Spec check: new C2D system
Hi,
I posted this on another forum but I just wanted to see what you guys on here thought.
I originally was just gonna upgrade the main parts, cpu/mobo/ram/gfx for about £400/£500, then thought I might as well keep my current system, spend about £600-£700, and my budget has kept expanding. I'm planning to buy it next month when I'll have about £950 at the max to spend, but would rather spend nearer £800.
I'll be overclocking it, and plan to add a better gpu cooler etc at a later date, is the P5W mobo a good choice or is the cheaper Gigabyte option gonna do the trick?
Anyway, this is what I put together:
530W HiperPower Type-R £53.92
Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 £121.00
ASUS P5W DH Deluxe £146.28
G.Skill 2GB DDR2 NR PC2-6400 £152.74
Connect3D ATI Radeon X1900 XT 512MB £217.36
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro £17.57
250 Gb Samsung Spinpoint £47.81
Lian-Li PC-7 £56.34
Liteon SHM-165P6S-09C £22.27
Sony Black 16x DVD-ROM £11.74
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy SE 7.1 £17.97
Total £865.00 exactly, probably pushing over 900 with shipping and fans, although prices on the gfx/mobo should go down a bit with new stuff coming out?!
I'm not sure what to do about gfx and mobo really, is the new PN532 Premium worth going for, and what about 1800xt or 1900xt, worth paying the extra for the 1900?
Finally, are these the YateLoon/Nexus fans that people seem to recommend: http://www.koolnquiet.co.uk/index.php?main=catalog&id=66 ? Worth getting a couple of 120mms?