Nwe room tech list.

chuck990 · 10 Dec 2008 at 18:24

Hi ive currently got a crappy tv in my room with an xbox 360 so 've decided for christmas to do up my room, and was wondering if anyone could look over a list of things ive decided to buy and make sure theres nothing on it i should avoid?

hProcessor Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 LGA775 'Wolfdale' 3.16GHz 134.99
Asus P5Q Pro Intel P45 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard 89.99

Memory Corsair 4GB DDR2 XMS2 PC2-6400C5 TwinX 31.99

Asus ATI Radeon HD 4850 1024MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express)– Retail 129.99

Hard Drive Samsung SpinPoint F1 320GB SATA-II 16MB Cache – OEM 32.99

CD/DVD RW Pioneer DVR-216DBK 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) 16.99

CPU Cooler Tuniq Core Contact Freezer CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/LGA775) 27.99

OCZ ModXStream Pro 600w Silent SLI Ready ATX2 Modular Power Supply 61.99

NZXT Guardian 921 Crafted Series Tower Case - Black (No PSU) 59.99

Total: £586.91

LG W1952TQ 19" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black >(x2)<
£104.99(x2)

TV: Samsung 32" LE32A457C1D HD Ready LCD TV - £349.99

TOTAL = £1146.88

saintdefender · 10 Dec 2008 at 18:26

Well first of all, is there a budget? If not, knock the ram up to at least 8500, also up your PSU to at least a 650... my general rule of the thumb is anything less the 650 and your pushing it.

Other then that the system looks great : )

chuck990 · 10 Dec 2008 at 18:42

the power supply should be enough shouldnt it? and what is the difference between *500 and 6400?

saintdefender · 10 Dec 2008 at 18:46

600 will be ok for now, but every time a new card comes out it requires more and more power and if you have more then 600w it means more power for your other parts.

8500 is faster and if you got OCZ or G-Skill (none of the value ones) they are nicely overclockable to

chuck990 · 10 Dec 2008 at 18:47

na ill probably stick with the 6400 then any other ideas anyone?

decto · 10 Dec 2008 at 19:15

Whats the plan with all the monitors?

You could get a low end 4xxx series card with two outputs and then run the 4850 through the TV

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chuck990 · 10 Dec 2008 at 19:41

na tv is for freeview and xbox 360 and monitors for computer

rxmac · 10 Dec 2008 at 19:46

i would go for one bigger monitor tbh, 19" wide screen is tiny.

chuck990 · 10 Dec 2008 at 20:02

dont have that much space and im only a couple of meters away

coupe69 · 10 Dec 2008 at 20:30

chuck990 said:
dont have that much space and im only a couple of meters away

And yet you're getting 2 19" monitors that would take up more space than a 24" :confused:

chuck990 · 10 Dec 2008 at 20:31

i know i want 2 monitors but i cant get two big ones so have to get small ones

coupe69 · 10 Dec 2008 at 20:34

chuck990 said:
i know i want 2 monitors but i cant get two big ones so have to get small ones

What do you use that requires 2 monitors?

chuck990 · 10 Dec 2008 at 20:36

game on 1 and other stuff on the others... also movie on one and other stuff on the others, two monitors is always better than 1

coupe69 · 10 Dec 2008 at 20:40

I'd rather have 1 with a decent resolution, besides you can always alt-tab or watch movie in a window whilst doing other stuff. With a 24" you have far more real estate to play with. Or alternatively connect your 32" tv up to your pc as well.

chuck990 · 10 Dec 2008 at 22:01

na i want the two monitors, so much better! if you havn't tried it you wont understand it. once youve done it once you'll never want to go back!

saintdefender · 10 Dec 2008 at 23:12

lol chuck, believe me most of us have tried it. And i stand with the other guy when i say go for a bigger monitor then get another monitor when you have the money.

You ain't gotta rush it, it's not a race. take your time and slowly get your system perfect, rather then get cheap stuff all at once.

coupe69 · 11 Dec 2008 at 02:00

chuck990 said:
you wont understand it

No I don't understand why you'd want two screens when you're playing a game - or for that matter watching a movie :rolleyes:

You're either playing the game or watching the movie?, and besides which if you wanted to watch a movie surely you would want to watch it on your new Samsung 32" TV?

If however you were playing a flight sim on a regular basis or perhaps using the monitors for work and spanning across both of them then fair play. But seeing as you are coming from an xbox 360 I doubt you'd be wanting it too much for that.

If you want to play games on your pc and you want them to look the dogs nads, invest in a quality monitor with a decent resolution of at least 1680x1050 ie 20-22" preferably a 24" 1920x1200, or if you're feeling especially flush (I've seen your £1500 budget laptop thread

) get yourself a nice 30" panel @ 2560x1600 along with 3 gtx280s 12gb of ram, core i7 ee cpu and an x58 m/board

Swi1ch · 11 Dec 2008 at 10:51

I see perfectly why you want two monitors; I have two at home and using College PCs with single screens drives me nuts.

However, listen to the guys in this thread. Don't get two cheapy monitors. Either get a good one now and one later, or wait and buy both at once. You'll regret buying two cheapy screens.

chuck990 · 11 Dec 2008 at 17:54

Swi1ch said:
Don't get two cheapy monitors. Either get a good one now and one later, or wait and buy both at once. You'll regret buying two cheapy screens.

yer your probably right... does anyone have an idea of a good monitor about
20" as i still cant get one too big so i'll still have space to put the second one afterwards

chuck990 · 11 Dec 2008 at 18:11

other than the screens are there any other suggestions? ill probably go for the Samsung SM-T200 20" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Rose Red and buy one for now instead is this a good move? or would you suggest an even better screen?