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    Question New Pc Spec, Your thoughts?

    CASE: Coolermaster HAF 932 Full-Tower Gaming Case W/ Side-panel Window
    CASUPGRADE: 12" COLD CATHODE NEON LIGHT (RED COLOR)
    MOTHERBOARD: (QX9650/Q9770 Support) Asus P5E DELUXE Intel X48 Chipset CrossFire FSB1600 DDR2/1066Mhz Mainboard
    CPU: (Sckt775)Intel® Core™ 2 Duo E8500 CPU @ 3.16GHz 1333FSB 6MB L2 ***Overclockable XXX*** Cache 64-bit
    VIDEO: ATI Radeon HD 4870 PCI-E x16 512MB DDR5 Video Card
    HDD: 500GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 8MB Cache 7200RPM HDD
    POWERSUPPLY: 700 Watts Power Supplies (CoolerMaster Real Power PRO 700W Modular PSU SLI Ready)
    SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO (planning on buying a proper soundcard just after new year)
    MEMORY: (Req.DDR2 MainBoard)4GB (2x2GB) PC6400 DDR2/800 Dual Channel Memory
    MONITOR: 20" TFT Active Matrix LCD Display (Samsung SM2032BW 20" 2ms Wide LCD DVI Display Monitor)

    CD: LiteOn LH-20A1H 20X Double Layer DVD±RW Super Allwrite + Lightscribe Technology (Black Color)
    FLASHMEDIA: INTERNAL 12in1 Flash Media Reader/Writer (BLACK COLOR)
    FAN: INTEL LGA775 CERTIFIED CPU FAN & HEATSINK
    FLOPPY: NONE
    IEEE_CARD: NONE
    w/GbLAN,USB2.0,IEEE1394,&7.1Audio ***Overclockable XXX***
    NETWORK: ONBOARD 10/100 NETWORK CARD
    OS: Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Home Premium w/ Service Pack 1 (32-bit Edition)
    PRO_WIRING: Professional Wiring for All WIRINGs Inside The System Chasis with High Performance Thermal Compound on CPU
    SOFT: BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY GAMER´s EDITION OEM
    TEMP: NZXT FAN CONTROL SENTRY LX METER BLACK

    This setup is costing me around £1200
    Your thoughts?

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    Re: New Pc Spec, Your thoughts?

    Quote Originally Posted by Tread View Post
    CASE: Coolermaster HAF 932 Full-Tower Gaming Case W/ Side-panel Window
    CASUPGRADE: 12" COLD CATHODE NEON LIGHT (RED COLOR)
    MOTHERBOARD: (QX9650/Q9770 Support) Asus P5E DELUXE Intel Chipset CrossFire FSB1600 DDR2/1066Mhz Mainboard X48
    Save yourself some money and get a P45 board if you are not going with CrossfireX
    Quote Originally Posted by Tread View Post
    CPU: (Sckt775)Intel® Core™ 2 Duo E8500 CPU @ 3.16GHz 1333FSB 6MB L2 ***Overclockable XXX*** Cache 64-bit
    OK
    Quote Originally Posted by Tread View Post
    VIDEO: ATI Radeon HD 4870 PCI-E x16 512MB DDR5 Video Card
    HDD: 500GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 8MB Cache 7200RPM HDD
    Get this instead: http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/640-G...MB-Cache-89-ms, ITS BETTER.
    Quote Originally Posted by Tread View Post
    POWERSUPPLY: 700 Watts Power Supplies (CoolerMaster Real Power PRO 700W Modular PSU SLI Ready)
    That is not a great PSU, you would be better with something like
    http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/520W-...-year-warranty
    http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/620W-...ty-NEW-VERSION!
    http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/650W-...e-5yr-warranty
    Quote Originally Posted by Tread View Post
    SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO (planning on buying a proper soundcard just after new year)
    MEMORY: (Req.DDR2 MainBoard)4GB (2x2GB) PC6400 DDR2/800 Dual Channel Memory
    This memory should bring you up to an overclock of 3.8 GHz (400MHz FSB on 1:1 ratio, times 9.5 (multiplier))
    For larger OCC you will need PC 8500+, such as http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/4GB-(...S-5-5-5-15-EPP
    Quote Originally Posted by Tread View Post
    MONITOR: 20" TFT Active Matrix LCD Display (Samsung SM2032BW 20" 2ms Wide LCD DVI Display Monitor)
    That will run at a resolution of 1680*1050, a bit of an overkill with the HD4870, consider a HD4850, or a 24" monitor possibly...
    Quote Originally Posted by Tread View Post
    CD: LiteOn LH-20A1H 20X Double Layer DVD±RW Super Allwrite + Lightscribe Technology (Black Color)
    This will probs be noisy...
    get this http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Samsu...k-OEM-plusNero, or other samsug
    Quote Originally Posted by Tread View Post
    FLASHMEDIA: INTERNAL 12in1 Flash Media Reader/Writer (BLACK COLOR)
    FAN: INTEL LGA775 CERTIFIED CPU FAN & HEATSINK
    This will NOT give a good overclock. If you want to overclock a better heatsink is a must!
    http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Scyth...54-939-940-AM2 (if size is an issue)
    http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Scyth...54-939-940-AM2
    http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Scyth...nd-940-and-AM2
    or...#
    http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Therm...-S775-AM2-(all) with add on fan
    Quote Originally Posted by Tread View Post
    FLOPPY: NONE
    IEEE_CARD: NONE
    w/GbLAN,USB2.0,IEEE1394,&7.1Audio ***Overclockable XXX***
    Overclock your sound card????...
    Quote Originally Posted by Tread View Post
    NETWORK: ONBOARD 10/100 NETWORK CARD
    OS: Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Home Premium w/ Service Pack 1 (32-bit Edition)
    You may as well save cash and get OEM
    Quote Originally Posted by Tread View Post
    PRO_WIRING: Professional Wiring for All WIRINGs Inside The System Chasis with High Performance Thermal Compound on CPU
    SOFT: BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY GAMER´s EDITION OEM
    TEMP: NZXT FAN CONTROL SENTRY LX METER BLACK

    This setup is costing me around £1200
    Your thoughts?
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    Re: New Pc Spec, Your thoughts?

    u need Vista 64-bit to use over 3.4gb of ram

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