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  1. 31-12-2006, 06:18 PM #1
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    Budget C2D build...

    I've specced up the following:

    - Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 ~ £113.96
    - MSI P965NEO-F i965 ~ £65.74
    - 1GB Corsair VS PC5300 ~ £70.49
    - 160GB HGST (IBM/Hitachi) ~ £38.72
    - 256MB Palit 7600GT Sonic ~ £83.19
    - Antec NSK4000 ~ £30.55
    - 380W Seasonic S12-380 ~ £39.95
    - NEC ND-5170A-0B ~ £19.26

    Total: £461.86

    Two main questions:

    - Has anyone got suggestions bearing in mind I cannot go over £460?

    - Have I got any chance what-so-ever of overclocking the CPU with that motherboard... even a little bit?

    Thanks.
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  2. 31-12-2006, 06:40 PM #2
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    Scan have the E6300 on Today Only for £110 so that gets you under £460

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  3. 31-12-2006, 06:49 PM #3
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    Cheap Galaxy 7600GT here: http://forums.hexus.net/showthread.php?t=94302

    How about the Akasa Zen Case Scan have on today only as well? - its just less than £30, altho Antec make lovely cases

    To be honest I think that is a great spec for the price, you can't go too far wrong with that.

    Could be worth just spending another £5/10 to get a 250Gb seagate or samsung drive as they are known to be nice quiet drives http://www.scan.co.uk/search/search....+250&Submit=Go

    Ian

    found this thread, it mentions the motherboard...

    from a quick search it seems to be almost equal to its older brother the platinum
    review of the P965NEO
    (seems pretty decent for one of the cheapest ones that support C2D)
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  4. 31-12-2006, 06:56 PM #4
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    I'd love to use the Today Only deals but I'll be stopping by Scan HQ on the 2nd to pick it all up... <3 Bolton.

    And apparently the board can do 333FSB so that's E6400 speeds which is what I wanted. Not sure how this works with the RAM though...

    EDIT: Awesome find Fox, nice one.
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  5. 31-12-2006, 07:04 PM #5
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    you should be able to run a divider with the ram, so the ram can run at lower speeds and at tighter settings.

    as for picking it up, i thought you could purchase it online using the today only prices, and specify to pick it up? If not you should be able to place the order, give them a ring and ask to pick it up at the today only prices I am sure they would be happy to let you do that?

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  6. 31-12-2006, 07:34 PM #6
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    Why not order the stuff online and use Q-collect?

    That way you get the best of both worlds, I would second the Akasa Zen (also on today only for a tad under £25) which should give you enough to get the bigger HDD
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  7. 31-12-2006, 07:39 PM #7
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  8. 31-12-2006, 08:33 PM #8
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    Oooo, good ideas on Q-collect and the case / HDD switcheroo.

    And as for OS, the guy's gotta XP Home CD from his last PC so we're okay, valid point as always though.

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  9. 31-12-2006, 10:45 PM #9
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    Just in case you're thinking of changing cases to the Zen - don't. I've built a system in one and I wasn't impressed at all.
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  10. 01-01-2007, 01:14 AM #10
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    Quote Originally Posted by amjedm View Post
    Just in case you're thinking of changing cases to the Zen - don't. I've built a system in one and I wasn't impressed at all.
    why? the saying you get what you pay for comes to mind actually
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    Before mentioning it I did do some reviews, and from what I have read it seems like a perfectly decent case, the reviews I read seemed quite positive.

    http://www.xtremecomputing.co.uk/review.php?id=290
    http://www.doomedpc.com/?q=node/155

    quick discussion on these here forums:
    http://forums.hexus.net/showthread.php?t=81499

    The cooling looks good so does the low sound, so it's totally up to you, your antec or akasa.
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    No one seems to give any priority to cases with and without an air filter, when I open my cheap case the inside in covered in ****e.
    Well the antec p180 is on my shortlist to buy, and I'm looking forward to a clean inside...ermm well if air filters work properly like they are suppose to do.
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    Quote Originally Posted by jackvdbuk View Post
    why? the saying you get what you pay for comes to mind actually
    Yes it does, but you can get decent cases for £30ish. I've built a system in an Antec 3000B and the Zen and IMO the Antec is a better case all round.

    Quote Originally Posted by muddyfox470 View Post
    Before mentioning it I did do some reviews, and from what I have read it seems like a perfectly decent case, the reviews I read seemed quite positive.

    http://www.xtremecomputing.co.uk/review.php?id=290
    http://www.doomedpc.com/?q=node/155

    quick discussion on these here forums:
    http://forums.hexus.net/showthread.php?t=81499

    The cooling looks good so does the low sound, so it's totally up to you, your antec or akasa.
    I also read a review or two before I bought the Zen. The side panels weren't as thick as I expected and at least one of the fans made a buzzing noise. I had to undervolt them with a Fanmate.
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    Quote Originally Posted by excalibur2 View Post
    No one seems to give any priority to cases with and without an air filter, when I open my cheap case the inside in covered in ****e.
    Well the antec p180 is on my shortlist to buy, and I'm looking forward to a clean inside...ermm well if air filters work properly like they are suppose to do.
    Cheapest filter is - stick a Bounce fabric Freshner sheet where you think a filter should be. I'm using some instead of the standard Akasa Eclipse filter.

    You're case will smell nice for a short while
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    Oooo, that's an idea cos I'm using the stock Eclipse ones and they kinda suck...

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    Oooo, that's an idea cos I'm using the stock Eclipse ones and they kinda suck...
    Main reason I switched from the stock filter
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