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2006-08-11 06:58:47
paranoid101
Ambitious but Rubbish
+540|6983
I have about £500 pounds to spend upgrading my PC.

This is what I need - CPU, Motherbored, Case (as much cooling as possibly) and a Graphic Card.

What would you recommend getting and from where?

I'm in the UK.

Many thanks, this will be most helpful as I am very new to PC's.

Last edited by paranoid101 (2006-08-11 07:03:47)

2006-08-11 07:03:52
Murphy <s18>
Member
+8|6895|51st State
www.overclockers.co.uk thats where i got my rig from i would advise conroe e6600, lian li pc7, atix1900 please note i am not an intel or ati fanboy. I have an amd and 2xnvidias but the above is seriously the best buy atm! i dunno about the mobo tho thats up to you really

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2006-08-11 07:04:47
SkoobyDu
'CLICK JOIN NOW'... OK lets go... BOOM!!!! =FFS=
+120|6804|Cheshire, UK
www.aria.co.uk
2006-08-11 07:05:25
paranoid101
Ambitious but Rubbish
+540|6983

Murphy <s18> wrote:

www.overclockers.co.uk
Err thanks about the where to get it from, the thing is im not too sure on what to get.
2006-08-11 07:06:18
Murphy <s18>
Member
+8|6895|51st State
i edited my post ^^ ooh check the this week only they have an 1900xt which is 512mb for only 205quid!!!!

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2006-08-11 07:10:34
DoctorFruitloop
Level 13 Wrongdoer
+515|6789|Doncaster, UK
You need to let us know what you have at the moment. What memory do you have etc.

If you have DDR RAM you can't stick it in a DDR2 m/board.

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2006-08-11 07:34:36
SkoobyDu
'CLICK JOIN NOW'... OK lets go... BOOM!!!! =FFS=
+120|6804|Cheshire, UK
^^^
What he said. :-)
2006-08-11 08:18:10
paranoid101
Ambitious but Rubbish
+540|6983
Amd 2700+ Barton CPU

6800gt 512mb AGP graphics card

2gb DDR400 ram

Asus an8 deluxe motherboard

120gb hard drive

Sorry I didn't post this imfo, but as I said I'm very new to building and upgrading PC's
2006-08-11 08:50:09
FlashHeart
Member
+4|6750|Chatham, UK
Murphy's recommendations look good, check out the tech forums at www.overclockers.co.uk, there's lots of people going for similar rigs right now and there should be plenty of advice over there.
2006-08-11 08:57:43
DoctorFruitloop
Level 13 Wrongdoer
+515|6789|Doncaster, UK
Unless you're buying new RAM, you're limited to a socket 939 AMD based board, so that should point you in the right direction.

You may want to figure new RAM in there if you can afford it and go up to a socket 940 or LGA775 Intel board that will accept a Core 2 Duo.
2006-08-11 09:55:45
paranoid101
Ambitious but Rubbish
+540|6983
Thanks for all your help guys, I'm pretty close to giving up what with having to get new RAM as well, I just can't afford it.

I did want to get one of the new Intel 6300 duo CPU's, I had heard they are very good for the price, but I didn't realize I would have to change the RAM as well.

This is what I had found so far -

Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - OEM (CP-135-IN) £130.00

Connect3D ATI Radeon X1900 XT 512MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (3056) (GX-047-CO)  £210.00

Thermaltake VB1000BNS Soprano SuperMidi Tower - Black (CA-017-TT) £46.53

Asus P5VD2-MX Micro ATX (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-163-AS) £44.59

+ a 650w PSU

This was in my budget and all found on overclockers.

What do you think to all that?

Also is the 939 socket dieing out?
2006-08-11 10:50:19
ShotYourSix
Boldly going nowhere...
+196|6962|Las Vegas
As far as video cards go, here is an excerpt from a GPU buyers guide that Anandtech put up earlier today:

Final Words
While this has been quite a lot of information to absorb, we will do our best to sort it all out. Not only is the X1900 GT a better performer in most cases than the stock 7900 GT, but with this week's price cuts the ATI part offers an incredible value advantage. Essentially, this week we are able to get $300 performance for $230. With the recent price cuts (and if you can find one in stock), the X1900 XT has set the (just over) $300 performance mark much higher than the stock 7900 GT is able to reach. They key here is finding a card in stock, as it seems everyone wanted a piece of the action when prices dropped.

Overclocking does help the 7900 GT get closer to the performance of the X1900 XT in some games. If you've got a little extra money, there isn't any reason to buy a product that pushes the envelope of its design just to be nipping at the heels of its closest price competitor in terms of performance. The X1900 XT leads the high end of the midrange market at this point in time, but if your spending limit is set hard at $300 an overclocked 7900 GT that comes in with 550+ core clock speed can be a very good option. With the price difference between the stock 7900 GT and overclocked 7900 GT being just about $15, there is no reason to settle for the significantly slower performer.

On the low end, we've got the stock 7600 GT for just over $160, which offers playable midrange performance at a low price. While the X1600 XT is about $15 cheaper, performance is abysmal. There is no reason anyone should purchase an X1600 XT at this point. With a really tight budget, the 7600 GT offers adequate gaming performance. Overclocked 7600 GT parts are just not worth the price as they don't offer any significant performance gain for the $30 premium. The X1900 GT, however, offers a whole lot more value for the additional $60 over a stock 7600 GT.

To break to it down into cut and dry recommendations, here is our take on what card to buy for each price range from 150-350.

$150 - $220: GeForce 7600 GT (stock)

$230 - $280: Radeon X1900 GT

$290 - $320: GeForce 7900 GT (overclocked 550/775 +)

$320 - $370: Radeon X1900 XT
Here is the first page of that 16 page article:
http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc. … 12&p=1

 

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