Help with a spec anyone?

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IraAstrum

IraAstrum

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Hey, Im looking to build a new unit, I have not built one for a good couple of years so I'm a bit out the loop in terms of "what's hot & what's not"

I always like to spend quite a while researching each component in depth until i'm completly satisfied that the spec is perfect (its part of the fun right?)

so yeh if anyone could help me out with a recommended spec as a place for me to start that would awesome.

looking to spend around £1500-£1700 on the base unit.

prefs:
Inel + Nvidia
- looking for quad core as I am a 3D artist (Maya 3DS Max)
- Solid State HDD ???
- Run 2 monitors & play games so SLI is a possibility not really had chance to look into SLI properly yet

thanks in advance!

Nathan
 
If it were me buying a system now Id get this, forgot to add OS so throw in windows vista home premium 64 bit for an extra £92 bringing it to £1480

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Here is an alternative:

Intel Core i7 920 2.66Ghz (Nehalem) / Gigabyte EX58-UD4P Intel X58 / Corsair 6GB DDR3 NQ PC3-10666C9 1333MHz (3x2GB) Triple Channel DDR3 Bundle £533.16

BFG GeForce GTX 295 1792MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (BFGRGTX2951792E) £494.49

Seasonic M12D 850w Quad GFX Enabled ATX Power Supply £175.98

Lian Li PC-A71A Aluminium Tower Case - Silver (No PSU) £152.94

Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (WD10EADS) £83.94

LG GGC-H20L Blu-Ray Reader & HD-DVD ROM Serial ATA Drive - Retail £76.98

Zalman CNPS9900-LED CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/LGA775/LGA1366) £51.74

Sub Total : £1,364.55
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £13.75
VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £206.75
Total : £1,585.05
 
KingZeddy said:
Here is an alternative:


BFG GeForce GTX 295 1792MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (BFGRGTX2951792E) £494.49
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that card is really just for bragging writes what youd want if you were to spend that sort of money on a graphics card is i 4870x2
 
phill0i said:
that card is really just for bragging writes what youd want if you were to spend that sort of money on a graphics card is i 4870x2
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I was going to spec a 4870X2, but the OP wanted NVidia. A good card would have been the GTX295, but that's just a waste of money, so I chose SLI GTX260, which comes close to/has similar performance to the 295 and costs considerably less.
 
I would agree with the choice of the I7 route but I would go with a Corsair or Pc Power and Cooling PSU. Personal preference I suppose. Is SLI really necessary though? You can't game on dual monitors so I would just go for a single card solution. No worries with wattage, scaling, heat, space etc.
 
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