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messi19

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14. September 2008 @ 10:44

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NZXT Case Lexa Blackline Black / Red ATX midi tower NO PSU(CASNZXLEXBKRD)£57.01

Pioneer DVR-216BK Black SATA 20X DVD RW RAM OEM (Drive only)(S020769)£16.00

Sapphire ATi HD 4870 512MBGDDR3 PCI-E Dual DVI Retail(S020043)£160.85

Seagate 500GB Barracuda SATA II 3007200rpm 32MB cache Hard Drive oem (Manufacturer's 5yr Warranty)(HAR500SEASA7232)£36.99

Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS3R LGA775 Intel P45 DDR2 ATX motherboard(MOTGIGEP45DS3R)£73.73

Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 95W Energy Efficient 2.4GHz SLACR G0 Stepping With Assassins Creed Game (3yr Manufacturer's Warranty)(CPUIP4775Q660EEA)£115.99

Corsair PSU 520W CMPSU-520HX ATX12V 2.2/EPS12V 2.91 5 year manufacturer's warranty(PSUCORHX520)£52.30

Total Price Excluding VAT £512.87

VAT @ 17.5% £89.75

Total Price Including VAT £602.62

i know i havent inlcuded the memory as microdirect were sold out..but besides that is this a good build..or could i get better...
(want to stick with quadcore and the 4870)

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messi19

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14. September 2008 @ 10:57

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take that graphics card out and include this 1 instead

Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 4870 512MB GDDR5 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail £154.99(£182.11)

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Faugs

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14. September 2008 @ 12:53

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all of it's good, I'd get a bigger and faster hdd, but it doesn't really matter. your also missing RAM... I'd get this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231145

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messi19

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14. September 2008 @ 15:35

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ahh thanx for the recomendation..ill gt a similair 1 to that from a UK shop..
thanx for the check tho.. much appreciated

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sammorris

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15. September 2008 @ 07:27

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Excellent build. All you need now is some RAM... :)

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Afterdawn Addict // Silent PC enthusiast // PC Build advisor // LANGamer Alias:Ratmanscoop
PC Specs page -- http://my.afterdawn.com/sammorris/blog_entry.cfm/11247
updated 10-Dec-13

messi19

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15. September 2008 @ 15:13

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yeah i doo need to order some...short on money so it will av to be 2gb for the time being..im only going to be using xp so it shouldnt be too much of a problem...would corsair ram be good or should i go for crucial?

thanx for the reply sam

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sammorris

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15. September 2008 @ 15:19

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Corsair are in my opinion the best RAM manufacturer, or one of. Crucial are not.
I strongly recommend getting all your RAM now as that allows you to use a matched 2x2GB set, which will run better and allow for much better overclocking than 4x1GB, which you'll end up if you buy your RAM in two halves (they don't sell single 2GB sticks of decent memory).
2x2GB really isn't that expensive at the moment.

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Afterdawn Addict // Silent PC enthusiast // PC Build advisor // LANGamer Alias:Ratmanscoop
PC Specs page -- http://my.afterdawn.com/sammorris/blog_entry.cfm/11247
updated 10-Dec-13

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