Hey everyone. My first post on Anandtech. Its a gread site and have been reading it for ages. I've built systems before but theres a few things im a bit shaky about and plus would like your advice as to if theres anything I should change about my pc.
Screen 19" Asus VW192S Black TFT, 1440x900, 5 ms, 800:1, 330 cd/m2, Widescreen, Speakers
£132.76
CPU Intel Core 2 Duo E4300, Socket 775, 1.80 GHz, 800MHz FSB, Allendale Core, 2MB Cache, Retail
110
MOBO ASUS P5B deluxe 120
GFX 256MB Asus Radeon X1950Pro, PCI-E(x16), Mem 1400MHz GDDR3, GPU 581MHz, 36Pipes
£125.71
RAM 2GB (2x1GB) CorsairTwinX XMS2, DDR2 PC2-6400 (800), 240 Pins, Non-ECC Unbuffered, CAS 5-5-5-12
138.23
PSU 500W FSP Sparkle Blue Storm AX500-A, 12cm Fan ATX2.0 (20 + 4Pin) SATA/PCI-E
58
Case Coolermaster Cavalier 3 Silver Chrome Finish w/o PSU £42.88
HD 250 Gb HGST (IBM/Hitachi) 0A31636 Deskstar T7K250, SATA300, 7200 rpm, 8MB Cache, 8.5 ms, NCQ 46
DVD drive Sony AW-G170ASV Silver 18x DVD±RW x12 Ram Dual Layer DVD-Writer OEM
20
Keyboard Logitech Cordless Rechargable Desktop Black/Silver Keyboard + Optical Mouse
30.12
Carriage 12
TOT 835.7
I need the computer for general use. Im not really a gamer but would like to be able to play games like half-life 2 etc. I use photoshop/encoding dvds etc..
I dont intend to use Vista straight away but may migrate in 10months or so from XP Pro.
Should I go for a cheaper graphics card? I know there is no such thing as future proofing but would like to try and have a system that will last.
I havent overclocked before but am very tempted to with this. Is it ok to use the stock cooler? Do i need to buy such good RAM or could I save here. I think 2GB is probably the right around for me as I multitask. However I wasnt sure which frequency to get and to be honest really dont understand memory latency and what it does.
My budget is around £830.Im Uk based so new egg doesnt mean much to me. :-(
I know it was a lot of questions! :-D
Thanks in advance. Any suggestions are appreciated.
-Ohwoojin-
Screen 19" Asus VW192S Black TFT, 1440x900, 5 ms, 800:1, 330 cd/m2, Widescreen, Speakers
£132.76
CPU Intel Core 2 Duo E4300, Socket 775, 1.80 GHz, 800MHz FSB, Allendale Core, 2MB Cache, Retail
110
MOBO ASUS P5B deluxe 120
GFX 256MB Asus Radeon X1950Pro, PCI-E(x16), Mem 1400MHz GDDR3, GPU 581MHz, 36Pipes
£125.71
RAM 2GB (2x1GB) CorsairTwinX XMS2, DDR2 PC2-6400 (800), 240 Pins, Non-ECC Unbuffered, CAS 5-5-5-12
138.23
PSU 500W FSP Sparkle Blue Storm AX500-A, 12cm Fan ATX2.0 (20 + 4Pin) SATA/PCI-E
58
Case Coolermaster Cavalier 3 Silver Chrome Finish w/o PSU £42.88
HD 250 Gb HGST (IBM/Hitachi) 0A31636 Deskstar T7K250, SATA300, 7200 rpm, 8MB Cache, 8.5 ms, NCQ 46
DVD drive Sony AW-G170ASV Silver 18x DVD±RW x12 Ram Dual Layer DVD-Writer OEM
20
Keyboard Logitech Cordless Rechargable Desktop Black/Silver Keyboard + Optical Mouse
30.12
Carriage 12
TOT 835.7
I need the computer for general use. Im not really a gamer but would like to be able to play games like half-life 2 etc. I use photoshop/encoding dvds etc..
I dont intend to use Vista straight away but may migrate in 10months or so from XP Pro.
Should I go for a cheaper graphics card? I know there is no such thing as future proofing but would like to try and have a system that will last.
I havent overclocked before but am very tempted to with this. Is it ok to use the stock cooler? Do i need to buy such good RAM or could I save here. I think 2GB is probably the right around for me as I multitask. However I wasnt sure which frequency to get and to be honest really dont understand memory latency and what it does.
My budget is around £830.Im Uk based so new egg doesnt mean much to me. :-(
I know it was a lot of questions! :-D
Thanks in advance. Any suggestions are appreciated.
-Ohwoojin-
