Jimmy 2004
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System Name | Jimmy 2004's PC |
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Processor | S754 AMD Athlon64 3200+ @ 2640MHz |
Motherboard | ASUS K8N |
Cooling | AC Freezer 64 Pro + Zalman VF1000 + 5x120mm Antec TriCool Case Fans |
Memory | 1GB Kingston PC3200 (2x512MB) |
Video Card(s) | Saphire 256MB X800 GTO @ 450MHz/560MHz (Core/Memory) |
Storage | 500GB Western Digital SATA II + 80GB Maxtor DiamondMax SATA |
Display(s) | Digimate 17" TFT (1280x1024) |
Case | Antec P182 |
Audio Device(s) | Audigy 4 + Creative Inspire T7900 7.1 Speakers |
Power Supply | Corsair HX520W |
Software | Windows XP Home |
I’m planning to build a new computer for a friend. At the moment he has a dodgy Tiny PC with a 3GHz P4 and a gig of ram. We’re going to keep the case and CD drives, but more or less everything else will be going. Although it’s not intended as a top-of-the-range machine, the new build does need a certain amount of gaming pedigree as it will be put to use for some gaming, but mostly to play a back catalogue of older and perhaps one or two new titles. Obviously it needs to be reasonably future proof but maxing out graphics on future games isn’t number one priory, as there is only so much we can spent.
The budget is a reasonably strict £400. For that I need a new processor, motherboard, ram, graphics card, power supply and hard drive, and that includes the cost of any extras like cables and cooling (although as the system will definitely not be overclocked at all stock will be fine, as long as I get a retail CPU).
At the moment I’m thinking:
All parts are from ebuyer and I would prefer any suggestions to be from there to avoid extra hassle, there’s enough stuff to chose from on there
Including a new sata cable this lot comes to £332.60, but that is minus a motherboard.
So I’m really looking for suggestions on:
a) which motherboard to go for
b) I’ve been out of the loop for a little while and noticed that AMD has launched the 4800 series, but I’m not sure whether it’s worth the extra £30 over a 8800 GT
c) I’m not completely sure on the E8200 – as the PC will largely be used for current games not future I think this is a better choice than the Q6600
Thanks for any help – we’ll probably order the parts this weekend, so that gives people a few days to give me a hand choosing them.
The budget is a reasonably strict £400. For that I need a new processor, motherboard, ram, graphics card, power supply and hard drive, and that includes the cost of any extras like cables and cooling (although as the system will definitely not be overclocked at all stock will be fine, as long as I get a retail CPU).
At the moment I’m thinking:
- Zotac 512MB 8800 GT £100
- 250GB WD 16MB cache £33
- Intel E8200 £112
- 2GB OCZ 800MHz 4-4-4-15 £30
- Corsair VX 550W £55
All parts are from ebuyer and I would prefer any suggestions to be from there to avoid extra hassle, there’s enough stuff to chose from on there
Including a new sata cable this lot comes to £332.60, but that is minus a motherboard.
So I’m really looking for suggestions on:
a) which motherboard to go for
b) I’ve been out of the loop for a little while and noticed that AMD has launched the 4800 series, but I’m not sure whether it’s worth the extra £30 over a 8800 GT
c) I’m not completely sure on the E8200 – as the PC will largely be used for current games not future I think this is a better choice than the Q6600
Thanks for any help – we’ll probably order the parts this weekend, so that gives people a few days to give me a hand choosing them.