SPec me a gaming pc

phytal · 26 May 2009 at 12:27

so guys spec me a gaming pc i7 .THe budget is about 1,000GBP and shipping to the islands is about 40-46.
I only need tower, currently have win7 64 bit installed,
want good gfx card :Nvidia cos I have the 8600Gt and I'll use it as physx processor (res 1440x900), raid 0 setup (currently learing how to set it up.
The case preferably with a window.
That's its. Your job folks you'l never let me down.
Mobo I think I will get the new EVGA x58 SLI LE (still to come) and modular PSU pls.
And at last I change my mind about the ****ing EVGa calssified not worth the money.
Post as many configs as you like.
Thanks babye

Mr.Nick · 26 May 2009 at 13:13

Hows this?

Dont forget you can Oc the Processor

If thats to much for you, swap out the i7 OEM and the Titan Fenir for the Retail Version of the same processor, but you won't be able to Oc very much before there is a temp issue. [Bottom pic]

Mr.Nick · 26 May 2009 at 13:30

Oh my bad, just re-read post, I forgot Raid 0, If anyone could kindly edit my spec for phytal to include Raid that would be great as I have no idea about raid.

Thanks

phytal · 26 May 2009 at 13:33

Thanks wery much . Don't worry bout raid. =>the case but I think the gfx card is way ott. The res is only 1440x900. I see 96 fps on cod4 everything maxed out with a weeny 8600GT

Mr.Nick · 26 May 2009 at 13:46

You could swap out the GTX 285 for a GTX 260

Depends what games you going to be playing and at what detail and resolution.

XFX GeForce GTX 260 "Core 216 55nm" 896MB GDDR3

mp260767 · 26 May 2009 at 13:56

went with 2x500gb western digital disks for raid and samsung 1tb for storage, if thats too much then drop the samsung.

Intel Core i7 920 D0 Stepping (SLBEJ) 2.66Ghz (Nehalem) (Socket LGA1366) - Retail £225.39 (£195.99)

Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD3R Intel X58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £148.99 (£129.56)

Gainward GeForce GTX 260 Golden Sample "Core 216 55nm" 896MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) + Mirror's Edge Game £134.99 (£117.38)

Coolermaster HAF 932 Case - Black (No PSU) £104.64 (£90.99)

Coolermaster Real Power 620w Modular Power Supply £79.98 (£69.55)

Samsung SpinPoint F1 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103UJ) £68.99 (£59.99)

OCZ Gold 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 Low-Voltage Triple Channel (OCZ3G1333LV6GK) £62.99 (£54.77)

Western Digital Caviar Black 500GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (WD5001AALS) £97.98 (£85.20)

Titan TTC-NK85TZ Fenrir CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/LGA775/LGA1366) £28.98 (£25.20)

Samsung SH-S223F/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99 (£15.64)

Sub Total : £844.27
Shipping : £14.75
VAT : £128.85
Total : £987.87

phytal · 26 May 2009 at 14:18

How'a the performance of that gigabyte mobo cos I trust asus more

phytal · 28 May 2009 at 09:22

Hey guys do you know anything about the Evga Sli LE x58?

95thrifles · 28 May 2009 at 09:52

Id recomend 3 HDD's and RAID5 personally

Saltank · 28 May 2009 at 09:55

I don't think it makes much sense to just get a plain old HDD on its own these days. You need to either RAID a few of them up or get an overpriced SSD to keep the performance to a reasonable level.
There's nothing worse than waiting for your stuff to load.

Also, I highly suggest you get a better PSU. Like the PC Power & Cooling 750 Silencer.

A few of my friends recently built new systems and cheaply decided to go for a Corsair. The first one arrive DEAD. The second one broke after a few days.

shadowake · 28 May 2009 at 09:59

phytal said:
How'a the performance of that gigabyte mobo cos I trust asus more

I'm the other way had a few Asus's with dodgy BIOS's got a Ggabyte to replace and never looked back, always buy Gigabyte now.

Saltank · 28 May 2009 at 10:16

I had some BIOS issues with ASUS, but they were my fault. I think the two brands are the most reliable and it's difficult to judge between the two.

Venares · 28 May 2009 at 10:19

Indeed, Gigabytes have always been great for me.
Where as I've had a few ASUS boards that have been not so great.