Spec me a gaming PC please :)

Hey guys

just had someone ask to spec them a gaming PC for £750. I figured seeing as you guys love these threads so much, you'd be more than happy to help me choose for him

Its just the base unit, no monitor or anything

Many thanks

AMD Athlon 64 3700+ San Diego 90nm (Socket 939) - Retail (ADA3700BNBOX) (CP-121-AM)
£152.69
Asus A8R-MVP Crossfire (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-129-AS)
£82.19
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC3200 Value Dual Channel Kit CAS3 (GE2GB3200BDC) (MY-046-GL) **this week only**
£117.44
Connect3D ATI Radeon X1800 XT 256MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-044-CO) **this week only**
£229.07
Western Digital Caviar SE16 250GB 2500KS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-046-WD)
£71.62
NEC ND4551 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer LabelFlash ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-026-NE)
£32.84
Antec SLK3800BUK Black Quiet Midi Tower Case - 400W SmartPower PSU (CA-048-AN)
£64.57

Total inc VAT: £750.44

Dual core:

AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3800+ (Socket 939) - OEM (CP-152-AM) **this week only**
£187.94
Asus A8N-E nForce4 Ultra (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-088-AS)
£72.79
OcUK Value 2GB (2x1GB) PC3200 184pin DDR Memory Dual Channel Kit (MY-006-OK)
£105.69
HIS Excalibur ATI Radeon X1800 XL 256MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-042-HT)
£211.44
Western Digital Caviar Special Edition 160GB 1600JS SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-047-WD)
£56.34
NEC ND4551 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer LabelFlash ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-026-NE)
£32.84
Antec SLK3800BUK Black Quiet Midi Tower Case - 400W SmartPower PSU (CA-048-AN)
£64.57
Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940) (FG-000-AR)
£17.04

Total inc VAT: £748.65

I'd recommend the X1800XT, which is £18 more.

Second rig

Explicit said:

AMD Athlon 64 3700+ San Diego 90nm (Socket 939) - Retail (ADA3700BNBOX) (CP-121-AM)
£152.69
Asus A8R-MVP Crossfire (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-129-AS)
£82.19
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC3200 Value Dual Channel Kit CAS3 (GE2GB3200BDC) (MY-046-GL) **this week only**
£117.44
Connect3D ATI Radeon X1800 XT 256MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-044-CO) **this week only**
£229.07
Western Digital Caviar SE16 250GB 2500KS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-046-WD)
£71.62
NEC ND4551 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer LabelFlash ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-026-NE)
£32.84
Antec SLK3800BUK Black Quiet Midi Tower Case - 400W SmartPower PSU (CA-048-AN)
£64.57

Total inc VAT: £750.44

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I second that.

Explicit said:

Dual core:

AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3800+ (Socket 939) - OEM (CP-152-AM) **this week only**
£187.94
Asus A8N-E nForce4 Ultra (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-088-AS)
£72.79
OcUK Value 2GB (2x1GB) PC3200 184pin DDR Memory Dual Channel Kit (MY-006-OK)
£105.69
HIS Excalibur ATI Radeon X1800 XL 256MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-042-HT)
£211.44
Western Digital Caviar Special Edition 160GB 1600JS SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-047-WD)
£56.34
NEC ND4551 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer LabelFlash ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-026-NE)
£32.84
Antec SLK3800BUK Black Quiet Midi Tower Case - 400W SmartPower PSU (CA-048-AN)
£64.57
Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940) (FG-000-AR)
£17.04

Total inc VAT: £748.65

I'd recommend the X1800XT, which is £18 more.

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This rig is what i would go for.

I will complete my new build soon and it is almost identical to the Dual-core build here.
Except I will use my opty 165 and an XT instead of XL.

Both of the above are great gaming specs TBH! They will play all games nicely at high resolutions.

Cheers lads this pc is for me just sorted my account out and what ever.

OcuK dont build the pc's any more and i wont b buying untill saturday so is there any chance you could update this thread with the special offers of the week on thursday please as they will no longer b there

Cheers for all the help guys and thanks for posting for me

I am thinking of this but i wont b ordering to saturday (so this week only will change )

And i was just wundering how easy these are to put together as i am 14 and not really in the know but OcuK dont build any more

Thesse are the specs.

AMD Athlon 64 3700+ San Diego 90nm (Socket 939) - Retail (ADA3700BNBOX) (CP-121-AM)
£152.69
Asus A8R-MVP Crossfire (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-129-AS)
£82.19
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC3200 Value Dual Channel Kit CAS3 (GE2GB3200BDC) (MY-046-GL) **this week only**
£117.44
Connect3D ATI Radeon X1800 XT 256MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-044-CO) **this week only**
£229.07
Western Digital Caviar SE16 250GB 2500KS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-046-WD)
£71.62
NEC ND4551 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer LabelFlash ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-026-NE)
£32.84
Antec SLK3800BUK Black Quiet Midi Tower Case - 400W SmartPower PSU (CA-048-AN)
£64.57
Acer AL1916W 19" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black/Silver (MO-012-AC)
£182.07 Including VAT at 17.5%

Total inc VAT: £930.44
So what do you think?

Seem ok or need to change anythign have around £40-50 left thats all

How easy to setup is the most important and if i go wrong any chance of a refund on the broken parts?

Looks like a rock solid spec. But that £50 can make a pretty big difference. For example, you can now get the X2 3800+ or maybe even the PowerColor X1800XT 512MB which would be more useful for higher resolutions.

So your spec looks just fine, but you can upgrade something with that £50 if you wish to do so.

young lad said:

How easy to setup is the most important and if i go wrong any chance of a refund on the broken parts?

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Setup is really simple, no different to the way is has always been. Here's a simple guide
http://sysbuild.corsairmemory.com/report.aspx?id=2

No i mean to build sorry lol and if u have a step by step guide written please email me with it or link and pics please if they are pos as not sure if i can do this or will have to go for a ready built system which will b under what i want

young lad said:

No i mean to build sorry lol and if u have a step by step guide written please email me with it or link and pics please if they are pos as not sure if i can do this or will have to go for a ready built system which will b under what i want

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The above link is a guide on how to assemble a regular A64 pc. Scroll down and click on the next page to go through the guide. It really is not difficult at all. It's just a matter of having patience and not being afraid of seeing so many wires.

it all looks simple enough untill it gets to setting the bios with the voltages n stuff

young lad said:

it all looks simple enough untill it gets to setting the bios with the voltages n stuff

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You won't need to do that. It's only if you're overclocking that you go into the BIOS and mess about with voltages and the like. Usually the BIOS automatically configures everything for you, so you have nothing to fear.

If and when i go wrong and absolutly mess somthing so it doesnt workj is there still a swap avalable? as it is my first time and i still dotn no weather to as i can mess it up

young lad said:

If and when i go wrong and absolutly mess somthing so it doesnt workj is there still a swap avalable? as it is my first time and i still dotn no weather to as i can mess it up

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Yup, it's very simple. There's a tiny little "jumper" on the motherboard which will clear the settings when you put it into the reset position. That will reset everything back to default. Alternatively, just pull out the motherboard battery (you'll spot it instantly, looks like a watch battery) and that will have the same effect.

The tools not supplyed i guess so how much are they to buy and can i buy from oCuK?

young lad said:

The tools not supplyed i guess so how much are they to buy and can i buy from oCuK?

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What tools? A phillips screwdriver and maybe a torch is all that you need.

If you want to do a good job, you'll want a few cable ties too.

Ok cheers i will speak to my m8 when he gets hom from skool and see if he wants to help / do it for me and will let u know what he says

Cheers for all the help explict.

No problemo!