Frend wants to build a PC

Please read the FAQ on how to better to make a better post regrading a PC build. Answer the questions found there.

Or at least post a bloodly PC build list.
 
Not bad, you should get DDR2 800 RAM which is good enough for that Q6600 cpu. I would get a 8800GTS 512MB video card as oppose to that 320MB 8800GTS.
 
Hang on tried the URL but i suppose i could only see it because it was in my cookies
Posting links now
 
I might think twice about Eclipse Computers if you don't mind my saying
them seem to have very bad feedback on the web for product reliability and customer service

"I wonder if some big anti-Eclipse banner could be made a sticky?
Complete with links to all our horror stories about them..."
http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=279147&page=2

"The worst thing is - I saw the Romulus reviews after my first couple of orders with them and thought
"Nah, they are not that bad" and continued to order from them -
despite the increasing frequency of their "hiccups"
http://uktsupport.ipbhost.com/index.php?showtopic=6172

and
"Delivery date was given however date arrived and no computer ....
The computer has been nothing but problems since purchase and
it turned out that I did not get what was ordered"
http://www.customercomplaintsuk.com/forum/index.php?topic=30.msg40

and
"I paid for a computer in Nov 07, arrived 3 weeks later, not 10-14 days.
Faulty on arrival - notified them immediately.
Collected computer on 3rd Jan, tried to charge for repairs, which I refused.
Still waiting for money back 25 Mar 08.
They've had my money for more than 4 months and for most of that they've had my computer as well!!
http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/forums/index.cfm?action=showthread&threadid=315059&forumID=2

and
"The Worst Computer Company EVER conceived in British Computing History (Eclipse Computers (Coventry))"
http://www.dooyoo.co.uk/electronic-stores/eclipse-computers-coventry/1028131/

and
"www.eclipse-computers.com - crap customer service
(I worked there many moons ago) but dirt cheap."
http://www.neowin.net/forum/lofiversion/index.php/t532529.html

and
"Eclipse-computers has the worst customer support...my friend got a custom PC from them and they glued on the heatsink
and there was glue all in the inside of the PC
It took some time to get that sorted.
I personally am still waiting for them to send me a replacement DVDRW drive...been waiting since July, they always tell me they'll send it out 'now', but it's never done."
http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?p=6729337&highlight=eclipse+computers#post6729337

PC Advisor posters:
"Oh "first mistake" ( buying from Eclipse computers)"
http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/forums/index.cfm?action=showthread&threadid=223292&forumid=2
and
"i used to work there in tech support
The company is a joke"
http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/forums/index.cfm?action=showthread&threadid=216726&forumid=2
 
I Tried to recomend a corsair but he wants to go with cooler master :)rolleyes:)
 
Next time, in addition to the links, could you provide the names of the parts (as well as the costs)?

Keep pushing the Corsair recommendation... for only a few pounds more, you could pick up the more reliable Corsair HX520, which also uses modular cables.

And you don't need "high performance" RAM like the OCZ Reaper in order to overclock the Q6600 -- virtually any DDR2 800 kit would do. Get a cheaper dual-channel kit, like the Corsair XM2 kit.

Since I can't speak on the reliability of Eclipse Computers (I only used the links for references), consider using another UK-centric retailer. There are some links available in the Gen[H]ard FAQ WLWC list.
 
I have managed to talk him round to corsair and found him cheaper places to buy his stuff from sorry about the links but i was going by the links he sent me and i was busy at school so i didnt have enough time to add info Some of the places i know are reliable like Microdirect and Scan ive convinced him to buy from alltough i think he still wishes to purchase memory from eclipse
as allways thanks for the input guys especially bnorth for alerting me to the outrageous delivery times and customer support from eclipse gonna stay well clear of 'em
 
 
cool ;)

Case: NZXT Zero full tower case
CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad 2.4Ghz
Motherboard: Asus P5K-E LGA 775 P35
Memory: OCZ Reaper PC2-6400 4-4-4-15
Cooling device: (Recomened by me)ZEROtherm nirvana
(Agreed PSU(finally)) Corsair modular 520w PSU
GPU:BFG 512MB 9600GT
HDD: 320GB Wester Digital HDD 16MB cache 7,200RPM+ Western digital raptor-X 150GB 10,000RPM
O.S: Windows vista basic 32bit
Optical drive: Asus DRW-2014BLT-20x DVD-RW dual layer

His total buget is about £900 but hopes not to spend all of it (Been savin for a long time)
 
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