Rate the spec and was I ripped?

[Cixso]

Okay,

I built my PC my self... but When I think about it I think i spent too much.. for so little specifcation....

I got:

Tower: £20
RAM (1gb DDR2): £25
Processor: Dual core 1.8GHz: £60
Motherboard: £120, P5K (4 ram slots, 2 grpahic card slots, 4 pci, 8 sata slots, 1 ide slot, 12 usb slots, i think 4 of them are v 2
Speakers (7:!): £29.99 (got the speakers from netto! yes netto!!!, there not cheap either, there bloody fantastic, way better than my dads 5:1 phillips £180 speakers)
160 sata harddrive: £36.50
IDE 160gb HDD: £10
Nvidea 8: £70 (second hand)
Windows XP home edit: £62.50

Monitor 15" F/S: £60
Mouse & Key: £10 (usb mouse, optical)

I paid around £450 in total...

I feel I could of got a better computer such as a laptop for that... I regret doing it...

Dont you get that feeling? You buy something then later when you think about it.. you are kinda regretting it and thinking what else you could of spent it on...

I want a ps3 now....

[Colin-Roberts]

the prices change so much in a day.. it always seems like that.. the pc i'm on now was bought the day before dual core was widely avaible. ..should of waited too.

[Stephen!]

You've made an unbelievable mistake on the motherboard. It's a great board, but for the rest of your specs, it's WAY overpowered. IMO you only need high spec motherboards for TRI SLI/Xfire or overclocking.

You could have been very happy with a cheap £60 dual core supporting mobo.

The rest is okay though. Can't say on the graphics card though, Instead of just putting Nvidia '8', could you tell us what model? 6400? 8500? 8600? 8800?

[N!ck]

You paid a lot for what you've got, and an extortionate amount on an overkill motherboard for your specs.

[DarrenToogood]

Like the others have said, it is hard to tell. I paid £550 for Core Quad, Antec 900 case, 4GB RAM, DVD R/W, Artic Freezer heatsink/fan, 520W PSU, Seagate Barrcuda 500GB ...

I already had a graphics card.

[Cixso]

the prices change so much in a day.. it always seems like that.. the pc i'm on now was bought the day before dual core was widely avaible. ..should of waited too.

Ouch..

You've made an unbelievable mistake on the motherboard. It's a great board, but for the rest of your specs, it's WAY overpowered. IMO you only need high spec motherboards for TRI SLI/Xfire or overclocking.

You could have been very happy with a cheap £60 dual core supporting mobo.

The rest is okay though. Can't say on the graphics card though, Instead of just putting Nvidia '8', could you tell us what model? 6400? 8500? 8600? 8800?

I'm not sure of the model, I purchased from a friend without any drivers etc. I'll find out for you.

I noticed the MB is too powerfull, I'm going to buy more ram shortly because it is not enough since I am an intense gamer.

You paid a lot for what you've got, and an extortionate amount on an overkill motherboard for your specs.

Like the others have said, it is hard to tell. I paid £550 for Core Quad, Antec 900 case, 4GB RAM, DVD R/W, Artic Freezer heatsink/fan, 520W PSU, Seagate Barrcuda 500GB ...

I already had a graphics card.

I already have the power unit and dvd r/w from my old computer.

I also had the game perihperals such as the J/P and gaming stick. (and the games.. obv

I wanted the new intel p35, I might buy it... depends where I find cheapest. (My MB supports it)

[Recursion]

Games use CPU ang GPU, not RAM

I have the P5K Premium WiFi AP (same, but minus 2 USB ports and has WiFi too) and its a fantastic motherboard.

[Cixso]

Games use CPU ang GPU, not RAM

I have the P5K Premium WiFi AP (same, but minus 2 USB ports and has WiFi too) and its a fantastic motherboard.

Games do use RAM... how else does it work...?

I agree, P5K MB is amazing.

[Recursion]

They don't use much RAM up at all...

[Cixso]

They don't use much RAM up at all...

I play AOE3, FM07, GTA VC/SA & LB, War on Terrorism etc

That is why I need to upgrade my RAM. I do not have enough to be able to play it.