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New PC (part 2)
mcerd1 - 21/9/10 at 12:39 PM

following on from the previous thread, I'm just looking for some opinions on building a new machine from the following bits:

to run 32bit XP pro.....

MB: ASUS P7P55 LX S/L

CPU: core i5 750

Memory: KINGSTON 1GB DDR3 DIMM 1333MHz

PSU: THERMALTAKE 650W (this one or similar)

GPU: ASUS 1GB GTS 250 DARK KNIGHT

HDD: 500Gb SATA2 (or similar)

(the budget can't stretch to much mor than that for now)

what do you think ? / anything I've got totaly wrong ?

[Edited on 21/9/2010 by mcerd1]

Agriv8 - 21/9/10 at 12:48 PM

i would want more than a 1 gig of memory 2 would be my choice

regards

agriv8

Liam - 21/9/10 at 01:22 PM

Ewww 1GB cheapo ram - that wont do you any favours. Assuming the use you suggested in your previous thread you'll want as much as possible. You're spending a lot on an OTT PSU too. Your bits above come to £460 - for the same price I put this together from my usual outlet...

Intel Core i5 760 2.80GHz (Lynnfield) (Socket LGA1156) - Retail £158.99
OcUK GeForce GTS 450 OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £99.99
Patriot Viper 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C7 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PVS34G1600LLK) £70.49
Asus P7H55-M Intel H55 (Socket 1156) DDR3 microATX Motherboard £65.99
Corsair CX 400W ATX Power Supply (CMPSU-400CXUK) £32.99
Samsung SpinPoint F3 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD502HJ) £32.99
Sub Total : £461.45

Faster CPU, 4GB quality ram, better GPU.

Danozeman - 21/9/10 at 02:39 PM

As said you want more than 1gb ram to cope with that hdd size..

jossey - 21/9/10 at 02:44 PM

please dont use xp pro 32bit.

pleeeeeease.

ps as above 1gb ram is a little low.

the asus board will need a little updating but there ok i guess.

dave j

graememk - 21/9/10 at 02:50 PM

i've adjusted the price a little for you, but if i were you i would have a re think on what you are going to order

BenB - 21/9/10 at 03:00 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Agriv8
i would want more than a 1 gig of memory 2 would be my choice

regards

agriv8


Yup, that's my gut instinct. 1gb is pants. I'd also look at trying to make sure that everything will work when you inevitably want to upgrade, Xp extended support ends pretty soon (couple of years).

MikeRJ - 21/9/10 at 03:47 PM

quote:
Originally posted by jossey
please dont use xp pro 32bit.

pleeeeeease.


Because using fast, reliable and compatible operating systems is so passée these days...

mcerd1 - 21/9/10 at 04:30 PM

fisrt off I ment 2Gb or RAM but in 1Gb DIMM's (really should have said that)

so what brand of RAM would yuo recommend given the budget ?

quote:
Originally posted by MikeRJ
quote:
Originally posted by jossey
please dont use xp pro 32bit.

pleeeeeease.


Because using fast, reliable and compatible operating systems is so passée these days...

no choice on the OS, its the only one that can run all the programs I need it to
(I'd love to use win7 x64, but I can't until I find modern software that does the same job as what I've got now)

if you want "fast, reliable and compatible" stick to win2k

[Edited on 21/9/2010 by mcerd1]

mcerd1 - 21/9/10 at 04:35 PM

quote:
Originally posted by graememk
i've adjusted the price a little for you, but if i were you i would have a re think on what you are going to order

thanks

I'm definatly sticking with the MB, but I'm going to have a little re-think on the memory and PSU

I'll put the order in next week at the latest (but I'll try and get her to do it this week)

[Edited on 21/9/2010 by mcerd1]

plantman - 21/9/10 at 06:19 PM

It's been a little while since i've built a new computer but I seem to remember XP can't use anymore than 2GB of ram???

beagley - 21/9/10 at 06:37 PM

quote:
Originally posted by plantman
It's been a little while since i've built a new computer but I seem to remember XP can't use anymore than 2GB of ram???


Xp can address something like 3.68 GB, so I would just go with 4 so you can easily keep your memory sticks paired together. Always try to put as much ram as your MB will handle as it will help your overall performance the most.

Beags

mad4x4 - 21/9/10 at 09:11 PM

Hell yell put in 4GB always run with as much memory as Windows will support. It is greedy so give it as much memory as it supports.