number1jon
Established Member
I'm looking to build my first PC for both home cinema and in a few months it will become my main/only home PC for personal use. I want it to give optimum home cinema performance - picture & sound on HD DVD, Blu Ray and DVD, and to be quiet. I may play the odd game and would like a decent amount of power for general use and futureproofing. Viewing will be done on a 50" 1080p samsung plasma, and my Pioneer AX10Ai does not have HDMI.
I will be ordering the bits and pieces soon and have a rough spec:
Case
SilverStone Grandia GD01 £73.99
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=537560
Processor (CPU)
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 G0 Stepping (2.4GHz 1066MHz) Socket 775 L2 8MB Cache (2x4MB (4MB per core pair)) Retail Boxed Processor £176.85
http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/131950
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=643237
or
Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 2.66GHz 1333FSB Socket 775 4MB Cache £120.07
CPU Cooler
Scythe mini-ninja £28.19
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=657369
+ a quiet 120mm fan
OR
ZALMAN CNPS 9500 AT Socket 775 CPU Cooler £23.72
http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/116413
OR
Zalman CNPS 9700 LED £34.36
http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/prod...hvd19wcm9kdWN0X3Jldmlld3M=&product_uid=120876
Motherboard
ASUS P5K-E/WIFI-AP AiLifestyle Series P35 Socket 775 Socket eSATA 8 channel Audio ATX Motherboard £103.65
http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/prod...9kdWN0X3NwZWNpZmljYXRpb25z&product_uid=129126
Memory2GB (2x1GB) CorsairTwinX XMS2, DDR2 PC2-6400 (800), 240 Pins, Non-ECC Unbuffered, CAS 4-4-4-12, EPP £66.55
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=402849
Graphics Card - I'm not sure which would suit best out of these:
MSI 8600GT Silent edition 256MB DVI HDTV PCI £73.85
http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/126985 Whoops - http://www.xsreviews.co.uk/reviews/graphics-cards/msi-8600gt/4/
gigabyte 2600XT £67.67 - leaning towards this onehttp://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=661
gigabyte 8600GT £71.68
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=661334
And GTS £105.74
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=661333
Asus EN8600GT SILENT £73.13 (‘EN' Vs ‘VGA' prefix???)
http://www.lambda-tek.com/componentshop/index.pl?prodID=B77749
Hard Drive(s)3* Samsung SpinPoint HD501LJ 500GB SATAII Hard Drive 16MB Cache – OEM £59.79(*3)
http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/130454
PSU -
I'd like to save £25 and get the 520watt model if I can get away with itCorsair HX Series 620W Modular PSU - ATX12V v2.2 APFC £91.91
http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/114941
OR
Corsair HX Series 520 watt £63.32
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=446788
Optical Drives
Pioneer BDC-202 Blu-Ray Reader 12X DVD1RWDL/RAM SATA Black – OEM £135.49
http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/130747/rb/0
and
Toshiba SD-H802A £117.14 (+£7.50 postage)
http://www.lambda-tek.com/componentshop/index.pl?origin=gbase1.1&prodID=B75140
KeyboardKeysonic wireless £27.85
http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/104608/rb/0
MouseMicrosoft Wireless Laser Mouse 5000 £22
http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/109416
Remote
Cyberlink £9.99
http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/129977/rb/0
I will be ordering the bits and pieces soon and have a rough spec:
Case
SilverStone Grandia GD01 £73.99
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=537560
Processor (CPU)
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 G0 Stepping (2.4GHz 1066MHz) Socket 775 L2 8MB Cache (2x4MB (4MB per core pair)) Retail Boxed Processor £176.85
http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/131950
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=643237
or
Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 2.66GHz 1333FSB Socket 775 4MB Cache £120.07
CPU Cooler
Scythe mini-ninja £28.19
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=657369
+ a quiet 120mm fan
OR
ZALMAN CNPS 9500 AT Socket 775 CPU Cooler £23.72
http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/116413
OR
Zalman CNPS 9700 LED £34.36
http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/prod...hvd19wcm9kdWN0X3Jldmlld3M=&product_uid=120876
Motherboard
ASUS P5K-E/WIFI-AP AiLifestyle Series P35 Socket 775 Socket eSATA 8 channel Audio ATX Motherboard £103.65
http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/prod...9kdWN0X3NwZWNpZmljYXRpb25z&product_uid=129126
Memory2GB (2x1GB) CorsairTwinX XMS2, DDR2 PC2-6400 (800), 240 Pins, Non-ECC Unbuffered, CAS 4-4-4-12, EPP £66.55
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=402849
Graphics Card - I'm not sure which would suit best out of these:
MSI 8600GT Silent edition 256MB DVI HDTV PCI £73.85
http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/126985 Whoops - http://www.xsreviews.co.uk/reviews/graphics-cards/msi-8600gt/4/
gigabyte 2600XT £67.67 - leaning towards this onehttp://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=661
gigabyte 8600GT £71.68
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=661334
And GTS £105.74
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=661333
Asus EN8600GT SILENT £73.13 (‘EN' Vs ‘VGA' prefix???)
http://www.lambda-tek.com/componentshop/index.pl?prodID=B77749
Hard Drive(s)3* Samsung SpinPoint HD501LJ 500GB SATAII Hard Drive 16MB Cache – OEM £59.79(*3)
http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/130454
PSU -
I'd like to save £25 and get the 520watt model if I can get away with itCorsair HX Series 620W Modular PSU - ATX12V v2.2 APFC £91.91
http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/114941
OR
Corsair HX Series 520 watt £63.32
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=446788
Optical Drives
Pioneer BDC-202 Blu-Ray Reader 12X DVD1RWDL/RAM SATA Black – OEM £135.49
http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/130747/rb/0
and
Toshiba SD-H802A £117.14 (+£7.50 postage)
http://www.lambda-tek.com/componentshop/index.pl?origin=gbase1.1&prodID=B75140
KeyboardKeysonic wireless £27.85
http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/104608/rb/0
MouseMicrosoft Wireless Laser Mouse 5000 £22
http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/109416
Remote
Cyberlink £9.99
http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/129977/rb/0