£400 Gaming Spec

xb8browney

xb8browney

xb8browney

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Hello,

After not having a desktop for 9months (using laptop) I've decided to get a new desktop for gaming.

I haven't kept upto date with hardware for the past 9months :(

I need a CPU, Ram (2Gb), motherboard, graphics card and PSU.


Update:-Bought case, ram, dvd-rw drive and PSU
 
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This might do you but you'll probably be well advised to wait another month or so to see what the next releases from ATI/Nvidia offer.

Corsair TX 650W ATX2.2 SLi Compliant PSU £49.99
(£58.74) £49.99
(£58.74)
Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 LGA775 'Wolfdale' 2.53GHz (1066FSB) - Retail £75.99
(£89.29) £75.99
(£89.29)
OCZ 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 Dual Channel Platinum Revision 2 XTC Series DDR2 (OCZ2P800R22GK) £29.99
(£35.24) £29.99
(£35.24)
Gigabyte GA-P31-DS3L Intel P31 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £39.99
(£46.99) £39.99
(£46.99)
OcUK GeForce 8800 GTS Extreme 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £129.99
(£152.74) £129.99
(£152.74)
Sub Total : £325.95
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £8.95
VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £58.61
Total : £393.51
 
I agree about the waiting, doing it myself and getting more excited every day (yes, i'm sad, i know), but it's always so hard when you could just click and have it now...
 
xb8browney said:
Hmm In benchmarks it seems to out perform the 8800GTS and is about £30 cheaper
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You might want to check that you aren't getting confused between the 8800GTS 320/640mb and the newer G92 cored 512mb version. The newer version is a significantly better card, think of it as an 8800GTX is slightly different clothes.
 
semi-pro waster said:
You might want to check that you aren't getting confused between the 8800GTS 320/640mb and the newer G92 cored 512mb version. The newer version is a significantly better card, think of it as an 8800GTX is slightly different clothes.
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The 8800GTS seems to do better when AA/AF are enabled compaired to the 3870

I think It would be better spend the extra and go for the

Asus GeForce 8800 GTS 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail
 
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Could I save any money by getting a lower gfx card? such as the basic GT or basic GTS instead of a OC version?
 
Yes easily, most 8800GT cards will overclock to similar levels, it is simply that the OC2 model comes pre-overclocked so you have a guarantee it will run at those speeds rather than simply a very strong likelihood.
 
Should I wait for the
Asus GeForce 8800 GTS 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail to come in stock for £146

or get the OcUK GeForce 8800 GT 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail for £111?
 
semi-pro waster said:
What size of monitor do you have? 1280x1024 or 1440x900 sort of area then I'd go with the 8800GT, larger than that I might suggest the 8800GTS.
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1280x1024

I don’t want to have replace the card this year I plan on playing the same games as I used to but also new games that are now out and ones that will come out this year

HL2, CSS, BF2, COD4 ... mainly FPS

which is why I want to know if I should pay a little more and get the GTS
 
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