Need a quiet new PC. Pre-build recommendations?

[BlindMelon7]

On second thoughts ignore me . If what clunk says is true then dont bother. What about cross fire (aimed at clunk).

[Rack]

Crossfire is looking more interesting since the X1950GT (is that the right number?) which doesn't use the dongle.

But the problem is, and always has been, for both x-fire and sli that it just isn't efficient enough, and it doesn't have enough support. Buy a new release game and a lot of the time your SLI/X-fire is making things worse until a patch comes out.

Then there's the complications of setup and install, etc. Just buy the latest single card instead TBH.

[DavidA]

So I've been shopping.

I have two tiny queries regarding RAM and my PSU below. I promise (fingers crossed) that I won't bug anyone after that. Many thanks.

Motherboard - £130
BOUGHT! I went for the ASUS P5B Deluxe as Clunk suggested. Scan.

CPU - £152
BOUGHT! Core 2 Duo E6400. Dabs.

Heatsink - £37
BOUGHT! Scythe Ninja-PLUS. eBay.

RAM - £120?
BOUGHT! This is the only outstanding item. Can someone suggest some 2GB of suitable RAM?

Case - £95
BOUGHT! P180 Silver Advanced Tower Case. Scan.

PSU - £n/a
I already have a Zalman ATX Ultra-Quiet PSU 400W ZM400B-APS. Is that enough?

Graphics - £150
BOUGHT! MSI Passive 7900GS 256MB DDR2 PCI-E. Dabs.

Hard Drives - 2 x £83
BOUGHT! Samsung Spinpoint 400GB x 2.

DVD - £23
BOUGHT! Samsung SH-S183A.

Monitor - £900
BOUGHT! Dell 3007WFP. ericbunny on ebay. Came recommended.

[amjedm]

With regards the psu, I would recommend you try it first. If it doesn't work you should be able to sell that and get a more powerful one.

IMO it should work.

[DavidA]

Thanks all. Everything now bought. I'll let you know how I get on.

[BlindMelon7]

Dont hesitate to post picture of the computer once it has finished combusting