Help needed building a comp

theclansman · 9 May 2006 at 15:52

Hi, My knowledge of computers is ok but not great. I need a new one that can play all the latest games faultlessly and will last me a couple of years like that.

My funds are not great so i thought to build one to save money and for fun also.

Basically i need a shopping list. Can anyone list all the components that i need to make it and give an example of each that wont break the bank but also is top notch in quality.

Not sure how much i want to spend but not more than 1,500. pref about 1,000.

I know i cant get the most expensive stuff so im looking for components that will fit into my budget that are of great quality.

oh yeah i need to know cooling stuff as well please.

If anyone can help me on this issue i will be sooooo greatful. Even if it is just a few ideas.

Thanks. Phil.

lee87 · 9 May 2006 at 16:01

Hi, welcome to the forums.

£1000-£1500 is plenty for a gaming machine. You should be able to get top of the line parts.

What do you need, just the tower?
Have you got a monitor, windows, mouse,keyboard etc?

lee87 · 9 May 2006 at 16:18

You could get this if you just need the tower, it will support crossfire so you can buy X1900XT master card and use them together. This system has top quliaty parts and very good air cooling.

MB-129-AS Asus A8R-MVP Crossfire (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-129-AS) 1
£64.95 £64.95
HS-003-SY Scythe Ninja Plus Heatpipe CPU Cooler (Socket 478, 754, 939, 940, LGA755) (HS-003-SY) 1
£26.95 £26.95
CA-038-LL Lian-Li PC-7 PLUS Silver Aluminium Midi-Tower Case (No PSU) (CA-038-LL) 1
£47.95 £47.95
CD-027-NE NEC ND4551 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer LabelFlash ReWriter (Beige) - OEM (CD-027-NE) 1
£23.95 £23.95
MY-046-GL GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC3200 Value Dual Channel Kit CAS3 (GE2GB3200BDC) (MY-046-GL) 1
£104.95 £104.95
GX-086-AS Asus ATI Radeon EAX-X1900 XT 512MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-086-AS) 1
£269.95 £269.95
CP-127-AM AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4400+ (Socket 939) - Retail (ADA4400CDBOX) (CP-127-AM) 1
£264.95 £264.95
CA-006-TG Tagan TG580-U22 580W ATX2.01 2Force SLi Compliant Silent PSU (CA-006-TG) 1
£66.95 £66.95
HD-046-WD Western Digital Caviar SE16 250GB 2500KS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-046-WD) 1
£52.95 £52.95
Subtotal £923.55
VAT £161.63
Total £1,085.18

noxidjkram@hotm · 9 May 2006 at 19:20

I'd point out that its unrealistic to expect any machine to remain flawless at game playing for two years though.

It will slowly get poorer as time passes - in a couple of years it will be average at best.

M