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Snickit

Hey there. Long time lurker, first time poster :pac:

I'm looking to build a new PC in the coming 2 months. So far I have come up with:

[FONT=&quot]Your basket[/FONT]


[FONT=&quot]Product Name[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]DFI Lan Party DK X38-T2R Intel X38 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard[/FONT][FONT=&quot]
(£117.49)
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[FONT=&quot]GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC)[/FONT][FONT=&quot]
(£29.36)
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[FONT=&quot]OcUK ATI Radeon HD 3850 Pro 512MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail[/FONT][FONT=&quot]
(£187.98)(for 2)
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[FONT=&quot]Antec Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case[/FONT][FONT=&quot]
(£35.24)[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Intel Core 2 Duo E2180 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.00GHz (800FSB) - Retail[/FONT][FONT=&quot]
(£45.81)[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Western Digital Caviar SE16 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKS)[/FONT][FONT=&quot]
(£54.04)[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Samsung SH-S203D/BEBN 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM[/FONT][FONT=&quot]
(£32.88)(for 2)[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Scythe S-FLEX 1200RPM Ultra Quiet 120mm Fan - 3/4 pin[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot](£38.73)[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Thermalright Ultra-120A CPU Cooler (Socket AM2/LGA775)[/FONT][FONT=&quot]
(£28.19)[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Zalman ZM-MFC1 Plus Black Multi Fan Controller[/FONT][FONT=&quot]
(£25.84)[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Corsair HX 520W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-520HXUK)[/FONT][FONT=&quot]
(£70.49)[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]OcUK Value L2442WD-VA 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Glossy Black[/FONT][FONT=&quot]
(£207.96)[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Logitech G15 Rev.2 Gaming-Grade Illuminated Keyboard - Retail[/FONT][FONT=&quot]
(£56.39)[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Razer Krait 1600dpi Professional Gaming Mouse - Retail[/FONT][FONT=&quot]
(£21.14)[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]
Sub Total : [/FONT] [FONT=&quot]£809.82[/FONT]

Thats from OcUK
It came to exactly €1200 which is my budget. However my Budget needs to include delivery. I could possibly stretch to €1250 inc. delivery if really needed.

As you may of noticed I planned to overclock. Should that cooling be sufficent?
I would love to OC the graphics cards but they run very hot as they are.

I have noticed alot of the stuff is cheaper on HVS, should I do a split order? LCD, Keyboard and cooling stuffs etc. from OcUK and the rest of the hardware from HVS?
Could anyone tell me the average delivery times/costs for both of these companys?
Cheers for any help or advise.

EDIT: + Same LCD, KB, Cooling from previous list. Would there be a decent drop in Graphics power?
I am not one to upgrade often at all, when I do I like it to last a while and not blow the bank.

Snickit

No one, no? The weekends gotta end sometime guys.

Sqaull20

€1250

You really dont want to skimp on the monitor/ sound, most important part of a gaming system imo..

That monitor from overclocks is cheap, but the extra quality you get for €100 is huge, same with the sound..

System I have spec'ed for you will reach 3.0ghz or more ( had that mobo ) no problem with cooler and ram..The coolermaster case is like a windmill, put a few cheap low noise 12cm fans in and place them above the gpu's to get decent overclocks..

E2160 @ 3.0ghz, 2 x 9600gt's overclocked to the hills is perfect for a 24"..

Snickit

Thanks for your input. I thought that nForce chipsets generally had alot of bugs? Also, the cheap monitor from OcUK is actually a very good deal. It has a PVA panel (After google-ing the Syncmasterit seems your choice does not?) which is extremely rare to find at that price and all of its reviews are 5 star. And with the savings I could of gone for a fan controller and another DVD drive? Also, how would the Arctic Freezer 7 compare to a TuniQ or Thermalright Ultra120 (Think thats the name)?
Although buying from the 1 site would be nice...

jonny72

screw the overclocking..

I'd just get a quadcore 6600 or 6700
Cheap 8800 GT
750 gig f1 samsung drive

all from hwv

v fast machine, no need for overclocking yet and you could throw in a monitor for a sum total of less than 1200

skuzzb

Similar to sqaulls build, just a couple of small changes.

Thermaltake Swing silber VB6000SWS ohne Netzteil
53,92 €
Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 Tray 3072Kb, LGA775, 64bit
100,77 €
ATX-Netzteil Corsair TX650W 650 Watt
61,91 €
2048MB-Kit OCZ DDR2 PC2-6400 Platinum Revision 2 Dual Channel, CL4
36,34 €
Samsung SH-202N schwarz bare Lightscribe
23,49 €
Samsung SyncMaster 245B, 24", TCO03, 5ms, DVI
349
Gigabyte GA-N650SLI-DS4L, NVIDIA nForce650i, ATX, PCI-Express
68,32 €Logitech Laser Mouse G9
48,81 €
Hauppauge WinTV - HVR-1300 DVB-T/Analog
72,58 €
Logitech X-530 5.1 System
51,89 €
XILENCE Power Gehäuselüfter 12cm
2,47 €
Arctic Freezer 7 Pro Sockel 775
13,44 €
Samsung HD103UJ 1TB 32MB SATA II
118,62 €
2x Sparkle 9600GT, 512MB, PCI-Express
205,18 €
Sum: 1.207,63

You will get a massive overclock with the e7200....maybe 4ghz but at least 3.8. Everything else is pretty much the same!

Snickit

I see you only changed the CPU and Case and removed to mouse?

Is there any reason I shouldnt get the OcUK LCD? I could get the keyboard there since I cant get one from hardwareversand, and possibly get the mouse too

skuzzb

No the graphics cards are a different brand, the mouse was supposed to be in there, logitech g9! The hd is different and so is the monitor......you could get the ocuk monitor but id have the samsung over it any day....much better quality and options!!!