£1,500 go for it

e8400
ip35
geil black dragon 2x2gb
antec p182
corsair hx
8800 gts 768mb
500gb aajs western digital drive
pioneer sata dvd-rw

Hows that?
 
Is it just the base unit for the money or do you need anything else such as monitor/OS etc? If it is just the base unit then you are probably overspending since ~£1,000 ought to be more than sufficient.
 
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semi-pro waster said:
S and X are pretty close on the keyboard so it could be a simple typo, the performance between the 512mb 8800GTS and 768mb 8800GTX is reasonably close anyway, particularly if the 8800GTS is overclocked. :)
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Sorry for intruding, but could you quote the ~£1000ish rig that is border on overspending?
- No monitor, mouse etc. Im looking to get high FPS on recent/2008 games (overclocking is well).

Thanks.
 
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bradeh said:
Sorry for intruding, but could you quote the ~£1000ish rig that is border on overspending?
- No monitor, mouse etc. Im looking to get high FPS on recent/2008 games (overclocking is well).

Thanks.
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I'm not totally sure on the motherboard, it might not be the best for overclocking Wolfdales but if you are happy with dual core then this system should be good for a very nice overclock. You could just as easily swap in quad core for ~£25 more and there would still be room in the budget.

Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 LGA775 'Wolfdale' 3.00GHz (1333FSB) - Retail £124.99
(£146.86) £124.99
(£146.86)
Asus P5K-E WiFi Intel P35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £88.99
(£104.56) £88.99
(£104.56)
G.Skill 4GB DDR2 PQ PC2-8000C5 (2x2GB) CAS5 Dual Channel Kit (F2-8000CL5D-4GBPQ) £79.99
(£93.99) £79.99
(£93.99)
OcUK GeForce 8800 GTX 768MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - OEM £204.99
(£240.86) £204.99
(£240.86)
Western Digital Caviar SE16 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKS) £55.99
(£65.79) £55.99
(£65.79)
Pioneer DVR-215DBK 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
(£19.96) £16.99
(£19.96)
Tuniq Tower 120 CPU Cooler (Socket 478/754/939/940/AM2/LGA775) £27.99
(£32.89) £27.99
(£32.89)
Antec P182 Super Midi Tower Case - No PSU (Gun Metal Black) £74.99
(£88.11) £74.99
(£88.11)
Corsair HX 620W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-620HXUK) £74.99
(£88.11) £74.99
(£88.11)
Sub Total : £749.91
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £12.95
VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £133.50
Total : £896.36
 
wow so these wolfdales are considered to be 'top-end' components then??? :D my budget is no were near £1500 but im fitting a 8400 into my upgrade, i want one even more now, hope they get em in stock soon
 
QlimaxUK said:
wow so these wolfdales are considered to be 'top-end' components then??? :D my budget is no were near £1500 but im fitting a 8400 into my upgrade, i want one even more now, hope they get em in stock soon
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Not really top end in terms of cash cost but when you think on a price/performance level they are certainly very, very good. My point before was simply that to get a system offering at least 90% of the performance you don't need to spend much more than 60-70% of the cost. :)
 
ok ive narrowed it down, i need a motherboard and graphics, got about 400/500 to spend on that. should i wait for the 9800s? if so....what motherboard shall i get in the mean time... its nvidea cards only.. not n ati man, may do SLi in the future.
 
ok graphics are chosen..

need a motherboard...no SLi. using a nvidia card... max £250 on the motherboard 1066 on ram :) , want the best out ;< .

any ideas? ill prob be overclocking the cpu
 
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