Hi all,
I just wanted to run this by u all & see what u think. Not sure about the motherboard - I thought I had made up my mind on the Abit IP35-E but Ive been hearing great things about the Gigabyte board too. Should I be worried about the different revision versions?
The pc is for work and will not be overclocked or used for gaming. (design apps, 3ds max etc).. I already have a Quadro FX 3450 and a couple of other hard drives for storage. I also have Windows Vista business. I want to keep the cost as low as possible but get the most stable pc I can. I realise that my 32 bit Vista wont use all of the 4Gbs of RAM but I think since it should see about 3Gbs + should make a difference, especially in 3d apps. If anyone can suggest any alternatives pls be my guest! Im guessing the PSU should suffice, I've been reliably informed these are excellent?
Q6600 - £151.56
Abit IP35-E or Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L! - £58.74
Akasa ZEN V2 Tower Case Black - £30.19
Optiarc/NEC AD 7200S DVD burner - £15.57
250 Gb Maxtor STM3250310AS DiamondMax 21 (boot drive) - £37.88
450W Corsair VX Series PSU - £44.05
4GB (2x2GB) Super Talent TwinX DDR2 PC2-6400 (800MHz) - £58.69
Logitech Desktop S510 Cordless Keyboard- £27.61
Grand Total = £424.29