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Right, as i say i have been looking around for a computer but i didnt wish to start the search until around November. While im not going to rush into the purchases [Going to contemplate the options for this month, and then order onwards].
Anyway, i have been paying close attention at this time to Tom's original PC thread which personally gave me a few ideas on the route i wanted to work on. I have pretty much always been an AMD user after the days of the Pentium III's and what not and i have kind of stuck with them, using a combination of AMD Athlons/BFG NVidia Graphics Cards.
However im going to take a small swerve since i have been hearing that Intel have been having much better hardware developed for the pricing, which is fine by me. Anyway, my search has not been concluded today, i will most likely chop and change anything that needs chopping and changing.
I havent built a computer myself, nor being inside one for nigh on 2-3 years now, and to say the least im scared of all this new technology. The bane of my computing life has always been the Motherboard/CPU/CPU-Fan because i completely hated fitting the bastards, but i have never tried my hand at Intel CPUs, which i hear are easier to fit [Please, tell me, do you still need a steady hand and a screwdriver? Nooo!]
Anyway...
Asus P5K Intel P35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.66GHz (1333FSB) - Retail
Corsair 2GB DDR2 XMS2-6400C4 TwinX (2x1GB)
BFG GeForce 8800 GT OC 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail
Enermax Infiniti 650W EIN650AWT ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU
NZXT Hush Classic Series Silent Computer Chassis - Black
I still need to have a look at options for Hard Drive, CD Rom/DVDRW and other bits, but the main bits where the ones listed above. Everything seen there i have done quick reviews on and felt satisfied from them. The only things i did not check was the actual ATX-Case, and the Power Supply.
All the prices have [As you can see] come from the OverclockersUK website, and i am almost certain that i wont buy every single part from them [Probably spread it out between them and Aria etc].
I have for years always used the BFG-line of GeForce graphics cards, because i found their customer support absolutely amazing, i had a GeForce 6800 blow on me one day and they just went "fine, here, have a 6800GT". Wooo. Still using that to this day, but my PC most of the time struggles now so i was waiting it out.
The other thing i missed out was the actual CPU Fan [Urgh! How could that slip my mind!] what would be recommended as per an easy install [IE, no screwdrivers or steadyhands!]. Im not the biggest fan of motherboards and their fans, they always seem far too compact for my needs, meaning it is such a struggle trying to connect up leads and what not.
But in the end, if i dont feel ideally comfortable in doing it, i can always give someone else the work - But Im going to have a lot of free time over the next few months as im quitting work soon, so id rather just spend my time doing something i once enjoyed hoping it might bring me back into it!
Anyway, i have been paying close attention at this time to Tom's original PC thread which personally gave me a few ideas on the route i wanted to work on. I have pretty much always been an AMD user after the days of the Pentium III's and what not and i have kind of stuck with them, using a combination of AMD Athlons/BFG NVidia Graphics Cards.
However im going to take a small swerve since i have been hearing that Intel have been having much better hardware developed for the pricing, which is fine by me. Anyway, my search has not been concluded today, i will most likely chop and change anything that needs chopping and changing.
I havent built a computer myself, nor being inside one for nigh on 2-3 years now, and to say the least im scared of all this new technology. The bane of my computing life has always been the Motherboard/CPU/CPU-Fan because i completely hated fitting the bastards, but i have never tried my hand at Intel CPUs, which i hear are easier to fit [Please, tell me, do you still need a steady hand and a screwdriver? Nooo!]
Anyway...
Asus P5K Intel P35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.66GHz (1333FSB) - Retail
Corsair 2GB DDR2 XMS2-6400C4 TwinX (2x1GB)
BFG GeForce 8800 GT OC 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail
Enermax Infiniti 650W EIN650AWT ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU
NZXT Hush Classic Series Silent Computer Chassis - Black
I still need to have a look at options for Hard Drive
All the prices have [As you can see] come from the OverclockersUK website, and i am almost certain that i wont buy every single part from them [Probably spread it out between them and Aria etc].
I have for years always used the BFG-line of GeForce graphics cards, because i found their customer support absolutely amazing, i had a GeForce 6800 blow on me one day and they just went "fine, here, have a 6800GT". Wooo. Still using that to this day, but my PC most of the time struggles now so i was waiting it out.
The other thing i missed out was the actual CPU Fan [Urgh! How could that slip my mind!] what would be recommended as per an easy install [IE, no screwdrivers or steadyhands!]. Im not the biggest fan of motherboards and their fans, they always seem far too compact for my needs, meaning it is such a struggle trying to connect up leads and what not.
But in the end, if i dont feel ideally comfortable in doing it, i can always give someone else the work - But Im going to have a lot of free time over the next few months as im quitting work soon, so id rather just spend my time doing something i once enjoyed hoping it might bring me back into it!