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Old 03-27-2007, 06:22 PM   #1
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Question 1st build, critique my spec pleese!

Hello, im new(ish) to these forums, and im soon to be buying my 1st custom build! (just the box).

if anyone has any suggestions or help to give, it would be MUCH appreciated!


cheers all, here it is:

Antec Nine Hundred - Gaming Case
http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...uct_uid=123839
£57.86
Corsair HX Series 520W Modular PSU
http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...uct_uid=114945
£57.43
Corsair (TWIN2X2048-6400) XMS2-6400 2048MB 5-5-5-12 2X240 DIMM Black XMS2 Heat
Spreader
http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...duct_uid=98710
£104.66
Intel Core 2 Duo E6400
http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...duct_uid=98710
£114.97
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Socket 775 CPU Cooler
http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...uct_uid=105994
£13.86
Mb P5b-e Plus/intel P965/lga775 Ich8r
http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...uct_uid=123839
£80.62
Belkin E-Series 6 Sockets, 3-Metre Cable PowerStrip
http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...duct_uid=45690
£4.05
Liteon LH-20A1H-487C 20xDVD1RW/DL LightScribe Black & Silver Bezels - Retail With Nero
http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...uct_uid=125078
£23.70
Pioneer DVR-112BK 18x DVD1RW/RAM Dual Layer Internal IDE Black - OEM
http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...uct_uid=125285
£19.23
Seagate ST3250624AS 250GB SATAII 7200RPM 16MB Cache - OEM
http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...uct_uid=108801
£39.58
EVGA 8800GTS SuperClocked 320MB DDR3 DVI PCI-E
http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...uct_uid=125117
£182.92

And windows XP

im not paying VAT, so the prices are right... before anyone says...

it comes to around 760... im on a tight budget, so every penny counts!

cheers for your time!
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Old 03-27-2007, 06:36 PM   #2
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Looks solid to me. You've done your homework well.

The only thing to mention is that DDR2-800 is overkill, you can use DDR2-667 just fine.
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whoops! forgot to mention i may be doing some O/Cing, thats what the RAM is for....


cheers!, basket here i come!
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