£1300 Games custom spec from Scan - please advise

[pussycat]

Thanks for your advice.

I have altered my spec slightly



LN9153 Asus A8N-SLi (Standard), ATX, DDDR400, PCI-E, Gbit Lan, USB 2.0, 1394, 8ch Audio, 4 x SATA, Raid £71.25 £83.72

LN10563 AMD Athlon 64 4000 32/64Bit CPU S939 "San Diego" Retail inc Heat Sink Fan & 3 Years Warranty £219.40 £257.80

LN11096 2Gb Corsair DDR400/PC3200, 2x128Mx64non-ECC 2x184 DIMM, unbuffered, CL2, PRO series, L/T warranty £182.59 £214.54

LN11320 530w Tagan EasyCon - TG530-U15 - 2Force Silent Modular PSU £64.99 £76.36

LN10397 250Gb Maxtor Maxline III 24x7 Reliability (7200rpm,16MB) SATA II NCQ - Lead Free £64.99 £76.36

LN11466 256MB XFX PCI-E Extreme Edition GF7800GT *450 Core 1.05Ghz Mem* (256bit) ViVo 2xDVI £229.99 £270.24

LN7120 Mitsumi FA404M 1.44 Black FDD+Int USB2 7 in 1 Card Reader (SM/MMC/SD/CF/MD/MS) Fits in 3.5" FDD Bay £10.49 £12.33

LN11157 Toshiba SD-M2012CBB Black x16 DVDROM (x48CD) with DVD-RAM/DVDR/RW Playback £11.89 £13.97

LN11160 Toshiba SD-R5372VBB Black 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer DVD-Writer OEM UK £26.65 £31.31

LN9456 Logitech Cordless Internet Desktop Pro - Black Keyboard & Optical Mouse OEM £18.89 £44.39

LN9059 Altec Lansing VS3151R Versatile 5.1 flat-panel speaker system with wireless remote £48.39 £56.86

LN8599 120mm Coolermaster Internal Case Fan with BLUE LED (S12-EB) £3.69 £8.67

LN8282 Akasa Eclipse-62 Midi Tower Case - Hi-End £72.89 £85.65

LN8944 Akasa Maxi-View Side Panel for Eclipse-62 Case £8.99 £10.56

[pussycat]

Thanks
I have taken your advice

[pussycat]

Hi

The a8n sli premium is £43 more than the a8n sli standard at Scan.
Do you consider it worth spending the extra to lose the fan?

Thanks

[BUFF]

It's not just the fan, I know it's dearer but the A8N Premium is a better board.
(Mind you I'm an ABIT fan myself)

[pussycat]

I looked at the cases at xcase.co.uk
and really liked the A-Top X-Blade Black Deluxe Version
http://www.xcase.co.uk/acatalog/A-To...de_deluxe.html
but came back again to the Akasa Eclipse-62

[pussycat]

Ok I have gone with the premium board

and added wireless adsl networking
but gone over my £1300 budget

LN10563 AMD Athlon 64 4000 32/64Bit CPU S939 "San Diego" Retail inc Heat Sink Fan & 3 Years Warranty £219.40 £257.80

LN11096 2Gb Corsair DDR400/PC3200, 2x128Mx64non-ECC 2x184 DIMM, unbuffered, CL2, PRO series, L/T warranty £182.59 £214.54

LN11320 530w Tagan EasyCon - TG530-U15 - 2Force Silent Modular PSU £64.99 £76.36

LN10397 250Gb Maxtor Maxline III 24x7 Reliability (7200rpm,16MB) SATA II NCQ - Lead Free £64.99 £76.36

LN11466 256MB XFX PCI-E Extreme Edition GF7800GT *450 Core 1.05Ghz Mem* (256bit) ViVo 2xDVI £229.99 £270.24

LN7120 Mitsumi FA404M 1.44 Black FDD+Int USB2 7 in 1 Card Reader (SM/MMC/SD/CF/MD/MS) Fits in 3.5" FDD Bay £10.49 £12.33

LN11157 Toshiba SD-M2012CBB Black x16 DVDROM (x48CD) with DVD-RAM/DVDR/RW Playback £11.89 £13.97

LN11160 Toshiba SD-R5372VBB Black 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer DVD-Writer OEM UK £26.65 £31.31

LN9456 Logitech Cordless Internet Desktop Pro - Black Keyboard & Optical Mouse OEM £18.89 £44.39

LN9059 Altec Lansing VS3151R Versatile 5.1 flat-panel speaker system with wireless remote £48.39 £56.86

LN8599 120mm Coolermaster Internal Case Fan with BLUE LED (S12-EB) £3.69 £8.67

LN8282 Akasa Eclipse-62 Midi Tower Case - Hi-End £72.89 £85.65

LN8944 Akasa Maxi-View Side Panel for Eclipse-62 Case £8.99 £10.56

LN10001 Belkin 125G ADSL2+ Modem + High Speed Mode Wirelesss-G Router + 4 Port Switch £56.99 £66.96

LN10002 Belkin 125g Wireless PCI Adapter F5D7001uk £17.39 £20.43

LN10973 Asus A8N-SLi Premium NF4 S939 DDR400 PCI-E SATA Raid Gbit Lan 8Ch Audio £108.00 £126.90

[nate247]

Looks like the underpinnings of some machine

Basically I have about half of what you are getting, same router, same DVD drives, same Psu etc etc. I have been really impressed with these and other components and I hope you will be too

Re the budget, its exactly what I did too lol The AND Dual core sent mine into orbit!!! lol

[Dark Horse]

Looks like the underpinnings of some machine

Basically I have about half of what you are getting, same router, same DVD drives, same Psu etc etc. I have been really impressed with these and other components and I hope you will be too

Re the budget, its exactly what I did too lol The AND Dual core sent mine into orbit!!! lol

Except his isn't dual core its a 4000+ sandy.

[YorkieBen]

drop the 4000+ to a 3700+, say cash and it will overclock to 4000+ speeds most likely

[nate247]

Except his isn't dual core its a 4000+ sandy.

I realised it was a single core, sorry just didn't make my wording very clear

[Rohan]

drop the 4000+ to a 3700+, say cash and it will overclock to 4000+ speeds most likely

Yeah, if you're planning on overclocking, either get the 3700+ San Diego, or if you're willing to spend the cash, go for the X2 Dual-core 3800+. Both chips have lots of headroom to overclock.

[nate247]

Would definately be my choice, keeps the PC relatively future proof as well (if there is ever such a word) lol

[pussycat]

Hello

I am being greedy
and my shopping basket is now £1,469
So I must have a slight rethink

LN10563 AMD Athlon 64 4000 32/64Bit CPU S939 "San Diego" Retail inc Heat Sink Fan & 3 Years Warranty £218.40 £256.62

LN11096 2Gb Corsair DDR400/PC3200, 2x128Mx64non-ECC 2x184 DIMM, unbuffered, CL2, PRO series, L/T warranty £182.59 £214.54

LN11320 530w Tagan EasyCon - TG530-U15 - 2Force Silent Modular PSU £64.99 £76.36

LN10397 250Gb Maxtor Maxline III 24x7 Reliability (7200rpm,16MB) SATA II NCQ - Lead Free £67.38 £79.17

LN11466 256MB XFX PCI-E *Extreme Edition* GF7800GT *450 Core 1.05Ghz Mem* (256bit) ViVo 2xDVI £229.99 £270.24

LN7120 Mitsumi FA404M 1.44 Black FDD+Int USB2 7 in 1 Card Reader (SM/MMC/SD/CF/MD/MS) Fits in 3.5" FDD Bay £10.49 £12.33

LN11157 Toshiba SD-M2012CBB Black x16 DVDROM (x48CD) with DVD-RAM/DVDR/RW Playback £11.89 £13.97

LN11160 Toshiba SD-R5372VBB Black 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer DVD-Writer OEM UK £26.65 £31.31

LN9456 Logitech Cordless Internet Desktop Pro - Black Keyboard & Optical Mouse OEM £18.89 £44.39

LN9059 Altec Lansing VS3151R Versatile 5.1 flat-panel speaker system with wireless remote £48.39 £56.86

LN8599 120mm Coolermaster Internal Case Fan with BLUE LED (S12-EB) £3.69 £8.67

LN8282 Akasa Eclipse-62 Midi Tower Case - Hi-End £72.89 £85.65

LN8944 Akasa Maxi-View Side Panel for Eclipse-62 Case £8.99 £10.56

LN10001 Belkin 125G ADSL2+ Modem + High Speed Mode Wirelesss-G Router + 4 Port Switch £56.99 £66.96

LN10002 Belkin 125g Wireless PCI Adapter F5D7001uk £17.39 £20.43

LN10973 Asus A8N-SLi Premium NF4 S939 DDR400 PCI-E SATA Raid Gbit Lan 8Ch Audio £108.00 £126.90

LN2769 Hauppauge WinTV-Nova-S Digital TV PCI Receiver (542) HDTV Compatible £65.79 £77.30



Net Total £1,235.98

Carriage £15.00

V.A.T. £218.92

TOTAL £1,469.90



PS I am a she not a he

[nate247]

There are easy ways to trim costs for the short term, I would suggest leaving the cpu, HD etc but maybe go for 1GB of Ram initially as this will be fine until you have the money to upgrade with another 1GB stick.

Also the 530w power supply could be substituted for the slightly cheaper 480w one. The side panel isn't essential (for now). I guess the trick is to do away with the thinks that can be easily bought at a later date but make sure your core components stay the same, i.e cpu, H.D, Motherboard etc. You have the underpinings of a nice machine so just trim the non essentials for now!!!

[pussycat]

Thanks for your advice Nate