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    Cant make a final decision, help?

    OK, ive been looking around for a decent, very quick, reliable system for myself. I wont be doing alot of overclocking, i want to use my Raptor SATA drive as an OS drive (no other HDs, just CDRW and floppy drive), and i want it to benchmark with lots and lots of high numbers

    So, what do you think:

    Gainward Ultra 1960 Goes Like Hell (6565) GeForce 6600 GT 128MB DDR3 TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-021-GW)
    £147.50 £147.50
    Corsair 1GB DDR XMS3200XL Platinum TwinX (2x512MB) CAS2 (MY-049-CS)
    £149.95 £149.95
    FoxConn NF4UK8AA-8EKRS nForce4 Ultra (Socket 939) Motherboard (MB-001-FC)
    £69.95 £69.95
    AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Winchester 90nm (Socket 939) - Retail (CP-097-AM)
    £129.75 £129.75
    Coolermaster Neon LED 80mm Fan - Blue (FG-000-CM)
    £3.95 £3.95
    Coolermaster Cross Flow Fan (FG-007-CM)
    £19.95 £19.95
    Subtotal £521.05
    Shipping (Amtrak Next Day (Mon-Fri) - UK Mainland) £9.75
    VAT £92.89
    Total £623.69

    Main thing im worried about now is the Mobo. As its Foxconn, they have a poor website (the motherboard isnt listed at all), im worried that if i dont get installation CD etc, i wont have the SATA drivers to be able to put onto a floppy?

    Should i risk it? Its very cheap. Should i go for a different board?

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    with the rest of the components the quality they are I think it's probably best in the long run that you spend £15-£20 more on a better mobo. especially if the motherboard isnt even listed on their website!?
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    What about case and PSU? And o would not go for the foxconn
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    I'd get one of the new DFI boards and not get it from OCUK.

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    When are the DFI ultras coming?
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