Guest Jordan Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 Okay, so you might have seen my thread in gen chit chat, these are the specs i'm thinking about for my new machine: If you can price this machine up cheaper else where, please show me. Thats from ebuyer.com I'm willing to change stuff, i have a limit here people also. £920, tops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caris Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 GX2, there crazy imagine two of them in SLI... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jordan Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 The problem with SLi'ing GX2's is that hardly any game even benefits from 2 never mind 4 graphics cards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaggle64 Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 You sure about that PSU? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jordan Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 Haha, i think you mean about the old unreliable Antec PSU's. Afaik, they are much better these days so, i'm willing to trust them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaggle64 Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 A 500watt-er might a tad underpowered though wouldn't it? The whole thing would probably explode if you ever even thought about upgrading anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jordan Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 A 500watt-er might a tad underpowered though wouldn't it? The whole thing would probably explode if you ever even thought about upgrading anything. The graphics card needs 200W or so, everything else would probably run okay. I'll look into that though, nice suggestion gags Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 I was gonna say the same, the wattage is fine enough but it is an antec, and £40 is pretty cheap for a 500 watt'er. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaggle64 Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 Spend a little extra now, and make sure you get yourself a decent PSU (700W should be enough for the foreseeable future) and a decent case (good case = cool components = you love PC long time), and save yourself a load of trouble later when you decide you want to SLI that muther and then quad core its ass. You know you will. To do so otherwise can only lead to madness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jordan Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 I love Antec cases, the one i'm buying is really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shino Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 Using a PSU calculator, and going for the minimum, the recommended PSU wattage is 405w so I guess that 500w is more than ok. Of course to be future proof you would be better with a 600w or more PSU. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jordan Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 I ordered a 650w coolermaster one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 Maxtor HDD.............you sure? You going to be doing any overclocking on this either? Great list otherwise though................and I can't wait until I finally get my E6600 in the summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caris Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 Get a Seagate HDD. 320gb 16mb cache is a good choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jordan Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 I usually use Seagate, but this Maxtor is on offer... so i'm buying this one. The Seagate is far more expensive, come on guys i have a budget Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caris Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 Fair crack meight. Im interested in seeing your temps in that case, ive heard all good stuff about it. EDIT: Thats what i forgot, spend the extra £12 and get a Artic Freezer 7 CPU cooler, trust me you wont regret it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jordan Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 I already have an Antec for my server, its so cool. The CPU (a fanless heat sink only P3 1ghz) never hits more than 35C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caris Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 Aye but the freezer 7 is also silent if your botherd about noise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jordan Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 Aye but the freezer 7 is also silent if your botherd about noise. I'm not really, due to my current machine is damn loud so this one should be alot quieter. Caris, i'd probably spend money on it... but damn i can't... seriously Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caris Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 haha cool, still a beast when you getting it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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