£800 max for a full gaming system, is that do'able??

iMacMart · 26 Jan 2009 at 13:07

Hi guys

Should I be looking in the £300 - £1250 sticky for this?

Purchased from OcUK obviously

Tried to build a few but keep coming way over, if some kind soul could buy and post what they see as a decent system then I'd be very grateful!! Could maybe stretch to £850 at a push

Many thanks in advance!

magicoi · 26 Jan 2009 at 13:29

If you have a monitor / keyboard / mouse its certainly possible for your budget.

I built mine 12 months ago for £500 and its still runnning nicely.

However, for specs i'll let someone more clued up to give you a nice shopping list

iMacMart · 26 Jan 2009 at 13:38

magicoi said:
If you have a monitor / keyboard / mouse its certainly possible for your budget.

I built mine 12 months ago for £500 and its still runnning nicely.

However, for specs i'll let someone more clued up to give you a nice shopping list

I'll need everything, full system!

awaybreaktoday · 26 Jan 2009 at 14:00

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Glaucus · 26 Jan 2009 at 14:13

iMacMart · 26 Jan 2009 at 14:32

Thanks guys

Won't need the speakers (sorry should have said) I have a nice set of headphones and mic.....

Does the E7400 clock well?

Glaucus · 26 Jan 2009 at 14:34

tweakinfreak said:
Thanks guys

Won't need the speakers (sorry should have said) I have a nice set of headphones and mic.....

Does the E7400 clock well?

Without the speakers, you should be able to get the e8xx which clocks better.

Although if you want a high overclock you need to get extra case fans and a decent HSF which adds a lot. Should get a reasonable clock out with the standard hsf though.

95thrifles · 26 Jan 2009 at 14:50

What are you actually wanting to do with the system? as that greatly effects the components that should go in it

ro55o · 26 Jan 2009 at 15:08

The new wolfdale CPU's clock very well, I've included a CPU cooler, which should see you able to overclock the E7400 further than with the stock cooler. The above setup would provide a pretty decent gaming rig.

iMacMart · 26 Jan 2009 at 17:00

AcidHell2 said:
Without the speakers, you should be able to get the e8xx which clocks better.

Although if you want a high overclock you need to get extra case fans and a decent HSF which adds a lot. Should get a reasonable clock out with the standard hsf though.

ok thanks..

95thrifles said:
What are you actually wanting to do with the system? as that greatly effects the components that should go in it

Gaming, internet, office based bits..

ro55o said:
The new wolfdale CPU's clock very well, I've included a CPU cooler, which should see you able to overclock the E7400 further than with the stock cooler. The above setup would provide a pretty decent gaming rig.

Nice spec... will read through this in more detail at home tonight...

Many thanks guys!!

OneTime · 26 Jan 2009 at 18:00

ro55o said:
snip

The new wolfdale CPU's clock very well, I've included a CPU cooler, which should see you able to overclock the E7400 further than with the stock cooler. The above setup would provide a pretty decent gaming rig.

very nice setup imo. PSU will do fine as that won't draw more than 350watts

iMacMart · 26 Jan 2009 at 18:12

Always liked Nvidia cards... I take it this ATI out performs Nvidia in that price bracket?

Deadude · 26 Jan 2009 at 18:17

ye ATI is pretty much the thing to for for price/performance atm nvidia are better if you ahve a higher budget though

95thrifles · 26 Jan 2009 at 18:24

ro55o's spec looks good, couple areas you could trim are a) cooler, get the akasa ak965, just as good half the price b) the mobo, unless youre planning on adding a 2nd card later for crossfire you could save £30 by just getting the gigabyte GA-EP43-DS3L, that'd save you £40 just them 2

iMacMart · 26 Jan 2009 at 19:28

95thrifles said:
ro55o's spec looks good, couple areas you could trim are a) cooler, get the akasa ak965, just as good half the price b) the mobo, unless youre planning on adding a 2nd card later for crossfire you could save £30 by just getting the gigabyte GA-EP43-DS3L, that'd save you £40 just them 2

Don't need the OS either, have a spare copy here from another build...

iMacMart · 27 Jan 2009 at 11:17

ro55o said:
The new wolfdale CPU's clock very well, I've included a CPU cooler, which should see you able to overclock the E7400 further than with the stock cooler. The above setup would provide a pretty decent gaming rig.

Hi there

Is the Freezer pro the best cooler for the 8400 to get good air clocks? Or could someone recommend another unit?

OpenToSuggestions · 27 Jan 2009 at 11:20

WTF the antec 300 is 52quid??
I paid about 35 for it from here not long ago!

Crappy £

ro55o · 27 Jan 2009 at 11:23

tweakinfreak said:
Hi there

Is the Freezer pro the best cooler for the 8400 to get good air clocks? Or could someone recommend another unit?

It's good for the price and should keep the E8400 pretty cool. There are better, but then the price goes up. I've got a tuniq tower cooling my 8400, I'm defnitely happy with it, keeps my temps low and is one of the better coolers.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-002-SB

The Thermalright TRUE is regarded as the best you can buy, but add a couple of fans and it soon becomes really expensive

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-002-SB

The noctua is another fantastic cooler, but again it's on the expensive side

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-002-NC&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=821

ro55o · 27 Jan 2009 at 11:25

mglover070588 said:
WTF the antec 300 is 52quid??
I paid about 35 for it from here not long ago!

Crappy £

Yeah it's the same with most components, the parts I bought from here almost a year ago are all more expensive now, my 900 is almost £20 more.

iMacMart · 27 Jan 2009 at 11:56

Noctua NH-U12P CPU Cooler

Beast!