Help with new build

mozinga · 10-04-2007, 07:35 PM

Hi,

I'm building a PC for a friend, he's got £900 for the PC and monitor and needs evrything, so keyboard and mouse included. He said he can go a bit over and he wants a TV tuner as well, here's what i've come up with:
Coolermaster CM690 case
EVGA GeForce 8800 GTS 320MB
OCZ Technology 700W Active PFC GameXStream
Crucial 2x1GB 240-Pin DIMM PC2-6400 Unbuffered Non-ECC CL4
Asus P5k-E
Intel C2Q q6600
Seagate Barrucuda 7200.10 500GB S300
LG Electronics 18 x DVD+/-RW/12XRAM IDE LS Retail Black/Beige Bezel
Kensington Pilot Laser Wireless Desktop Set
Samsung 22" Wide SM226CW 2MS TFT
Terratec Cinergy 2400i DT
I've gone over over budget though, any ideas where I can save money?

peterhuang913 · 10-04-2007, 07:39 PM

Looks great.

Invisible · 10-04-2007, 07:54 PM

change the psu to either
corsair 550vx
PC power & cooling 610 silencer

Andyf · 10-04-2007, 08:07 PM

You might be looking to consider downgrading a few components. How far over are you? For a start, you can save £15 by changing the GameXstream to a Corsair 520HX (which should be more than enough, and is a better PSU).

Using a Gigabyte P35-DS3R or -DS3L would save you ~£50

maybe theres room for a few quid saving on the case

do they need a C2Q? whats the computer application?

£900 for that level of PC, with a monitor, is pushing it a bit (especially as the samsung 22" will put you back ~£240).

Sora · 10-04-2007, 08:33 PM

Put in a 2900 PRO instead of the 8800GTS first off, I believe they are cheaper in the UK than even here. Downgrade the PSU to the 520HX or the 550VX, and then the motherboard to a DS3R.

The samsung is a very good monitor but look for a cheaper one.

mozinga · 10-05-2007, 08:03 AM

Hi,

Thanks for all the help, I got the price down to just over £900 by changing the processor to a E6750, changing the PSU and changing the monitor to a 20" Samsung.

10-04-2007, 07:35 PM	#1 (permalink)
mozinga Newb Techie Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 26	Help with new build Hi, I'm building a PC for a friend, he's got £900 for the PC and monitor and needs evrything, so keyboard and mouse included. He said he can go a bit over and he wants a TV tuner as well, here's what i've come up with: Coolermaster CM690 case EVGA GeForce 8800 GTS 320MB OCZ Technology 700W Active PFC GameXStream Crucial 2x1GB 240-Pin DIMM PC2-6400 Unbuffered Non-ECC CL4 Asus P5k-E Intel C2Q q6600 Seagate Barrucuda 7200.10 500GB S300 LG Electronics 18 x DVD+/-RW/12XRAM IDE LS Retail Black/Beige Bezel Kensington Pilot Laser Wireless Desktop Set Samsung 22" Wide SM226CW 2MS TFT Terratec Cinergy 2400i DT I've gone over over budget though, any ideas where I can save money?

10-04-2007, 07:54 PM	#3 (permalink)
Invisible MetalHead Techie Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,891	Re: Help with new build change the psu to either corsair 550vx PC power & cooling 610 silencer __________________ Proc e2180 m0 @ stock Video 8800gt 512mb Display 22'' Monitor Chemei 5ms RT, 800:1 CR Mobo Abit ip35-e Mem Crucial Ballistix 2 x 1 gb DDR2 800 @ 960 Case NZXT Zero ATX Aluminum Full Tower + 8 silent fans- 7 x 120mm 1 x 80mm Sound Logitech z-5300e 5.1 + Icemat siberia full black headset + Creative Soundblaster Audigy SE PSU Corsair 520hx OS Vista 64-Bit Home Premium Cooling Stock fan, mx-2 (left backplate from tuniq when RMA'd board) HDD Seagate 500gb 32mb Cache -92% of teens have moved on to rap. If you are part of the 8% who still listen to real music, copy this.

10-04-2007, 08:07 PM	#4 (permalink)
Andyf Super Techie Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: UK Posts: 485	Re: Help with new build You might be looking to consider downgrading a few components. How far over are you? For a start, you can save £15 by changing the GameXstream to a Corsair 520HX (which should be more than enough, and is a better PSU). Using a Gigabyte P35-DS3R or -DS3L would save you ~£50 maybe theres room for a few quid saving on the case do they need a C2Q? whats the computer application? £900 for that level of PC, with a monitor, is pushing it a bit (especially as the samsung 22" will put you back ~£240).

10-04-2007, 08:33 PM	#5 (permalink)
Sora Renowned Budgeting Master Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Uniontown, PA Posts: 4,122	Re: Help with new build Put in a 2900 PRO instead of the 8800GTS first off, I believe they are cheaper in the UK than even here. Downgrade the PSU to the 520HX or the 550VX, and then the motherboard to a DS3R. The samsung is a very good monitor but look for a cheaper one. __________________ E6300 w/ Arctic Freezer Pro 7 @ 3.6ghz 1.4Vcore Antec 900 Case EVGA 750i FTW Mobo 2x1GB of DDR2-533 D9GMH Team Xtreme 4-4-4-12 @ 1030mhz 2.2v Gigabyte 8800GT 720/1800/1050 (eventually will SLI when they go down in price) Hanns G 19" Wide 5MS LCD 1 250GB WD and 1 Seagate 7200.10 in RAID 0 Corsair 520HX 3DMark06 Score: 13900

10-05-2007, 08:03 AM	#6 (permalink)
mozinga Newb Techie Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 26	Re: Help with new build Hi, Thanks for all the help, I got the price down to just over £900 by changing the processor to a E6750, changing the PSU and changing the monitor to a 20" Samsung.

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