My C2D Build Advice Please

[shifter101]

Hi I think I have finally decided on the parts im going to buy after much reading of the threads on this forum. Thanks for all the great advice. Just wondering if you guys could give it the once over and see what you think. If you think I should change anything please let me know and why.

All this is going in my old Lian Li PC-60 case im a little worried the Tuniq tower wont fit but ppl have told me it should fit any standard midi tower case. Do you think it will all fit in ok ?

www.overclockers.co.uk

Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 PC2-6400C4 800MHz Dual Channel Kit (BL2KIT12864AA804)
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-090-CR £205.91 inc postage

Tuniq Tower 120 CPU Cooler
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-000-SB £34.06

£243.20 inc postage

www.scan.co.uk

ASUS P5B Deluxe/WiFi-AP iP965, S775, PCI-E (x16), DDR2 533/667/800, SATA II, SATA RAID, ATX
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=443853 £123.32

Intel Core 2 Duo E6400, Socket 775, 2.13 GHz, 1066MHz FSB, Allendale Core, 2MB Cache, Retai
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=430632 £148.51

Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound for CPU and Chipset Coolers
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=403502 £2.34

256MB Sapphire RX1650 Pro PCI-E 12Pipes 1350MHz GDDR3 GPU 450MHz Dual Link DVI/S-Video Retail
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=462635 £77.73

250 Gb Seagate ST3250620AS Barracuda 7200.10, SATA300, 7200 rpm, 16MB Cache, 8.5 ms, NCQ
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=345219 £54.74

580W HiperPower Type-R Modular Black PSU Quiet Dbl Fan aPFC ATX2.2 20/24 Pin (RoHS)
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=228620 £57.58

£478.00 inc post

Total price £721.20

Thanks

Matt

 

[Flewis]

get 2 gigs of cas4 800MHz corsair ram from scan, its alot cheaper.

 

[shifter101]

Hi,

I did think about getting 2 gigs of corsair but i was put off when i read that they use promos ic's which do not over clock as well as the micron ic's that the crucial ram uses.

Matt

 

[NamelessMC]

Looks very good so far. What are your goals?

It's plausible to hit 3.2 ghz or so on a 6400 with DDR 667 though. You could get 2x Crucial DDR667, still reach 3.2 ghz and use the extra money on a better GPU.

 

[shifter101]

Hi

My goals I am not too sure about I just want to get as much as I can out of this system. I guess at a minimum i'll be aiming for 3.2. I dont want to look back in a few months time and wish that id bought better ram cos the cheaper stuff might hold me back. Afterall the crucial ballistix is only an extra £25 ish.

I know the GPU is a little weak but I intend to buy an ati dx10 card in the near future so I just wanted to get something to tide me over until then.

Thanks for the coments keep em coming

Matt

 

[NamelessMC]

Hi

My goals I am not too sure about I just want to get as much as I can out of this system. I guess at a minimum i'll be aiming for 3.2. I dont want to look back in a few months time and wish that id bought better ram cos the cheaper stuff might hold me back. Afterall the crucial ballistix is only an extra £25 ish.

I know the GPU is a little weak but I intend to buy an ati dx10 card in the near future so I just wanted to get something to tide me over until then.

Thanks for the coments keep em coming

Matt

This card's the same price no?

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=495291

It's better than the 1650 Pro by a large margin.

 

[shifter101]

Hi

My goals I am not too sure about I just want to get as much as I can out of this system. I guess at a minimum i'll be aiming for 3.2. I dont want to look back in a few months time and wish that id bought better ram cos the cheaper stuff might hold me back. Afterall the crucial ballistix is only an extra £25 ish.

I know the GPU is a little weak but I intend to buy an ati dx10 card in the near future so I just wanted to get something to tide me over until then.

Thanks for the coments keep em coming

Matt

This card's the same price no?

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=495291

It's better than the 1650 Pro by a large margin.

its £10 more im already a little over budget wanted to stay close to £700 its already on £721.20 better not go any higher the Mrs would kill me How much better is it ? Is it worth the extra £10 ?

Thanks

Matt