I'm 90% certain that I will build my 64-bit machine after my exams finish at the end of this month. I have two specifications in mind at the moment, which are:
Mobo: MSI Neo2 Platinum £88.05 (dabs.com)
CPU: AMD Athlon64 3000+ £95.00 (dabs.com)
RAM: Corsair 1024-3200XLPro £172.64 (dabs.com)
GPU: Leadtek 6800GT 256mb £234.94 (OCUK)
HDD: WD 160GB 1600JB £56.54 (dabs.com)
DVDRW: LiteOn 1693S £34.66 (OCUK)
Total: £681.83
OR
CPU: AMD Athlon64 3500+ San Diego £174.61 (dabs.com)
RAM: Corsair 1024-3200C2Pro £112.76 (dabs.com)
Total: £701.56
I was hoping to keep below the £650 mark but OCUK seems to have withdrawn the graphics card that I wanted to get originally which was about £40 cheaper.
What do you guys think of the specs?
EDIT: I have downgraded the original plans which was to get MSI Neo4 Plat (NF4 board) and PCI-e GPU because read several articles stating that the GPU itself based on PCI-e consume more than 70W of power. Something that I'm not too comfortable with.
EDIT2: After looking at some of the suggestions I've revised the configuration for one last time (hopefully). Here it is:
Mobo: MSI Neo2 £88.05 (dabs)
CPU: AMD64 3500+ (san diego) £174.61 (dabs)
RAM: Geil Value 2x512 £70.44 (OCUK)
GPU: ASUS 6800GE 256mb £257.16 (dabs)
DVD: Liteon 1673S £35.02 (dabs)
HDD: WD160GB 1600JB £56.54 (dabs)
Total: £681.82
Mobo: MSI Neo2 Platinum £88.05 (dabs.com)
CPU: AMD Athlon64 3000+ £95.00 (dabs.com)
RAM: Corsair 1024-3200XLPro £172.64 (dabs.com)
GPU: Leadtek 6800GT 256mb £234.94 (OCUK)
HDD: WD 160GB 1600JB £56.54 (dabs.com)
DVDRW: LiteOn 1693S £34.66 (OCUK)
Total: £681.83
OR
CPU: AMD Athlon64 3500+ San Diego £174.61 (dabs.com)
RAM: Corsair 1024-3200C2Pro £112.76 (dabs.com)
Total: £701.56
I was hoping to keep below the £650 mark but OCUK seems to have withdrawn the graphics card that I wanted to get originally which was about £40 cheaper.
What do you guys think of the specs?
EDIT: I have downgraded the original plans which was to get MSI Neo4 Plat (NF4 board) and PCI-e GPU because read several articles stating that the GPU itself based on PCI-e consume more than 70W of power. Something that I'm not too comfortable with.
EDIT2: After looking at some of the suggestions I've revised the configuration for one last time (hopefully). Here it is:
Mobo: MSI Neo2 £88.05 (dabs)
CPU: AMD64 3500+ (san diego) £174.61 (dabs)
RAM: Geil Value 2x512 £70.44 (OCUK)
GPU: ASUS 6800GE 256mb £257.16 (dabs)
DVD: Liteon 1673S £35.02 (dabs)
HDD: WD160GB 1600JB £56.54 (dabs)
Total: £681.82
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