£1000 Budget for a new rig

Wizzfizz

Wizzfizz

Wizzfizz

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Ok as title says, this system i'm building for a friend. His main use for it will be gaming, so every bit of fps and power will help.

Thing thats he'll be needing are: -

CPU, Mobo, RAM, GPU, PSU and Case ( doesn't have to be expesive this ).

So far I've come up with the following: -

HIS ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 2048MB GDDR5 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail HIS ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 2048MB GDDR5 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail £299.99
(£352.49) £299.99
(£352.49)
Asus P5Q-E Intel P45 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard Asus P5Q-E Intel P45 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £84.99
(£99.86) £84.99
(£99.86)
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 LGA775 'Yorkfield' 2.83GHz 12MB-cache (1333FSB) Processor - Retail Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 LGA775 'Yorkfield' 2.83GHz 12MB-cache (1333FSB) Processor - Retail £184.99
(£217.36) £184.99
(£217.36)
OCZ 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-8500C5 1066MHz Dual Channel Platinum Series DDR2 (OCZ2P10664GK) OCZ 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-8500C5 1066MHz Dual Channel Platinum Series DDR2 (OCZ2P10664GK) £54.99
(£64.61) £54.99
(£64.61)
OCZ GameXStream 700w Silent SLI Ready ATX2 Power Supply OCZ GameXStream 700w Silent SLI Ready ATX2 Power Supply £74.99
(£88.11) £74.99
(£88.11)
Sub Total : £699.95
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £4.97
VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £123.36
Total : £828.28


This is minus the case and I could also change the GPU for an Nvidia brand as i've been reading up about the microstutter problems on the 4870x2.

Will the PSU be enough to handle these new highend GPUs?


Cheers
 
If gaming is the sole purpose then I'd replace the Q9550 with a higher clocked dual core, namely the E8500/E8600. Otherwise looks like hes going to be having a lot of fun :)
 
i agree i would have a e8500 and swap the 4870x2 for a gtx280 more for your money at the mo. The BFG on offer this week looks good
 
Agreed with swapping the quad out for a E8400 or higher...and definitely recommend the Antec 300 case for the price its brill.
 
the psu will have enough power and in the BFG box there is an adapter for an 8pin incase the psu doesnt have the right plug
 
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Pioneer BDC-202BK 5x BD-ROM + 12x12 DVD±RW Serial ATA Dual Layer ReWriter - (Black) - OEM Pioneer BDC-202BK 5x BD-ROM + 12x12 DVD±RW Serial ATA Dual Layer ReWriter - (Black) - OEM £68.99
(£81.06) £68.99
(£81.06)
DFI LanParty LT X48-T2R Intel X48 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard DFI LanParty LT X48-T2R Intel X48 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £144.99
(£170.36) £144.99
(£170.36)
Thermaltake VA8003BWS Armour Super Tower - Black Thermaltake VA8003BWS Armour Super Tower - Black £84.99
(£99.86) £84.99
(£99.86)
Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 LGA775 'Wolfdale' 3.16GHz (1333FSB) - Retail Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 LGA775 'Wolfdale' 3.16GHz (1333FSB) - Retail £109.99
(£129.24) £109.99
(£129.24)
Samsung SpinPoint F1 320GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD322HJ) Samsung SpinPoint F1 320GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD322HJ) £29.99
(£35.24) £29.99
(£35.24)
BFG GeForce GTX 280 OC 1024MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail BFG GeForce GTX 280 OC 1024MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £234.99
(£276.11) £234.99
(£276.11)
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-8500C5 1066MHz Black Dragon EVO ONE DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GE22GB1066C5DC) GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-8500C5 1066MHz Black Dragon EVO ONE DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GE22GB1066C5DC) £35.99
(£42.29) £71.98
(£84.58)
Sub Total : £745.92
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £12.95
VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £132.80
Total : £891.67

Im thinking the same at the moment and thats whats in my basket!
 
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