New system build, opinions?

stewie01

Hi everybody,

have ~1400 to spend on a new system, thinkin of these specs.
Any advice appreciated or can you recommend a better system for the money?

Also should I get Vista ultimate 64 instead?

Hard drives for Raid 0

System for gaming, multimedia and engineerin apps.


From Komplett:

Asus M2N32-SLI Deluxe, nForce 590 SLI, Socket-AM2, DDR2,2xGbLAN,ATX, 2xPCI-Ex16

Article number: 321030
149.00

or

Gigabyte GA-M55S-S3, nForce 550, ATX, Socket-AM2, GbLAN, DDR2, Firew, PCI-Ex16

Article number: 324367
Stock status: 12 stocked
78.00 78.00


2 * Corsair TWIN2X 5400 DDR2, 2048MB PC5400 Kit w/two matched CM2X1024-5400C4 Dimm's

Article number: 312023
Stock status: 36 stocked
69.01 138.02
338938

2 x Samsung SpinPoint T166 500GB SATA2 16MB 7200RPM [ SPECIAL OFFER ]

Article number: 338938
Stock status: 50-99 stocked
189.95 189.95
331906

AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ 3.0GHz Socket AM2 2MB, BOXED w/fan

Article number: 331906
Stock status: 50-99 stocked
155.01 155.01
334404

Gainward GeForce 8600GTS 256MB GDDR3, PCI-Express, 2xDVI/HDCP, 675/2000Mhz

Article number: 334404
Stock status: 9 stocked
166.00 166.00
331388

Tagan i-Xeye 500W, Dual Fan, Blue LED, 4xSATA, ATX/EPS, SLI, 20/24pin

Article number: 331388
Stock status: 24 stocked
116.00 116.00
332354

Thermaltake Soprano DX Black, Aluminium front, Midi tower, Window (Without PSU)

Article number: 332354
Stock status: 11 stocked
109.00 109.00
324781

LG 19" LCD L194WT TCO-03, Silver 1440x900, 5ms, 2000:1, DVI/VGA

Article number: 324781
Stock status: 24 stocked
195.00 195.00
329577

Logitech Cordless Desktop LX710 Laser, keyboard/mouse, USB, UK

Article number: 329577
Stock status: 10 stocked
67.00 67.00
336564

LG DVD±RW burner, GSA-H62NRBBB, SATA, Dual, Black OEM

Article number: 336564
Stock status: 24 stocked
34.90 34.90
330709

Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate English OEM DVD 32bit

Article number: 330709
Stock status: 16 stocked
185.00 185.00

Help appreciated

DanGerMus

dont buy amd. get an intel for same money and much better performance. Also you could save a nice bit buy not buying vista ultimate get the next one down.

Anti

Id have to agree, go with a intel core 2 duo, and just get vista home, there is no difference in performance between that and ultimate. I would also change the psu from a tagan to something else. They are known not to be the most reliable out there. Corsair do a nice 500w psu, which is actually made by seasonic and just branded by corsair, i have the 620w version. And i find it fantastic.

stewie01

thanks for the replies.

so for €1400 what cpu,mobo and memory would you lean torwards then??

and should i go for 64 bit version of vista home premuim??

Anti

A abit ip35pro as the motherboard

Intel E6850 for the cpu or a E6600. Or if you want to go quad core get a Q6600

Ocz xtc ddr2. or Geil black dragon ram or crucial ballistix. Make sure its either ddr6400 or ddr8500. ddr 6400 for the E6600 and ddr 8500 for the E6750 and the Q6600. Tight timings do not matter like they do with AMD chips, but the tighter they are the more you can squeeze out of the ram from overclocking.

You will only need a 64bit operating system if you are going for more then 2gb. Though ram being so cheap at the moment i would suggest getting 4gb and 64bit vista.

And remember since you are buying a complete pc you are entitled to OEM software. The only difference between OEM and Retail is OEM comes with no box and usually a cut down manual. At a significantly lower price.

stewie01

cheers anti il post back when i know the new build to see what you think