Spec me a £1000-1500 system gaming

Avengedkc OC · 28 May 2009 at 21:46

I am planning on ordering my first build soon using either an antec or silverstone case but cant decide on best spec for gaming and alos cant decide to go AMD or Intel help plz.

SPEC AWAY

No mouse,keyboard,OS,speakers or monitor needed atm

RJC · 28 May 2009 at 21:51

How does this look:

Asus ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 2048MB GDDR5 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail (90-C1CLT0-S0UAY00Z) £235.99
(£205.21) £235.99
(£205.21)

Intel Core i7 920 D0 Stepping (SLBEJ) 2.66Ghz (Nehalem) (Socket LGA1366) - Retail £225.99
(£196.51) £225.99
(£196.51)

Asus P6T Intel X58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £169.99
(£147.82) £169.99
(£147.82)

Silverstone Fortress FT01B-W Tower Case with Window - Black (No PSU) £137.99
(£119.99) £137.99
(£119.99)

Corsair TX 650W ATX SLi Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-650TXUK) £85.99
(£74.77) £85.99
(£74.77)

Patriot Viper 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800 (1600MHz) Low Latency Tri-Channel (PVT36G1600LLK) £68.99
(£59.99) £68.99
(£59.99)

Noctua NH-U12P SE1366 CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366) £57.99
(£50.43) £57.99
(£50.43)

Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (WD6401AALS) £55.99
(£48.69) £55.99
(£48.69)

Pioneer DVR-216DBK 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
(£14.77) £16.99
(£14.77) Sub Total : £918.18 Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £14.75 VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £139.94 Total : £1,072.87

CaseyChaos · 28 May 2009 at 21:53

Looks good to me, although since you're well within budget you could opt for an SSD in there for the OS, leave the Western Digital for storage.

Maybe a Blu-ray player as well

Avengedkc OC · 28 May 2009 at 21:59

im not 10O% on an i7 build as ive never overclocked

user1453 · 28 May 2009 at 22:00

for £100 extra you could go with 2 4890s

I'd also suggest a thermalright ultra 120 with 2 noctua p12 fans

if you've got £1500 no contest go intel, best performance

CaseyChaos · 28 May 2009 at 22:01

Avengedkc OC said:
im not 10O% on an i7 build as ive never overclocked

You won't need to overclock, that should happily play any game you throw at it straight out of the box.

Avengedkc OC · 28 May 2009 at 22:08

hmmm always thought AMD was for gaming and intel does the rest

CaseyChaos · 28 May 2009 at 22:10

I think it used to be that way but Intel in my opinion is the only way to go at the moment for the budget you have.

Avengedkc OC · 28 May 2009 at 22:16

ahhh k i wouldnt mind OCing to atleast 3.8ghz

CaseyChaos · 28 May 2009 at 22:20

Not got an i7 myself but I've heard these go happily up to 4Ghz with some nice air cooling.

Avengedkc OC · 28 May 2009 at 22:22

cool nice to hear now i must decide on motherboard want 2x 4890s both running at x16

RJC · 28 May 2009 at 22:30

Virtually all X58 boards do crossfire/SLI at dual 16x.
The board I posted above does.

ripped · 28 May 2009 at 22:42

Since it’s your first build, I have a picked a bundle, which the CPU is Pre-fitted in so you don’t need to worry about putting that in. I have chosen the Corsair modular (even though it isn’t in stock) because most people prefer corsair, and when they go modular they only choose be Quiet because corsair don’t have that Wattage in Modular. So you either wieght for it come out, or get a corsair PSU that is already out , unless you want modular , then in that case get a be quiet.

CaseyChaos · 28 May 2009 at 22:47

I would still look at putting in an SSD and a blu-ray player, depends if Avengedkc OC would have the use for Blu-ray. The SSD is surely a must for the budget he's looking at.
It's his first build but if he's got any experience with overclocking then I'm not sure the overclocked bundle is worth the extra money at all (is it about £70 extra?).

Avengedkc OC · 28 May 2009 at 22:51

i like it is there much price difference in price between bundle and buying seperate

TehDude · 28 May 2009 at 22:56

Avengedkc OC said:
i like it is there much price difference in price between bundle and buying seperate

i gues its about 40- 50 pounds only

Avengedkc OC · 28 May 2009 at 22:57

and is the CPU fan that comes with it good enough

RJC · 28 May 2009 at 22:58

Yes

Edit: Thread regards the cooler: http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18005430

Avengedkc OC · 28 May 2009 at 23:08

i no this is stupid question but the fans on a cpur cooler do they exuast hot air away or do they suck air in to cool it ? just asking as i woulnt mind adding another fan to cooler if i got bundle

Avengedkc OC · 28 May 2009 at 23:16

anyone?