PC spec check

[Metier9]

Im aiming to upgrade my old machine at the end of july, i want to run games like supcom in max and give me some future proof for 2 years:

edit: monitor res is 1280*1024 at the mo

LN16655
640MB Asus 8800GTS PCI-E (x16), Mem 1600 MHz, GPU 500 MHz, 96 Streams, 2 x Dual Link DVI-I HDTV £257.55

LN17245
Intel Core 2 Quad-Core Q6600, S775, 2.40 GHz, 1066MHz FSB, 8MB Cache, Retail *Game Included* £176.24

LN19052
Asus P5KC, iP35, S 775, PCI-E (x16), DDR2/DDR3 1066/1333/667/800, SATA II, ATX £92.58

LN15484
2Gb (2X1Gb) Corsair TwinX DDR2 XMS2 Dominator, PC8500, 240 Pin, Non-ECC Unbuffered,CAS 5-5-5-15, EPP £126.89

LN17163
Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate 32Bit 1Pk OEM (DVD) £111.61

TOTAL £766.78

and around £150 for case + psu (also how much watt do i need?)

Any suggestions or general ripping apart of the specs is welcome

And as always the cheaper the better

Thanks

[GSte]

Looks solid. Personally I'd save £60 on the ram and get a GTX, ram will make little difference, but your choice. Corsair 520HX psu?

[Mad-Max]

Change GFX to

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=548374

600w get

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=475252


or for 720 get

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=539645

[s_kinton]

No need for those PSUs Mad-Max, they're a little overkill, especially the 720w!

That 600w Silverstone one you linked you expensive at £101 imo. I'd go with a 520w Corsair or the 620w Corsair. Depends if Metier9 wants some room to play with, but I suggest the 520w version.

Also, stick with the 320mb GTS. Benches suggest that the extra £50ish for the 640mb is not money well spent

[kungpo]

You don't think a 320MB GTS would suffice? Looking at other threads suggest the 640MB is poor value...

[aidanjt]

Looks solid. Personally I'd save £60 on the ram and get a GTX, ram will make little difference, but your choice. Corsair 520HX psu?

++

The 640MB GTS is rather pointless unless you have a 27" screen or something silly. You can save heaps with an 8800GTS 320Mb, it's more than enough for todays games. And a 520HX PSU will do a grand job of powering the system for years to come.

[Blitzen]

LN17163
Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate 32Bit 1Pk OEM (DVD) £111.61

Why???
You have a 64 Bit system running on a 32 Bit OS........

64 Bit Vista is fine so dont waste your cash on the old software.

You don't think a 320MB GTS would suffice? Looking at other threads suggest the 640MB is poor value...

It is.....and IIRC its being discontinued because of this.

[Metier9]

LN17245
Intel Core 2 Quad-Core Q6600, S775, 2.40 GHz, 1066MHz FSB, 8MB Cache, Retail *Game Included* £176.24

LN19052
Asus P5KC, iP35, S 775, PCI-E (x16), DDR2/DDR3 1066/1333/667/800, SATA II, ATX £92.58

LN15484
2Gb (2X1Gb) Corsair TwinX DDR2 XMS2 Dominator, PC8500, 240 Pin, Non-ECC Unbuffered,CAS 5-5-5-15, EPP £126.89

LN17162
Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate 64Bit 1Pk OEM (DVD) £112.74

LN17509
320MB XFX 8800GTS XT, PCI-E (x16), Mem 1700MHz, GPU 560MHz, 96 Streams, 2x Dual Link DVI/HDTV £197.98

LN15216
520W Corsair HX V2 Series Modular PSU, ATX, EPS12V, whisper quiet, 5 year warranty £64.50

LN18867
Antec P182 Advanced PERFORMANCE ONE SERIES Super Midi Tower Case, Black (no PSU) £80.95

TOTAL £855.40

Cheers for all the replies and does this look better?

[staffsMike]

I wouldn't get that RAM..seems over priced.. Something like crucial ballistix 8500 would be better. Often can be found for less than £100

[aidanjt]

Looks sweet to me, but you can get a BFG 8800GTS for cheaper, and still factory OCed

[Metier9]

Had a look at the BFG 8800 GTS factory OC'd and it was about a tenner more...

I do want to buy everything from the same place because of x, y, z reason.

[NightshadowUK]

You only need PC6400 memory with a Q6600 as it has a 9x multiplier:

9 x 400 = 3.6GHz

You're not gonna be clocking higher than this with a quad core unless you have watercooling.

- 2GB CorsairTwinX PC2-6400 4-4-4-12 ~ £83.39

That's if you insist on buying everything from the same place... but then there is this for the same price which'd be my choice any day:

- 2GB Crucial Ballistix PC2-8500 5-5-5-15 ~ £82.24

[Metier9]

You only need PC6400 memory with a Q6600 as it has a 9x multiplier:

9 x 400 = 3.6GHz

You're not gonna be clocking higher than this with a quad core unless you have watercooling.

- 2GB CorsairTwinX PC2-6400 4-4-4-12 ~ £83.39

That's if you insist on buying everything from the same place... but then there is this for the same price which'd be my choice any day:

- 2GB Crucial Ballistix PC2-8500 5-5-5-15 ~ £82.24

hmm that is tempting, at that price for either one, is it worth while getting 4 gigs of ram?

[aidanjt]

4GB is nice, and usable if you get Vista x64. I have 2GB and I'm still having apps gobbling it up.

[Pob255]

Well as shadow has pointed out pc8500 is over kill, pc6400 will be fine.

One other thing you've missed is after market cooler for the cpu
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=296802
Scythe Ninja Plus £28.19

[Mad-Max]

No need for those PSUs Mad-Max, they're a little overkill, especially the 720w!

That 600w Silverstone one you linked you expensive at £101 imo. I'd go with a 520w Corsair or the 620w Corsair. Depends if Metier9 wants some room to play with, but I suggest the 520w version.

Also, stick with the 320mb GTS. Benches suggest that the extra £50ish for the 640mb is not money well spent

If you look the 600w is a Seasonic

You're be kicking yourself for not getting a 600w PSU now and had to later upgrade it, oh well your choice

PC8500 is fine if your overclocking if not stick with PC6400.