£300 build system?

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

its just a shame i cant afford it atm=D

Don'y worry just look for the good deals when you have the cash.At least now you know what to look for roughly!!

[lodore]

i just need to keep trying to get a weekend job lol
lodore

[lodore]

Hi

Have you thought of buying the Akasa Zen?? It uses 120mm fans.

looks like a nice case
i might consider it
lodore

[lodore]

£418 in total
LN15198 AKASA Zen case no psu
LN11608 400w Silverpower SP-400P1B £24
LN15975 AMD AM2 Athlon 64 3800+ £63.44
LN13081 Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro £11
LN10405 1Gb (2X512Mb) Corsair Value £55.21
LN11545 120 Gb Western Digital WD1200JS £35.11
LN17060 LiteOn 16x DVD+/-RW/RAM SATA £23.72
LN16583 Logitech Deluxe 250 Keyboard Black PS2 £6.45
LN16642 Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition SP2b OEM £55.61
LN14797 256Mb XFX 7600GS, PCI-E (x16) £62
LN15777 Asus M2N.telesky £50

for £10 more i found a 7600 nvidia silent graphics card with two dvi inputs

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

Get the Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro as it is a far better and quieter cooler!!

[lodore]

what is the scan code for that item?
i want to update the list.
btw is thet 7600gs xfx card good?
lodore

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

Here it is:

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=340993

However it is out of stock! Doh!!

The XFX card has got a good review:

http://www.legitreviews.com/article/336/1/

The 7300GT should be similiar(if not faster) but is not a totally silent option!

Remember to check the Today Only,Bundles of the Week and Shop Offers pages as you could probably get some of the bits cheaper.For some reason the offers price is not reflected if you search for the item the normal way and can be only accessed through the offers pages??!!

[lodore]

i will go for the silent option.
i want a silent pc so since the silent gpu is only a bit more its worth it.
is the AKASA Zen case quiet?
so far as you can see above ive got a fanless Asus mobo,Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro, and 7600gs silent.
also is the psu quiet?
i like music and i dont want my pc to interfere=D

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

Hi

If the system fans are set to low it is not too noisy.Of course if they are set to full there is more noise but it is low pitch. I used the case when building my friends computer. It has two 120mm fans - one for the intake and one for exhaust. You could always replace the 120mm fans withe their Sharkoon equivalents if the noise is higher than you like! I cannot comment on the power supply as I have not used it but I have heard good things about it.For the price it is an excellent buy but quieter power supplies could cost considerably more(above 40-50quid)!! Do not buy a totally passive PSU as they can cause issues in the long term!!

[amjedm]

I did a build a few months ago with the SilverPower 350W and the Akasa Zen.

The machine was quieter than I'd expected once I'd undervolted the fans with a fanmate.

Wasn't too impressed with the case though - build quality in particular. Was happier with the SLK3000B.

[topgun23]

If you dont like the Akasa Zen, can I suggest a cooler master for £23.49?
This Coolermaster RC-330 Elite is availible on pre-order from scan here-

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=541780

[amjedm]

If you dont like the Akasa Zen, can I suggest a cooler master for £23.49?
This Coolermaster RC-330 Elite is availible on pre-order from scan here-

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=541780

It looks like a nice case.

[lodore]

£418 in total
LN15198 AKASA Zen case no psu
LN11608 400w Silverpower SP-400P1B £24
LN15975 AMD AM2 Athlon 64 3800+ £63.44
LN13081 Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro £11
LN10405 1Gb (2X512Mb) Corsair Value £55.21
LN11545 120 Gb Western Digital WD1200JS £35.11
LN17060 LiteOn 16x DVD+/-RW/RAM SATA £23.72
LN16583 Logitech Deluxe 250 Keyboard Black PS2 £6.45
LN16642 Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition SP2b OEM £55.61
LN14797 256Mb XFX 7600GS, PCI-E (x16) £62
LN15777 Asus M2N.telesky £50
LN17514 Coolermaster RC-330 Elite Black £28
thats better!
lodore

[topgun23]

If you dont like the Akasa Zen, can I suggest a cooler master for £23.49?
This Coolermaster RC-330 Elite is availible on pre-order from scan here-

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=541780

Just gone up a fiver then - still cheap but the Akasa Zen comes with 2 x 120mm fans and the Coolermaster is supplied with just 1 x 120mm fan. For around the same price I would go for the Zen as another Fan would push the cost to £34 for the coolermaster.

[lodore]

so the above spec only has one 120mm case fan?
so i would have to buy another one?
i just found out i can get a SLI mobo for £61 which puts my budget up by about £11 but it means if i want to use sli later on i dont have to buy a new mobo.

£429 in total
LN15198 AKASA Zen case no psu £28
LN11608 400w Silverpower SP-400P1B £24
LN15975 AMD AM2 Athlon 64 3800+ £63.44
LN13081 Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro £11
LN10405 1Gb (2X512Mb) Corsair Value £55.21
LN11545 120 Gb Western Digital WD1200JS £35.11
LN17060 LiteOn 16x DVD+/-RW/RAM SATA £23.72
LN16583 Logitech Deluxe 250 Keyboard Black PS2 £6.45
LN16642 Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition SP2b OEM £55.61
LN14797 256Mb XFX 7600GS, PCI-E (x16) £62
LN16673 M2N-E SLI £61
lodore

[Nick Smith]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Geforce-7600-G...QQcmdZViewItem

you can buy a 7600gt from this guy on ebay for only £10 more than the gs, i bought one, works fine, delivered quickly.