Hi guys, am going to build my self a 2nd fully complete system, My main PC I use for gaming/Video Editing and my personal use etc, The one am looking to build will be for the rest of the family who do a little light gaming, web browsing, email etc,
(Any recommendations or alternatives would be much appreciated)
Here’s the spec and parts am currently debating to purchases.
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CPU'S
Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 S775, 1.86Ghz, 1066Mhz FSB, Allendale Core, 2M Cache Retail @ £129.24
Intel Pentium 4 630 Socket 775 , Smithfield Core, 3.0 GHz , 2MB Cache, OEM @ £105.05
Intel Pentium D 945 Socket 775, PreslerCore, 2x3.4 GHz, 2MB x 2 Cache, Retail @ £118.83
Motherboard
Asrock 775I65G Intel 865G 6 Channel SOUND on board - LAN on board - VGA 64MB Intel Extreme 2 Gfx - @ £30.30 AGP GRAPHICS BOARD
Gigabyte GA-8I945GZME-RH, i945GZ, S775, PCI-E (x4), DDR2 400 / 533, SATA II, uATX, On Board VGA @ £45.83 PCIE GRAPHICS BOARD
Graphics Card
[COLOR="Blue"]256Mb Sapphire Radeon X1300 AGP4x/8x 500 MHz DDR2, GPU 450 MHz D-Sub DVI-I S-Video/TV Out, Retail @ £58.64
256Mb Sapphire Radeon X1600XT PCI-E(x16) 12Pipes 1400MHz GDDR 600MHz CrossFire D-Sub/DVI-I/HDTV @ £76.83
Ram
1Gb DDR2 PC2-4200 533MHz non-ECC 240 DIMM unbuffered CL4 Retail @ £64.61
1GB (2X512MB) Corsair Value Select, DDR PC3200 (400), 184 Pin, Non-ECC Unbuffered, CAS 2.5 @ £74.40
HardDrive
320 Gb Western Digital WD3200JS Caviar SE, SATA300, 7200 rpm, 8MB Cache, 8.9 ms @ £66.38
200 Gb Maxtor 6V200E0 DiamondMax 10, SATA300, 7200 rpm, 8MB Cache, NCQ, 9.0 ms @ £43.35
Case
Scan Alpine 7104 Silver Case Midi - Apple G5 Design with 400W PSU @ £42.83
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What do you think of the above? Should I go the PCI-E route?
All the prices and parts are from scan , This is where am going to purchase all the system parts plus extra case fans, cdrw/dvdrw drives etc, Was recommended to use scan due to there customer service and aftercare (would I qualify for free delivery?)
Looking to spend around the £500 Mark, please no dell links etc looking to build myself,
EDIT: Also need a good/cheap 19" Widescreen TFT (Glossy Screen)
Regards Nigel.