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Ive got 4Gb of Kingston (4x1Gb PC2-5300 DDR2) sat on my desk if that's any good to you?

Nah I didn't win it, went for more than I wanted to spend.... The stuff I have fitted seems quick enough though :) I've picked up the new case, it's frickin HUUUUGE!!!

exactly! booo... Woman, know your place ;) Soooooo.... I may have just won a Cooler Master HAF 932 on eBay, picking it up tomorrow :)

I organised a RR day at Dynotech a few years ago, IMO they seem to under read... Also they had the ambient temp set incorrectly which was swinging the results. RStuning in Leeds get my vote, then are only 1hr away.

Even though I have no need for it, I've got the urge to build a decent spec machine for myself... I've got the bug :o

That looks properly nice, Chris! Oh and the not modding comment.... yeah right ;) I'll give it 4 weeks until your tinkering!

You would see a vast improvement on boot up / shutdown and read / write times with an SSD. Well worth the money IMO.

I've just 'found' a new 480w power supply at work, with SATA power connectors... Sorted :)

FLOL, idiots.

Ha. I had a few random questions from my Dad, nobody else has looked at it!

All done. cannot believe how quick the machine is now... It boots up in 12 seconds to the login screen, shutdown time is also super quick! just need to get a HDMI cable to finish it off :)

Parts have arrived, speedy delivery by OCUK.. and free Haribo! I'll upgrade the machine tonight :)

I've had a Dell laptop for 7yrs now, still works perfectly. infact it was only this year I rebuilt it as it was starting to slow down, great after a rebuild again!

Just what I was thinking.... I'll order a new one, I assume all the mainboard / fan connections will be the same (I am being lazy, will have a look when I am home later) It's running a 400watt currently iirc, no point in going for a higher powered unit is there?

DOH!!! Made a rookie error... Went to check the machine today and the PSU is the old style 4 pin molex: The new HDD and SSD run on SATA connections!

Epic piece of machinery!!

Ordered the parts today... I'll post up a few pics I upgrade :) also got my eye on 8GB of DDR2 800mhz memory local to me, on eBay.... Totally pointless but if it stays cheap I'll buy it.

Understandable mate.

What version of Windows is on your machine?

I've got some Nvidia Quadro 4000's sat on my desk at work, but they are for some 3D CAD workstations :(

Just downloading Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit..... :approve:

I am guessing you do? Free shipping if you spend X amount with them?

Just put this together for upgrading the current machine: Samsung S24B300HL 23.6" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £119.99 (£99.99) £119.99 (£99.99) Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.99 (£66.66) £79.99 (£66.66)...

After looking around at screens I am swinging towards this one over the BenQ? BenQ: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-060-BQ&groupid=17&catid=949&subcat= Samsung: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-182-SA&groupid=17&catid=510&subcat= Thoughts?

That did cross my mind, Thomas... as my board runs SATA II and most SSD's are SATA III but they still offer a substantial improvement over HDD.

Just what I was thinking!

??? The machine already has 4Gb of RAM, don't think I mentioned adding anymore? Of course the SSD will make a difference to performance, it will vastly improve any machine over a conventional HDD. The current GPU (Nvidia 8500GT) only has 2 x VGA outputs going to a crappy low res 15" LCD...

After a chat with them Family last night I think spending a little on the current machine will be good enough for there requirements... 60gb SSD, GPU with DVI / DP output, new display and win7 is all they really need!

I use onboard graphics for my work machine just fine, output to a HP LA2405x.... 1920x1200 res! I was going to bite the bullet with a legit copy of Win7 as its for the Family and they seem to break anything! They messed up the last machine I built with a hooky version of Vista. But don't...

The 8500gt only has 2 VGA outputs though, I want something with DVI / DP to run a decent monitor.