Building my own PC...

122990 Norman IC, 1 year license Virus Control,
105353 PC box
123324 SoftThinks Installation software,
323086 NZXT Apollo Orange,steel Chassi w/window
313804 NorthQ 4775-500S, ATX 500W Silent, 140mm
334476 Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3R, P35, Socket-775,
338082 Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 2.67GHz 1333Mhz
321028 Corsair TWIN2X 6400C4 DDR2, 2048MB CL4,
334402 Gainward GeForce 8600GT 256MB GDDR3 GS,
332072 Samsung SpinPoint T166 400GB SATA2
332374 Pioneer DVD±RW burner, DVR-112D, 18x,
110595 PC with no operating system
325961 Logitech B58 Optical Premium Wheel
325446 Creative Inspire T3100, 2.1 Speaker

This delivered and built for £612.

Couldnt get that RAM with this one. Think I will order this system on Tuesday night. Good deal then?

EDIT: BTW, does anyone know if there is gonna be any major price crashes soon on PC parts etc? Is it worth waiting?
 
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Looks good.

Not any price cuts that I am aware of, but new technologies coming up as always. G92, X38 chipset and Penryn and Barcelona processors all coming in a few months time.
 
Cheers Abhisek, appreciate all the help and advice you've given me. I'm gonna take the plunge tomorrow.

Will let you know how I get on. One last thing, Vista Premium or XP Prof? :lol: I have both, is it worth waiting a year to install vista or is it worth putting it on now?
 
Abhishek, you seem clued up on PCs :)

How do you go about over-clocking? I want to overclock my Intel E2160, I here yo can easily push it to 3.0GHz. And what kind of extra cooling do you require, and what can you do with the normal stock fans.
 
kevano22 said:
Will let you know how I get on. One last thing, Vista Premium or XP Prof? :lol: I have both, is it worth waiting a year to install vista or is it worth putting it on now?
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XP Professional \\:o/
But it really depends, the Vista layout is very cool, but personally I would get bored of it after a bit, and will be just like normal XP.
 
ashmufc said:
Abhishek, you seem clued up on PCs :)

How do you go about over-clocking? I want to overclock my Intel E2160, I here yo can easily push it to 3.0GHz. And what kind of extra cooling do you require, and what can you do with the normal stock fans.
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Well yeh, I am a bit of a computer/gadget/tech freak :p

Well, overclocking is mainly done through the BIOS of the motherboard, so having a good mobo is the most important. What mobo do you have?

Well, if you're going for a small overclock, stock cooling should be sufficient, but you should always keep an eye on the temperatures. But, if you want to go for a say 50% overclock, you should get an aftermarket cooler.
 
Noted.... PC gaming and upgrading is AWESOME fun! you dont know what your missing boyo!
 
djdoc said:
Noted.... PC gaming and upgrading is AWESOME fun! you dont know what your missing boyo!
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Absolutely! You just get addicted to overclocking/modding and PC upgrades. I don't think there's been a month in the last 2 years, where I haven't bought a single PC component.

And NOTHING beats First Person Shooters and RTS games on a PC :8):
 
Console gaming >>> PC gaming IMHO!

:p

And thanks for the help dude on Overclocking, will look into it.
 
Abhishek, should I get the 64 bit or 32 vista ultimate?


EDIT: Never mind after googling it seems I should stick with the 32 bit :)
 
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I'm on 64-bit Vista and it's a lot better - once you've got all the patches applied that is, to Windows itself and to your software. I still have a few things that won't work, a very expensive scanner for one (bastards), and a few ancient programs, but the difference in the response times is great. I'd say 64-bit is better but 10%-20% less compatible.
 
Abhishek said:
Agreed, but for certain games, like Action/Adventure or Sports games. RTS and FPS games are much better to control on PC :)
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couldn't agree more on that , i dont know how people play fps games on consoles ... really weak and rubbish
 
PC with Mouse and Keyboard for FPS's :) allthough the 360 controller aint bad for FPS's
 
122990 Norman IC, 1 year license Virus Control,
105353 PC box
123324 SoftThinks Installation software,
316368 Cooler Master Ammo 533
312300 NorthQ 4775-500BULK, ATX 500W, 120mm
334476 Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3R, P35, Socket-775,
338082 Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 2.67GHz 1333Mhz
312054 Corsair TWIN2X 6400 DDR2, 2048MB CL5
334402 Gainward GeForce 8600GT 256MB GDDR3 GS,
332072 Samsung SpinPoint T166 400GB SATA2
332374 Pioneer DVD±RW burner, DVR-112D, 18x,
110595 PC with no operating system

Just ordered this for £547 built and delivered.

Now to find me a cheap 19" monitor, speakers, keyboard, mouse and card reader :lol:
 
ash, I check hduk out every afternoon :P

Ive seen a few of the monitors theyve posted for less than £100, they seem alright.
 
if your gunna get a 8 series nvidia card dont bother with anything less han a 8800. the reason is because an 8600/8500 are worse than the high end 7900 nvidia cards which is cheaper than a 8600
 
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