Christmas Rig

Gareth2303

o/ all...I'm looking to upgrade nearly every componant in my pc for this christmas. I have a budget of around €440 and i want to know what to get that'll keep me under budget but still with a top rig. I have spent a few hours looking for specific componants that i want and i'll list them all here. I want ye to tell me, which i should and shouldn't get and any recommendations are wanted, (always remembering my budget )...

Here weeee go ... Crimbo List

AMD Athlon "Barton" XP2500+ 333FSB (Socket A) CPU- €102
Samsung SpinPoint P SP0802N 80GB ATA-133 2MB Cache-€46
Vantec SF8025L Stealth 80mm fan-€7
Zalman CNPS7000B-ALCU Ultra-Quiet CPU Cooler-€26
XFX GeForce 6600 256MB DDR TV-Out/Dual DVI (AGP)-€146
Crucial 1GB DDR PC2700 CAS2.5 Dual Channel Kit (2x512MB)-€87
Q-Tec 450W Dual Fan Gold PSU-€18
Logitech Media Keyboard Elite-€24
Logitech G5 Gaming-Grade Laser Mouse-€63

As you can see, i'm miles over budget with an aprox. total of about €519. Anything there you'd change for cheaper with the same quality or is there anything you thinks unneccessary..

[edit] Links added [/edit]
-Gareth

Gareth2303

all in all...on overclockers.co.uk, with everything there in, postage and packaging is €25 which is another problem

DemonOfTheFall

Your spending a massive chunk on your budget on an expensive mouse and keyboard. Could you not keep whatever generic keyboard u have and just get an MX510 or 518 for a mouse ? No need for wireless really. That saves u a lot.

How about u post your current system specs and we could better tell what needs to be upgraded and what could stay as is ?

BTW, that Qtec powersupply has to go nomatter what. Theyre ****. End of.

You dont have a motherboard on that list either so I'm assuming youre keeping your current one? A decent motherboard so that you can overclock that processor would be worth cramming in there.

Plz post full current specs then itll be easier to give u decent advice

shanethemofo

scrap the socket a and treat yourself with a new socket 754 or 939 for yourself.. use as much of your old stuff as you can. oh and dont get the 256 6600.. get a 128 6600gt or a 256 x800gt. much better

shanethemofo

oh and u should buy stuff from komplett

Endurance Man

Run away from that powersupply!!
Why buy such an expensive mouse? Any of the cheap logitech mouses are very good.
Buy from Pixmania.com, overclockers take more money

DemonOfTheFall

Did you see the guys budget ? The new ram and processor would have him pretty near it, never mind the new ram and gfx card. I would recommend saving up a bit more to get 939 though, socket a is a stone dead platform.

shanethemofo

put this together fast
http://www.komplett.ie/k/shoplist.asp?mode=receive&si=285772&su=DED12210-E60A-44B4-A4F8-6F8B9433060B

or this
http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?sku=311377&cks=PLS

or this if u can stretch
http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?sku=311427&cks=PRL

spartacus93

Well I wouldn't go with the first two semprons.

shanethemofo

yea either would i but this guys on a budget

rsynnott

DemonOfTheFall wrote:

Your spending a massive chunk on your budget on an expensive mouse and keyboard. Could you not keep whatever generic keyboard u have and just get an MX510 or 518 for a mouse ? No need for wireless really. That saves u a lot.

But that mouse have a built in death-ray? No, it does not. His one does.

Gareth2303

Thanks for the feedback guys but after thinking about it, i think i may just take the money and run :P...nah..if i can get 420eu for christmas, then with saving and stuff...+next christmases money, i should have 1000eu. This means i can then build a kick ass 64bit(which i know nothing about) rig ..anyone actually know anything about 64bit??

Also..TY Shane for the effort, it's appreciated and also, thanks for the posts...tbh, i haven't a clue what to do XD

Gareth2303

Also...on Komplett there now and found this , it looks ok and it's not overbudget..it'd be future proof with the 939 mobo and with a 2.2ghz 64bit processor would be ok (no?), It'd do me at least a year ..I could always add to it

Khannie

I'd recommend buying some parts 2nd hand on ebay with a restricted budget like that. 6600GT 128MB > 6600 256MB like the others said.

Also, keep an eye out on the for sale forum here on boards. I wouldn't try to build a new rig with so little money tbh.

DemonOfTheFall

Just as a pointer Gareth, the fact that you would be using a 64-bit processor doesnt mean anything. It doesnt mean any extra worries or things to consider.

You'd just keep on using the same old 32-bit windows, same drivers, same programs.

There is a windows xp 64-bit, but support for it is limited and it's quite bleeding-edge. Theres no need to use it at all really.

So save up for your nice new rig with an Athlon 64 next year and enjoy the speed

Gareth2303

Yea demon...I've decided to do that

^whitey^

DemonOfTheFall wrote:

BTW, that Qtec powersupply has to go nomatter what. Theyre ****. End of.

Good advice, i learnt the hard way a q tec PSU fried two mobos on me avoid them like the plauge.

You couldnt pay me to put a Qtec PSU in a machine now.