Simon
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I posted a thread a while ago about building a comp, ive got a spec together can anybody tell me any improvements changes that i could make, dont want to spend any more than this, I know the monitor isnt going to be too good
CP-126-IN Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Conroe" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - Retail (CP-126-IN) 1
£129.95 £129.95
MB-011-IN Intel DP965LT 965 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-011-IN) 1
£74.95 £74.95
MY-012-GS G.Skill 2GB DDR2 LA PC2-5300 (2x1GB) CAS4 Dual Channel Kit (F2-5400PHU2-2GBLA) (MY-012-GS) 1
£99.95 £99.95
HD-079-SE Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB ST3250620AS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-079-SE) 1
£52.50 £52.50
CD-038-PO Pioneer DVR-111DBK 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter - (Black) OEM (CD-038-PO) 1
£21.95 £21.95
CA-040-AN Antec Sonata II Piano Black Quiet Case - 450W Smart Power PSU (CA-040-AN) 1
£65.95 £65.95
MO-005-V7 OcUK Value Video7 L19WA 19" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Silver/Black (MO-005-V7) 1
£108.95 £108.95
GX-044-CO Connect3D ATI Radeon X1800 XT 256MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-044-CO) 1
£136.95 £136.95
Subtotal £691.15
VAT £120.96
Total £812.11
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Skylined
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Looks pretty good m8  wouldn't change anything
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Corsa Sport Gav
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only thing id change would be the CPU to AMD but then youd have to chnage the mobo i think
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Jules
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quote:
Originally posted by Corsa Sport Gav
only thing id change would be the CPU to AMD but then youd have to chnage the mobo i think
Yep, get a socket 393 mobo with a nice AMD cpu, I'd also go for a nVIDIA gfx card but that's just me, I'm a AMD & nVIDIA man.
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Corsa Sport Gav
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quote:
Originally posted by Jules
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Originally posted by Corsa Sport Gav
only thing id change would be the CPU to AMD but then youd have to chnage the mobo i think
I'm a AMD & nVIDIA man.
me too
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Cybermonkey
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me too, the best combo 
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Corsa Sport Gav
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you could maybes get a cheaper case then that wouls give u a bit more money towards a mobo and cpu?
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Jules
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I'd personally get the case my (soon to be) ex wife got just before she left, we both upgraded, I went for a Thermaltake as I wanted the adjustable fans and disaply etc, she went for a Gigabyte one (http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=250635).
Upon swapping the two systems cases I founf the Thermaltake one to be shoody quality compared to the Gigabyte one, ok hers doesn't have adjustable fan speeds and a cool digital display but it's so well put together!
But saying that the Gigabyte case is about the same price as yours, just saying that for build quality they are really really good imo.
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ed
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quote:
Originally posted by Jules
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Originally posted by Corsa Sport Gav
only thing id change would be the CPU to AMD but then youd have to chnage the mobo i think
Yep, get a socket 393 mobo with a nice AMD cpu, I'd also go for a nVIDIA gfx card but that's just me, I'm a AMD & nVIDIA man.
393? 
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Simon
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Registered: 24th Apr 03
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could i get a cheaper case with at least 450W psu? Im reallynot fussed about what the thing looks like on the outside.
Also i got told this when I asked about amd equivalent
At stock (1.86GHz) the E6300 is roughly the equivilant of an AMD X2 4400+, if you overclocked it from stock to 2.4GHz, then it'd be about the same performance of an FX60
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Corsa Sport Gav
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i was under the impresson even if u overclocked intel to amd's the AMD's were still faster? might be wrong tho
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Jules
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quote:
Originally posted by ed
393?
939*
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Cybermonkey
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quote:
Originally posted by Corsa Sport Gav
i was under the impresson even if u overclocked intel to amd's the AMD's were still faster? might be wrong tho
AMD's work harder per clock cycle, hence they have only just broken the 3ghz barrier with the FX62, but its equiv to an Intel 4.4 ghz
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Reedy
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AMD's are the best to go for now.
There has just been a HUGE price drop on amd processors.
check out where i work:
www.gladiatorcomputers.com
Should have an up to date list on cheap OEM skt 939 processors.
I would stick with AMD at the mo mate even tho conroe is looking good the prices on the skt 939's are too good.
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Corsa Sport Gav
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quote:
Originally posted by Cybermonkey
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Originally posted by Corsa Sport Gav
i was under the impresson even if u overclocked intel to amd's the AMD's were still faster? might be wrong tho
AMD's work harder per clock cycle, hence they have only just broken the 3ghz barrier with the FX62, but its equiv to an Intel 4.4 ghz
ah right, cheers
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