PC build purchasing advice?

superfly · 14-09-2006 02:46PM #1

hi guys

i'm about to order thes and i was just wondering if you can see any compatibility problems or if you any better suggestions without going to expensive?
Sapphire Radeon X1900XT 256MB GDDR3,
- PCI-Express,ViVo,Dual-DVI-I,Lite-Retail
- Surcharges 0 per item will be added. 1 282.99 282.99
320535 XION II BLACK PEARL W/green led,
- X Factor metallic design (without PSU)
- Surcharges 0 per item will be added. 1 69.01 69.01
324680 NEC DVD-recorder ND-3570 IDE Black OEM
- DVD+R/+RW/DVD-R/-RW (Dual layer)
- Surcharges 0 per item will be added. 1 38.01 38.01
321120 AKASA Silver Based Thermal Compound 3.5g
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- Surcharges 0 per item will be added. 1 6.5 6.5
320110 Zalman CNPS9500AT Ultra Quiet CPU
- Cooler, Socket 775
- Surcharges 0 per item will be added. 1 49.01 49.01
306460 Zalman VGA Cooler VF700-Cu
-
- Surcharges 0 per item will be added. 1 32 32
312838 Samsung SpinPoint T133S 400GB SATA2
- 8MB 7200RPM
- Surcharges 0 per item will be added. 1 128.5 128.5
312054 Corsair TWIN2X 6400 DDR2, 2048MB CL5
- Kit w/two matched CM2X1024A-6400 Dimm's
- Surcharges 0 per item will be added. 1 303 303
307658 Logitech MX518 Optical Mouse,
- USB, PS/2
- Surcharges 0 per item will be added. 1 47.95 47.95
322632 Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 2.13GHz Socket
- LGA775, 2MB, BOXED w/fan
- Surcharges 0 per item will be added. 1 235.01 235.01
323507 Gigabyte GA-965P-DS4, P965, Socket-775,
- Firewire, ATX, GbLAN, DDR2, 2xPCI-Ex16
- Surcharges 0 per item will be added. 1 173.01 173.01
315953 OCZ Technology Powersupply ATX 520W
- 120mm Fan, SATA, 20/24pin
- Surcharges 0 per item will be added. 1 95 95
312203 Creative SB Audigy 4
- PCI, 7.1,EAX4.0,Dolby Digital EX,Retail
- Surcharges 0 per item will be added. 1 69.01 69.01
312292 Creative I-Trigue 3330
- (2.1 Speaker system)
- Surcharges 0 per item will be added. 1 66.01 66.01
317721 Saitek PZ31A Pro Gamer Command Unit
- for PC, 20 buttons
- Surcharges 0 per item will be added. 1 46.5 46.5
317038 Samsung 19" LCD Syncmaster 940BF TCO-99
- Monitor, DVI-D, D-sub, 2ms
- Surcharges 0 per item will be added. 1 299 299

PogMoThoin · 14-09-2006 03:07PM

Looks good as it is.

Nothin needing to change.

If your budget allows for more the changes i'd make are as follows in this order;
512mb x1900xtx
E6600 core2duo

Edit: go for creative x-fi extreme music, not much more expensive.

superfly · 14-09-2006 03:44PM

haha just looked at your sig

very similar
i'd like the 512mb version of the card but they only get a few in an they are snapped up whereas the 256 version they have 30 in stock
i'm not going for the 6600 as i don't feel the cost of over 100 euro is worth the jump
yeah i think i'll change the soundcard
do the Zalman coolers make much difference to the sound and temp?
thanks for your help

PogMoThoin · 14-09-2006 03:53PM

Here, 14 in stock, nice price: http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?sku=320626

Good choice. E6400 clocks much higher than the E6600, i think its something bout having smaller cache. It takes less voltage to do higher fsb speeds & therefore temps are lower. Some peeps on xs forums got them up to 4Ghz on air.

Zalman isn't as quiet as you might think, but a lot quieter than most coolers. Great for temps tho.

superfly · 14-09-2006 04:01PM

its the x1900xt 512mb i was trying for which is better than the 7900gt according to toms hardware comparison chart
have you tried Oblivion with that rig?

PogMoThoin · 14-09-2006 04:13PM

:rolleyes: Have it installed, but not played it yet. Been 2 busy playin Fear, COD2 & Doom3. Its a whole new world when you can play with everything maxed out. Might give it a go later on.

Drazhar · 14-09-2006 04:35PM

cheers to Pog for showing me this thread

To Pog and Superfly, what was the total cost of your rigs, including everything (shipping and the like)

PogMoThoin · 14-09-2006 04:51PM

Mine cost round 2 grand without the gpu, already had that. Had monitor, keyboard, wireless mouse & 5.1 speaker system

superfly · 15-09-2006 08:18AM

mine is coming in at €2021 with shipping off Komplett
i upped the sound card to the one Pog suggested and upped the PSU to a 600w as i read that that GFX card is a PSU killer
you'll really enjoy Oblivion and i'm sorry now i didnt hold off playing it till i got this new machine

DemonOfTheFall · 15-09-2006 08:59AM

You really really really don't need a 600watt PSU.

I got a 500watt Seasonic and with E6400 @ 2.8ghz, 2 gigs PC6400, X1900XT, 2 hard drives, 2 burners and an xfi the PSU doesn't even get slightly warm. In fact the fan stays close to minimum speed, I can barely feel any air coming out the back of it and the tiny but that is coming out is cool. I'd say I would have gotten away with a 430watt PSU no problems at all.

ger85 · 17-09-2006 02:11PM

hello there- wonderin if anyone has a spare 20gig or low amount gard drive there not usin- need to get myself a pc toghether for college-- ye right. would be able to throw u a few euro for it. give me a shout.
south west dublin area.

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