My new computer :D

[albal1234]

Well, i'm thinking of getting a new computer.

 

The reason for this: I'm rich atm :)

 

 

 

Seeing as I have a brain like a mashed peach, I'm going to customize my computer on the site, instead of building it myself :)

 

 

 

This is basically what i'm going for..

 

 

 

Here goes:

 

 

 

1 Intel Core 2 Duo E8500, Wolfdale Core, S775, 3.16 GHz, 1333MHz FSB, 6MB Cache, Retail

 

1 Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro

 

1 *No System Overclocking*

 

1 4GB (2x2GB) Corsair TwinX DDR2 Dominator - PC2-8500 (1066) - CAS 5

 

1 896MB XFX GTX 260 PCI-E 2.0, Mem 1998MHz GDDR3, GPU 576MHz, 192 Cores, 2x DL DVI/HDTV

 

1 520W Corsair HX Series Modular PSU (Single VGA Card)

 

1 500 GB Samsung HD502IJ Spinpoint F1, SATA 300, 7200 rpm, 16MB Cache, 8.9 ms, NCQ

 

1 *Hard Drive Not Required*

 

1 No Floppy Drive / Card Reader Required

 

1 Samsung SH-S223Q/RSMN 22xDVD±R, 8x DVD±DL, DVD+RW x8/-RWx6, x14 RAM, SATA

 

1 *Blu Ray Not Required*

 

1 *No Sound Card Required*

 

1 Belkin 125g Wireless PCI Adapter

 

1 *No TV Tuner Card Required*

 

1 *On Board Network Card Only*

 

2 120mm Akasa Amber Case Fan, Ultra Quiet and Long life - No LEDs

 

1 **No Sound Proofing Required** Not Needed if Using Antec P182

 

1 *Operating System Not required* (System Tested under Microsoft Vista)

 

1 MS OFFICE 2007 - 25 Usage/60 Day TRIAL Basic,SBE & Professional

 

1 Cyberlink Power DVD V7

 

1 *No Software Required*

 

1 *No Software Required*

 

1 *Monitor Not Required*

 

1 Logitech G11 Gaming Keyboard

 

1 *Gaming Mouse Not Required*

 

1 *Gaming Mouse Mat Not Required*

 

1 *Speakers Not Required*

 

1 *Headphones Not Required*

 

1 ***NO MODEM/ADSL REQUIRED***

 

1 *No Back up Required*

 

1 *Hard Drive Not Required*

 

1 Standard 3XS System Warranty

 

 

 

Seeing as I'm a huge N00B at this kinda thing, i'd appreciate ANY advice.

 

Thanks,

 

¬Albal

[fatbill]

How much?!!?!!??

[albal1234]

Look at the bottom.

 

 

 

(+847)

 

 

 

That's in GBP, so like..1500 US?

[JoeDaStudd]

U choose a crossfire motherboard for 2 nvidia cards. Which will not work

 

I'll look over the rest tomorrow

[das1330]

Not a particularly good buy.

 

 

 

First off, that cooling system is not needed. A standard heatsink fan is more then enough, even if you are overclocking - the core 2 series of processors produce such little heat that the only overclocks that would require liquid cooling also need voltage increases too high to be practical. Since you yourself admitted you know nothing about computers, I doubt you are planning on overclocking which makes that water setup wasted money. Aside from that, cooling systems also are rather high maintenance, and you need to continuously check and maintain it or it will fail.

 

 

 

Second is the video cards. As Jodastudd mentioned, those video cards are not compatible with that particular motherboard in a SLI configuration - which means unless you are planning on using 4 or more monitors with the computer the second video is just a waste of money. Aside from that currently the ATI 4870 series is much faster then the comparable Nvidia series cards. It would be both cheaper and significantly faster in your case to go with a 4870/4870X2.

 

 

 

Third, you need more memory as well as DDR2 rather then DDR3. At the moment unless you are planning on spending 3000+ dollars on a computer, DDR2 is better. Particularly with the cheap DDR3 you have equipped there, a 4 or 8 GB set of good DDR2 would run faster and be significantly cheaper. At this time 2GB is getting too low.

 

 

 

Fourth, you are looking for windows vista home premium 64 bit with service pack 1 - not windows XP.

 

 

 

Fifth, this sentence: "# PRO_WIRING: Professional Wiring for All WIRINGs Inside The System Chasis with High Performance Thermal Compound on CPU" reminded me of something I read on the Ibuypower/Cyberpower website. While I don't actually know where you plan on buying this computer, if it is either one of those (or a number of others) DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES BUY FROM THEM. Both are well known for horrible support, refusing to honor warranties, shipping systems with incorrect parts and refusing to fix them as well as a large number of other things. If this is from their website, then don't buy it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finally, the case is ugly :)

[sloter]

I wouldn't get that cooling system. Build your own cooling system. Also as snipersas said it really isn't need.

[albal1234]

Not a particularly good buy.

 

 

 

First off, that cooling system is not needed. A standard heatsink fan is more then enough, even if you are overclocking - the core 2 series of processors produce such little heat that the only overclocks that would require liquid cooling also need voltage increases too high to be practical. Since you yourself admitted you know nothing about computers, I doubt you are planning on overclocking which makes that water setup wasted money. Aside from that, cooling systems also are rather high maintenance, and you need to continuously check and maintain it or it will fail.

 

 

 

Second is the video cards. As Jodastudd mentioned, those video cards are not compatible with that particular motherboard in a SLI configuration - which means unless you are planning on using 4 or more monitors with the computer the second video is just a waste of money. Aside from that currently the ATI 4870 series is much faster then the comparable Nvidia series cards. It would be both cheaper and significantly faster in your case to go with a 4870/4870X2.

 

 

 

Third, you need more memory as well as DDR2 rather then DDR3. At the moment unless you are planning on spending 3000+ dollars on a computer, DDR2 is better. Particularly with the cheap DDR3 you have equipped there, a 4 or 8 GB set of good DDR2 would run faster and be significantly cheaper. At this time 2GB is getting too low.

 

 

 

Fourth, you are looking for windows vista home premium 64 bit with service pack 1 - not windows XP.

 

 

 

Fifth, this sentence: "# PRO_WIRING: Professional Wiring for All WIRINGs Inside The System Chasis with High Performance Thermal Compound on CPU" reminded me of something I read on the Ibuypower/Cyberpower website. While I don't actually know where you plan on buying this computer, if it is either one of those (or a number of others) DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES BUY FROM THEM. Both are well known for horrible support, refusing to honor warranties, shipping systems with incorrect parts and refusing to fix them as well as a large number of other things. If this is from their website, then don't buy it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finally, the case is ugly :)

 

 

 

Wow, thanks alot!

 

 

 

First thing's first, I need a new website to buy from, seeing as I was buying for cyberpower.

 

Could you recommend a UK supplier that's decent?

[eggzs]

For the Mobo, get a 780i chipset one as having two 9800GTX+'s in SLI will mean full speed 16x rails for both of them as having a 16x and anything slower will give you bottlenecks, if you still plan to stick to your mobo, I would highly recommend Radeon HD4870s.

 

 

 

And can you get a better colour combination on the case as a orange panel and blue lights do not mix...

[albal1234]

Didn't mean to have the orange for that case, but was the best/biggest pic I could find.

 

:D

[sloter]

I would personally run Vista Ultimate x64.

[albal1234]

I've been on XP for ages now, and don't really want to switch to vista any time soon. I guess I may have to some time or another, but for now, it's XP i'm sticking with.

 

 

 

How does the other computer rate guys?

[sloter]

I've been on XP for ages now, and don't really want to switch to vista any time soon. I guess I may have to some time or another, but for now, it's XP i'm sticking with.

 

 

 

How does the other computer rate guys?

 

Just turn the UAC off in Vista it isn't as bad as everyone says. You do know Microsoft no longer supports XP in 2009 right?

[albal1234]

Uac? And yes I do.

[sloter]

Uac? And yes I do.

 

If you know XP will be no longer supported that means no more updates for it. The UAC is User Account Controls. This stops all the annoying vista pop ups like "are you sure you want to do this?" kind of thing. If you turn it it off vista isn't that bad at all.

[albal1234]

Hmm..

 

I guess I might try it then.

 

But before that, I need to actually get a new computer lol..

 

Do you think the first one would be decent?

[krisc6]

I must say that case looks hideous, my previous computer to the new one i had now had one of those crazy futuristic cases with the lights and the way i had it, it lit the room up like a night club.It seems like lian li are the only ones who make those smooth slick cases anymore without the glass, LED's and bulges.

 

 

 

EDIT:And if you wnat a reccomendation for a uk supplier:overclockers uk are fantastic imo.Got my last 2 pc's from them, way cheaper than buying from retail, you can build youre own and they 9/10 ship extra parts with youre order for DIY fixes etc.links in the sticky topic.

[Bauke]

How about a 4850 Crossfire setup? I don't know about prices in your country, but imo that's the best cost-effective setup at the moment. Or a 4870 Crossfire setup if you can't afford, but you'd get less bang for the buck, imo.

 

 

 

The RAM is overkill. You don't need "Dominator" memory or whatever. Just pick cheap PC6400 memory. Also note that you need Vista to fully utilize the 4GB RAM, or pick Win XP 64bit.

[Sbrideau]

or pick Win XP 64bit.

 

 

 

No, don't pick it, huge amount of compatibility problems, unlike Vista 64bit.