pc components advice

[wreksta]

thanks in advance to all that can help me basicly what i want is core 2 duo ethier e6600 or e6700

and the advice i want is where can i get the best deals on a bundle of this

cpu+motherboard+memory+graphics

also price
on these components individualy


or even link me to some websites where to get

thanks
my top whack is 300-400

[abeacock]

To be honest Scan (http://www.scan.co.uk) was the cheapest place for 90% of the parts of my recent Core2Duo system.
Other good places are YoYoTech and MicroDirect (I've heard bad things about MD's customer services though).

[Supershanks]

Scan is probably best for cpu & mobo like abeacock says. They tend to undercut most of the competition. I have found though that memory is a different matter, they have a very limited choice. OCUK Memory has a wider choice though is more expensive than Memory Configurator who tend to stock the OC memory talked about in the forums.

I just got a HIS X1900XT 512mb from OCUk on 1 of their this week only offer great bang/£.

ps

MicroDirect (I've heard bad things about MD's customer services though).

Have also heard similar things.

luck

[wreksta]

right thanks for the help so far here is where i stand

bought my self a conroe e6600 and now just need some advice on what motherboard to go for

as for overclocking i have never done it

please bear in mind i have a budget of 206 left for ram and mobo please be nice and point me in the direction

also at presnt i have a 6600gt agp 128 ddr3 graphics card
what is the equivlant to it in pci -e form or a good card that maybe i could get for the 204 all in ram/mobo/graphics thanks

[abeacock]

Two good quality Core2Duo motherboards are the Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 (which I have and is wonderful) and the Asus P5W DH. Both cost around £100 - the Asus is a little more expensive I think. You could then get at least 1GB of RAM with your remaining cash.

Or you could go for a cheaper board such as one of the ASRock ones although they have limited options for overclocking but can be bought for less than £100.

As for ram, you need DDR2 but don't worry about buying low latency ram, Athlons benefit from that but Core2Duos don't really care.

A 7600GS would be a suitable swap (~£70 at Scan) for your gfx card but I have no idea if you can get all these components for ~£200.

Just check on the web for reviews and comments that indicate that your CPU will work in these boards, I was very confused when I first started looking into Core2Duos about which boards worked with what chips!

Good luck and let us know what you put on your shopping list before you order so we can help you make sure it's the biggest bang for your buck.