NEW Rig! See my components:

[Noni]

The TFT you have chosen is the best 20inch widescreen you can get. I dont think you will need to double think that.

Although, some other TFT's are cheaper, if you are not a display freak maybe a Dell 2007FPW will suit you better?

[Ben_]

ok i'll update the list shortly to reflect the conroe

[Ben_]

also need a fan/heatsink

[Gibb0N]

www.scan.co.uk
www.ebuyer.com
www.overclockers.co.uk

find it in there^^

[Ben_]

i know where i dont know which

[Gibb0N]

the pink one lol.

You'll need a 975 socket heatsinc. Can recommend the Zalman's. Good cooling and they're quiet.

Now go my noob, find.

[rainbow]

sigh @ gibbon

[Ben_]

relax mon

[Steve B]

Flame-wars to PM!

[Bennah]

Why do you want to buy now? Any real need to get a new rig right now?

Sounding abit like james.robinson, wanting some new everymonth

If you want something now...

I would get a Conroe for sure.

You can get the E6300 or the E6700 now, even if they are OEM versions, but who uses the stock HSF anyway?

E6300 OEM - £135
Gigabyte 965P DS4 - £130
2x 1GB Gskill 6400 ZX's - £175
Scythe Ninja Plus HP - £30
Leadtek 7950 GX2 - £375
Tagan 700 U25 700W - £120

Total - £965

Then you can add other bits and peices onto that. Thats probably the best bet I can think of for you.

Whats your overall budget? You need everything?

[Ben_]

ok heres the final !!!!

MI: 1Gb XFX 7950GX2 + 750W Xclio Modular SLi PSU Combo £269.00 £316.08

1 LN13666 1Gb XFX 7950GX2, PCI-E (x16), Mem 1200 MHz, GPU 500 MHz, 48 Pipes, S-Video/2xDVI

1 LN13701 750W Xclio X12S4P4 Modular SLi U-Quiet 14cm Fan 87%+ Efficiency Quad+12v EPS 4SATA 4 PCI-E

LN15102 Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 S775, 1.86Ghz, 1066Mhz FSB, Conroe Core, 2M Cache OEM (w/o Heat Sink Fan) £114.95 £135.07

LN15012 Asus P5W DH Deluxe WiFi S775 i975X, S775, PCI-E (x16), DDR2 800, SATA I / II, SATA RAID, ATX £126.69 £148.86

LN12201 2GB (2X1GB) Corsair Value Select, DDR2 PC5400 (667), 240 Pin, Non-ECC Unbuffered, CAS 5 £102.54 £120.48

LN14147 Antec P180 Advanced Tower Case, Black SPCR Limited Edition Version (no PSU) £81.89 £96.22

LN11827 Logitech G7 Cordless Laser Mouse UK Retail £42.86 £50.36

LN9709 160 Gb Samsung HD160JJ SpinPoint P80, SATA300, 7200 rpm, 8MB Cache, NCQ, 8.9 ms £34.89 £41.00

LN13374 Sony DWG-120A10 Ivory 16x16x4 DVD±RW Dual Layer DVD Writer OEM UK £20.85 £49.00

LN13787 20.1" NEC LCD20WGX2 MultiSync® TFT, 1680x1050, 6 ms, 700:1, 470 cd/m2, Silver/Black £344.99 £405.36

LN11598 Zalman CNPS9500-LED Aero Flower Cooler (Socket 478, LGA775, 754, 939 and 940) £28.49 £33.48

comments, suggestions, slating etc is welcome

[Bennah]

That power supply for a start, if its going for free would be crap. Aint heard anything from them before. Dont think it will be a quality psu which is what you need. The psu is the most important part of a new build. Get that wrong and you have a lot of hardware wasted down the drain.

The card is actually 7900 GX2 from what Ive been told. Its much longer than a 7950 GX2. Might have some problems when working around it in your case.

Also, I would change the CPU cooler. Get a Scythe Ninja Plus with a pretty quiet fan. 1) It would perform better. 2) You wont have a stupid looking LED fan in your case, that doesnt move much air.

Apart from those things... everything looks ok.

[rainbow]

quick answer am i being a dick or can you run a 7950x on the asus board? which says its xfire but i cant see two gfx slots??
i mean the pci-e 16x is for anycard right?

[Ben_]

the scythe comes with a fan doesnt it?

[Alvin.Sue]

the scythe comes with a fan doesnt it?

ninjia doesn't.
scythe mine does.

[Noni]

Scythe Ninja PLUS comes with a fan.








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