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06-04-2008, 03:32 PM
Soo.. a little while ago I made a little post regarding a new PC I'd be making. I did too much research and was considering leaving the PC upgrade until Nehalem comes out in Q4 2008 - Q1 2009, but unfortunately I can't wait till then to upgrade my PC.. as to be quite frank.. it's a pile of rubbish (I can maybe sell the spare parts for a total of £50 :S or I'll try and leech some of the things for my new system)
anyways, long story short I've made two separate shopping lists
1st comes the list of extremely shweet items I want to buy in preparation for the eventual upgrade to Nehalem :)
Antec Performance P182 Miditower, Gun Metal Black Aluminum ('http://www.komplett.co.uk/k/ki.aspx?sku=341841')
Thermalright IFX-14 ('http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-048-TR') (I love this thing too much :P although I doubt It will work on Nehalem CPUs)
2xScythe S-FLEX 1600RPM Ultra Quiet 120mm Fan ('http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FG-005-SY&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=4&name=Scythe%20S-FLEX%201600RPM%20Ultra%20Quiet%20120mm%20Fan%20-%203/4%20Pin')
LG W2242S PC Monitor ('http://www.microwarehouse.co.uk/catalogue/item/A0419741') (check the contrast on this baby ^^)
Thermaltake ToughPower 850W Modular Power Supply ('http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-063-TT&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=&name=Thermaltake%20ToughPower%20850W%20Modular%20P ower%20Supply')
and Windows Vista HomePrem 64-bit
Subtotal: £485.70
I know.. rather pricey for a Shell!! then again those have been around for a while, are great products and should hold their own for 4+ years :) - maybe not the operating system tho :P
Now I basically chose the cheapest things I could find that were acceptable for what I need to do atm. a heck of a lot of 3D Modeling and rendering and ofc :) 5xWoW
It beats my current setup by miles tho :)
ASUS P5B-VM SE ('http://www.ebuyer.com/product/129592') (micro ATX >.<)
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 ('http://www.ebuyer.com/product/131823') (probably the only worthy item here :P)
4x Micron Rendition 1GB DDR2 6400 800MHz ('http://www.overclock.co.uk/product/Micron-Rendition-1GB-DDR2-6400-800MHz-Module_6072.html')
Asus 8800GS 384MB DDR3 (bah cheap one just got sold off!! grrr)
Subtotal for budget stuff: £293.40
Total: £779.10
I guess the Idea of this setup was to buy some quality products that would last me a long long time, so I would only ever have to exchange the core components and save me a lot of cash in future
I'd love to hear any suggestions or recommendations if you have any :)
anyways, long story short I've made two separate shopping lists
1st comes the list of extremely shweet items I want to buy in preparation for the eventual upgrade to Nehalem :)
Antec Performance P182 Miditower, Gun Metal Black Aluminum ('http://www.komplett.co.uk/k/ki.aspx?sku=341841')
Thermalright IFX-14 ('http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-048-TR') (I love this thing too much :P although I doubt It will work on Nehalem CPUs)
2xScythe S-FLEX 1600RPM Ultra Quiet 120mm Fan ('http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FG-005-SY&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=4&name=Scythe%20S-FLEX%201600RPM%20Ultra%20Quiet%20120mm%20Fan%20-%203/4%20Pin')
LG W2242S PC Monitor ('http://www.microwarehouse.co.uk/catalogue/item/A0419741') (check the contrast on this baby ^^)
Thermaltake ToughPower 850W Modular Power Supply ('http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-063-TT&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=&name=Thermaltake%20ToughPower%20850W%20Modular%20P ower%20Supply')
and Windows Vista HomePrem 64-bit
Subtotal: £485.70
I know.. rather pricey for a Shell!! then again those have been around for a while, are great products and should hold their own for 4+ years :) - maybe not the operating system tho :P
Now I basically chose the cheapest things I could find that were acceptable for what I need to do atm. a heck of a lot of 3D Modeling and rendering and ofc :) 5xWoW
It beats my current setup by miles tho :)
ASUS P5B-VM SE ('http://www.ebuyer.com/product/129592') (micro ATX >.<)
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 ('http://www.ebuyer.com/product/131823') (probably the only worthy item here :P)
4x Micron Rendition 1GB DDR2 6400 800MHz ('http://www.overclock.co.uk/product/Micron-Rendition-1GB-DDR2-6400-800MHz-Module_6072.html')
Asus 8800GS 384MB DDR3 (bah cheap one just got sold off!! grrr)
Subtotal for budget stuff: £293.40
Total: £779.10
I guess the Idea of this setup was to buy some quality products that would last me a long long time, so I would only ever have to exchange the core components and save me a lot of cash in future
I'd love to hear any suggestions or recommendations if you have any :)