Is buyin this rig worth it

2007-03-17 14:31:47

#1

02fxnmaurer: Member; +75|6482|Birmingham UK

Hey guys, i am fed up with my current pc and its constant crashes to the blue screen of death and the smell of smoke and sound of rattlin fans when i switch the dam thing on, so basically i want to build my own rig for gaming and editing video's etc. Im nearly eighteen and am into media studies, am lookin for a high spec pc tht will last long without the need for constant upgrading. I have been saving up for a long time now, and will recieve a fair bit of money in bonds as soon as i am 18.

I have been lookin on overclockers uk and have considered buyin the following things to construct myself at home with a few computer literate mates, can any of u lot tell me an compatibility issues, recommendations etc etc etc of the stuff in the links below and also any changes which might bring the price down, after all i do need money for a social life outside of been a nerd lol . I really dont now much bout compatibility parts and prices atm so need some clever peeps to advise me on prices etc.

Monitor: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showprodu … =MO-050-SA

OS: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showprodu … =SW-041-MS

Mouse: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showprodu … =KB-082-LG

Keyboard: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showprodu … =KB-077-LG

Power Supply: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showprodu … =CA-020-OC

Motherboard: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showprodu … =MB-001-BG

Case: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showprodu … =CA-065-AN

Ram: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showprodu … =MY-072-OC

Processor: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showprodu … =CP-128-IN

Hardrive - Media: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showprodu … =HD-102-WD

Hardrive - Gaming: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showprodu … =HD-073-WD

Cd Drive: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showprodu … =CD-044-PO

Graphics Card : http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showprodu … =GX-035-BG

Cheers in advance, hopefulli u can sort this out so i can order and build soon, need help

2007-03-17 14:41:09

#2

Kmar: Truth is my Bitch; +5,695|6601|132 and Bush

The only thing you may reconsider is the single raptor. You could get two larger drives and run it in Raid 0 and out perform them for around the same price.

Last edited by Kmarion (2007-03-17 14:41:41)

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2007-03-17 14:46:10

#3

02fxnmaurer: Member; +75|6482|Birmingham UK

cheers kamarion... any way of bringin the price down a little without loss of performance ?

Last edited by 02fxnmaurer (2007-03-17 14:46:30)

2007-03-17 14:49:47

#4

SoC./Omega: Member; +122|6541|Omaha, Nebraska!

I wouldn't get that mouse, I would get maybe a Razer Copperhead or a Logitech G5 or MX518. 8800 GTX graphics card owns, G15 owns. Well, it looks better than my comp.

2007-03-17 14:55:25

#5

02fxnmaurer: Member; +75|6482|Birmingham UK

any 1 got good recommendations for sound card etc..for this amount of money i would probably use this as main form of entertainment with speakers and tv reciever etc ?

2007-03-17 14:56:32

#6

Kmar: Truth is my Bitch; +5,695|6601|132 and Bush

02fxnmaurer wrote:
cheers kamarion... any way of bringin the price down a little without loss of performance ?

You could opt for a lesser C2D and just overclock it a bit. The core 2's are highly reliable and efficient when it comes to overclocking. I did not see your heat sink in your specs. Make sure you add one.

Xbone Stormsurgezz

2007-03-17 15:03:06

#7

02fxnmaurer: Member; +75|6482|Birmingham UK

any links, im very unsure of heatsinks ?? especially on a system like tht which would need a fair bit of cooling

2007-03-17 15:07:31

#8

Gravity: Infantry Whore; +37|6841

I have that monitor. i like it, but i have 1 dead pixel, but i rarley notice it untill my buddy spotted it out...

2007-03-17 15:08:44

#9

02fxnmaurer: Member; +75|6482|Birmingham UK

is monitor refresh rate resoltion etc worth the price ?

2007-03-17 16:51:55

#10

claor: Member; +39|6415|Australia

nice rig

2007-03-17 17:57:15

#11

The Stillhouse Kid: Licensed Televulcanologist; +126|6642|Deep In The South Of Texas

02fxnmaurer wrote:
any 1 got good recommendations for sound card etc..for this amount of money i would probably use this as main form of entertainment with speakers and tv reciever etc ?

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showprodu … mp;subcat=

2007-03-17 18:12:17

#12

aardfrith: Δ > x > ¥; +145|6793

EDIT: see Bertster's post below for a CPU cooler recommendation

Last edited by aardfrith (2007-03-18 14:56:11)

2007-03-17 18:17:43

#13

maniacmattie: Karma Whore.. LOL; +27|6302

I would maybe go for a non-intel mobo, and get XP instead of Vista, But thats just my preferance. There would probably not be much difference.

2007-03-18 13:23:02

#14

maxwell777: Member; +27|6266|Doncaster, UK

I cant be arsed to add up the cost, but if anyone else already has, whats the total cost of that rig?

2007-03-18 13:35:29

#15

herrr_smity: Member; +156|6628|space command ur anus

https://img53.imageshack.us/img53/9025/277001qc2.jpg

Is good, I like

Last edited by herrr_smity (2007-03-18 13:37:23)

2007-03-18 13:39:30

#16

Bertster7: Confused Pothead; +1,101|6582|SE London

aardfrith wrote:
I'd recommend one of these: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showprodu … subcat=821

I've only seen one reveiw of the 900 case but it was quite favourable. The rest of the equipment looks top notch,

Having said that, I do wonder why you've gone for the e6600 processor. The e6700 is the top one excluding the silly-money extreme processors whereas the e6300 is the one the over-clockers )not to be confused with the re-seller you'vr gone for scan.co.uk and savastore.co.uk might be worth checking out as well. Personally I've had bad service from Scan but their prices tend to be the lowest.

I'd recommend one of these
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showprodu … subcat=821
Much, much cheaper and a brilliant heatsink.

2007-03-18 13:39:31

#17

=Karma-Kills=: "Don't post while intoxicated."; +356|6584|England

Kmarion wrote:
The only thing you may reconsider is the single raptor. You could get two larger drives and run it in Raid 0 and out perform them for around the same price.

Agreed.

http://tomshardware.co.uk/2007/03/12/ch … raptor_uk/

2007-03-18 13:42:22

#18

pirana6: Go Cougs!; +682|6291|Washington St.

everything looks good but don't get a cordless mouse. That's all i can say, get a G5 or MX518

2007-03-18 13:46:04

#19

kylef: Gone; +1,352|6493|N. Ireland

Ratings out of 5. 1 is worst, 5 is best.

Monitor = 5
OS = 5
Mouse = 4
Keyboard = 5
PSU = 4
Motherboard = 3
Case = 2
RAM = 4
CPU = 5
HD1 = 5
HD2 (Gaming) = 5
DVD-RW = 5
Video = 4

I'd wait for the R600 if you can afford that sort of rig. Hence the low motherboard rating also.

2007-03-18 13:53:21

#20

kalashnickov: Extreme Overclocking; +3|6264

It all really depends on what you plan to do with this rig. If you want to overclock, I would definately change the motherboard to a p5b deluxe, as it will allow for around 3.6ghz overclocking on air - its fsb will go higher than bfg's.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showprodu … mp;subcat=

If you are willing to spend as much money as its coming to, and overclock, I would get a good air cooler:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showprodu … subcat=821

or http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showprodu … =HS-027-TR

Also, RAM for overclocking a 6600 - your best bet would be

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showprodu … subcat=813

as it can take 1100 no problem.

2007-03-18 13:55:44

#21

Bertster7: Confused Pothead; +1,101|6582|SE London

Don't get the BFG 680i board. DO get a 680i board (great for overclocking), but not the BFG one, which is the worst of the bunch.

Last edited by Bertster7 (2007-03-18 13:56:11)

2007-03-18 13:57:38

#22

kalashnickov: Extreme Overclocking; +3|6264

aardfrith wrote:
Having said that, I do wonder why you've gone for the e6600 processor. The e6700 is the top one excluding the silly-money extreme processors whereas the e6300 is the one the over-clockers )not to be confused with the re-seller you'vr gone for scan.co.uk and savastore.co.uk might be worth checking out as well. Personally I've had bad service from Scan but their prices tend to be the lowest.

Although the 6600 does cost considerably more, it overclocks much better due to the higher multiplier. The only reason for going for 6300 would be budget, and he's clearly not building a budget system.

2007-03-18 14:15:28

#23

Bananaman: Member; +9|6639

if youre buying in UK use aria.co.uk for parts. Reliable next day delivery and probably cheaper too. You have to build it yourself though unless you want to wait a couple more days.

2007-03-18 14:16:33

#24

Bananaman: Member; +9|6639

Also microdirect.co.uk

2007-03-18 14:17:45

#25

Bertster7: Confused Pothead; +1,101|6582|SE London

kalashnickov wrote:
aardfrith wrote:
Having said that, I do wonder why you've gone for the e6600 processor. The e6700 is the top one excluding the silly-money extreme processors whereas the e6300 is the one the over-clockers )not to be confused with the re-seller you'vr gone for scan.co.uk and savastore.co.uk might be worth checking out as well. Personally I've had bad service from Scan but their prices tend to be the lowest.
Although the 6600 does cost considerably more, it overclocks much better due to the higher multiplier. The only reason for going for 6300 would be budget, and he's clearly not building a budget system.

Worse FSB tolerance though and you get more performance from the FSB than from the multiplier. I've seen better overclocking results using 6300s than I have with 6600s.

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