.2 Power Supply (CA-017-OC) £54.95
MB-062-GI
Gigabyte GA_965P_DS4 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-062-GI) £109.95
GX-044-CO
Connect3D ATI Radeon X1800 XT 256MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-044-CO) £129.95
MY-014-GS
G.Skill 2GB DDR2 NR PC2-6400 (2x1GB) CAS5 Dual Channel Kit (F2-6400PHU2-2GBNR) (MY-014-GS) £114.95
Total inc Vat. £802
S939 A64 system:
HD-046-WD
Western Digital Caviar SE16 250GB 2500KS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-046-WD) £46.55
CD-041-PO
Pioneer DVR-111BK 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter - (Black) OEM (CD-041-PO) £22.95
GX-044-CO
Connect3D ATI Radeon X1800 XT 256MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-044-CO) £129.95
CP-150-AM
AMD Athlon 64 3700+ San Diego (Socket 939) - OEM (CP-150-AM) £54.95
FG-000-AR
Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940) (FG-000-AR)
£9.95
MB-014-DF
DFI LanParty UT NF4 Ultra-D (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-014-DF) £74.95
CA-040-AN
Antec Sonata II Piano Black Quiet Case - 450W Smart Power PSU (CA-040-AN) £65.95
Total inc Vat. £476 (i've got Ram i can use for this system already)
Any thoughts would be appreciated.