New Rig for mum, (yet another spec check)

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  1. Mighty Yoshimi

    Mighty Yoshimi Motormouth

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    Depends on what type of photo editing, i quite ofter am playing about with photo's of 14, 000 * 8, 500 pixels, and running that on a conroe still takes a little bit to process.
     
    Mighty Yoshimi, 3 Jan 2007
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  2. Mother-Goose

    Mother-Goose 5 o'clock somewhere

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    nah we're talking a 5 megapixel camera and just cropping.
     
    Mother-Goose, 3 Jan 2007
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  3. Mighty Yoshimi

    Mighty Yoshimi Motormouth

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    That will easily suffice, sounds like you want to overclock it ;)

    Sounds like your buying it for you, when she gets bored with it or something :p

    E6600 and P5B ;)
     
    Mighty Yoshimi, 3 Jan 2007
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  4. Mother-Goose

    Mother-Goose 5 o'clock somewhere

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    lol NOOOOO mines gonna be Q6600 powered, when I'm building mine you'll know lol its gonna have a list of top end kit that will make you (and my wallet) cry, but thats not until march, 3 more pay days until then :)
     
    Mother-Goose, 3 Jan 2007
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  5. Mother-Goose

    Mother-Goose 5 o'clock somewhere

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    Ok, I've had a proper think about it all now and I have come down to the following spec:

    Mobo:Gigabyte GA_965P_S3 (£74.99)
    CPU: E6300 (£93.99)
    RAM:Crucial 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 PC2-4200C4 (£129.99)
    HDD:Western Digital Caviar RE 160GB 1600YS SATA-II (£36.99)
    GFX: Leadtek GeForce 7600 GS SILENT 256MB (£59.99)
    PSU: Enermax Liberty 400W (£39.99)
    CASE: Antec Solo (£48.99)
     
    Mother-Goose, 3 Jan 2007
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  6. oasked

    oasked Stuck in (better) mud

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    Looks good to me! :thumb:

    I still think 2Gb of RAM is probably overkill, but hey. :)
     
    oasked, 3 Jan 2007
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  7. Mother-Goose

    Mother-Goose 5 o'clock somewhere

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    Yeh I can drop that down to suit the budget but I thought it gives wiggle room.
     
    Mother-Goose, 3 Jan 2007
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  8. Bbq.of.DooM

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    I'd skip the Liberty 400. Try the Seasonic S12 380 or 430.
     
    Bbq.of.DooM, 3 Jan 2007
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  9. Mother-Goose

    Mother-Goose 5 o'clock somewhere

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    I'll stick with the liberty, its cheaper, modular and its enermax which is all plus points.
     
    Mother-Goose, 4 Jan 2007
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  10. Bbq.of.DooM

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    Hmm, enermax only has a 1 year warrenty, if i remember correctly, and there seems to be some long term issues; I've seen a few go out in the past month or so, at Hardforum. At least 4-5. Just out of warrenty.

    They're still a solid alternative. And modular and cheap is a plus. Your choice.
     
    Bbq.of.DooM, 4 Jan 2007
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  11. Mother-Goose

    Mother-Goose 5 o'clock somewhere

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    Quick question, Standard Asus P5B or the Gigabyte S3 for the mobo? Can't decide but im errrring on the P5B
     
    Mother-Goose, 5 Jan 2007
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  12. Guest-16

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    2GB of 4200 for £130!! I paid £50 for a GB of 4200 8 months ago.
     
    Guest-16, 5 Jan 2007
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  13. Headspark

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    could you tell us where to get it cheap then ;)
     
    Headspark, 5 Jan 2007
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  14. Mother-Goose

    Mother-Goose 5 o'clock somewhere

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    LoL not my money bindi!

    So, P5B or the S3?
     
    Mother-Goose, 6 Jan 2007
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  15. Highland3r

    Highland3r Minimodder

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    Since you're not overclocking go for the board which offers the best/required features?
     
    Highland3r, 6 Jan 2007
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  16. Mother-Goose

    Mother-Goose 5 o'clock somewhere

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    Thats cool cheers highland3r, I did think they were pretty much of a muchness, i'll have a check up on it :thumb:
     
    Mother-Goose, 6 Jan 2007
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  17. Guest-16

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    I bought generic stuff from a shop I know does good returns, just in case. Job done, every-body-happy.
     
    Guest-16, 6 Jan 2007
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  18. mrbungle

    mrbungle Undercooked chicken giver

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    also 8 months ago things were pretty much as cheap as they got ram wise
     
    mrbungle, 6 Jan 2007
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