Current PC is now 4 years old and heading for retirement.
Need to get a good solid PC to initially run my current XP progs before a Vista 64 bit upgrade next year.
(I will use my current mouse, keyboard and monitor)
So here is the list of components I'm 99% sure I want to get, please see notes below for a few questions I have.
Case: Antec P182
http://scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=604059
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo, E8400, 3.0 GHz (Wolfdale)
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=736334
Motherboard: Asus P5Q Deluxe (not out yet but reviews rate it well)
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=818509
CPU/Case fans: Noctua NF-P12 Vortex-Control Quiet Case Fan 120mm (several of these)
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=787802
CPU Cooler: Asus Triton 79 Amazing Series
http://scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=777704
or Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-039-TR
PSU: Corsair HX 620w
http://www.play.com/PC/PCs/4-/3325602/-/Product.html?searchstring=Corsair+HX+620W&searchsource=0
Just three essentials left!
Hard drives:
Are WD Raptors really worth it? They are not SATA 2 (3gb) just standard SATA.
Are they noisy!!
Memory:
I Want 4gb DDR2 min. I know my XP will not recognise all of it but its needed for later Vista upgrade (Then I will get another 4gb!!)
I will overclock my E8400 3 ghz to at least 3.6ghz (see this easy guide!)
So I will want same fairly decent DDR2 RAM but 8500 or 6400?
I think I want 8500 but not finding much choice. Can anyone point me in the right direction?
GPU:
Initially I want a fairly cheap (but good) card preferably Nvidia with DX10 mainly for later use as part of a Media Centre PC. As long as it runs BF2 / Orange Box games great (in XP/Vista) I will be happy. Later I will fork out for a monster card, but not now!
Any help or suggestions on the above would be much appreciated.
