new computer

[tom123456]

im looking at this pc im not sure if thats the best components but heres the spec:

Vista home premium 64 bit
Q9300 2.5 ghz quad core
4 GB ram @ 800mhz
1 GB ati 3870x2
750 Gb hard drive
Creative xfi xtreme music
1000 w psu
that from pcspecialist for just under £1100

 

[Member 328449]

Pretty decent machine. Quite overkill unless you are going for some serious gaming. What motherboard is in it?

 

[tom123456]

either
an asus p5k se ddr2 satall pci e x16 2 pci 3x pci ex1
or
asus p5k ddr2 satall 2x pci e x 16 3 pci ex1

 

[badbob]

Looks good but you don't need 1KW PSU if you're just fitting one 3870x2. You do if going Dual Crossfire or whatever it's called.

 

[tom123456]

what psu power would you recommend ?
also is it worth £70 to have 8gb of ram instead?

 

[badbob]

Nothing requires 8GB of RAM, saying that how Vista 64 utilises memory means 4GB is actually 2GB in operation...

 

[danmc_82]

Nothing requires 8GB of RAM, saying that how Vista 64 utilises memory means 4GB is actually 2GB in operation...

Do you think something will eventually?

 

[EndlessWaves]

750GB seems an odd choice of size for a hard drive, although I don't know how much dropping down would save you.