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Old 15-12-07, 09:09 AM   #1
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My New PC Build


Ordered all the bits for my new PC build Thursday night
Hopefully get it running over the christmas period
What do you think

1 x Intel Core 2 Duo E4500 2.2GHz - I will overclock to 3.2GHz
1 x Arctic Cooling AC-FRZ-7P Freezer 7 Pro Socket 775 Processor Cooler
2 x Patriot 2GB PC2-6400 C4 Extreme Performance (2x1GB) - 4 GB Total
1 x Asus Commando P965 Socket775
1 x 250GB SATA HDD
1 x 160GB SATA HDD
1 x ASUS NVIDIA GeForce 8800GTX 768MB 1 1 x GDDR3 DVI HDCP HDTV out PCI-E Graphics Card
1 x Antec Neopower 650W Modular PSU - Blue LED 12CM Fan
1 x Akasa FC-06BK Black 3.5" Fan Controller - 3x Fans with 2x USB2.0 Ports
1 x Liteon DH-16D2P-02C DVD-ROM 16x48x Black
1 x Liteon Dual Layer DVD RW
1 x TV Capture and Freeview Card
Antec 900 Case with 3 x 120mm fans and 1 x 200mm fan
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Old 15-12-07, 03:32 PM   #2
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Re: My New PC Build


lucky you that looks relly good!! how much did it cost to build?
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Old 15-12-07, 03:35 PM   #3
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Re: My New PC Build


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Ordered all the bits for my new PC build Thursday night
Hopefully get it running over the christmas period
What do you think

1 x Intel Core 2 Duo E4500 2.2GHz - I will overclock to 3.2GHz
1 x Arctic Cooling AC-FRZ-7P Freezer 7 Pro Socket 775 Processor Cooler
2 x Patriot 2GB PC2-6400 C4 Extreme Performance (2x1GB) - 4 GB Total
1 x Asus Commando P965 Socket775
1 x 250GB SATA HDD
1 x 160GB SATA HDD
1 x ASUS NVIDIA GeForce 8800GTX 768MB 1 1 x GDDR3 DVI HDCP HDTV out PCI-E Graphics Card
1 x Antec Neopower 650W Modular PSU - Blue LED 12CM Fan
1 x Akasa FC-06BK Black 3.5" Fan Controller - 3x Fans with 2x USB2.0 Ports
1 x Liteon DH-16D2P-02C DVD-ROM 16x48x Black
1 x Liteon Dual Layer DVD RW
1 x TV Capture and Freeview Card
Antec 900 Case with 3 x 120mm fans and 1 x 200mm fan

Looks really, really cool

Same graphics card, as I was looking at.

Finished building my PC y'day funny enough..

One thing though, I would have invested in a Quad Core if I were you - but that's me
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Old 15-12-07, 03:58 PM   #4
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Re: My New PC Build


yea, i was going to go for a quad Q6600 but to keep cost down and for the fact that i can beat the Q6600 speeds with a few tweaks i went for the e4500.

the quad isnt really much use atm with regards to progs and games, so the E4500 overclocked provided better speeds esp with the 8800GTX backing up the graphics.

by choosing the Core 2 Duo E4500 i could upgrade most other bits, keeping costs at £600 for the lot and not losing any performance

Whats the spec of your new build darius?

any pics?
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Old 15-12-07, 04:10 PM   #5
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Re: My New PC Build


True, true

But even though you're right about overclocking the E4500, a Quad Core would be a more future proof solution, and only would have cost you an extra £40 - £60. Give it a couple months and there'll be loads of applications which are quad-core supported.

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Whats the spec of your new build darius?

any pics?
Erm, no pics as of yet, and it's a really basic one. Only gonna use it for *downloading stuff* lol :

AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4000+ 2.10GHz
Hitachi Deskstar T7K500 320GB SATA-II 16MB Cache
LiteON DH-20A4P-21C 20x DVD±RW IDE Dual Layer ReWriter
2GB DDR Dual Channel
Intergrated graphics and sound

Like I said, gonna use it just for doing illegal stuff lol, keep it on all the time, and burn a few occasional films


Gonna build a powerhouse when my Bank Transfer from RI comes through
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Re: My New PC Build


looks like an absaloute beast of a PC mate
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Re: My New PC Build


PCs all up and running

Overclocked the E4500 to 3.002Ghz so far, stick got a bit of room for improvement though!

currently obtaining crysis, see what the looks like, completed call of duty 4, nice game, bit short tho
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Re: My New PC Build


Nice PC there, I'm going to get a 8800GT soon... they aren't meant to be that much worse than the GTX (when it's overclocked it's the same) and the GT is like half the price
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Re: My New PC Build


Im planning on getting an 8800 or 8600, depending on cash flow

Its just such a shame I cant get it for free!
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Re: My New PC Build


I have an 8600 atm, I'd go for a 8800GT mate, they are so much better
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Re: My New PC Build


I wouldnt go for a 8600 at all, bad chipset. If you cant afford a 8800GT/GTS/GTX then the rest of the nvidia range is a bit pants.

If you where thinking of going for a 8600 i would reconsider and go for a HD3870 by ATi, much better card
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