Should I buy this pc (spec inc)

Psychofly

Wait.. don't order it yet.

Never mind... it'd be over budget

.... unless you can squeeze an extra £37.83 out of your budget. You'd have a great machine then with no future upgrade needed for a long time !

MercilessKiller

I haven't How come?

MercilessKiller

do you mean £537.83? I don't mind taking out the dvd writer to knock £17 off it...

what ya thinking

Psychofly

In the Bundles of the week section on the site they are doing a bundle offer of

Abit AB9 WiFi iP965 motherboard
Core 2 E6600
1 GB of PC5400 RAM
400GB HDD (7200 rpm 16mb cache) for £270.24.

This E6600 processor would mean you'd have a fantastic future proof system which is easily comparable to my one that I expect to last me a long time yet. And more importantly will never struggle, EVER, on CSS with everything full HDR is niiiiiiiiice on militia and prodigy is stunning.

It would mean you could add another matching 1GB RAM (Item number LN7771) . The 8800 320MB graphics card, power supply and case taking you to a total of £537.83.

If you can squeeze the extra £37.83 into it then it's well worth doing. If not then the first option is still a damn good machine.


The bundles page is http://www.scan.co.uk/mixit/


In fact remove the case and the power supply and add the 2nd offer of Xclio 6010 case and 550W EZcool power supply for £35.24 and save yourself £3.99

1 Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Combo (bundle)
1 Xclio 6010 Case + 550W EZcool Power supply combo (bundle)
1Gb (2x512MB) Corsair TwinX XMS2 PC5400 Memory
1 320MB Gainward 8800GTS Bliss graphics card

Total £533.84 delivered.
Perfect

MercilessKiller

well -£200 cos my parents are buying my current machine...

so for £337.83... I think i can't say no Back into the student overdraft I go. Really appreciate your help Psychofly

Now I need a new screwdriver :x

Psychofly

No problem mate. I hate seeing people get ripped off with PC hardware when all it takes is a little advice and guidance to get a beast of a machine for pennies

I'm off to a meeting now so I promise not to make any last minute edits
Let me know how you get on with and I'll maybe see you on CS:S sometime.

Good luck.

BillScarab

Whichever C2D cpu get, overclock it. They are incredibly good at it. I've been running an E4300 which has a stock FSB of 200Mhz at 275 Mhz on the standard cooler. I've just ordered a new Zalman one fo £19 though so hopefully it will be going a bit faster soon. Some people have actually got 80% overclocks out of the E4300 on air cooling.

Psychofly

Yeah overclocking is great but I wouldn't recommend it without a lot of reading first. Learn about overclocking as much as you can before you consider trying it. In theory it's a very simple premise however there are many many factors which influence it's success. It's unlikely, but damage to the chip IS a very real possibility. I'm of the thought that if you can run at stock at an acceptable speed then leave it at that. I know some people like the challenge of overclocking and it's a hobby in itself but if you just want to mess about with it coz you can then make sure you do your research first.

MercilessKiller

i used to overclock but dont see a need with todays speeds

Psychofly

MercilessKiller wrote: »

i used to overclock but dont see a need with todays speeds

I'm the same. I only really overclock to try and squeeze a little more performance out of my system before I upgrade. I don't usually notice much of a difference to be honest except when I messed with my old Geforce 6800 graphics card. I unlocked 4 pixel pipes giving it 16 instead of 12 which made a big difference.

Anyway with a 6600 and an 8800 320MB, you won't need to overclock much.