New Build advice...

[rysz]

Hi,

In the near future, I will have £1000 to spend on a new PC.

I would like to ask your advice on a spec, but there are a few conditions...

All of the gear must come from 1 e-tailer.
No OS required.
2 TFT's - 17" min
Nvidia 8800GTS 320.
Pref abit mobo
All SATA drives (including optical)
2GB RAM max.

Any thoughts?

Thanks.

[staffsMike]

Intel Core 2 Quad-Core Q6600 G0 SLACR, 95W, S775, 2.40 GHz, 1066MHz FSB, 8MB Cache, Retail + Nisis E £145.99 £171.54
LN19488
2GB (2x1GB) CorsairTwinX XMS2, DDR2 PC2-6400 (800), 240 Pins, Non-ECC Unbuffered, CAS 4-4-4-12, EPP £53.39 £62.73
LN18914
Abit IP-35 Pro, iP35 Express, S 775, PCI-E (x16), DDR2 667/800, SATA II, SATA RAID, ATX £104.00 £122.20
LN15216
520W Corsair HX Series Modular PSU, ATX, EPS12V, whisper quiet, 5 year warranty £53.89 £63.32
LN18867
Antec P182 Advanced PERFORMANCE ONE SERIES Super Midi Tower Case, Gun Metal Black (no PSU) £69.89 £82.12
LN17252
500 Gb Western Digital WD5000AAKS Caviar SE16, SATA300, 7200 rpm, 16MB Cache, 8.9 ms £55.69 £65.44
LN19006

Samsung SH-S203/BEBN 20x DVD±R, 16x DVD±DL, DVD+RW x8/-RW x6, SATA, Black, OEM inc. Nero £15.99 £18.79
320MB XFX 8800GTS, PCI-E (x16), Mem 1600MHz, GPU 500MHz, 96 Streams, 2x Dual Link/DVI HDTV £145.00 £170.38
1 LN17508 320MB XFX 8800GTS, PCI-E (x16), Mem 1600MHz, GPU 500MHz, 96 Streams, 2x Dual Link/DVI HDTV
LN19540
19" Asus VB191T Black LCD, 1280x1024, 2000:1, 300 cd/m2, 5 ms, Speakers, VESA £112.34 £264.00


Net Total £868.52

Carriage £26.23

V.A.T. £156.58

TOTAL £1,051.33

Less the carriage as it will be free if you get to 25 posts on here you will be pretty much on budget.
17" monitors will get you under budget.

[rysz]

Sweet, I actually have £1200 in the budget but need to get the missus a printer and I want specific kb and mouse, so I thought this:

LN18867 Antec P182 Advanced PERFORMANCE ONE SERIES Super Midi Tower Case, Gun Metal Black (no PSU) £69.89 £82.12
LN19006 Samsung SH-S203/BEBN 20x DVD±R, 16x DVD±DL, DVD+RW x8/-RW x6, SATA, Black, OEM inc. Nero £15.99 £18.79
LN19488 Intel Core 2 Quad-Core Q6600 G0 SLACR, 95W, S775, 2.40 GHz, 1066MHz FSB, 8MB Cache, Retail £149.49 £175.65
LN14277 2GB (2x1GB) CorsairTwinX XMS2, DDR2 PC2-6400 (800), 240 Pins, Non-ECC Unbuffered, CAS 4-4-4-12, EPP £53.39 £62.73
LN18914 Abit IP-35 Pro, iP35 Express, S 775, PCI-E (x16), DDR2 667/800, SATA II, SATA RAID, ATX £104.00 £122.20
LN15216 520W Corsair HX Series Modular PSU, ATX, EPS12V, whisper quiet, 5 year warranty £53.89 £63.32
LN17508 320MB XFX 8800GTS, PCI-E (x16), Mem 1600MHz, GPU 500MHz, 96 Streams, 2x Dual Link/DVI HDTV £153.14 £179.94
LN8574 Logitech MX1000, Cordless, Laser, 800 dpi, PS2 USB 1.1/2.0, 5 Buttons, Black/Blue £32.10 £37.72
LN14759 Enermax KB002U-B Aurora Brushed Aluminium Wired Keyboard, USB 1.1/ 2 x USB Hub 1.1, Audio I/O, Black £37.99 £44.64
LN19539 17" Asus VB172T Black LCD, 1280x1024, 1400:1, 300 cd/m2, 5 ms, Speakers, VESA £98.60 £231.71
LN18342 Canon Pixma iP2500/EN A4 4800x1200dpi USB 2.0 22PPM Max. £29.12 £34.22
LN11060 500 Gb HGST (IBM/Hitachi) 0A33437 Deskstar 7K500, SATA300, 7200 rpm, 16MB Cache, 8.5 ms, NCQ £54.59 £128.29

Net Total £1,005.38

Carriage £28.79

V.A.T. £180.98

TOTAL £1,215.15

Pref with free postage soon!

What do y'all think?

Thanks.

[staffsMike]

looks great just that hard drive.

Everyone has their preference but i've got 2 dead hitachi's in my draw and one newish one which is behaving itself but I have trust issues with them

I forgot to add a HSF as well
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=296802

I've used this in two pc's and its amazing for cooling and silence.

The only noise you will hear in that pc is the 8800 which will be a gentle hum.
..and perhaps some hard drive noise with the hitachi

Noise wise the AAKS western digital is totally silent and that's why i'm recomending.

[rysz]

Got a P180 atm and love the case and I have 2 Hitachis in there as well and these have lasted me years - myself, had issues with WD drives a few times - horses for courses!

As the drives are on rubber - all good - like the hsf!

[staffsMike]

Yeah always the way..both are great HDD's i'm sure